CertifiedTHX

Warner Home Video is asking fans for their favorite six episodes of Perfect Strangers for an upcoming "TV Favorites" set. See this page at TV Shows on DVD. They point you to this thread on the forums of Sitcoms Online where you can post your choices for the set. As the original poster observes, if it this sells well enough, season sets may not be far behind.

--THX

GuessWho

6 episodes?

"Don't be ridiculous!!"

Doughboy

"Oh my Lord!"


Only Best Of's?

Xbox69

I wonder if this is going to be a Best Buy exclusive as they have already done a Welcome Back, Kotter -- The Drew Carey Show -- and I forget what else. They have 6 episodes each.

Some of my personal favorites:

Balki is hypnotized into thinking he is Elvis.

Cousin Bartok (Bronson Pinchot in a dual role) visits from California.

Balki's mama (dual role again) comes to the U.S. intent on taking Balki back home. I think that's a 2-parter.

Fok

After seeing Broson on the Sureal life, I'm kinda put off this show

SPiRAL

Probably the one where Mr. Twinkasetti calls Balki, " Turnipp " , and when Larry drinks the antacid from the bottle.

DrGerbil

Nothing’s going to stand in my way... of getting this DVD!

atari2600

FINALLY! ive wanted this show on dvd far more than any other show ever. even seinfeld.

but why not season sets?!?! man i hope this sells well so they do release season sets!

Ravid

"America, land of the free, home of the Hooper!"

Remember the episode where Balki and Larry pulled a "Weekend at Bernies'" on that guy who visited from Mypos who died?

I liked this show as a kid, but it might be total crap now. I'll pick up the preview disc if its cheap to reacquaint myself.

Xbox69

Wasn't this a mid-season replacement show for the '85 - '86 season? Season sets (if any) would probably begin with a 1&2 combo pack.

Xbox69

That was the Myposian King. I think I have that on an old VHS someplace.

Upper pylon 3

Well since the first season of Perfect Strangers was only 6 episodes, whey don't they just release the first season to "test the waters?"

Anyhoo, I would like to see the 2 part final episode and the episode where Larry has a dream that he and Balki cannot be hurt or killed.

Nesbit

I liked the one where Balki wanted to do something and then Larry brow beat him for never having done that thing before. That was a good one.

GuessWho

That one's almost as good as the "Three's Company" episode where someone overhears a conversation and jumps to conclusions.

djbrown

Close. It was "America, land of the free, home of the Whopper"

ryuryu2949

Cousin Larry, now it is time to do the Dance of Joy.

(Does Dance of Joy)



ps- can't believe noone had referenced that before.

Nesbit

Weird. I thought I had seen all of the episodes of Three's Company but I don't remember that one. Which season was it on?

Doughboy

"Try me for treason and call me Eggs Benedict." I didn't mean to forget.

Dan1boy

cool, hope it's moderately priced...loved this show.

what is Bronson Pinchot doing now??

ben12

A "Best of" collection?

I get the feel like I need some kind of change...

Ravid

That was a ref to Balki's mother mispronouncing "Whopper."

CertifiedTHX

I typically would not purchase a "best of" compilation, knowing that season sets with the same content were on their way, but I would consider an exception in this case. (With only six episodes, it couldn't cost much.) Loved Larry and Balki back in the day, and know I still would today. Have perhaps three or four seasons worth of episodes on tape from original and syndicated broadcasts. Been waiting for this a long time.

As for which ones to include, I'm not totally sure. There are too many I want, it's difficult to narrow them down. But I definitely second Xbox69's suggestion: when Lydia's hypnotist date makes Balki believe he is Elvis. Really hope this sells well enough to show the studio there is a market for Perfect Strangers.

Oh--and I don't recall Balki's mother ever pronouncing "whopper" incorrectly. If I'm not mistaken, the joke was simply that, to her, America meant "Home of the Whopper."

--THX

spinning plates

i can only remember one scene from the episode where larry goes on a diet and is hiding food all around the house, and balki finds a donut hidden on a lamp shade.

Upper pylon 3

I might suggest voting for episodes from the later seasons. This way when they do release season sets, it will be a while before we get those. And if they discontinue season sets after the 3rd or 4th season, you would still have the best of filled with later episodes.

GuessWho

There's a reason to hate Perfect Strangers....





If we didn't have Perfect Strangers, we would've never known what a "Steve Urkel" is.