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| The Osbournes | |
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 Season 4 title card | |
| Directed by | Donald Bull CB Harding Sarah Pillsbury Todd Stevens |
| Starring | Ozzy Osbourne Sharon Osbourne Kelly Osbourne Jack Osbourne |
| Theme music composer | Ozzy Osbourne Randy Rhoads Bob Daisley |
| Opening theme | "Crazy Train" performed by Lewis Lamedica |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 52(list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | R. Greg Johnston Jeff Stilson Sharon Osbourne Lois Clark Curren |
| Producer | Ann Meek |
| Cinematography | Robert Erbeznik Zach Kovek |
| Editor | Charles Kramer |
| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production companies | iCandy TV Big Head Productions JOKS Productions MTV |
| Original release | |
| Network | MTV |
| Release | March 5, 2002 (2002-03-05) – March 21, 2005 (2005-03-21) |
The Osbournes is an Americanreality television series featuring the domestic life ofheavy metal singerOzzy Osbourne and his family—his wifeSharon, their daughterKelly, and their sonJack. The series premiered onMTV on March 5, 2002, and, in its first season, was cited as the most-viewed series ever on MTV. The final episode aired on March 21, 2005.
In addition toheavy metal singerOzzy Osbourne, the show features his wife and managerSharon, and their childrenJack andKelly. The Osbournes have another daughter,Aimee, who refused to participate in the show and publicly criticized her parents for their antics on the show. In most family photos shown on the show, she is either absent or blurred. The series also followed the family as they dealt with major events such as Sharon's battle with cancer and the aftermath of an ATV accident that nearly killed Ozzy.
The theme song for the show is a cover of Ozzy's song "Crazy Train" by Lewis Lamedica, done in a jazz-swing style reminiscent ofPat Boone.[1]
Concurrent with the success of the series, Kelly Osbourne launched a brief career as a singer, while Sharon Osbourne hostedThe Sharon Osbourne Show. The family also parodied their TV series during cameo appearances at awards shows and in the filmAustin Powers in Goldmember.
Jack and Kelly's friend Robert Marcato made regular appearances on the show;[2] Sharon took him in during the second season after his mother died of cancer. While a constant presence in front of the camera, few plots revolved around Robert and he had few lines. After the series ended, it was reported that the Osbournes had sent Robert back toRhode Island to live with his father after spending a week at a psychiatric ward. The Osbournes were assumed to have adopted Robert, but Sharon Osbourne has denied this.[3]
Another person who makes recurring appearances on the show is Melinda, Sharon's executive assistant and nanny, who is also married to Ozzy's tour manager.[4] She is often seen trying to get Jack out of bed while he berates and belittles her, telling her to "get a real job." Melinda is originally from Australia.[4]
Ozzy confirmed in an interview on BBC Radio 2 in May 2009 that he was "stoned during the entire filming ofThe Osbournes" and will not watch the episodes for this reason.[5]
Profanity was censored during MTV broadcasts of the series in the United States. In an interview, Ozzy stated that while he was happy that the Canadian broadcasts were uncensored, he preferred the censored version because the cursing was more noticeable due to the bleeps.[citation needed] The Canadian broadcasts on CTV and UK broadcasts on MTV and Channel 4 are uncensored.[6] Some episodes were also aired uncensored to Australian audiences when shown onNetwork Ten.[7] It is broadcast uncensored on MTV Australia.
Jack and Kelly stated in an interview that some of the situations on the show, including the visit from the dog therapist, were arranged by MTV producers.[8] Ozzy Osbourne's publicist denied that any reactions were staged.[8]
On November 30 and December 1, 2007, items belonging to the Osbournes and featured in the show were auctioned off to the public. The two-day event listed memorabilia as well as furnishings of the home. Bidders could bid through theAuction Network.[9]
In 2009, the Osbournes reunited for the debut of their new variety showOsbournes Reloaded for theFox network. Produced byFremantle Media North America, the series debuted on March 31, 2009, at 9:25PM ET/PT, followingAmerican Idol. It consisted of sketches, stunts, celebrity cameos, music performances, and pretaped segments.[10] The show was canceled afterairing its first episode.[11] On its debut, 26 Fox affiliates pre-empted or delayed the program due to its racy content, which the stations felt was more appropriate for older viewers.[12]
Since 2016, Ozzy and Jack have starred inOzzy & Jack's World Detour, a reality-series that initially aired onHistory before moving toA&E for its second season.[13] On January 23, 2018, Jack revealed on his officialInstagram page that the series had been picked up for a third season.[14] The eight-episode third season premiered on A&E on June 13, 2018, with Jack's sisterKelly Osbourne joining the cast.
More recently,The Osbournes Want to Believe was released on August 2, 2020, on Travel Channel.[15]
In October 2015, Kelly Osbourne stated that she was open to the idea of a revival that was new and different, saying that "we did it on MTV and that had never been done before so if we're going to come back, we'd want to do it in a way that has never been done before either."[16]In 2022, it was announced the show would return to follow the family in the UK.[17][needs update]
Only seasons one and two (released in two sets as season two and two 1/2 or 2.5[18]) have been released on DVD byMiramax Home Entertainment andBuena Vista Home Entertainment.
The Osbourne Family Album, a various artists compilation based on the show, was released in June 2002.
As well as achieving the highest ratings in MTV history,The Osbournes won a 2002Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program.[19]
The series aired onCTV andMusiquePlus in Canada,Channel 4 in the UK andMTV UK and Ireland in Ireland and the UK,VH1 India in India,RTÉ Two in Ireland,Network Ten andMTV Australia in Australia, TV2 Denmark,MTV Finland andNelonen in Finland,MTV Latin America in Latin America,MTV Portugal in Portugal,TV2 in New Zealand,MTV Germany in Germany,MTV Ukraine in Ukraine,MTV Brasil in Brazil,MTV Italia in Italy, MTV Nederland in the Netherlands andMTV Europe.
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