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Series Name:    The Cosby Show Format: TV Series IMDB: IMDB Page Years: 1984 - 1992 Country:   USA Language: English Genre: Sitcom Rating: 7.3  Rate Collection:   Seen It     Wishlist  Community:  14 Have Seen » Search eBay #AD  » Search Amazon #AD This site contains affiliate links for which we may be compensated.

Selected Cast	Bill Cosby as Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable
	Phylicia Rashad as Clair Huxtable
	Malcolm Jamal-Warner as Theo Huxtable
	Lisa Bonet as Denise Huxtable
	Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable
	Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudy Huxtable
	Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable
	Raven-Symoné as Olivia Kendall

Notes

Spin-off series: A Different World

Credited with revitalizing the sitcom format on US TV and also turning around the fortunes of NBC which was struggling in the ratings in 1984.

Notable for in later seasons having a different opening sequence each year. For one season the opening theme was performed by noted a cappella vocalist Bobby McFerrin.

Early episodes credited Phylicia Rashad as Phylicia Ayers-Allen.

On DVD & Blu-ray World

DVD Box Set

The Cosby Show - Firstlook Studios - USA (2008)

DVD

The Cosby Show Season One - Universal Playback - UK (2008)

Comments and Reviews

23skidoo 8th Jun 2015		@zabadak I remember the complaints about that, but the response at the time (and I think it holds up) is the idea was to show that black families were not consumed with "racial issues" day in and day out. I do think they hit on things on occasion, sometimes in very subtle ways, but this was supposed to be a sitcom not a racial drama or a remake of All in the Family. The bizarre part was the show was also criticized for featuring a successful (and let's face it, rich) black family, as if it was somehow improper for a show to suggest that blacks could be upwardly mobile (while providing role modeling - I bet a lot of youth (black and otherwise) were inspired to go into medicine because of Cliff Huxtable. (All the more pity that the show's legacy is taking a beating right now.)
zabadak 8th Jun 2015		Another one I enjoyed at the time. Its main criticism then was that, although it had an all-black cast, it did not tackle racial issues. Of course it didn't, it was a tea-time show! Still, it had to face a lot of Uncle Tom-ish comments. :erk:
Monolith 7th Jun 2015		I know nothing of Cosby's stand up, this was my first sight of him and I quite enjoyed the show but found myself continually watching it because of habit rather than anything else.
23skidoo 7th Jun 2015		Recent allegations have impacted a lot of people's opinion of this show, but taken on its own merits it was a great expansion of Cosby's stand-up comedy stories and they managed to get some fantastic guest stars on. I remember Danny Kaye and Lena Horne, to name just two. This was the top show on TV when it first aired and still holds up fairly well on its own merits as they seemed to avoid doing too much that would seriously date the series.

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