It's never dull on "Perfect Strangers". And they knew how to make a person laugh without being raunchy. I think this is a great show, recommended for all ages.

I loved this show, I always thought that even though he was the "straight man" Larry was funnier than Balki.

5 stars, people, 5 stars......i wonder if balki was an illegal immigrant.......and i often wonder how i, larry on, got that hot girlfriend...hmmmmmmmm, awesome show!!!!

A no name becomes a roommate of some aggravating Latka- like fellow from a fictional Eastern European country- probably the one Dr. Doom presided over...stick with the 1984 Deep Purple song...

A fun and mostly funny family sitcom of the era. The first couple of seasons were quite good the rest was average. It went from fairly bizzare to too cute over time. I imagine the young kids would still enjoy it.

Every now and then you would get a truly funny and unique episode but you had to watch of so-so stuff in between.

This is one of those few that I consider a classic, and was perfect for family viewing.

This was one of those US shows that got stuck on daytime slots here in the UK so it never got big audiences. Fine for us nightshift workers though but I thought it was more deserving of a prime time slot. If not quite up there with Seinfeld, Cheers and Frasier in terms of sheer class and laughs it definitely is one of the funnier and more likeable US sitcoms from the 80s and 90s. Very underrated.

One of the most stupid shows ever created and lousy acting as well.

This was one of my favorite shows when I was a kid. This was one of the shows I had to watch every week. But the last two or three seasons weren't really as good as the first few.

Funny at times, boring other times.

Cute show but it got old pretty quickly.

Its one off the greatest comedy series

When is this coming out on dvd??? I would totally buy it!!!

A good show! Can't wait for it to come out on dvd!

it was funny but not that funny. balki had his moments but it just lost its spark after a while

One of the greatest shows theat I've ever seen when I was 7. Totally funny and quite cultural. Hey, without this show, there would not be its spin- off, Family Matters. Now whoever said that this show was about gay guys just doesn't know what he's talking about. Now please, for those who listened to Wiggum, you should understand that you live in a multicultural society and cultural shock is normal for such immigrants here. This show demonstrates such problems that they face (like Balkie) and how to keep their culture.

Never before, and never since, has a show this childish, predictable, and formulaic produced so many smiles and so many good times. I nearly laughed myself to death during the karate episode.

Found Pierce Brosnan to be really annying with the fake accent.

i thought the show was awesome and funny too!....i liked barky bartoca moose or whatever his name was...he was funny!

I loved this show when I was a kid and am now eagerly waiting for Nick at Night to start playing it.

The people giving this show a bad rating are either Star Trek nerds or people that actually found MASH to be funny. This show is up there with Seinfeld as far as being a show OF ITS TIME. Yes, now it may not be as funny, but in 1986 thru the early 90's it was the best out there. So for these teenage idiots that are just now seeing it and rating it as rap....well....you should have been there in the 80's! It rocked!!

EXCELLENT!!!! I grew up with this, and oh god was it wonderful

Absolutely fantastic.....should be shown again. Is there anybody out there who i can buy the series (any format) from. Thanks

Do you guys know where i can buy the series????? My dad loves this show and I want to get him a nice gift for his birthday. Thanks

I loved this show! I really miss it. Balki is the best. They need to put the series out on dvd. I would buy it.

Don't be ridulous!

This show has to be one of my all-time favorites. I can't see why it's not on any TV stations or on DVD! It saddens me that I can't get my Larry and Balki fix!

You people that dont like the show obviously have not watched it enough to know how hilarious it really is. If you would just give it a chance you would realize how great Mark Linn Baker and Bronson Pinchot really DO go together. Definatly one of the best sitcoms of all time. one other thing,.....WHERE ARE THE DVDS!!!??!?!??? COME ON Lorimar, lets get this series on DVD, it would sell like mad, just look at home made vhs sets selling on Ebay for $300, its just common sense.

This show was just plain annoying.

This, of all sitcoms, is the funniest. Since 1988 till 2003, I still watch this show over and over and I find it funnier the more I watch it!

One season was one too many for this ridiculously annoying sitcom...I was so happy when it finally got cancelled....

This show was kinda lame... I don't remember anything particularly funny about it.

Another show that ran out of gas after a while, but for the most part is was pretty funny. The two cousins were able to do slapstick better than 95% of other TV shows have. In fact, I don't think I've seen any show since that does slapstick as well as Larry and Balki. Perfect strangers was silly and stupid, but they KNEW they were silly and stupid and didn't waste alot of time trying to be something they were not. I haven't seen this show in years, so maybe my memory is faulty, but if I was vegitating in front of the tv in the late 80s and this show came on I wouldn;t change the channel.

DVD DVD DVD DVD!!!!!

Balki was always my favorite =)

There are certainly alot of negative opinions here about a show that was one of the best sitcoms of the '80s. I would put this show up next to Friends, Seinfeld or Cheers anyday. I know alot of people may not agree, but there have been few shows in that past 50 years that have made me laugh out loud....Perfect Strangers is definitely one of them! Oh how I miss it...hopefully they will release it someday on DVD.

This show was ok. But, I can't get into it anymore.

Gayest show ever.

I LIVE FOR NICK AT NITE so I can watch shows like this one. Why can't they make TV shows like this one anymore? "Of course I do don't be ridiculous" gets annoying, but it's still cute.

perfect crap

Give this show anything other than 5-stars. Don't be ridiculous

Rather dumb show in my opinion.

I totally agree with Wiggum, this show was unfunny. It was basicly "I Love Lucy" with men, in fact they even did the Lucy thing where thry got locked in the basement and it started flooding. I will say it was better than some of the stuff thats on today but not bu much!

Perfect Strangers was one of the funniest sitcoms that I ever saw. I taped every show and my tapes have almost worn out. The chemistry between Balki and Larry was amazing. The whole cast was awesome, especially when Jennifer and Mary Ann came along, moreso that Mr. Twinkisetti. Does anyone out there know of Perfect Strangers being available on DVD? If so, please let me know. I was very sad when the show went off the air. And I must say that the shows today cannot hold a candle to Perfect Strangers. As I read the many other "opinions", the negative ones that is, I couldn't help but think that there are a lot of "Perfectly Strange" people out there. If I could, I'd give it more than 5 stars. My favorite episodes were the Karate episode, the Dentist, Balki as Elvis, the Honeymooners, I could go on and on. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to rave about this show. If TVLand was smart, they'd put it on their schedule. You can watch I Love Lucy only so many times. To the cast of Perfect Strangers: If any of you read this, your work on the show was greatly appreciated and you did a fantastic job! AAAAA+++++

It was funny how two cousins could be sooo different.

It wasn't a bad show, but it wasn't a laugh-out-loud riot show. I really love the "Dance Of Joy" moments, that was funny.

This show was the best, I absolutley loved it when I was growing up and I love it still today. Anyone who makes fun of it is crazy, even now 9 years later I think of things that happened on that show and laugh so hard I get tears in my eyes. I hate hearing bad things said about it, but if you must insult it remember what you say is just like mine, only an opinion, your remarks are definitley not fact!

One of the most unfunny shows in TV history. Similar to Three's company. Garbage.

Ahh...Balki and Larry... how I miss them...I grew up on this show and I still remember distinct episode bits, and that Balki was from Mipos. How fun. I wonder if I would like it as much if I watched it now? Oh well, for now my memory is untainted.

This was a one joke show.

I loved watching Perfect Stangers while I was growing up. It was incredably funny and always smade me laugh. I will always have faund memories of the show and I thought Balki was hilarious! I can't wait for reruns.

To those of you who rated this show above one star, do you use aluminum cookware? You see, ingesting aluminum has been shown to destroy memory cells. This, and the fact that there are no re-runs to remind you of the steaming pile of vomit that was "Perfect Strangers," are the only reason I can imagine for rating this show any higher than say, sputem.

It cracked me up.

I wish they would bring back these reruns, this show is very underrated.

What was so great about this show that it deserves to be rated number one on this list? the show was okay and even had it's funny moments. but come on there are better shows than this one. I would not say it was a bad show but I can think of some of the shows from the 80s that deserve a higher rating than this one.

The first 3 episodes were marginally funny. That's it.

OH my GOD this is a travesty! This is not a show, it's a pile of poop that needs to be flushed. Why isn't this show rated more near the bottom? What is WRONG with you people, did the "Perfect Strangers" fan club (all four or five) get on here and vote over and over and over?

Why can't they start showing the reruns again?

this was a great show that i'll always love!

Excellent show! Creative jokes! Worth being watched thousands of times......hiiiighly recommended.

This show was ok. It was not the best or the worst.

I never found this show funny.

A pathetic show...was it supposed to be a comedy??There was nothing good about this show...'nuff said!

You call this humor?

Rated no.1!? Come on! It's a run-of-the-mill "fish out of water"-plot. It's "Mork & Mindy", it's "Alf", it's, it's, it's "Meego", fercryinoutloud! Only Pinchot came from exotic, almost medieval Greece rather than outer space. Yeah, far enough away from the US that most viewers would have no clue about Balki's origins or would question his inane and supposedly "funny" claims about his heritage and family traditions. Talented cast stuck with hackneyed premise and less-than-average scripts - talk about Bronson Pinchot's career in a nutshell!

I just wish it would come back to TV. It aired when I was a kid and I want to see this again. Good old fashioned fun. Maybe not the GREATEST sitcom of all time, but not even close to the worst. Not by a long shot. (Hear that, Wiggum?)

As I recall, I watched a couple of these, left and never returned. Balki and his non-descript accent were just plain annoying. Even more so than Taxi's Latka and Simpka combined. The premise could barely make it as a respectable SNL skit let alone carry an entire series. Lame to the point of shame. Blech!

A show that is best forgotten!