The Osbournes 8 best moments including Sharon's wild ham row
Ozzy at the dentist
(Image: MTV)Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22 aged 76, leaving behind a legacy that goes far beyond his groundbreaking music. While the Black Sabbath frontman was hailed as a pioneer of heavy metal, he also became an unlikely reality TV icon thanks to The Osbournes, the hit MTV show that brought his chaotic family life into homes around the world.
Running from 2002 to 2005, the series made household names of his wife Sharon, 72, and two of their children Kelly, 40, and Jack, 39, with Ozzy often the baffled centre of the madness. From Sharon throwing a baked ham over the neighbour's fence (after comparing it to his wife's genitals), to Ozzy hilariously not knowing how to answer his phone, the show redefined celebrity TV and turned everyday family spats into must-watch moments.
Following news of his death, fans have flooded social media with tributes not only to Ozzy’s music career but to the unforgettable scenes from the show that cemented his status as a pop culture legend.
One of the show’s most memorably outrageous moment came in its fourth episode, when Sharon throws a huge cooked ham over the garden fence. The iconic scene, which sees the matriarch cackling as she lobs the meat joint, ended with the police being called and scolding the family for wasting food. However, it didn't end there as once Ozzy woke up he decided to chuck a hunk of firewood over the fence, too.
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While at the dentist, Ozzy gets a rather large dose of the nitrous oxide. He repeatedly tells the first dentist that he can't feel anything so she ups his dose. It doesn't appear to be working until he tries to rinse out his mouth and almost pours the liquid in his eyes.
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Who can forget when Ozzy and Sharon opened their home to the Prince of Darkness's number one fan, Laura? The 25-year-old asked Ozzy to sign everything she owned, sang constantly and even revealed she'd got into $10,000 of debt for her obsession. Sharon, the legend, ended up giving her the money because she felt so bad.
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One of the most amazing things The Osbournes did was show the world the beauty of Sharon and Ozzy's relationship. Always patient, when Ozzy tells his wife that he's sure someone has been in his room and pinched his beers, she lovingly flips it back on him, leaving the rocker utterly bamboozled.
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