The Cosby Show
| The Cosby Show | |
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by |
Ed. Weinberger Michael Leeson Bill Cosby |
| Starring | Bill Cosby Phylicia Rashad Sabrina Le Beauf Geoffrey Owens Lisa Bonet Joseph C. Phillips Malcolm-Jamal Warner Tempestt Bledsoe Keshia Knight Pulliam Raven Symoné Erika Alexander |
| Theme music composer |
Stu Gardner Bill Cosby |
| Opening theme | "Kiss Me"; performed by: Bobby McFerrin (season 4) Oregon Symphony (season 5) Craig Handy (seasons 6–7) Lester Bowie (season 8) |
| Ending theme | "Kiss Me" (instrumental; various versions) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 202 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Marcy Carsey Tom Werner Bernie Kukoff (season 7) Janet Leahy (season 8) |
| Location(s) |
Kaufman Astoria Studios Astoria, New York, U.S. |
| Camera setup | Videotape; multi-camera |
| Running time | 23–25 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Carsey-Werner Productions Bill Cosby Productions |
| Distributor |
Viacom Enterprises (1988–1995) Paramount Domestic Television (1995–97) Carsey-Werner Distribution (1997–present) |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | 480i (NTSC) |
| Original release | September 20, 1984 – April 30, 1992 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | "The Bill Cosby Show" |
| Related shows | A Different World |
The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom 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." In May 1992, Entertainment Weekly stated that The Cosby Show helped to make possible a larger variety of shows with a predominantly African-American cast, from In Living Color to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
The Cosby Show was based on comedy routines in Cosby's stand-up act, which in turn were based on his family life. The show spawned the spin-off A Different World, which ran for six seasons from 1987 to 1993. In many areas, reruns of the show have been discontinued as a result of the sexual assault allegations against Cosby.
The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in a brownstone in Brooklyn Heights, New York, at 10 Stigwood Avenue. The patriarch is Cliff Huxtable, an obstetrician, son of a prominent jazz trombonist. The matriarch is his wife, attorney Clair Huxtable.
They have five children, four daughters and one son: Sondra, Denise, Theo, Vanessa and Rudy. Despite its comedic tone, the show sometimes involves serious subjects, like Theo's experiences dealing with dyslexia, inspired by Cosby's dyslexic son, Ennis. The show also deals with teen pregnancy when Denise's friend, Veronica (Lela Rochon), becomes pregnant.
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