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• Directors: Bob Koherr, Steven Levitan, Lee Shallat Chemel, Scott Ellis
• Format: NTSC
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005JOXW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #557,666 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
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Editorial Reviews

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Though its run on Fox was about as short as some of the skirts Pamela Anderson wears on this show (14 broadcast episodes, five more unaired--all included in this three disc set), Stacked does have more to offer than Pam's pulchritude, starting with its novel concept. Anderson stars as Skyler, a party girl reeling from a busted relationship, who enters the Stacked bookstore for a self-help book. The store is run by two brothers whose dynamic is akin to Jon Cryer and Charlie Sheen's in Two and a Half Men. Gavin (Elon Gold) is divorced, a failed novelist, uptight, and a hypochondriac. Stuart (Brian Scolaro) is more of a joker. And by the end of the pilot episode, Skyler, eagerly championed by the gawking Stuart, has herself a job in the store. In the now infamous Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson, comedian Nick DiPaolo joked, ''If I was a baby seal and I had a choice between being clubbed to death or watching an episode of Stacked, I'd be like, 'Somebody call J.Lo and let her know her mittens are ready." Now that's a little harsh. Many of the jokes are actually witty when they're not obsessing over Anderson's Maxim-ized body (it takes four episodes before the inevitable "Nice rack" double entendre).

While Anderson will never be mistaken for Judy Holliday, it is wise, as Skyler states, not to underestimate her. Perhaps as a result of being the butt of so many punchlines, she has developed sexy and savvy comic gifts. Her Skyler is not your conventional "dumb blonde." In the episode, "Beat the Candidate," she cleverly turns the tables on a pompous rival for her job (guest star Tony Hale from Arrested Development). Providing inestimable support is Christopher Lloyd (Taxi) as Harold, a curmudgeonly bookstore regular and brilliant scientific mind. His reaction to a Garfield cartoon in "Romancing the Stones" is a mini master class. Marissa Jaret Winokur (the Tony-winning star of Hairspray) holds her own as the hapless, wisecracking co-worker Katrina, who puts a nice Carla Tortelli spin on such lines as, "When I want to hear from you, I'll hold a séance." So we'll never know if Gavin and Skyler ever hook up ("Romancing the Stones" hints at that direction). Like we care. This is a surprisingly enjoyable Pam-athon you don't have to be an Anderson-worshiping Borat to enjoy. --Donald Liebenson

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26 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bosom Buddies, October 30, 2006

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Eric A. Klee "eak321" (Charlotte, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stacked - The Complete Series (DVD)

Surprisingly, this was a very funny show. Its episodes were well-written and Pamela was quite comedic. Not suprisingly, the network cancelled the show. It seems that if a good show doesn't rate in the Top Ten during its first airing, it's immediately dropped off the list. Very, very sad for TV shows... Note to networks: this is why I don't watch much television.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Didn't think I liked Pam Anderson, December 22, 2008

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Early Adopter (Denver, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stacked - The Complete Series (DVD)

I avoided this (and VIP, and ...) because they had Pam Anderson in them. Not that I had anything against her, per se, but I have a penchant for avoiding things done by media stars, like, her, Britney, Christina, Paris, ad nauseum. In my past experiences, these folks have been much ado about nothing.

Still, in my search for the funniest (either intentionally or unintentionally) movie ever made I came across this series, and, having loved Blacks Books decided to give it a try. Boy am I glad I did.

This show is hilarious. Pam is very funny, with a good sense of comedic timing, and is the butt (pun intended) of most of the jokes. The supporting (another pun) cast is very good, headed by Christopher Lloyd who is, as usual, brilliant.

After enjoying this I moved on to VIP, which is also very good.

Who would have guessed?

18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pam's Folly, December 25, 2006

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Bennet Pomerantz "Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD" (College Park, Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Stacked - The Complete Series (DVD)

Pamela Anderson's poke at herself, intelligence and literature is in full bloom with the complete series of Stacked.

Anderson plays Skyler Dayton who is a groupie/party girl who gets a job at a small coffeehouse book store run by two brothers Gavin (a failed author) and Stuart (an oversexed , lazy do-nothing). Their coffee clerk Katrina rounds out the staff.

This short lived series was a cute sitcom with Anderson playing a stereotype of herself. With mismatched pairing of Elon Gold and Brian Scalaro are the two odd couple owners, thjey seem to play straight man to Anderson. Marissa Jaret Winokur steals every scene she is in as the coffe clerk Katrina. Rounding out the cast is Christopher Lloyd (yes, Back to the Future's Doc Brown) as the book store's favorite patron, a Retired Rocket Scientist.

With all the televised episodes and five unaired episodes, this show is cute. It does not play down to the audience.

Too Bad FOX TV again missed the mark and didnt give the cute show a real chance. It died before it found an audience

Bennet Pomerantz AUDIOWORLD