The Osbournes
*The Osbournes* is an American reality television series (2002–2005) that followed the home life of heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne and his family.
The show pioneered celebrity reality TV, presenting the contrast between Osbourne's rock star persona and his bumbling domesticity.
The title has become shorthand for dysfunctional-but-loving family chaos: It's like living with the Osbournes over here.
Youth-oriented video network
- family dynamicsInterplay among household members
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- domestic lifeEveryday household living
- Beverly HillsAffluent Southern California city
Ozzy Osbourne · fly-on-the-wall · bleeping · profanity · chaos · mansion · pop culture · fame
- Black SabbathPioneering heavy metal act
- heavy metalAggressive amplified rock genre
- Prince of DarknessSatan's formal title
- rockstarFamous electric guitarist type
solo artist · Iron Man · platinum · Grammy · album · tour · concert · headliner
Sensationalist newspaper format
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- outrageFierce moral indignation
- notorietyFame from misdeeds
- censorshipOfficial content restriction
backlash · profanity · unconventional · boundary-pushing · parenting · dysfunction · addiction · rehabilitation
MTV
Youth-oriented video network
- family dynamicsInterplay among household members
- unscriptedNot pre-written
- domestic lifeEveryday household living
Ozzy Osbourne · Beverly Hills · fly-on-the-wall · bleeping · profanity · chaos · mansion · pop culture · fame · viewer ratings
Ozzy
- Black SabbathPioneering heavy metal act
- heavy metalAggressive amplified rock genre
- Prince of DarknessSatan's formal title
rockstar · solo artist · Iron Man · platinum · Grammy · album · tour · concert · headliner · backstage
tabloid
Sensationalist newspaper format
censorship · backlash · profanity · unconventional · boundary-pushing · parenting · dysfunction · addiction · rehabilitation · public meltdown
- reality TVSurvivor, contestant, The Bachelor, elimination, The Bachelorette
- Sibling ActsBee Gees, Jonas Brothers, Hanson, Jackson 5, Everly Brothers
The OsbournesThe Waltons
7th Heaven · The Cosby Show · Leave It to Beaver · The Brady Bunch · Father Knows Best
The OsbournesThe Jackson 5