The Cosby Show

Name: The Cosby Show
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Released: 1984-09-20
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 7.40
Cast: Keshia Knight Pulliam, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad

– The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight..

Type:

TVSeries

Rating:

7.40 / 10

Duration:

30 Minutes

Release Year:

1984

The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.

According to TV Guide, the show "was TV's biggest hit in the 1980s, and almost single-handedly revived the sitcom genre and NBC's ratings fortunes". Originally, the show had been pitched to ABC, which rejected it. Entertainment Weekly stated that The Cosby Show helped to make possible a larger variety of shows based on people of African descent, from In Living Color to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. The Cosby Show was based on comedy routines in Cosby's standup act, which were based on his family life. Other sitcoms, such as Home Improvement and Everybody Loves Raymond, would later follow that pattern. The show spawned the spin-off A Different World, which ran for six seasons from 1987 to 1993.

Styles:

Semi Serious, Witty, Feel Good, Humorous, Sentimental, Realistic

Story Timeline:

1980s, 20th Century, 1990s

Producing Country:

USA

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Genre:

Family, Comedy, Romance

Editor's Pick for:

Family Outing

Release Date:

20 Sep 1984

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:

TV-G – For All Ages

This program is suitable for all ages. Programs rated TV-G are generally suited for all audiences, though they may not necessarily contain content of interest to children. The FCC states that "this rating does not signify a program designed specifically for children 10 years of age and older, (and) most parents may let younger children watch this program unattended." The thematic elements portrayed in programs with this rating contain little or no violence, mild language, and no sexual dialogue or situations.

The Cosby Show: Season 1

Story Written By:

Michael Leeson

Main Actors:

Keshia Knight Pulliam, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad

Plot:

Long-running popular comedy television series about the Huxtable family. Doctor Heathcliff Huxtable and Clair Huxtable, a happily married couple, are raising their children (Sondra, Denise, Theodore, Vanessa, and Rudy). The two oldest daughters eventually live successful adult lives and get married (Sondra to Elvin and Denise to Martin). As the children get older, the family gets larger and, to the chagrin of Cliff, keep on coming back home when he wants them to move out and live on their own for good.

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 51 wins & 57 nominations.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.4/10