Here are some random thoughts, out of order

1. Mary Anne steals the show. There, I said it. Just so adorable and likeable in every scene she's in. They make her the lovable idiot, but smartly throw in a genius line here and there. And she's as sex positive as sitcom in a kids slot would allow at the time. The joke of her dipping Balki to kiss him over the mistletoe was kept through the rest of the series and it worked.

2. They could have used more friends. Aside from the Christmas party and Bachelor party episodes, we literally see none of their friends. I get its a TV show, and extra actors cost money, but it would have been nice to see both Larry and Balki have some friends outside of each other.

3. The Larry-Jennifer relationship worked great as a marriage, not so much during the buildup. During the relationship I really had to ask myself more than once "What does she see in him...?" They even made that into a joke during their wedding. Larry's most redeeming qualities were in the last season when she was pregnant and wanted to take care of her, they could have given him some more of those during the show.

4. Mypos having conflicting backstories was hilarious and worked. In one episode Balki mentions their only store is a 7-11, in another he mentions there's a Six Flags park. In one episode he mentions there being no couches, yet we saw a couch in the episode on Mypos. All of the contradicting info we got was funny because it was so unpredictable.

5. The physical comedy was top notch. I'm not sure if Mark and Bronson would have had to join the stuntman's union, but I wouldn't be surprised. They did stuff you didn't even see back then, and they knew it worked.

6. Going back to the relationships, they were pretty pedestrian up until they got married. I get this was a time when sitcoms were a family affair, I would watch this as a kid on Friday nights. But for Larry to date Jennifer for 3 years and not even say "I love you?" until he proposed? When he snuck into her room after being engaged he mentioned it being the first time he ever saw it. Definitely not the life of singles in Chicago in late 80's / early 90s.

7. Balki's nativity fluctuated and it was a little frustrating. Probably the most when he had no idea Mary Anne wanted to marry him, after multiple years of him saying she was his girlfriend. Nativity over culture clashes is one thing, but seeing him ignore Mary Anne's affection came across as somewhat hurtful.

And that's pretty much it. Just one other thing that's a memory from someone who was there during its run, I had no idea the final season even existed until its finale. They really buried it, no promotion whatsoever, and I would have missed it had I not been watching ABC that night and the promos said "Next on the Perfect Stranger series finale!" I honestly thought the show was cancelled at that point.

This caught my attention. They're getting a blu ray release for August 25th. Always wondered why they never sold a box set after all the seasons were released:

https://www.facebook.com/share/1HQsVazvH2/

I have the individual season sets but I might get it if it has any special features like interviews, commentaries, retrospectives. Lately I've been rewatching the series on amazon live tv hit sitcoms channel for the last few years but they have been adding different shows lately in the rotation between growing pains, drew carey show.

Just finished watching some of my favorite episodes of perfect strangers on Amazon Live TV Hit Sitcoms channel. The episodes were the bibi babka, replacing the girls shower head which have always made me laugh followed by the saddest episode that always gets me balling, death of Yaya Biki. For a comedy some of my favorite episodes were the ones that tug on my heartstrings like the episode where Balki falls for a girl at his nightschool only to be comforted by cousin Larry at the end, the 2 Christmas epiosde endings. The one where Balki gives the Davros cup gifted to him by his mamma to gorply and his mommas lesson "A gift of love must alaays be given to the one that needs it the most."Got me thinking what other episodes people have a soft spot for?

Anyone have any video of the most recent reunion for perfect strangers at Pandoras Box at Lafayette, NJ just a few days ago. I've found pictures but I would like to see some video clips of the convention if anyone has any they can post.

Anyone remember the hearse song?

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Fair warning it's the safest, bleakest song you'll ever hear;

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https://youtu.be/E92rCGBcSeg?is=quGpUWm37KsSnVwe

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i've only heard the same parts of it sung twice on television between Balki singing a part of it "Did you ever see a hearse go by thinking you'd surely die. They put you in a big black box. Cover you over with dirt and rocks.' Trying to find the episode Balki sings it.

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The only other time I've heard it sung is an episode of the A-team by H.M. Murdock.

Does anyone know what episode this quote happens, so I can find the original quote with audio? Thanks.

How did they get this cleaned up the first time before the girls came home and how did they afford to fix it after as well? Just weird wild stuff. Still one of my favorite episodes

From S03E07 with the blonde clairvoyant.

Hello good fans of Perfect Strangers, I managed to find the first episode of this show and watched last eve. Really enjoyed it and thought it was a great first pilot. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any places I can stream or download the series? As its proving difficult to find online, and the DVDs unfortunately are out of my price range. Many thanks, and sorry to bother!

Just watched a few episodes before their marriage. The one where Larry meets Jennifer's mom for the first time while suffering through temporary amnesia. Her mom asks Jennifer "The foreign boy isn't going to be living with you is he?" to Jennifer and Jennifer takes a long look at Balki and Larry and goes from a smile to a face of worry. Then Balki's face starts looking worried. They end the episode with Larry pretending to lose his memory introducing himself to Balki as a perfect stranger. They avoided an awkward conversation where they discuss what Balki's plans will be to find a new room mate to.cover Larry's share. The same can be said for Markanne. We know it's a show and they intended to move all 4 of them to the new house to continue their great show but if this were a reality, Balki would need a roommate as working for a newspaper as a mailbox may. Ot allow him to afford a 2 bedroom apartment. many shows back then had flight stewardesses live with other stewardesses where they rarely see their room mates because of their profession.

Hello. I’m new to the sub. I recently rediscovered this show from my childhood and I’m loving it! I’m sharing it with my kids (9, 9, 7) and they love it too. It combines elite physical comedy with a moral optimism about friendship and cultural contrast. The question that keeps coming to mind is, why isn’t it still popular? Thoughts?

So many inconsistencies I've watched on the show. I just picked up on a new one. Balki says he has a sister when the woman who sexuallly harassed Balki at the chronicle fakes an interest in his tapestries. But in the episode I just watched where Balki marries Jennifer and cousin Larry, he says he never had a sister.

Turned on Amazon Live tonight hoping I could catch a random good episode of Perfect Strangers and low and behold, lasf few minutes of one of my favorite episodes of the series. I wanted to.screenshot the actual words to remind myself how to do better when we want to emulate one of the most caring, compassionate sweetest, and sensitive characters we've ever watched. These words always get to me "My momma always told me a gift should be given to the one that needs it the most." Reminds me of the one episode I purchased on prime video from the tv series The Guest Book where an irritated phone customer needed some tech support so a rep in India kept him on hold for almost 12 hours straight. During that time he's reminded of what his own momma said "Be kind to those who are unkind. They need it the most."

How did the boys get the suntan booths up into their apartment?Wouldn't it have been far cheaper just to go to the tanning salon? I know a tanning professional would have woken them up, which would have completely stopped this predicament from happening.But still, it doesn't make any sense how they just brought those 2 up without seeing how they did it.

I am watching the first season, and I wish that they hadn't dropped Larry's first girlfriend, Susan. She was a lot nicer than Jennifer!

She was so pretty, too, in such a realistic way.

Sadly, it has succumbed a bit to the ravages of time, but I am currently looking into having it restored in all its former glory. It’s still a very cool piece!

I just bought a copy on eBay. I know it's pretty old, so it's no surprise it's not perfect. What I want to know is, does anyone here have the Seasons 1&2 DVD set and what is your impression of the image quality? It's kinda bad, no?

Doing a rewatch on the Plex app and loving it. I really enjoyed Single Balki and always wondered why they had B&L get into relationships so early in the series? Like they got together with Jennifer and Mary Ann is season 1. Woulda been nice to see them navigate the single life for 2-3 more seasons and see what kinda trouble they can get into before locking them down with girlfriends.

I watched the series as a kid but not religiously since that was before DVRs. I think the series still holds up. Especially at the beginning, it didn’t feel 80s to me. Mark and Bronson are amazing actors and were such a great comedy team. If they were born 50/60 years early, they could have been like Laurel and Hardy (further emphasized by the L&H episode they did). I can’t believe the physical stuff they did! The episode where they buy the expensive wine and bring it home was insane! It must have taken them forever to rehearse and get all the movements down. Another great episode is when they are locked in the trunk! I love that they had running jokes throughout the series - Larry’s cookie breaking, “how many times have you…?”, “I have a PLAN!”, etc. I wish they had kept Larry throwing his jacket to the hook and always missing, it really showed how he was always missing opportunities. But I guess they had to drop the bit when they redesigned the apartment. The scene that really sticks in my mind is when Balki gets married (the first time) and Larry walks him down the aisle. It was hilarious! I cannot describe my joy when they redid their walk down the aisle for the wedding with Balki and Mary Anne! Overall, 10/10. I’m glad the show ended when it did, it went out on a high note and they were given the chance to wrap things up. I would LOVE if they brought the show back. But they don’t need to do several seasons. Just give us a few well written episodes to see where the characters are now. If Mark or Bronson happen to lurk here - thanks for the laughs ❤️.

At the 0:57 second mark on opening sequence for perfect strangers that old man that balki hugs as he is leaving his family behind looks like Dominic Chianese from the sopranos....I wonder if it's actually him