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• Directors: Bob Koherr, Steven Levitan, Lee Shallat Chemel, Scott Ellis
• Format: Box set, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.1)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• DVD Release Date: December 12, 2006
• Run Time: 416 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000IHY9O8
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #32,464 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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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

Product Description
You can't judge a bookstore by its covergirl, especially when she happens to be Pamela Anderson! Anderson stars as drop-dead sexy Skyler Dayton, a reformed party girl in need of a lifestyle makeover, who takes a job at a family-run bookstore called "Stacked Books." Determined to prove she has ample talent beyond her ample talents, Skyler dazzles the employees and customers with her sweet-natured charm and refreshing honesty. This hip, hilarious comedy also features guest appearances by super-hotties Carmen Electra and Jenny McCarthy and includes 5 unaired episodes that can finally be revealed. You'll bust out laughing!

Customer Reviews

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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Eric A. Klee "gapkid" (Charlotte, NC USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Bennet Pomerantz "Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD" (Seabrook, Maryland) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

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

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Book smarts galore., December 12, 2006

By	Poker Face (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

I enjoyed each of Stacked's 19 episodes (five of which Fox never aired), which run about 22 minutes in length.The box says 416 minutes total.(not including extras).

Each of the episodes, including the five unaired episodes had many good one-liners that made me laugh out loud several times, so repeat viewing should still offer enough enjoyment to make this a worthy purchase for fans of relaxing good hearted sit-coms,even if you're not a big fan of Pam Anderson. For example, the unaired episode ("The Third Date") about Harold's (Christopher Lloyd) daughter is very well written and laugh out loud funny! If you don't laugh at this episode you probably have no pulse. As well, Paget Brewster (of Huff and now Criminal Minds) reprises her role as Gavin's (Elon Gold) ex-wife in the unaired episodes and Jenny McCarthy and Carmen Electra appear in an episode each, of those episodes that already aired on Fox.

Everything is shown in 1.78:1 widescreen,but with your DVD player's zoom feature, you can easily fill the screen and not miss too much of the outer edge visuals,if you so desire.The audio is in fine 2.0 channel stereo surround and white subtitles are included for each episode(English or Spanish).

There are 3 discs, two fit in one case and the third in the other. There is a different picture of Pam posing in fishnet stockings and a short skirt on each case. Too much information...perhaps.


DVD Extras:
- There is a 5 minute blooper reel that is quite funny and it's filled with swearing in many of the scenes. Luckily, NO bleeps are present. Some deleted scenes appear to be mixed in with this blooper reel as well,and there is no separate section for deleted scenes, so the few that are here are all you get.

-Nipplegate (7 minutes) just features the costume designer on the show, as well as showing some of the clothes worn by the cast mixed in with actual scenes from the series and explains how there's not much you can do to cover up Pam's nipples. They're just there and they all just have to live with it. Yes, life is full of small sacrifices. It's an okay feature, though nothing to write home about.

-The 10 minute Skylar's(Pam Anderson's character) Guide to Dating extra is just a rather useless showcase of 30 second clips from 13 of the episodes that all deal with dating. All are taken from the episodes, so there is nothing extra added and they could have easily found something better to show than this rehash of clips.

NOTE: Although this website lists a Dvd Extra called the Pam Cam, it is NOWHERE to be found in this DVD box set,nor is it listed anywhere, so perhaps this is something that they initially planned to include but then failed to follow through with it. Too bad. It sounded interesting.


So, with plenty of clever writing, many good one-liners, fairly decent storylines and of course the glorious Pam Anderson, this series is a good choice for those looking for a simplistic, yet well written and enjoyable comedy series, sure to keep a constant smile on your face while you're watching it.