So like, who knew a corny show like “Blossom” was actually some super deep, afterschool special-type shit? At least, I didn’t realize this when I was little. But the show I was essentially devoted to back in the day is finally on DVD, and I practically peed my pants when I heard the news. Then I was too embarrassed to actually express how excited I was.
The point is, last Saturday, after a delicious salmon and a few cocktails, a couple friends and I decided to watch a disc or two while it snowed miserably outside. Turns out, this Blossom Russo character was dealing with a lot of real-life shit that no one else on TV was at the time -
- The Russo mom peaced out on the family a few years back to pursue a singing career, so it’s just Blossom, her dad, and her three brothers trying to figure their lives out
- One of her brothers is a recovering drug addict, except he’s only, like, 19, and they like to remind you that he used to be crazy into drugs every episode… I guess so you don’t forget.
- Blossom’s best friend Six (Jenna Von Oy, who later grew up to be that “hot white girl with the big butt” on all the UPN shows) was actually not that cute at all – she was, in fact, that little almost-fast girl that your parents raised an eyebrow at cause they knew, in all their years, that she’d eventually be the first one giving blow jobs to the basketball team.
- Unlike Saved by the Bell, where everyone tried to pretend like high schoolers weren’t experimenting with bad things or that everyone wasn’t trying to bang out Kelly Kapowski, Blossom and her crew talked about sex and hormones ALL the time. They even threw a few gay references in there, which was totally inappropriate for 80s TV.
The point is, even my friend who scoffed at the idea of watching an 80s teenybopper show ended up hooked on “Blossom,” and it’s easily one of the corniest shows on television. And would make an awesome gift for that friend you have that clings to 80s nostalgia and doing nothing on weekends but getting wasted and watching DVDs. Think about it…
$49.99, amazon.com
