The death of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne has prompted fans of “The Osbournes” to reminisce about the rocker’s best moments and most famous lines from the show.
The Black Sabbath frontman gained a new generation of fans through the MTV reality series, which ran from 2002 to 2005 and followed Osbourne with his family: Wife Sharon Osbourne and two of their kids, Jack and Kelly Osbourne.
“The Osbournes” reintroduced Ozzy Osbourne to the world, not as the bat-eating frontman of a metal band but as a constantly gobsmacked father and lover of burritos.
The show gave fans an unfiltered, unvarnished look at the Osbourne family and turned the rockstar into an unlikely icon for a generation born nearly decades after he rose to fame. Preceding “The Kardashians,” “The Osbournes” also paved the way for a new genre of reality TV and fame itself.
In the wake of his death, fans resurfaced some of his most Ozzy moments from the show.
One clip compiles many of the moments Ozzy Osbourne brought up his love for burritos. He said he ate them twice a day: “I am burrito man.”
“If you really wanna honor Ozzy Osbourne in a way he would love beyond his music… please, enjoy a burrito in his memory. those who remember, know this for sure. the man loved a good burrito,” the X user who shared the clip wrote.
“One of the great moments on The Osbournes was Ozzy watching his burrito get made at Chipotle in sheer reverence. It was like he was witnessing Michelangelo sculpt David right in front of him,” another shared, along with a GIF.
More memorable moments came up. Another X user shared a clip of a frustrated Ozzy Osbourne trying, and failing, to work a TV console. He has an expletive-filled reaction. “Can I get a normal f—– TV, man?” he said. “This is space-age s—.”
“The Osbournes was arguably one of the only reality TV shows ever worth watching,” the fan wrote while sharing the clip. “RIP Ozzy.”
โThe Osbournes man I miss that particular era of reality TV,โ another wrote in a post on X, which included a snippet from the series that saw the singerโs daughter Kelly Osbourne protest her motherโs behavior. โOzzy doing a reality show was wild to me at the time.โ
Meanwhile, others marveled at how the late singer paved the way for the pop culture landscape we are familiar with today, turning famous families’ lives into content. “The Osbournes” wrapped in 2005; two years later, “The Kardashians” premiered on E!
โThe concept that without the Osbournes we wouldnโt have gotten the Kardashians on TV,โ posted another.
While others simply celebrated the singer’s unforgettable personality, which made the show so enjoyable and its legacy so lasting.
“I was never into Black Sabbath, but The Osbournes, and in particular Ozzy, was THE BEST REALITY TV of all-time!” an X user wrote.
โWhile Ozzy will always be celebrated for his music, โThe Osbournesโ was grade A reality TV,โ a fan wrote on X.
โEven before I listened to his music, The Osbournes was one my favourite shows growing up, and Ozzy was one of the most incongruously charming, hilarious and thoughtful leads you could ask for,โ one more added, sharing a clip of Kelly Osbourne getting up to some mischief
Osbourne’s death had people returning to the show โ and remembering the time he had stolen beer from … himself.
โWelp Iโm gonna go binge The Osbournes to watch Ozzy eat 5 burritos in a day and accuse someone of robbing his beers when he was in fact the beer thief Rest in peace,โ an X user wrote.
How to watch ‘The Osbournes’
“The Osbournes” is currently streaming on Xumo Play, Pluto TV, Tubi, Sling, the Roku Channel and Amazon Prime Video.
