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The Cosby Show - Season 1 (1984-1985)

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Show title: The Cosby Show

IMDb score: 7,4 (38.655)

Episodes: 24

Playing time: 12 hour

Developed by: Bill Cosby, Michael J. Leeson and Ed. Weinberger

Stars: Bill Cosby, Keshia Knight Pulliam and Phylicia Rashād

Origin: United States

Releasedate: Thursday 20 September 1984

First aired on: NBC (Verenigde Staten)

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The Cosby Show plot

The show revolves around the lives of the Huxtable family, a middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn Heights, New York. Head of the family is Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable, a doctor. He is married to Clair, a lawyer. Together they have five children: Sondra Huxtable-Tibideaux, Denise Huxtable-Kendall, Theo Huxtable, Vanessa Huxtable and little Rudy Huxtable.

Episodes Season 1 (1984-1985)

  1. 1. Pilot

    20 September 1984 (30 minutes)

  2. 2. Goodbye, Mr. Fish

    27 September 1984 (30 minutes)

  3. 3. Bad Dreams

    4 October 1984 (30 minutes)

  4. 4. Is That My Boy?

    11 October 1984 (30 minutes)

  5. 5. A Shirt Story

    18 October 1984 (30 minutes)

  6. 6. Breaking With Tradition

    25 October 1984 (30 minutes)

  7. 7. One More Time

    1 November 1984 (30 minutes)

  8. 8. Play It Again, Vanessa

    8 November 1984 (30 minutes)

  9. 9. How Ugly Is He?

    15 November 1984 (30 minutes)

  10. 10. Bon Jour Sondra

    22 November 1984 (30 minutes)

  11. 11. You're Not a Mother Night

    6 December 1984 (30 minutes)

  12. 12. Rudy's Sick

    13 December 1984 (30 minutes)

  13. 13. Father's Day

    20 December 1984 (30 minutes)

  14. 14. Independence Day

    10 January 1985 (30 minutes)

  15. 15. Physician of the Year

    17 January 1985 (30 minutes)

  16. 16. Jitterbug Break

    31 January 1985 (30 minutes)

  17. 17. Theo and the Joint

    7 February 1985 (30 minutes)

  18. 18. Vanessa's New Class

    14 February 1985 (30 minutes)

  19. 19. Clair's Case

    21 February 1985 (30 minutes)

  20. 20. Back to the Track, Jack

    28 February 1985 (30 minutes)

  21. 21. The Younger Woman

    14 March 1985 (30 minutes)

  22. 22. Slumber Party

    28 March 1985 (30 minutes)

  23. 23. Mr. Quiet

    2 May 1985 (30 minutes)

  24. 24. Cliff's Birthday

    9 May 1985 (30 minutes)

Full cast & crew

Actors and Actresses

Heathcliff Huxtable

Clair Huxtable

Denise Huxtable

Vanessa Huxtable

Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux

Olivia Kendall

Elvin Tibideaux

Martin Kendall

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The Huxtables were a recognizable middle-class family. They had big smiles, shiny eyes and chubby cheeks. There was a cozy feeling and zest for life. Problems arose, but they were resolved by the end of the episode. It was a safe environment to grow up in. There appeared to be little difference between a black and a white family.

It was a good idea to give the children different ages. As a result, various vicissitudes could be dealt with: Denise who came home with a wrong boyfriend, Theo who bought an too expensive shirt, Vanessa and Rudy who had a childish fight… There were also funny incidents between the two parents, for example when Claire secretly tasted the chili sauce or when Cliff cheated on the diet.

Bill Cosby could spice up a comedic monologue with improvisation, silly faces, exaggerated body movements and lanky dancing. Phylicia Rashad played the wife with common sense and people skills. Lisa Bonet and Malcolm-Jamal Warner were the most popular kids, but I myself had a soft spot for Tempestt Bledsoe, who went through the evolution from good kid to rebellious teenager. Keshia Knight Pulliam was cute as the youngest daughter. There was regular attention for jazz. In the season finale, singer Lena Horne has a guest role. The frontage was in Greenwich Village; the interior in a TV studio. Laughter and applause were recorded afterwards. It remains one of the funniest American sitcoms.

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