Perfect Strangers - The Complete First and Second Seasons
by Greg Antonacci, James O'Keefe, Howard Storm, Bill Petty
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Actor: Bronson Pinchot, JoMarie Payton, Mark Linn-Baker, Melanie Wilson, Rebeca ArthurDirector: Bill Petty, Greg Antonacci, Howard Storm, James O'Keefe
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 700 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-02-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of Perfect Strangers - The Complete First and Second Seasons
Movie Review: one of the first few to get this wonderful set
Summary: 4 Stars
It took me a few months to finally post a review for this dvd set.
honestly It took me a while to finish seeing all the episodes.
once i popped it into my dvd player...ahhh..joy. no more scouring the net and youtube to fine clips of Baiki and cousin larry. The case itself is kinda filmsy and there is no booklet. maybe with the later sets we will have a better quality display. regardless I would pay the same price if it came in a paper bag
Summary of Perfect Strangers - The Complete First and Second Seasons
Relying on the tried-but-true odd-couple set up, Perfect Strangers focuses on the comical lives of Larry Appleton (Mark Linn-Baker) and Balki Bartokomous (Bronson Pinchot). Larry is an uptight American who has moved away from his family's Wisconsin home for his own apartment in Chicago. His life is changed forever when his childlike cousin Balki--a sheepherder from the fictional island of Mypos--shows up on his doorstep with the goal of becoming a U.S. citizen. A hit sitcom for ABC that ran from 1986 to 1993, Perfect Strangers offers some heartwarming storylines, a few laughs, and some genuine chemistry between the two leads. The first few years of the comedy are among the show's best, as Larry and Balki get accustomed to each other's ways. Linn-Baker plays the straight man who sets Pinchot up to deliver the best lines. While Pinchot definitely has the showier "fish out of water" part--and "Don't be ridiculous!" tag line that became a catchphrase for a year or two--Linn-Baker creates the more relatable character. He's working in a small shop, but his dream is to become a photojournalist. The show actually does a nice job of making sure Larry never loses sight of his goals, even as Balki is dragging him from one adventure to another. The four-disc DVD set includes all six episodes from the first mini season, as well as 22 episodes from the show's second full season. Other than a "Dance of Joy" extra--which includes a montage of dance clips from the first two seasons--there are no special featurettes. Fans of high definition may be disappointed by the video transfer, which clearly dates the series. At its worst, Perfect Strangers is an outdated show that isn't as funny as it thinks it is. But at its best, it projects giddy innocence and is easy viewing. Flash-forward to 2005 when Pinchot is throwing himself at Janice Dickinson on the reality series The Surreal Life: Now that's not easy to watch. --Jae-Ha KimWelcome to Chicago Balki Bartokomous! The professional sheepherder from the tiny island of Mypos won't find many woolly quadrupeds in the Windy City but he will find pop-top soda cans. Singles bars. Color TV. Mobsters. Game shows. Pink lemonade (how'd they get pink lemons?). And many more modern oddities sure to amaze the man from Mypos. Bronson Pinchot portrays Balki and Mark Linn-Baker plays his stateside cousin and long-suffering roommate in Perfect Strangers the hilarious culture-clash comedy that delighted fans for eight hit seasons with its mix of slapstick and insight. Should you miss a single laugh in this complete 28-episode 4-disc Season One/Two collection? Don't be ridikalus!Running Time: 700 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 085391201380 Manufacturer No: 1000027496
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