TV on DVD- The Lists: Sitcoms

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Classic sitcom releases for January:

Girlfriends- Complete Series: January 9
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In- Season 2: January 9

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Classic sitcom releases for February:

All in the Family- Seasons 1-5: February 6 (Combo pack)
Bosom Buddies- Complete Series: February 6

The Kids in the Hall- Complete Series: February 13 (Mill Creek)
Three's Company- Complete Series: February 13 (re-release)

Diff'rent Strokes- Season 7: February 27
Green Acres- Season 5: February 27
Mayberry, R.F.D.- Season 1: February 27 (MOD release) (re-release)

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Classic sitcom releases for March:

Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In- Season 3: March 6

Curb Your Enthusiasm- Season 9: March 6

The New Adventures of Old Christine- Season 1: March 13 (MOD release) (re-release)

Living Single- Season 4: March 20 (MOD release)

One Day at a Time- Season 2: March 27

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Update!

I have now included a list for TV series from the 2000s

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Classic sitcom releases for April:

Perfect Strangers- Season 3: April 17 (MOD release)

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Classic sitcom releases for May:

Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In- Season 4: May 8

Diff'rent Strokes- Season 8: May 29 FINAL SEASON!

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Classic sitcom releases for June:

Living Single- Season 5: June 5 FINAL SEASON! (MOD release)

One Day at A Time- Season 3: June 12
Step by Step- Season 1: June 12 (MOD release)

Perfect Strangers- Season 4: June 19 (MOD release)

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Classic sitcom releases for July:

Alice- Season 7: July 10 (MOD release)
Green Acres- Season 6: July 10 FINAL SEASON!
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In- Season 5: July 10
The Bill Engvall Show- Season 1: July 10 (MOD release) (re-release)

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Classic sitcom releases for September:

Step by Step- Season 2: September 18 (MOD release)

Perfect Strangers- Season 5: September 25 (MOD release)

[bigoranget]

I recently purchased Full House, Perfect Strangers, Family Matters, Step by Step and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper via US iTunes. I still like physical media but the digital copies are way cheaper than the DVDs and in some cases the PQ is way better. Step by Step and Family Matters have been remastered and upscaled in HD and look great compared to their DVD counter parts. Not sure why only Family Matters and Step by Step are available in HD upscale. I would imagine most of the Miller-Boyett sitcoms were recorded on tape.

Interesting that Step by Step has scenes in many episodes that haven't been remastered. Haven't watched enough Family Matters yet to comment.

I also recently purchased Welcome Back Kotter (Complete Series) from the Canadian iTunes store for $10 CAD. That's an amazing price.

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I recently purchased Full House, Perfect Strangers, Family Matters, Step by Step and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper via US iTunes. I still like physical media but the digital copies are way cheaper than the DVDs and in some cases the PQ is way better. Step by Step and Family Matters have been remastered and upscaled in HD and look great compared to their DVD counter parts. Not sure why only Family Matters and Step by Step are available in HD upscale. I would imagine most of the Miller-Boyett sitcoms were recorded on tape.

Interesting that Step by Step has scenes in many episodes that haven't been remastered. Haven't watched enough Family Matters yet to comment.

I also recently purchased Welcome Back Kotter (Complete Series) from the Canadian iTunes store for $10 CAD. That's an amazing price.

Hey Bigoranget, nice to see you back on the forums!

I am old school and prefer my dvd's to digital downloads. I like to have a physical copy of a show, knowing its mine and I can watch it whenever I want. Do you 'own' these digital copies of the shows you purchased- how does that process work. I have read about how in some instances the digital download expires after a certain period of time and after that you are no longer able to access it (presumably have to pay again?!).

[bigoranget]

Hey Bigoranget, nice to see you back on the forums!

I am old school and prefer my dvd's to digital downloads. I like to have a physical copy of a show, knowing its mine and I can watch it whenever I want. Do you 'own' these digital copies of the shows you purchased- how does that process work. I have read about how in some instances the digital download expires after a certain period of time and after that you are no longer able to access it (presumably have to pay again?!).

Yeah, I prefer physical media as well but sometimes price wise, it doesn't make sense. The best way to describe digital media is you are buying a permanent rental or license. It is possible that if your purchase is no longer available in the store, you will not be able to download a new copy of the item. If you have a copy of the item on your own physical media, you can authorize the file again in the future. Digital licenses are typically not transferable so you can't resell the licenses if you no longer want the items. This also applies if the license owner passes away. They license essentially dies with the owner (unless of course someone has the account details). It's possible over time some of this might change.

With all that being said, I typically use a third party program to strip the DRM from all my purchases so that I have a non DRM copy that I can playback on any device. Below is a list of shows that I've purchase on digital media. In many cases you actually can't get some or all seasons on physical media and in some cases I even had to purchase from the US iTunes store. Also digital stores like iTunes will typically sell HD copies of the show while in many cases on physical media, it's only available in DVD format (SD).

Full House (Seasons 1-8, purchase in US iTunes store)
Family Matters (Seasons 1-8,

purchase in US iTunes store

)
Growing Pains (Seasons 1-7)
Step by Step (Seasons 1-7, only available in US iTunes store)
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (Seasons 1-5, only available in US iTunes Store)
Perfect Strangers (Seasons 1-7,

purchase in US iTunes store)
Welcome Back Kotter (Seasons 1-4)
According to Jim (Seasons 1-8)
Girl Meets World (Seasons 1-3)
Younger (Seasons 1-5, only available in US iTunes store)
Hollywood Darlings (Seasons 1-2, only available in US iTunes store)
Young Sheldon (Season 1)
Mom (Seasons 1-5)

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Classic sitcom releases for October:

Reba- The Complete Series: October 2
Saved by the Bell- The Complete Collection: October 2 (Includes Good Morning, Miss Bliss, Saved by the Bell, Saved by the Bell: The College Years & 2 TV Movies)

The Beverly Hillbillies- The Official Fifth Season: October 2

The Love Boat- Season 4, Volumes 1&2: October 2

The Mary Tyler Moore Show- The Complete Series: October 2

Alice- Season 8: October 23 (MOD release)

The Bad News Bears- Complete Series: October 31

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Classic sitcom releases for November:

Step by Step- Season 3: November 20 (MOD release)

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Classic sitcom releases for December:

Perfect Strangers- Season 6: December 4 (MOD release)

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Classic sitcom releases for January:

The Wayans Bros.- Season 4: January 22 (MOD release)

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Classic sitcom releases for February:

Step by Step- Season 4: February 12 (MOD release)