Editing The Osbournes

{{Short description|American reality television series (2002–2005)}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = Osbournes title.jpeg
| caption              = Season 4 title card
| alt                  = Title frame
| camera               =
| runtime              = 24 minutes
| director             = Donald Bull<br />[[CB Harding]]<br />Sarah Pillsbury<br />Todd Stevens
| starring             = [[Ozzy Osbourne]]<br />[[Sharon Osbourne]]<br />[[Kelly Osbourne]]<br />[[Jack Osbourne]]
| country              = United States
| network              = [[MTV]]
| executive_producer   = R. Greg Johnston<br />[[Jeff Stilson]]<br />Sharon Osbourne<br />Lois Clark Curren
| producer             = Ann Meek
| editor               = Charles Kramer
| cinematography       = Robert Erbeznik<br />Zach Kovek
| company              = iCandy TV<br />Big Head Productions<br />JOKS Productions<br />[[MTV]]
| theme_music_composer = Ozzy Osbourne<br />[[Randy Rhoads]]<br />[[Bob Daisley]]
| opentheme            = "[[Crazy Train]]" <br />performed by Lewis Lamedica
| first_aired          = {{Start date|2002|03|05}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2005|03|21}}
| num_seasons          = 4
| num_episodes         = 52
| list_episodes        = List of The Osbournes episodes 
}}
'''''The Osbournes''''' is an American [[reality television]] series featuring the domestic life of [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] singer [[Ozzy Osbourne]] and his family—his wife [[Sharon Osbourne|Sharon]], their daughter [[Kelly Osbourne|Kelly]], and their son [[Jack Osbourne|Jack]]. The series premiered on [[MTV]] 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.

==Overview==
In addition to [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] singer [[Ozzy Osbourne]], the show features his wife and manager [[Sharon Osbourne|Sharon]], and their children [[Jack Osbourne|Jack]] and [[Kelly Osbourne|Kelly]]. The Osbournes have another daughter, [[Aimee Osbourne|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 of [[Pat Boone]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,235237,00.html|title=Mighty Neighborly|date=May 10, 2002|issue=653|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Nancy|last=Miller|access-date=October 30, 2010|archive-date=June 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607183131/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,235237,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Concurrent with the success of the series, Kelly Osbourne launched a brief career as a singer, while Sharon Osbourne hosted ''[[The Sharon Osbourne Show]]''. The family also parodied their TV series during cameo appearances at awards shows and in the film ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]''.

Jack and Kelly's friend Robert Marcato made regular appearances on the show;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/robert-marcato/person/154621/summary.html|title=Robert Marcato|work=[[TV.com]]|access-date=September 2, 2012|archive-date=November 3, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103075005/http://www.tv.com/robert-marcato/person/154621/summary.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 to [[Rhode 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/jose/entries/2008/01/30/the_osbourne_family_kicks_baby.html|title=The Osbourne family kicks 'Baby' out of feathered nest|last=Lambiet|first=Jose|work=[[The Palm Beach Post]]|date=January 30, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616230449/http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/jose/entries/2008/01/30/the_osbourne_family_kicks_baby.html|archive-date=June 16, 2011}}</ref>

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.<ref name="battle">Adams, Cameron. [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22680257-5006024,00.html Ozzy Osbourne battles on]. ''The Herald Sun''. November 1, 2007.</ref> 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.<ref name="battle" />

Ozzy confirmed in an interview on BBC Radio 2 in May 2009 that he was "stoned during the entire filming of ''The Osbournes''" and will not watch the episodes for this reason.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reality Is I Was Stoned|first=Rick|last=Fulton|newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|pages=14–15|date=May 4, 2009|location=[[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]|access-date=April 21, 2010|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/2009/05/04/i-was-stoned-while-filming-the-osbournes-admits-ozzy-osbourne-86908-21330497/}}</ref>

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|date=February 2010}} The Canadian broadcasts on CTV and UK broadcasts on MTV and Channel 4 are uncensored.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Osbournes premiere sans 'bleeping' nets CTV 1.67 million viewers|first=Angela|last=Pacienza|agency=[[The Canadian Press]]|location=[[Toronto, Ontario]], [[Canada]]|date=September 19, 2002}}</ref> Some episodes were also aired uncensored to Australian audiences when shown on [[Network Ten]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ozzy-speak defies bleeper|first=Neil|last=Melloy|newspaper=[[The Courier-Mail]]|location=[[Brisbane, Australia]]|date=June 22, 2002|page=18}}</ref> It is broadcast uncensored on MTV Australia.

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of The Osbournes episodes}}

==Staging==
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.<ref name="staged">[https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=125571 Osbourne Kids Says Some Shows Were Scripted]. ABC News. Retrieved May 24, 2014.</ref> Ozzy Osbourne's publicist denied that any reactions were staged.<ref name="staged" />

==After filming==
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 the [[Auction Network]].<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.beverlyhillspeople.com/pages/OsbourneAuction.html|title=FURNISHINGS, ART AND MEMORABILIA FROM HOMES OF SHARON AND OZZY OSBOURNE|website=BeverlyHillsPeople.com|access-date=March 24, 2018|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014022226/http://www.beverlyhillspeople.com/pages/OsbourneAuction.html|archive-date=2007-10-14}}</ref>

In 2009, the Osbournes reunited for the debut of their new variety show ''[[Osbournes Reloaded]]'' for the [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] network. Produced by [[Fremantle Media]] North America, the series debuted on March 31, 2009, at 9:25PM ET/PT, following ''[[American Idol]]''. It consisted of sketches, stunts, celebrity cameos, music performances, and pretaped segments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://suicidegirls.com/interviews/Kelly+and+Ozzy%3A+Osbournes+Reloaded+/|title=Kelly and Ozzy: Osbournes Reloaded|publisher=[[SuicideGirls.com]]|date=March 26, 2009|access-date=March 26, 2009}}</ref> The show was canceled after [[List of television series canceled after one episode|airing its first episode]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/osbournes-over-and-out-fox_4939|title=The Osbournes: Over and Out at Fox|date=August 6, 2009|website=thewrap.com|access-date=March 24, 2018|archive-date=August 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090809012412/http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/osbournes-over-and-out-fox_4939|url-status=dead}}</ref> 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.<ref name="wapo">{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/31/AR2009033104198.html|title=Lisa de Moraes - TV Column by Lisa de Moraes: Some Fox Stations Won't Air 'Osbournes: Reloaded'|first=Lisa |last=de Moraes|date=April 1, 2009|access-date=March 24, 2018|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref>

Since 2016, Ozzy and Jack have starred in ''[[Ozzy & Jack's World Detour]]'', a reality-series that initially aired on [[History (U.S. TV network)|History]] before moving to [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]] for its second season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5725682/reference|title=Ozzy & Jack's World Detour (TV Series 2016– )|access-date=March 24, 2018|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> On January 23, 2018, Jack revealed on his official [[Instagram]] page that the series had been picked up for a third season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BeTbTcujLny/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/jackosbourne/1698821568220412402 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription|title=Jack Osbourne on Instagram: "Everyone keeps asking if we're doing a season 3 of World Detour... well guess what today is? Day 1 of season 3 baby!!! Woooohoooo…"|website=Instagram|access-date=March 24, 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The eight-episode third season premiered on A&E on June 13, 2018, with Jack's sister [[Kelly Osbourne]] joining the cast.

More recently, ''The Osbournes Want to Believe'' was released on August 2, 2020, on Travel Channel.<ref>{{Cite web|last=ozdiyar|first=Yunus Emre|date=2020-07-12|title=Ozzy Osbourne Returns with The Osbournes Want to Believe Series|url=https://chaospin.com/ozzy-osbourne-returns-the-osbournes-want-to-believe-tv-series/|access-date=2020-07-13|website=Chaospin|language=en-US}}</ref>

==2022 revival==

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."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/news/a671497/kelly-osbourne-wont-rule-out-a-revival-of-the-osbournes-wed-have-to-do-it-in-a-brand-new-way.html#~pqsoOu9bNkM2YN|title=The Osbournes could return someday|date=October 1, 2015|website=digitalspy.com|access-date=March 24, 2018}}</ref>
In 2022, it was announced the show would return to follow the family in the UK.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Quinn |first1=Angie |title=BBC 'set to bring back The Osbournes' following Sharon and Ozzy in the UK |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/tv/bbc-set-bring-back-osbournes-24910355 |work=MyLondon |date=1 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref> {{needs update|date=July 2024}}

==Home releases==
Only seasons one and two (released in two sets as season two and two 1/2 or 2.5<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/10938/osbournes-2-1-2/|title=Osbournes 2 1/2 - DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video|access-date=January 12, 2011}}</ref>) have been released on DVD by [[Miramax Home Entertainment]] and [[Buena Vista Home Entertainment]].

==The Osbournes Official YouTube Page==

Beginning on March 29th 2025, 20 years after the show ended, full episodes would be uploaded to The Osbournes official YouTube Page. As of May 15th 2025, all of Seasons 1 and 2 are available to watch.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/@TheOsbournesTV/playlists</ref>

''[[The Osbourne Family Album]]'', a various artists compilation based on the show, was released in June 2002.

== Awards and nominations ==
As well as achieving the highest ratings in MTV history, ''The Osbournes'' won a 2002 [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/onair/osbournes/hub_sharon2.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040509122136/http://www.mtv.com/onair/osbournes/hub_sharon2.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 9, 2004|title=MTV Onair - Osbournes|publisher=[[MTV]]|access-date=February 8, 2010}}</ref>

==International airings==
The series aired on [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] and [[MusiquePlus]] in Canada, [[Channel 4]] in the UK and [[MTV UK and Ireland]] in Ireland and the UK, [[VH1 India]] in India, [[RTÉ Two]] in Ireland, [[Network Ten]] and [[MTV Australia]] in Australia, TV2 Denmark, [[MTV Finland]] and [[Nelonen (television)|Nelonen]] in Finland, [[MTV Latin America]] in Latin America, [[MTV Portugal]] in Portugal, [[TV2 (New Zealand)|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 and [[MTV Europe]].

==In popular culture==
* ''The Osbournes'' has a slot game adaptation created by [[Microgaming]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slotsonline.com/online-slots/reviews/the-osbournes-1209.htm|title=Play The Osbournes Slot - Read the Review, Play for Fun or Real Money|website=www.slotsonline.com}}</ref>
* The retro looking typeface used for the main title is called Swanky and was designed by Stuart Sandler of Font Diner.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Font You Love to Hate |url=https://theoutline.com/post/2862/fontdinerdotcom-origin-marvelous-mrs-maisel |website=theoutline.com}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Television|United States}}
* ''[[Hogan Knows Best]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Gene Simmons Family Jewels]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Rock of Love with Bret Michaels]]'' (2007)

==References==
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== Further reading ==
*{{Cite news |last=Eakin |first=Marah |date=2022-03-03 |title=America's Favorite Dysfunctional Family: The Oral History of 'The Osbournes' |url=https://www.theringer.com/2022/3/3/22958446/osbournes-oral-history-20th-anniversary |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=The Ringer |language=en}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0306370}}

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