Sitcom and Other TV Show DVD Reviews http://www.sitcomsonline.com en-us DVD Entertainment TV Copyright 1999-2011 SitcomsOnline.com Hey Mr. Wilson! America's first "bad boy" of television, Dennis Mitchell, is back for the final 38 episodes of the 1959-1963 TV series in a five disc set. Based upon the classic Hank Ketcham comic strip, which continues to run in newspapers all over the nation even these days, the series follows the daily adventures in the life of Dennis (Jay North), his family, and his neighbors, the Wilsons. There is one slight change in this season, though. Following the death of Joseph Kearns in the middle of the third season, George Wilson is no longer the neighbor, and in his place is John Wilson (Gale Gordon), a role that ended up taking him directly into his role on The Lucy Show a season later. The 38 episodes on this set give us our last look at the Mitchells and Wilsons together in one series. Release Date: January 10th - Shout! Factory. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/dennisthemenaceseason4dvdreview.html Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT The past year or so has been big for TV show anniversaries, and we've been seeing plenty of special anniversary releases for all of our favorite shows from the 50s and 60s. But this time, a lesser known series is getting the anniversary treatment...but it is also a series that could have lasted longer if only viewers of the era had the foresight to know that the cast and crew were going to become some of TV's greatest stars in the upcoming years. I'm Dickens...He's Fenster was a series that aired for one season in 1962-1963 on ABC. The series follows Harry Dickens (John Astin) and Arch Fenster (Marty Ingels), two construction workers who were great friends, but not so great at construction. The series offered plenty of great comedy and was lauded by critics at the time, but it aired against stiff competition of the era (including Route 66) and didn't make it beyond one season. It didn't even get a chance to air in syndication with so few episodes. But now, you can have a chance to see this classic gem in I'm Dickens...He's Fenster - Volume One, a three disc set containing the first sixteen episodes of the classic sitcom! Release Date: December 6th - TV Time Machine Productions. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/imdickenshesfenstervolume1dvdreview.html Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:10:00 GMT The Griffins, one of TV's favorite animated families, is back once again for another 14 episodes on DVD! Family Guy - Volume Nine contains the episodes of the series that aired on Fox from December 13, 2009 through October 10, 2010 (except for "Something, Something, Something, Dark Side" and the unaired "Partial Terms of Endearment," both of which have been released individually) in a three-disc set, along with plenty of special features. Join the entire gang as Peter becomes an entrepreneur, Meg goes to prison, Stewie becomes a cross-dressing actress, Quagmire's father goes through a major change, and some character on the series even die! You'll get all of this and more in these episodes. Release Date: December 13th - 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/familyguyvolume9dvdreview.html Wed, 21 Dec 2011 01:00:00 GMT Charlie Sheen returns as Deputy Mayor Charlie Crawford in the final season of Spin City. When there's trouble in the Big Apple, there's only one man who can spin the mess into success. Actually, make that two: Michael J. Fox returns for a multi-episode arc, reprising his role as the self-assured but affable Mike Flaherty. With Caitlin's (Heather Locklear) old flame Mike back in town, the tension rises almost as high as the comedy when he decides to go to work on the Mayor's (Barry Bostwick) re-election campaign. Meanwhile, Charlie and Caitlin's feelings for each other reach the boiling point. Also starring Richard Kind (Mad About You), Alan Ruck (Ferris Bueller's Day Off) and Michael Boatman (Arli$$), Spin City Season Six marks the finale of one of television's greatest comedy series. Release Date: December 13th - Shout! Factory. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/spincityseason6dvdreview.html Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:00:00 GMT Game on! The Game is back on as the comedy returns for a fourth season after being off the air for two years! Cable network BET picked the series up two years after The CW canceled it after three seasons. The series has changed a bit with production moving from L.A. to Atlanta and going from a multi-camera sitcom to a single-camera comedy (but with a little laugh track is still here). When the fourth season premiered on BET, it easily did a series high in the rating, besting any episode on UPN/The CW by miles and becoming cable’s highest rated comedy ever. This 2-disc fourth season set is timed for the much anticipated fifth season premiere on BET on Jan. 10, so catch up during the holidays! Two years have passed since we left Melanie (Tia Mowry Hardrict) and Derwin (Pooch Hall) at the altar. Putting her medical career on hold, Mel’s now a full-time wife and CEO for the Sabre’s star wide receiver, who has become a popular and wealthy player with the help of his sassy manager, Tasha (Wendy Raquel Robinson). Tasha’s son Malik (Hosea Chanchez), the hard-partying San Diego quarterback, is living larger than ever, while friend and teammate Jason (Coby Bell), co-hosts a sports talk show and Kelly (Brittany Daniel), his glamorous ex-wife, stars in her very own reality series. We get all 12 season four episodes, including the one-hour season premiere, delivering laughs, life lessons, drama, and a winning line-up of special guests. Game on, indeed! Release Date: December 6th - CBS Home Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/thegameseason4dvdreview.html Mon, 05 Dec 2011 01:00:00 GMT The Lucy Show is back for a fifth season in The Lucy Show - The Official Fifth Season! Lucille Ball's second major series on CBS features Ball as Lucy Carmichael, a bank secretary, and Mr. Mooney (Gale Gordon) as her boss at the bank. By now, the series has evolved into something much different than where it started. Originally a series about a widow and a divorcee living together with their kids in a small town in New York, now Lucy is living in California where she is constantly star struck, with emphasis on CONSTANTLY. Whether it is John Wayne or Sheldon Leonard, or any other star, Lucy is constantly running into stars now, along with creating more chaos for Mr. Mooney. Now, you can get all 22 episodes of the next-to-last season of this series on a four disc DVD set. Release Date: December 6th - CBS Home Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/thelucyshowseason5dvdreview.html Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:00:00 GMT The Brown family is back again, under one roof, in Meet the Browns - Season 3! The three disc set includes 20 more episodes of the Tyler Perry series based upon a movie of the same name. In the series, Leroy Brown (David Mann) opens up a retirement home, following some confusion in the will of his dying father. The retirement home quickly becomes overfilled, and now, Leroy and his daughter, Cora, have to deal with chaos from everywhere imaginable. Release Date: November 22nd - Lionsgate. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/meetthebrownsseason3dvdreview.html Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:30:00 GMT Oh hi, Ohio, things are getting even hotter in the Ohio city of Cleveland with the DVD release of Season Two of the TV Land series, Hot in Cleveland from TV Land Home Entertainment! Valerie Bertinelli, Wendie Malick, Jane Leeves and Betty White are still Hot in Cleveland. It’s the complete second season, featuring 22 episodes, of the hit sitcom about three LA women and one feisty Midwesterner living it up in Cleveland! Watch as they settle into their new lives, full of new men and new drama. From dating disasters to fake engagements and a battle with Susan Lucci to a stint in prison, this season proves that true friendship and lots of laughter can get them through it all! Release Date: November 29th - TV Land Home Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/30rockseason5dvdreview.html Sun, 27 Nov 2011 01:00:00 GMT TGS is back, and, well, so is 30 Rock with the debut of 30 Rock - Season 5 on DVD! The fifth season of the series that has become a staple of the NBC Thursday night lineup returns to DVD with a three disc set containing all 22 episodes from the 2010-2011 season. The series stars Tina Fay and Alec Baldwin as TV writer Liz Lemon and NBC executive Jack Donaghy as they oversee the production of a sketch comedy series that often turns out to have much more insanity and chaos off screen than it does on screen. Rounding out the cast are the stars of TGS, Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) and Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski), and the obnoxious (yet well-meaning) NBC page, Kenneth Parcell (Jack McBrayer). In the fifth season, we see Jack deal with changes as NBC's ownership is shifted from GE to KableTown and the rest of the characters deal with their own problems from fake pregnancies to reality show tirades. Release Date: November 29th - Universal Studios Home Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/30rockseason5dvdreview.html Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:30:00 GMT Most of us in America know of the current NBC series The Office, but before that, there was The Office. Yes, it is the same title, but The Office is the British series from the BBC that the American sitcom was very closely based upon. The series only lasted twelve episodes (plus two additional Christmas episodes that were made after the conclusion of the series), which is common for a British series, but that small handful of episodes were an international hit and served as the springboard for the very popular American series. The British series premiered on July 9, 2001, and now, ten years later, BBC Worldwide, along with 2 entertain Video brings us that entire series to DVD (once again), along with plenty of bonus features. Release Date: November 22nd - BBC Worldwide/2 entertain Video. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/theoffice10thanniversaryeditiondvdreview.html Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:00:00 GMT The Southern Belles of Sugarbaker's are back once again for another season of Designing Women. Join Julia, Suzanne, Mary Jo, Charlene, Anthony, and of course, that nutty Bernice for twenty four more episodes. The fifth season of the series was the final season that the series included all of the original cast members, with Delta Burke and Jean Smart leaving the series after the final episode of the season (with no proper fanfare or farewell). But for now, we have twenty four episodes featuring all of the original cast members in one of the strongest seasons of the series, with some of the most hilarious moments of the series. Release Date: December 6th - Shout! Factory. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/designingwomenseason5dvdreview.html Thu, 24 Nov 2011 12:30:00 GMT All rise! Laughter’s in session as criminal court, part two for the state of New York in season five of Night Court. We get all 22 zany season four episodes on a four-disc set exclusively at WBShop.com from the Warner Archive Collection. This is the second set in a row for the series being an exclusive to WBShop.com, so it is your only way of owning it. And the episodes are on DVD-R’s, so be aware. We waited a little over a year after season four was released, so we are ready for of the courtroom antics! Season 5 opens with a distraught Judge Harry T. Stone (Harry Anderson), unaware he has his job back, planning to pull off a maniacal prank against the City of New York. Dan (John Larroquette, winning his fourth Emmy(r) for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy) is given an unwanted overseas assignment, public defender Christine (Markie Post) comes to the rescue when Roz (Marsha Warfield) has trouble with her boyfriend. Meanwhile, Bull (Richard Moll) gets struck by lightning and thinks God spoke to him and Mac (Charles Robinson) works on curing his technophobia. Featuring guest stars Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives), Mel Torme and Don Cheadle, these 22 episodes on 3 discs are where non-stop laughter is the final ruling. Night Court season five stars: Harry Anderson, Markie Post, John Larroquette, Charles Robinson, Richard Moll, and Marsha Warfield. Release Date: October 25th - Warner Archive - WBShop.com Exclusive. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/nightcourtseason5dvdreview.html Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:00:00 GMT Well, well, well, that was fast! According to Jim is back on DVD three months later, this time with season five! Get ready to laugh with one of TV’s favorite families this fall as Lionsgate debuts According to Jim: The Complete Fifth Season on DVD. In this four-time Emmy®-nominated comedy series, man of the house, Jim (Jim Belushi) lives with his beautiful wife, Cheryl (Courtney Thorne-Smith) and their three kids while dealing daily with the joys and pitfalls of normal family life. One of the longest-running live-action comedy series ever on television, “According to Jim” debuts its fifth season as a four-disc set including all 22 episodes and a “Season 5 According to Jim” featurette. In this earthy family comedy, Jim (Belushi) is the macho “everyman” who challenges wife, Cheryl (Thorne-Smith), with his stubborn manliness but contagious charm. Tagging along with this duo of happily married opposites are their three precocious kids. A success at his construction business and the family breadwinner at home, Jim feeds his other passion, blues music, playing with his six-man garage band. He keeps Cheryl in turmoil with his boyish bravado and ever-willful antics, but their underlying love guarantees that they are in this marriage for keeps. The series stars Jim Belushi as Jim, Courtney Thorne-Smith as Cheryl, Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Dana, Larry Joe Campbell as Andy, Taylor Atelian as Ruby, Billi Bruno as Gracie, and joining the cast is Connor Rayburn as Kyle. Release Date: October 4th - Lionsgate/ABC Studios. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/accordingtojimseason5dvdreview.html Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:30:00 GMT The final 18 episodes of Season One of Melissa and Joey are now on DVD! In the ABC Family original hit comedy series, Melissa and Joey, Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina, the Teenage Witch), portrays Mel, the grown-up former wild child of a political family who is now a local politician herself. When her sister ends up in prison and brother-in-law flees after a scandal hits, Mel must take responsibility for her teenaged niece, Lennox, and adolescent nephew, Ryder. Spread too thin to manage by herself help comes in the unlikely form of Joe, played by Joey Lawrence (Blossom), who, desperate for a job, moves in and becomes the family’s “manny.” Now this new sitcom will hit home entertainment shelves with the remaining eighteen episodes from the thirty-episode first season e from Shout! Factory when Melissa and Joey: Season One, Part Two arrives on DVD! Melissa and Joey is a half-hour multi-cam comedy written and created by Bob Young and David Kendall, and executive-produced by Bob Young and David Kendall, Paula Hart, Melissa Joan Hart, and Joey Lawrence. The show also stars Taylor Spreitler (Days of Our Lives) as Lennox Scanlon and newcomer Nick Robinson as Ryder Scanlon. Release Date: October 4th - Shout! Factory. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/melissaandjoeyseason1part2dvdreview.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:40:00 GMT When this Boy Meets World! We’re back to Philadelphia one last time! The Boy Meets World gang is back for the last of their adventures in the seventh and final season. Join Cory (Ben Savage) and the gang as they adapt to college and, even more so, life as adults. Cory and Topanga finally tie the knot and learn that living on their own isn’t as easy as they thought, Shawn and Angela get back together as a couple, Eric and Jack take on jobs in the real world, and the Matthews welcome a new addition to the family. Just when they think they’ve got it all figured out, unexpected surprises and newfound opportunities catch them off guard. Enjoy all 23 original episodes of Season 7 and relive the most endearing moments as Cory says good-bye in the final season on a 3-disc set from Lionsgate/ABC Studios! The season seven cast features Ben Savage as Cory Matthews, Rider Strong as Shawn Patrick Hunter, Danielle Fishel as Topanga Lawrence, Will Friedle as Eric Matthews, Betsy Randle as Amy Matthews, Lindsay Ridgeway as Morgan Matthews, Trina McGee-Davis as Angela Moore, Maitland Ward as Rachel McGuire, Matthew Lawrence as Jack Hunter, with William Daniels as Mr. Feeny and William Russ as Alan Matthews. Release Date: October 4th - Lionsgate/ABC Studios. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boymeetsworldseason7dvdreview.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 01:30:00 GMT Sharing little with the 1963 film upon which it was based, The Courtship of Eddie's Father broke new ground on television while quickly finding its way into the nation's heart. Overseen by creator James Komack (who would also play supporting character Norman Tinker), The Courtship of Eddie's Father wisely focused on the relationship between magazine executive Tom Corbett (Bill Bixby) and his grade-schooler son Eddie (Brandon Cruz), as epitomized by Harry Nilsson's classic theme song "Best Friend." Not to be forgotten are the contributions of Corbett's housekeeper, Mrs. Livingston (Miyoshi Umeki) who helps make the father-son household a happy, high-spirited home. Among the first season guest stars to keep an eye out for in this 4-Disc, 26-Episode Collection is a young Jodie Foster in a recurring role as Joey, Eddie's tomboy nemesis. Release Date: September 27th - Warner Archive. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/thecourtshipofeddiesfatherseason1dvdreview.html Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:00:00 GMT Holiday episodes have been a big part of classic TV throughout the years, and usually when we say holiday episodes, we mean Christmas episodes. But the series Roseanne had a different type of tradition with holiday episodes, and in eight of the nine seasons that the series aired, they created an annual Halloween episode for the series (Home Improvement, which shared the same night on ABC for many seasons, had a similar tradition). Several years ago, Anchor Bay released a DVD featuring seven of those Halloween episodes, but now that Anchor Bay's releases of Roseanne are now out of print, Mill Creek has been releasing the series and has an even better release featuring all eight of those Halloween episodes, beginning with the first one in season two and the final one from the ninth season. Release Date: September 27th - Mill Creek Home Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/roseannetricksandtreatsdvdreview.html Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:30:00 GMT One of the most time-tested series of classic television is The Honeymooners. In the 1955-1956 season, the series aired for 39 episodes on CBS. But the larger legacy of the classic series, though, includes over 100 "lost" episodes that aired as skits on The Jackie Gleason Show on CBS and Calvacade of Stars on the DuMont Network. In the 1950s, 121 of these skits were aired live on The Jackie Gleason Show, some running just a few short minutes and others lasting nearly the entire length of the episode. These weren't filmed to be preserved, but videotaped kinescopes were made for these episodes, and to this date, 107 of these 128 episodes exist. Many of these have aired in syndication over the past twenty five years, beginning in the middle 80s, as part of the syndication package for the series, although they air in haphazardly edited formats designed to fit the 22 minute standard syndication length. Now, for the first time ever, all 107 of the known existing sketches are available to view on home media, having been restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. Of the sketches included in MPI's new collection, 30 are new to DVD, and 18 haven't been seen since the original airing of the series. Release Date: October 4th - MPI Home Video. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/thehoneymoonersthelostepisodes19511957dvdreview.html Fri, 07 Oct 2011 00:35:00 GMT There's no sophomore jinx for this series, as the series continues to bring the funny and even higher ratings! “Modern Family” The Complete Second Season is now on Blu-ray and DVD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, and we will cover the Blu-ray portion. The series just recently won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series for the second straight year at this year's Emmy Awards. The series won five total Emmy Awards for its outstanding second season, including honors for Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen! Modern Family is a refreshingly hilarious look at what it means to be a family in today's hectic, unpredictable world. While fledgling fathers Cameron and Mitchell struggle with learning the ropes of parenthood, long-time parents Claire and Phil try to keep the spice in their marriage amid the chaos of raising three challenging children. Meanwhile, family patriarch, Jay, has more than his hands full with his sexy, spirited wife, Gloria, and her precocious son. Still, no matter the size, shape or situation, family always comes first in this laugh-out-loud, critically acclaimed hit. The three-disc set from 20th Century Fox contains all 24 second season episodes in their unedited format, along with plenty of bonus features. The series airs Wednesdays at 9:00 PM on ABC and stars Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett, Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy, Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy, Sofía Vergara as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett, Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker, Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy, Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy, Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy and Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado. Rerurring is Reid Ewing as Dylan. Release Date: September 20th - 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/modernfamilyseason2blurayreview.html Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:45:00 GMT Based on the engaging original movie comes the hilarious TV comedy that is a hit with fans and critics across the nation. Experience the lumps and laughter of sibling rivalry with the ABC Family original series 10 Things I Hate About You...! Meet Kat and Bianca, two very different sisters who have their own unique views on high school life and teenage love. Kat is a feisty, smart student activist who wants to stand out; and Bianca is a sweet social butterfly who just wants to fit in. Things get a lot more complicated, however when Kat meets the mysterious Patrick Verana. Now, complete the series critcs call "wickedly funny, smart and sweet" with the final ten episodes of this off-the-wall fun family comedy! Release Date: September 20th - Shout! Factory/ABC Family. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/10thingsihateaboutyouseason1volume2dvdreview.html Mon, 03 Oct 2011 00:30:00 GMT In yet another Mill Creek re-release of a Carsey-Werner sitcom that's already been released in its entirety, Grounded for Life is a witty and irreverent comedy surrounding a Staten Island, New York Irish-American family, in which even the adults are really still kids. Sean and Claudia Finnerty (Donal Logue and Megyn Price) had gotten married and had their first child (now a teenage daughter) by the time they were 18, so even though their family has now grown to include two young boys, the parents are only in their early 30s and are still a bit wild and crazy themselves. They also have to deal with Sean's constantly meddling father Walt (Richard Riehle), and Sean's younger brother Eddie (Kevin Corrigan) who seems to always be getting into some kind of trouble. Plots deal mainly with problems with the kids, ranging from craziness from the boys (Jake Burbage, Griffen Frazen) to relationship issues concerning teen Lily (Lynsey Bartilson) and almost always involve blame or guilt. Though the show debuted mid-season on FOX in 2001, this set is my first experience with Grounded for Life. I was only able to watch a couple of episodes, but I thought it was funny. Most of the comedy comes from how really immature the parents can be at times, and some of the humor falls kind of flat for me at times, but it is definitely a show I can take in small doses. One of the trademark storytelling devices of the show is that the episode will often begin either somewhere in the middle of the story, or sometimes even near its end, and will then tell what happened in flashbacks. Sometimes this can be confusing, or even frustrating, but most of the time it is just a very interesting and funny way to tell a story. Release Date: September 13th - Mill Creek Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/groundedforlifeseason1millcreekdvdreview.html Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:30:00 GMT Here we are, with another DVD set from Tyler Perry, set in the suburbs of Atlanta. This time it's Meet the Browns: Season 1. The show premiered on TBS in early 2009, hot off the success of House of Payne. The show is a spinoff of the stage play and movie of the same name, though really has little to do with either. The plot revolves around Mr. Leroy Brown (David Mann), who thinking he is following instructions left behind in his father's will, opens a retirement home called “Brown Meadows.” (Actually the will read “Take care of the old” but the second page was missing which continued “Thunderbird in the garage.”) Mr. Brown is an older African-American man has a penchant for loud clothes and seems to get confused a lot. Along for the ride is his daughter Cora (born illegitimately to Tyler Perry favorite Madea who is never seen in this series) played by Tamela Mann, his doctor nephew Will (Lamman Rucker), and Will's nurse wife Sasha (Denise Boutte). The family has high values and is very religious. Most of the comedy comes from the wacky inhabitants of the retirement home, but a lot of it comes from Mr. Brown himself, who is a very comical character. The show isn't as soap-ish as Payne but does at times tackle serious subjects. While the show really isn't my cup of tea, it is funny at times, and the character of Mr. Brown is a very funny character. Everyone in the show has a tendency to overact (a problem that also plagues House of Payne) but for some reason it's funny when done by Mr. Brown, who is intended to be the show's comic relief. Release Date: August 30th - Lionsgate. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/meetthebrownsseason1dvdreview.html Fri, 23 Sep 2011 01:02:00 GMT Ben (Bryan Greenberg) and Cam (Victor Rasuk) are determined to make it in America in How to Make it in America - The Complete First Season! The HBO comedy-drama from the executive producers of the recently ended HBO series Entourage is a little bit of Entourage, but set in New York City and focused on the fashion industry. Ben and Cam, though, don't have the connections and are on their own to try to make a splash in the fashion scene. But the battle to get there isn't a straight and narrow path for the twenty-somethings, and it is going to take a lot of hustling to reach those goals. Now, you can enjoy all eight episodes of the premiere season of the HBO series on Blu-ray and DVD (our review will focus on the Blu-ray release). Release Date: September 20th - HBO Home Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/howtomakeitinamericaseason1blurayreview.html Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:30:00 GMT Here we are again, with season two of 3rd Rock From the Sun, released by Mill Creek on the same day as season one. This set was also originally released by Anchor Bay back in 2005, but to fans' anger, they were also syndication edits. Fortunately, this time around, Mill Creek has gotten unedited episodes from Carsey-Werner, and they are hilarious. The show follows a “family” of aliens who have come to Earth to study our culture. Leader Dick (John Lithgow) is masquerading as a professor at a nearby college and in love with his co-worker Dr. Sally Albright (Jane Curtin), Sally (Kristen Johnston) is a man in a woman's body, Tommy (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is discovering what it's like to be a horny teenager, and Harry (French Stewart) is just strange. In this season, the Solomon's continue their exploration of Earth and human culture, only now they're beginning to explore more complex human emotions. Release Date: September 13th - Mill Creek Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/3rdrockfromthesunseason2millcreekdvdreview.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:35:00 GMT Six years after its initial release on DVD, the first season of 3rd Rock from the Sun has been released again! Only this time, all the episodes are in their original unedited form. The show debuted mid-season in 1996 on NBC and follows the adventures of four aliens -- High Commander Dick Solomon (John Lithgow), a Lieutenant trapped in a woman's body and going by the name of Sally (Kristen Johnston), senior officer/hormonal teenager Tommy (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and bizarre Harry (French Stewart) -- as well, there was an extra seat on the ship. The group has come to Earth disguised as a human family in order to study our culture. Only they don't understand it very well, and even the simplest of things prove to be quite complicated for them. Also in the cast is Jane Curtin as Dr. Albright -- a co-worker of Dick's at the local college, whom Dick has begun to fall in love with. Release Date: September 13th - Mill Creek Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/3rdrockfromthesunseason1millcreekdvdreview.html Mon, 19 Sep 2011 23:30:00 GMT One of the best new comedies of last season is now coming home to DVD! The complete first season with all 13 episodes is coming to DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on a 2-disc set. Take six twenty-something (is Penny really 30?) Chicago friends, add cocktails and hormones, shake and, you've got Happy Endings, the hilarious, edgy new comedy that asks: when a couple splits, who gets to keep the friends? Dave (Zachary Knighton, FlashForward) finds fulfillment (sort of) manning a food truck after losing his hot fiancée Alex (Elisha Cuthbert, 24) at the altar. Alex's type-A sister Jane (Eliza Coupe, Scrubs) is almost happily married to horn-dog Brad (Damon Wayans Jr., The Underground). Dave's roommate Max (Adam Pally) is a gay, sports-loving slob, and Penny (Casey Wilson, SNL) is on the prowl for a good man...or men. The laughs are nonstop as they do what tightly-knit friends do best: hang out, have fun, debate the meaning of life, hook up, break up, and do it all over again! Created by David Caspe, the series stars Elisha Cuthbert as Alex Moore, Zachary Knighton as Dave Rose, Eliza Coupe as Jane Williams, Damon Wayans Jr. as Brad Williams, Adam Pally as Max Blum and Casey Wilson as Penny Hartz. Release Date: September 20th - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/happyendingsseason1dvdreview.html Sun, 18 Sep 2011 15:21:00 GMT Prepare for hours of laughter as your favorite Caltech geniuses try to score as high with the opposite sex as they do on their IQ tests with the release of The Big Bang Theory: The Complete Fourth Season from Warner Home Video. The Big Bang Theory remains one of television's hottest comedies during its fourth season. Timed to coincide with the premiere of the show's fifth season on CBS (Thursdays 8/7c) and its off-network syndication launch on both cable (TBS) and broadcast (Fox Television Stations and more). This season the Big Bang gang's romantic universe expands. On the rebound from Penny, Leonard falls into the arms of Raj's sister Priya. Sheldon gets a girlfriend, or rather a friend who is a girl: Amy, a dour neurobiologist who declares herself besties with Penny. Howard and Bernadette heat up. And so do Raj and Bernadette (at least in Raj's Bollywood daydream) -- all in the furtherance of award-winning genius comedy. Created by Chuck Lorre (Two and a Half Men) and Bill Prady (Dharma and Greg), who executive produce along with Lee Aronshon (Two and a Half Men), the series stars Johnny Galecki as Leonard, Jim Parsons as Sheldon, Kaley Cuoco as Penny, Simon Helberg as Howard, Kunal Nayyar as Raj, Melissa Rauch as Bernadette, and Mayim Bialik as Amy Fowler. Aarti Mann is recurring as Priya. Release Date: September 13th - Warner Home Video. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/thebigbangtheoryseason4dvdreview.html Fri, 16 Sep 2011 15:50:00 GMT Roseanne returns to DVD for the second season of the classic ABC sitcom! Just like the first season, season two is now being re-released on DVD, this time from Mill Creek at a very low price of just under $15! In the second season of the series, we already start to see some changes, with Dan's dad dating Crystal, Roseanne moving from job-to-job until she finds just the right one, and Jackie getting her dream job as... a cop??? Referred to as "GROUNDBREAKING... TV's greatest working class act!" by Entertainment Weekly, the series never fails to disappoint in bringing laughter and drama to a lower middle-class family in middle America. Release Date: September 13th - Mill Creek Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/roseanneseason2millcreekdvdreview.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:35:00 GMT It has been a little over six years since we first saw "the Domestic Goddess" on DVD from Anchor Bay, but it is no surprise that the set caused a lot of chaos among fans. Why were we given such a shoddy release with edited episodes for one of the most beloved series of the late 80s and early 90s? Fans complained and it even got the attention of Roseanne... and fortunately, by the time the second season was released, fans finally got unedited episodes of the series. But the first season was "left behind." Until now, that is! Now, Mill Creek has the entire first season available on DVD unedited, and at a much lower price than the original Anchor Bay releases! So you can sit down and enjoy life in the Conner family as Roseanne (Roseanne Barr), Dan (John Goodman), and the kids struggle to make it day-by-day. In a sense, the series was almost like the Good Times of the 80s, though the family was a little more situated financially and a lot more dysfunctional. The series has been dubbed "one of the greatest shows of all time" by TV Guide, and to this day, it maintains a large and loyal base of fans that may have seen the episodes dozens of times (thanks to many, many, many cable reruns) yet still come back for more of Roseanne. Release Date: September 13th - Mill Creek Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/roseanneseason1millcreekdvdreview.html Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:35:00 GMT Let the healing begin. Primetime television's most beloved doctors return for an unprecedented season of emotional twists and turns. Relive every mesmerizing moment with ABC's Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Seventh Season on DVD on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011! It's a year of new beginnings for the medical team of Seattle Grace-Mercy West Hospital as they slowly recover from the tragedy that hit too close to home. New relationships emerge and the strongest commitments are tested in this moving 6-disc set. From successes in the operating room to mistakes in the bedroom – and all the thrilling drama in between – the doctors find a way to survive as long as they lean on one another. Relive every heartbeat and get even more – including the extended version of the moving Musical Event and music videos featuring the doctors like you have never seen them before – only on DVD. Grey's Anatomy stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens Jr. as Dr. Richard Webber, Eric Dane as Dr. Mark “McSteamy” Sloane, Sara Ramirez as Dr. Callie Torres, Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey, Jessica Capshaw as Dr. Arizona Robbins, Kim Raver as Dr. Teddy Altman, Jesse Williams as Dr. Jackson Avery, Sarah Drew as Dr. April Kepner, with Kevin McKidd as Dr. Owen Hunt, and Patrick Dempsey as Derek “Dr. McDreamy” Shepherd. Recurring are James Tupper, Rachel Taylor, Peter MacNicol, Scott Foley, Daniel Sunjata, Jeff Perry, and Loretta Devine. Release Date: September 13th - ABC Studios. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/greysanatomyseason7dvdreview.html Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:49:00 GMT The Dick Van Dyke is going to be fifty years old this October, and just in time for that special anniversary, Image Entertainment brings us a collection of the 20 greatest episodes of the series in a five disc set. The series debuted in 1961 on CBS after being envisioned as a pilot starring Carl Reiner. But before the series was palatable for air, his character was replaced by the iconic Dick Van Dyke, who stars as Rob Petrie, as a man dealing with the ups and downs of his life at work and home. He works for Alan Brady (played by Carl Reiner, who, as previously mentioned, played the role of Rob in the original pilot) and has to deal with Buddy (Morey Amsterdam) and Sally (Rose Marie) at work. Meanwhile, at home is his well-meaning (but often ditzy) wife Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) and son Ritchie (Larry Matthews). Release Date: September 20th - Image Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/thedickvandykeshowfanfavoritesdvdreview.html Mon, 12 Sep 2011 00:39:00 GMT The controversy-riddled eighth season of Two and a Half Men is now available, and should be a “winning” part of any fan of the show's library. In this season, what has now become the final one to feature series star Charlie Sheen, his character Charlie Harper has a new problem. Rose, his former lover/stalker has stopped chasing after him... but now it seems he may actually want her back, now that she's supposedly married. Alan and Jake move in with Alan's girlfriend Lyndsey (Courtney Thorne-Smith)... but have to come back to Charlie's after Alan burns the house down; and Alan hatches a Ponzi scheme to try to make some extra cash. The writing was top notch this season, but it was unfortunately cut short by the controversies surrounding Charlie Sheen and his firing from the show. I won't go into those controversies here... TMZ has those covered well enough. Release Date: September 6th - Warner Home Video. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/twoandahalfmenseason8dvdreview.html Thu, 08 Sep 2011 16:37:00 GMT The action gets wilder in the sizzling seventh season of ABC's acclaimed dramatic comedy Desperate Housewives! Experience all the humor, mystery and juicy thrills in this spectacular five-disc set as Vanessa Williams joins the cast! The DVD comes loaded with bonus features so relive or catch up with season seven just in time for the eighth season, premiering Sunday, September 25, 2011 at 9|8 central only on ABC! Starring this season are of course the main ladies, Teri Hatcher as Susan, Felicity Huffman as Lynette, Marcia Cross as Bree, Eva Longoria as Gabrielle, Vanessa Williams as Renee Perry, with Brenda Strong as Mary Alice and Dana Delany as Katherine. Then we have the men: James Denton as Mike, Ricardo Antonio Chavira as Carlos, Mark Moses as Paul Young, and Doug Savant as Tom. And the kids: Charlie Carver as Porter Scavo, Max Carver as Preston Scavo, Joshua Logan Moore as Parker Scavo, Darcy Rose Byrnes as Penny Scavo, Mason Vale Cotton as M.J. Delfino, and Madison De La Garza as Juanita Solis. The season also stars Kathryn Joosten as Karen McCluskey, Kevin Rahm as Lee McDermott and Tuc Watkins as Bob Hunter. Release Date: August 30th - ABC Studios. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/desperatehousewivesseason7dvdreview.html Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:52:00 GMT The cul-de-sac crew returns on DVD for a second season! Before I continue, the show is NOT a show about cougars, so don't let the title fool you. It's a show about friends and family living in a cul-de-sac and just life in general with some hilarious stuff along the way. Courteney Cox leads an all-star cast in one of the best comedies on TV--(Not what The Show Is) Cougar Town, as the second season comes to DVD on a three-disc set! All 22 laugh-out-loud episodes are featured. (Still) Cougar Town stars Courteney Cox as Jules Cobb, Christa Miller as Ellie Torres, Busy Phillips as Laurie Keller, Brian Van Holt as Bobby Cobb, Dan Byrd as Travis Cobb, Ian Gomez as Andy Torres, and Josh Hopkins as Grayson Ellis. Release Date: August 30th - ABC Studios. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/cougartownseason2dvdreview.html Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:34:00 GMT Todd Dempsey (Ben Rappaport) has just returned from vacation to his employer in Kansas, Mid America Novelties, only to find that everybody is gone. They've been fired. They've been...outsourced. But not Todd. He's been reassigned to be the supervisor of the new call center in Mumbai, India. Now he must deal with his new assistant manager Rajiv (Rizwan Manji), who will do anything to take control, and a slew of employees far from the A-list of the call center employee pool. Following in a long tradition of TV series about culture clashes, Outsourced is the latest entry, and now the first (and also last) season of the series is available on DVD in a three disc set. Release Date: September 13th - Universal Studios Home Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/outsourcedthecompleteseriesdvdreview.html Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:08:00 GMT It is time to head back to Pawnee, the small town in Indiana where the most important job is apparently being the deputy director of the department of Parks and Recreation. Being her own "small town Hillary Clinton," Leslie Knope (Amy Poehler) devotes her entire life to what is, but almost all observers, a very meaningless job, trying to run the department as well as she can. Along with her are Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman), Tom Haverford (Aziz Ansari), and April Ludgate (Aubrey Plaza). But in the third season, state auditors Ben Wyatt (Adam Scott) and Chris Traeger (Rob Lowe) have joined them in the office to see that the office is being run as efficiently as possible. The state of Indiana briefly shut down the office at the end of the second season, but now, in the third season, the department is back up and running and you can see it all in the sixteen episodes of Season Three of Parks and Recreation. Release Date: September 6th - Universal Studios Home Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/parksandrecreationseason3dvdreview.html Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:12:00 GMT Has the workday got you down? Why not take a little time to relax from the workday by heading home, then heading to The Office? No, not your office, but the office of Dunder Mifflin, now a subsidiary of Sabre (pronounced "SA-BUR" by the way!) with Dwight, Pam, Jim, Kelly, Ryan, Phyllis, Andy, Gabe, Kevin, Oscar, Darryl, Angela, Meredith, Erin, and of course, the one and only Michael Scott. Oh and there is some other guy who works in human resources, but who cares about him, right? The seventh season of the NBC series is the beginning of what is, without a doubt, the biggest change in the history of the series. When the series premiered almost seven years ago, it was a simple series about a small group of employees at a paper company in Scranton, Pennsylvania, based upon (and often reusing the same scripts) as the British series of the same name. Many current fans (myself included) didn't even like the series back then. But as the series has evolved, Dunder Mifflin has been taken over by printer company Sabre with Jo Bennett (Kathy Bates) at the very top of the chain. Michael Scott (Steve Carrell) still runs the Scranton branch, but things are about to be shaken up in the seventh season when an old flame reenters his life and the only way to keep the flame lit is to make some major changes in his life, changes that will have many effects (many which remain to be resolved) in the office. The seventh season, which just ended in May on NBC, brings many great episodes leading up to these big changes. Now, you can relive Season Seven at home, either on the five disc DVD set or the four disc Blu-ray set. Release Date: September 6th - Universal Studios Home Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/theofficeseason7dvdandblurayreview.html Sat, 03 Sep 2011 11:23:00 GMT It's time to head back to college for the sophomore year of the NBC series Community on DVD! The four disc collection contains all 24 episodes from the 2010-2011 season following Jeff Winger (Joel McHale) and friends as they go through their academic careers at Greendale Community College. In season one, the series started as Jeff, a former attorney, was found to have cracks in his degree and credentials to become an attorney, specifically that he faked some of them. As part of his punishment, he is required to go back to school and ends up at Greendale, where he attends class with some eclectic classmates at very different phases of their own lives. Release Date: September 6th - Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/communityseason2dvdreview.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 23:00:00 GMT From the team behind Arrested Development comes Running Wilde, a romantic comedy starring Will Arnett as Steven Wilde, the playboy son of a rich oil tycoon trying desperately to win the heart of his childhood sweetheart, Emmy Kadubic (Keri Russell), the eco-liberal humanitarian who got away. With Emmy committed to doing good for nothing, and Steve being a good-for-nothing, will this hopelessly mismatched pair ever be able to reconcile their differences? Release Date: August 30th - Lionsgate. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/runningwildeseason1dvdreview.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 01:00:00 GMT Emmanuel Lewis is back as the endearing and adorable Webster Long for another string of laughter and life lessons in Webster - Season Three. Former pro football player George Papadapolis (Alex Karras) and socialite and philanthropist Katherine Calder-Young Papadapolis (Susan Clark) team up as the more-than-capable but hilariously matched foster parents to Webster. Along for the ride are landlords Bill and Cassie Parker (Eugene Roche and Cathryn Damon), Webster's Uncle Phillip (Ben Vereen) and George's father, Papa Papadapolis (Jack Kruschen). While comedy is at the forefront, Webster balances out with touching storylines, making it one of the classic programs of 1980s television. Created by Stu Silver and co-starring real-life husband and wife Alex Karras and Susan Clark, Webster premiered September 16, 1983, and ran for six seasons from 1983-1989 (1983-1987 on ABC and the final two seasons in first-run syndication). Release Date: August 9th - Shout! Factory. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/websterseason3dvdreview.html Sat, 13 Aug 2011 00:40:00 GMT Get ready for another trip to the projects with Eddie Murphy's "The PJs." The PJs is short for the projects--as the main characters (all creations of Will Vinton's Claymation process) in the show all live in the Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs project. The lead character is Thurgood Stubbs, also known as simply Super (played by Murphy.) Also seen are his wife Muriel (Loretta Devine), elderly neighbor Mrs. Avery (Ja'net DuBois), and children Calvin and Juicy. The Claymation is very detailed and interesting to watch. Reportedly each episode took several months to produce. While I'm not the biggest fan of the show, it is fun to watch and I did get a few laughs. Eddie Murphy has always been funny in my opinion. Release Date: July 5th - Lionsgate Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/thepjsseason2dvdreview.html Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:04:00 GMT It's time for another trip to the suburbs of Atlanta with the Payne family in volume eight of the hit sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne. The show is currently in its seventh season on TBS, and this DVD set presents the final episodes of season six. They all originally aired in early 2010. The Paynes were created by Tyler Perry, probably more famous for the "Madea" character. The Paynes are a modern African-American family living in the suburbs of Atlanta, who experience the trials and tribulations that a normal family does... or at least that's what you're supposed to believe. Sometimes the show seems more like a soap opera than a sitcom, but I digress. The set is filled with 24 more episodes, catching us up to the current season airing on TBS. This set covers more family-oriented topics including marriage, birth, and even getting in trouble with the law. Release Date: June 14th - Lionsgate. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/houseofpaynevolume8dvdreview.html Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:58:00 GMT From the earliest days of television all the way into the 1970s, Jackie Gleason gained fame in television playing his role of Ralph Kramden in various incarnations of The Honeymooners, the story of two couples (the Kramdens and Nortons) struggling just to make it every single day. The series, of course, is best known for the "classic 39" episodes, which aired in the 1955-1956 season on CBS. But before and after that, the series aired as skits on The Jackie Gleason Show on CBS, and even before that, on Calvacade of Stars on the DuMont Network. This collection contains five of the best episodes from the second and third seasons of The Jackie Gleason Show from CBS. Release Date: July 26th - MPI Home Video. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/thehoneymoonersthelostepisodesbestofcollectiondvdreview.html Tue, 26 Jul 2011 00:40:00 GMT Television's queen of comedy returns to DVD for a collection of some of the best episodes of Here's Lucy in Here's Lucy - Best of Collection! The single disc collection contains seven episodes of the series from each season of the classic sitcom, with guest stars Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Joan Rivers, Don Knotts, Joe Namath, and even Mike Connors in the role of Joe Mannix. Release Date: July 26th - MPI Home Video. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/hereslucybestofcollectiondvdreview.html Fri, 22 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT Changes are in the horizon for all in Entourage - The Complete Seventh Season, HBO's latest release of the series containing the ten episodes from the 2010 season of the hit series. As Vince, Eric, Drama, and Turtle continue to try to ride the wave of success in Hollywood, an accident during filming his latest action flick causes Vince to begin reassessing his life. And the rest of the guys are off to find their own way in Hollywood, some finding unexpected success in places where they never found it before. You can see it all in Entourage - The Complete Seventh Season, on DVD and Blu-ray. Release Date: July 12th - HBO Home Entertainment. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/entourageseason7blurayreview.html Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:00:00 GMT When this Boy Meets World! We're back even quicker to Philadelphia than last time! Boy Meets World - The Complete Sixth Season has arrived on DVD after only a 2 month wait! Join Cory (Ben Savage) and all your favorite characters as they enter their freshman year of college at Pennbrook. Corey and Topanga are engaged and are trying to live as an engaged couple, Shawn decides he wants to continue with his education, and Eric and Jack find the perfect new roommate. We get all 22 episodes of season six on a 3-disc set from Lionsgate/ABC Studios! The season six cast features Ben Savage as Cory Matthews, Rider Strong as Shawn Patrick Hunter, Danielle Fishel as Topanga Lawrence, Will Friedle as Eric Matthews, Betsy Randle as Amy Matthews, Lindsay Ridgeway as Morgan Matthews, Trina McGee-Davis as Angela Moore, Maitland Ward as Rachel McGuire, Matthew Lawrence as Jack Hunter, with William Daniels as Mr. Feeny and William Russ as Alan Matthews. Release Date: July 5th - Lionsgate/ABC Studios. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boymeetsworldseason6dvdreview.html Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:00:00 GMT Well, well, well, that was fast! According to Jim is back on DVD two months later, this time with season four! Keep the laughs coming with According to Jim season four, on DVD for the very first time! Continue your collection of this unforgettable Primetime Emmy-nominated comedy starring Jim Belushi as an abrasive, but loveable father, and Courtney Thorne-Smith as his gorgeous and feisty wife. Lionsgate presents all 27 episodes from this solid fourth season where the series continued ratings highs on Tuesday nights at 9pm on ABC in 2004-05. The series stars Jim Belushi as Jim, Courtney Thorne-Smith as Cheryl, Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Dana, Larry Joe Campbell as Andy, Taylor Atelian as Ruby, Billi Bruno as Gracie, and joining the cast is Connor Rayburn as Kyle. Release Date: July 5th - Lionsgate/ABC Studios. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/accordingtojimseason4dvdreview.html Mon, 04 Jul 2011 17:30:00 GMT