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It's challenging to recall a time before we were inundated with reality shows about the personal lives of famous people, but such a time existed.

Back in the day, famous people were more or less exclusively seen on the silver screen, in tabloids, or — like Ozzy Osbourne – playing in rock arenas.

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However, all that changed when the Osbournes became the first celebrity reality show family. At the time, there wasn't a template for this, and MTV believed the show wouldn't succeed because it had no story. Once "The Osbournes" hit the mainstream, however, it was clear the show appealed to audiences for other reasons.

The sight of Ozzy taking out the trash could capture the nation.

Audiences already loved sitcoms about family antics, bumbling dads, and hyper-capable moms (think "The Simpsons," "Home Improvement," "Everybody Loves Raymond," etc.), so "The Osbournes" had familiar elements that made it the perfect gateway show into reality TV.

Viewers were immediately hooked by the Osbournes' mundane antics; right from the

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