dont get fooled theyve messed me up on this one and i cant get it by xmas [est 28th-4th Jan]

the name says it all!
Review date: 2004-01-05 Rating: 10 out of 10

Absolutely Fabulous really does describe this brilliant dvd! i bought it a couple of weeks ago from amazon and i've already watched all 24 episodes from the 4 series'. plus thgis dvd supplies you with extra footage and stuff so any true fan of jennifer saunders will love!

a must buy for anyone who loves comedy or with a great sense of humour!

Hilarious
Review date: 2003-10-08 Rating: 10 out of 10

Ab Fab was a classic from the moment it hit our screens, and this box set provides hours of amusement. The juxtaposition of a Peter Pan mother and a much too mature daughter, along with Joanna Lumley's alcoholic, drug-addled Patsy, makes for a hilarious sitcom. Between Edina falling out of a taxi, Saffy undoing her top button, and Patsy on HRT, there's hardly time for your sides to stop aching.

Absolutely Fabulous ý the greatest comedy of the 1990ýs!
Review date: 2002-11-08 Rating: 10 out of 10

Throughout the 1990's, we've seen some superb British sitcoms. The Vicar of Dibley and The Royle Family instantly spring to mind, but in my mind Absolutely Fabulous will always stand head and shoulders above the rest. The show was phenomenally popular and was at its peak in Season 2, where viewer ratings regularly topped 15 million - beating Coronation Street and EastEnders to the top spot on quite a few occasions! If you've never seen Absolutely Fabulous (and shame on those of you who haven't!), here's a brief summary;

Edina Monsoon (Jennifer Saunders) is a middle-aged typical British woman who works in the fashion industry. She's obsessed with her weight, smoking and drinking. Her best (and only real) friend is Patsy Stone (Joanna Lumley). She's considerably older (although she insists she's still in her early 40's) and is exactly the same as Edina. The woman is noticeably taller and thinner, whilst Edina is short and chubby. Eddie's daughter, Saffron (Julia Sawahla) or "Saffy" for short, is possibly the most sensible and well-mannered young adult you're likely to come across in your lifetime! Saffy is half Eddie's age, yet is as responsible as an adult, while Eddie is always out with Patsy getting drunk - acting like a kid. Basically, Saffy acts like the mother while Eddie acts like the spoilt little brat. This factor is the show's strong point that makes it so addictive and watchable. Eddie's mother (June Whitfield) and Eddie's brain-dead office assistant Bubble (Jane Horrocks) also shine as the show's co-stars. To fill the time slots, the show has serious filler moments to set up for the episode's final big joke. Just when you think things may change for the better, they are reverted back to their good old ways! Season 1 has some superb episodes, but is the worst of the four in my opinion. The standout episode from Season 2 for me was Poor. In this hilarious episode, Eddie's ex-husband has threatened to withdraw his financial support for Eddie and Saffy. Eddie must now cut back on some of the luxuries that she "needs" on a daily basis. They are forced to go shopping at a supermarket (shock!) instead of having their food specially delivered by Harrods. Whilst driving to the supermarket in their car, Eddie and Patsy cause mayhem in the streets when they try and reverse in the middle of the road. A car comes along and the female driver hoots the car's horn, so Eddie and Patsy get out of the car and start hitting the woman's car with their handbags and calling her offensive names! On another visit to the supermarket, Eddie and Patsy are stopped in the road by pedestrians crossing a zebra crossing. The two wacky women start telling them to shift it because it's a road and they shouldn't be walking across it! When they arrive at the supermarket, they walk in and shout "hello?!", expecting assistance! The final outcome of the episode lands them in court and paying in a way they never though possible - an absolutely superb episode and definitely the best episode of Ab Fab ever! Season 3 was another superb season of Absolutely Fabulous and contains the splendid episode Happy New Year in which Patsy's "goddess-like" sister Jackie arrives at Eddie's on New Year's Eve. When Jackie reveals that she's 72 at the end of the episode, Patsy's only response is, "72?! How old does that make me then?!"

After a seven-year absence, Absolutely Fabulous returned in August 2001 for Season 4. My favourite episode from this season is Fish Farm. The episode begins with Eddie and Patsy arriving in the kitchen dressed in their mosher-gear; they've just been to a Marilyn Manson concert. The sight of Eddie wearing all that black stuff and Patsy with a fake eyeball is a hideous sight, though not a surprising one as any avid viewer of the show will know the duo will do anything to fit in with the in-crowd. Patsy gets her headphones caught in her hair, so Saffy is forced to try and remove it. The greatest one-liner of the episode has to be Patsy's wicked comment to Saffy, "Don't sit too close...and keep your, your...HAIR away from my face!" Saffy replies with, "My hair isn't anyway near your face!" "Your FACE hair!" replies Patsy. You will never know how much I laughed when I first heard that line - I was literally wetting the kecks! Other superb episodes of Season 4 are Parrolox, Paris, Small Opening and Menopause.

OVERALL GRADE: 10/10

There's one word for Absolutely Fabulous; genius. Actually, I could think of about a million but they wouldn't fit on this review! Jennifer Saunders is a Goddess and I sincerely hope she decides to stretch the show out of a few more years. I've never seen a comedy with such humour, wit, pop-culture references (along with mickey-take), strong character development and superb one-liners. If you haven't seen Absolutely Fabulous yet (and it'll be a minority of the population who haven't), you're life is just not complete. At last, every single episode of this classic comedy sitcom is available for the first time on DVD - don't miss out! Buy it now from Amazon!

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