# Stuff you're surprised made it to DVD **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 16, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-youre-surprised-made-it-to-dvd/674041 "2013-11-16T03:57:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![chancetx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/cdc98d/32.png) [@chancetx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chancetx)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-youre-surprised-made-it-to-dvd/674041/21 "2013-11-18T11:14:49Z")
Time Life just released the entire 6-season run of “Mama’s Family” in one $200 collection. I’m sure there are fans but that’s a steep price (it’s only available via their website; no amazon discounts) for a show that’s usually a pop culture punchline. ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-youre-surprised-made-it-to-dvd/674041/22 "2013-11-18T11:52:23Z")
> [@chancetx](#): > > Time Life just released the entire 6-season run of “Mama’s Family” in one $200 collection. I’m sure there are fans but that’s a steep price (it’s only available via their website; no amazon discounts) for a show that’s usually a pop culture punchline. Yeah, but [there’s a marketing plan for that one](http://www.theonion.com/articles/man-with-complete-mamas-family-video-library-never,1592/). ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-youre-surprised-made-it-to-dvd/674041/23 "2013-11-18T14:25:05Z")
> [@Icerigger](#): > > Yeah, I can get My Mother the Car but not Hill Street Blues.:mad: > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > The first two seasons have been released. Which I guess sucks if you’re a Ken Olin fan. This is another problem: the release the first season of a show that didn’t really become “classic” until season 2/3 and the first season doesn’t sell well so they abandon the series. “Newhart” is a great example of this. The first season doesn’t have Stephanie & Peter or Larry, Daryl & Daryl but it’s the only season available. “St. Elsewhere” is another show that apparently got a S1 release and then dropped. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-youre-surprised-made-it-to-dvd/674041/24 "2013-11-18T14:55:19Z")
> [@Justin\_Bailey](#): > > My contribution: [The Wizard](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0098663/). It was considered terrible when it was released, and is really only remembered for how ridiculous it is. But it’s on DVD (and I proudly own a copy). Ahh, the movie that was basically a big commercial for the NES and Super Mario Brothers 3. I actually really liked it when I was kid. Haven’t seen it in years, though, and have no idea how it would hold up. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-youre-surprised-made-it-to-dvd/674041/25 "2013-11-18T15:13:38Z")
> [@joebuck20](#): > > Ahh, the movie that was basically a big commercial for the NES and Super Mario Brothers 3. > > I actually really liked it when I was kid. Haven’t seen it in years, though, and have no idea how it would hold up. It’s surprisingly decent. It’s not a GOOD movie, but the filmmakers had a bit more in mind than just making a 90-minute Nintendo commercial. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-youre-surprised-made-it-to-dvd/674041/26 "2013-11-18T15:28:07Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > This is another problem: the release the first season of a show that didn’t really become “classic” until season 2/3 and the first season doesn’t sell well so they abandon the series. > > “Newhart” is a great example of this. The first season doesn’t have Stephanie & Peter or Larry, Daryl & Daryl but it’s the only season available. “St. Elsewhere” is another show that apparently got a S1 release and then dropped. Bob Newhart’s later series, _Bob_, is an even more extreme example. It was a workplace comedy but Newhart’s character switched job between the first and second season so the second season had an essentially new cast and setting. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-youre-surprised-made-it-to-dvd/674041/27 "2013-11-18T16:06:13Z")
Yes, but the second season of **Bob** isn’t worth watching. But I’d love to see the first season again. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-youre-surprised-made-it-to-dvd/674041/28 "2013-11-18T16:16:47Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I think there’s also a nostalgia factor. People have fond memories of shows they watched in their childhood. I know I’ve been shocked a few times by how bad some show I recalled loving as a kid actually was when I watch it as an adult. I can still sing the theme song from “My Mother the Car”. “F-Troop” too! What a waste of storage space in my brain. [sub]She helps me through everything I do and I’m so glad she’s here! My mother the car! \<\\>"[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-youre-surprised-made-it-to-dvd/674041/29 "2013-11-18T17:02:12Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > This is another problem: the release the first season of a show that didn’t really become “classic” until season 2/3 and the first season doesn’t sell well so they abandon the series. > > “Newhart” is a great example of this. The first season doesn’t have Stephanie & Peter or Larry, Daryl & Daryl but it’s the only season available. “St. Elsewhere” is another show that apparently got a S1 release and then dropped. Also, Murphy Brown, but this one has an asterisk; the “official” reason was that, while the Season 1 sales were respectable, subsequent seasons used far more Motown music, and the numbers didn’t justify what the music rights would cost (and replacing the music would ruin the series - somebody learned a lesson from _WKRP in Cincinnati_). ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-youre-surprised-made-it-to-dvd/674041/30 "2013-11-18T19:54:00Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > Yes, but the second season of **Bob** isn’t worth watching. But I’d love to see the first season again. The second season only lasted eight episodes. So they’ve combined them together and released it as a “Complete Series” set. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-youre-surprised-made-it-to-dvd/674041.md?page=1)