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Married with Children, Vol. 2 - The Most Outrageous Episodes

Married with Children, Vol. 2 - The Most Outrageous Episodes

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Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Man, they just aren't even trying...
Review: Another volume of disappointment from the good folks at Columbia/TriStar, this time featuring the episodes "A Man's Castle," "Raingirl," "Have You Driven a Ford Lately," "If Al Had a Hammer" and "Who'll Stop the Rain." Is it just me or are the majority of the choices they make for 'Most Outrageous' not that outrageous? It seems by the views of CTS any of the 250+ episodes in their library can be considered 'Most Outrageous.' If they're going to continue releasing best-of compilations instead of the much more preferred seasonal sets the least they could do is release the absolute best episodes such as "Pilot," "NO MA'AM," "It's a Bundyful Life," or the controversial "Her Cups Runeth Over," just to name a few. Perhaps the worst part of this particular volume is the fact that the presentation of "If Al Had a Hammer" is the SYNDICATION version, complete with the shortened opening credits and the TV-PG logo in the top left corner! Just when you thought they were treating the show bad enough...

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Please do not encourage fox in ripping people off
Review: As Bud said, "Am I the only one who sees that the emperor's not wearing any underwear?"
This show was not all about idiotic NOMAAM skits and one-sided, propagandistic humor that the Married With Children spinoff featured (the spinoff being seasons 7 through 12). There was a time when characters tied together, creating the most intelligent show on the air. Most of the episodes on this DVD are misguided tripe, the kind of episodes which eventually made me stop MWC long before it was taken off the air. And given all the reasons, I place the blame squarely on Fox, for ruining such a show.
I agree that Steve's departure was a big loss, but I disagree that Jefferson ruined the show. Some of his early stuff, like "You know in prison I could've had her silence for 3 cigarettes," is MWC-worthy hilarious. I don't think it was Jefferson who was responsible for the show's demise. One day (first episode of season 7) MWC just stopped being MWC. The rest was just a spinoff - and not in that funny Top of the Heap way.
And here we are again, with a "greatest hits" set. You're wrong if you think being a die-hard MWC fan requires you to buy this DVD. These DVD's were made for the casual viewers, people who don't really understand the show, but like the occasional humor. These people would watch Dharma and Greg just as gladly.
As a long-time MWC fan, I think Fox owes to the show's fans to produce decent sets. I'm glad people got together to give this DVD an average rating of 2.5 stars, because it doesn't deserve more than that. Release "greatest hits" collections when you're done putting out season sets. As for those who claim buying this DVD will help convince Fox to make season sets - don't pee on my shoe and tell me it's raining.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: Its official Season Sets are coming
Review: Columbia Tristar officialy annouced that the first season of Married with Children is coming for release later this year. So why buy this. Why did Tristar ever release this. Some say it was the test demand for the show. Thats [not true. Everyone]knows there is more then enough Married with Children fans to make a killing. This was about ranking as much money of fans as possible by [cheating them]. These best ofs are terrible. The picture and sound quality is hardly any better then a TV broadcast and there are no extras. I hope the season sets have improved picture and sound and extras. Even if they don't they still will be better then this "best of" .

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: They Have Ignored Our Cries!
Review: Despite the overwhelming public response to have this great season released in the form of complete season sets following the release of "Married With Children: The Most Outrageous Episodes, Vol. 1", it seems that our cries have fallen on deaf ears. Columbia/Tri-Star has decided to go ahead with a 2nd compilation set containing ONLY 5 meazily episodes. I love this show to death, but while lesser known sitcoms are getting the Royal treatment, the show that was innovative on so many levels recieves a paltry 5 episodes per disk.

For those who are interested, the episodes contained on this disk are as follows:

"A Man's Castle"
"Raingirl"
"Have You Driven A Ford Lately"
"If Al Had A Hammer"
"Who'll Stop The Rain?"

This disk, same as the first, features a "Salute To Sinatra" as well as extra trailers.

Why Columbia/Tri-Star would continue releasing this show in this calabre is beyond me. It's a perennial classic which definitely deserves the full season treatment. Geez, if "Sports Night", "Felicity" and "Larry Sanders" can be granted full season sets, then why on earth can't they do the same with this one. In my opinion, it is one of the best sitcoms ever released.

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Finally.........but still a disappointment
Review: finally someone has come out with these shows to the public. they have been non-existant for too long. They need to come out with more of the best episodes and put more than just five on a disc. If you like the Bundys then these are good

Rating: 2 stars
Summary: Don't Blame FOX It is Columbia Tri-Star...
Review: First of all FOX is the best in DVD Production from the X-files,Simpsons,Malcolm in the middle, 24 to the movies Fight club,X-men.
and so on..

Though the show ran on FOX Network. The Tv show is propertey of Columbia Tri-Star So hating FOX won't accomplish anything.
Instead Hound columbia tri-star.Though Dissapointing, I will still buy anything Married with children. I love this show.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: could be better!!
Review: i think this dvd could be better if it was in box sets of the seasons. i am a huge fan of married with children. we want the box sets the dvd could be better.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Very good but the episode choice?
Review: I wasnt too impressed with volume 1, but this set is definitely better. When i say better, i am just talking about the episodes chosen, because this release is basically identical to the first release on everything else. Same Sinatra Salute. Same trailers. Same everything.

But anyway. Dont expect much from this disk. It is what it is; five (probably random) Married with Children episodes. Of the five episodes, three of them are great with the other 2 just being mediocre.

Even after all these years, i still don't understand how they got away with some of their material on TV. It could still be considered "Outrageous" even by todays standards.

I just can't wait until season sets start appearing.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Really good for what it is
Review: I wasnt too impressed with volume 1, but this set is definitely better. When i say better, i am just talking about the episodes chosen, because this release is basically identical to the first release on everything else. Same Sinatra Salute. Same trailers. Same everything.

But anyway. Dont expect much from this disk. It is what it is; five (probably random) Married with Children episodes. Of the five episodes, three of them are great with the other 2 just being mediocre.

Even after all these years, i still don't understand how they got away with some of their material on TV. It could still be considered "Outrageous" even by todays standards.

I just can't wait until season sets start appearing.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Very good but the episode choice?
Review: If you're like me and find Married to be one of your all-time favorite TV shows, then you'll love this DVD. The picture and sound quality of the shows included are not as good as other Fox DVD's like Malcolm but they certainly look better than syndication. Although are these outrageous? No, they're just standard Married episodes. So don't look for any of the outrageous commentary on society like the 10 commandments from Iron Head Hayes, the Psycho-dad assault on Washington, or the Church of NO MAAM where Al takes on feminism.


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