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Being a life long Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne fan, I was pretty intrigued when I heard the announcement that The Osbournes would be shown on TV, starting in 2002.
I was really looking forward to finding out more about Ozzy in a way that TV /Magazine Interviews and concerts just cannot provide.
I guess the old adage, be careful what you wish for is very true as when I got the chance I watched a couple of episodes and discovered a complete clusterf**k of dysfunctionality that really brought Ozzy Osbourne down in my estimation...
I hated his wife and children too and found that he is not only away with the pixies permanently but he also has a talentless family who've made their careers based on the fact he is their Husband or Dad, that he likes to take potshots at live chickens and he lives in a big house that must stink of dog shite and piss...
oh how the mighty had fallen.
So for many years I was so disheartened by what I'd seen on that show that I didn't bother following him or the show until a couple of years back when I spotted a cheap Ozzy Osbourne Talking Doll in a box on ebay... It looked so much like him and came with a cute little dog so I couldn't really resist!
The box is pretty tatty, but that doesn't really matter, I bought it as more of a curio anyway.
It was made in 2002 as merchandise for that horrendous show by Fun 4 All Corporation - Incidentally the same corporation who collaborated on the huge awesome Bark at The Moon doll by Art Asylum that I blogged about a couple of days ago, if curious, you can view that post here.
I decided to not remove him from the box as for now I'd like to keep him in perfect condition, so I removed the outer sleeve for these photo's so I can check him over better.
His head, calves to feet and just above the elbow to hands are all vinyl the rest of his body is soft padded over wire so he can be posed. His outfit is fabric and of pretty good quality.
His head is fixed in position and the sunglasses don't seem to be removable but the detail on his face mode is really good under them. He really does look like Ozzy.
As he's a talking doll, I recorded his phrases so you can hear the wise words he has to say!
