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pos: The Cosby Show The Cosby Show The Cosby Show was 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. "The Cosby Show" spent five consecutive seasons as the number-one rated show on television. "The Cosby Show" and "All in the Family" are the only sitcoms in the history of the Nielsen ratings to be the number-one show for five seasons. It spent all eight of its seasons in the top 20. According to

pos: The Cosby Show The Cosby Show The Cosby Show was 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. "The Cosby Show" spent five consecutive seasons as the number-one rated show on television. "The Cosby Show" and "All in the Family" are the only sitcoms in the history of the Nielsen ratings to be the number-one show for five seasons. It spent all eight of its seasons in the top 20. According to

pos: The Cosby Show "The Cosby Show" DVD releases. As of 2013, these releases have been discontinued, and are now out of print. On November 5, 2013, it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment had acquired the rights to the series. They have subsequently re released all eight seasons on DVD. On September 1, 2015, Mill Creek released a sixteen disc complete series set entitled "The Cosby Show – The Complete Series". In Region 4, Magna Pacific has released all eight seasons on DVD in Australia and New Zealand. The first two seasons have similar artwork to the North American copies, although season two

pos: The Cosby Show eight seasons of "The Cosby Show" have been released on DVD in Region 1. Seasons one and two were released by UrbanWorks which was subsequently acquired by First Look Studios, who then released the remaining six seasons. Seasons One and Two contain special features, including the ninety minute retrospective documentary entitled "The Cosby Show: A Look Back", which aired on NBC in May 2002. It contains interviews with cast members, bloopers, deleted scenes and audition footage. In December 2010, First Look Studios filed bankruptcy, and all its assets were subsequently acquired by Millennium Entertainment, who also took over distribution of

pos: The Cosby Show for all eight seasons. In its first season, the show was the beginning of a Thursday NBC schedule that was followed by "Family Ties", "Cheers", "Night Court", and "Hill Street Blues". "The Cosby Show" is one of three television programs ("All in the Family" and "American Idol" being the others) that were number one in the Nielsen ratings for five consecutive seasons. Carsey-Werner handles domestic distribution, while CBS Television Distribution handles international distribution of the series, and has done so since 1997. In the United States, "The Cosby Show" began its television syndication run in September 1988 in broadcast syndication,

pos: Sitcom airing from 1984 until 1992, spent five consecutive seasons as the number one rated show on television. "The Cosby Show" and "All in the Family" are the only sitcoms in the history of the Nielsen ratings, to be the number one show for five seasons. It spent all eight of its seasons in the Top 20. 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." "TV Guide" also ranked it 28th on their list of "50 Greatest Shows". In addition, Cliff Huxtable was named

pos: Bill Cosby based on ideas that Cosby suggested while in meetings with the writing staff. The show had parallels to Cosby's actual family life: like the characters Cliff and Clair Huxtable, Cosby and his wife Camille were college educated and financially successful, and they had five children. On the show, Cosby played the role of an obstetrician. Much of the material from the pilot and first season of "The Cosby Show" was taken from his video "", released in 1983. The series was an immediate success, debuting near the top of the ratings and staying there for most of its eight-season run.

pos: Alchemy (company) consisting of over 1,000 titles, including "Paris", "Je’TAime", "Transsiberian", and " ", as well as the recent titles "Elephant White", starring Djimon Hounsou and Kevin Bacon; "Shadows and Lies", starring James Franco; and "Blitz", starring Jason Statham. Television series released by Alchemy include "The Cosby Show", "Baywatch", and "A Different World". First Look Studios originally released all eight seasons of "The Cosby Show", "A Different World", and other shows on DVD, but they eventually filed bankruptcy in 2010. Millennium Entertainment acquired all of First Look Studios’ assets, and continued to release them in the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and other

pos: Charlie & Co. Charlie & Co. Charlie & Co. (also known as Charlie & Company) is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 18, 1985, to May 16, 1986. Created by Allan Katz, the series stars Flip Wilson and Gladys Knight. "Charlie & Co." is regarded as CBS's answer to "The Cosby Show", which was a ratings success for NBC at the time. Unlike "The Cosby Show", which ran for eight seasons, "Charlie & Co." lasted for only one. The series follows a middle class African American family that lived on the South Side of Chicago. Charlie Richmond (Flip Wilson)

pos: 60 Minutes five of its seasons it has been that year's top program, a feat matched by the sitcoms "All in the Family" and "The Cosby Show", and surpassed only by the reality competition series "American Idol", which had been the #1 show for eight consecutive seasons from the 2003–04 television season up to the 2010–11 season. "60 Minutes" was a top ten show for 23 seasons in a row (1977–2000), an unsurpassed record, and has made the Top 20 for every season since the 1976-77 season, except the 2005-06 season when it finished at #21. "60 Minutes" first broke into the

pos: Bill Cosby sexual assault cases and previously awarded honors and titles have been revoked. Reruns of "The Cosby Show" and other television programs featuring Cosby have also been pulled from syndication by many media organizations. Twenty-five colleges and universities have rescinded honorary degrees. "Adweek" reporter Jason Lynch noted that the "media landscape ha[d] changed considerably—and ha[d] now been joined by the far-less-forgiving social media arena." Most of the alleged acts fall outside the statute of limitations for criminal legal proceedings, but criminal charges have been filed against Cosby in one case and numerous civil lawsuits have been brought against him. As of November 2015, eight

pos: Rudy Huxtable older sister Vanessa. In 1986, Knight Pulliam identified "The Cosby Show" as her favorite television show. However, the actress voiced that she dislikes being referred to as "Rudy" when she is not in character. The actress fondly remembers her first seasons on the show as her "favorite time". Knight Pulliam is particularly fond of the first season episode "Happy Anniversary", in which the Huxtables perform Ray Charles' "Night Time is the Right Time" (1958) for Cliff's parents in honor of their wedding anniversary. Having portrayed the character for eight years, Knight Pulliam was age 13 by the time the show

pos: Matt Robinson (actor) Roscoe Orman, they used Matt's last name. He wrote and produced the films "Save the Children" and "Amazing Grace" in the early 1970s, and authored scripts for "Sanford and Son" and "Eight Is Enough". In 1983, he joined the staff of the NBC's "The Cosby Show" as a producer and staff writer. By that time, he was beginning to show symptoms of Parkinson's Disease, but stayed with the show for seven seasons despite the difficulty. He ultimately succumbed to the disease on August 5, 2002 in Los Angeles at the age of 65. He is survived by his daughter, actress

neg: Rudy Huxtable of five children instead. During the first few seasons, Knight Pulliam had to learn and memorize her lines phonetically because she had not yet learned how to read. Her parents James and Denise often helped the actress memorize her material. Additionally, she was privately tutored on the set of "The Cosby Show". Both Knight Pulliam and her character were considered to be personal favorites of Cosby. Calling him "real funny", Knight Pulliam particularly enjoyed when Cosby would venture away from the script in order to make his cast mates laugh. Cosby would patiently advise Knight Pulliam on her acting and

neg: The Bill Cosby Show The Bill Cosby Show The Bill Cosby Show is an American sitcom that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Bill Cosby's first solo foray in television, after his co starring role with Robert Culp in "I Spy". The series also marked the first time an African American starred in his or her own eponymous comedy series. In this droll, light-hearted sitcom, Cosby played the role of Chet Kincaid, a physical education teacher at a Los Angeles

neg: The Cosby Show is red rather than blue. Each Australian cover also features the tagline "In a house full of love, there is always room for more". Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released Seasons 1 to 4 in Region 2 (United Kingdom). Note: The Millennium Entertainment release of season one contains the edited versions of the episodes aired in syndication. However, all subsequent DVD releases (including the complete series set) contain the original, uncut broadcast versions. In 2011, Millennium quietly released season one uncut in Region 1, which featured the special features from "The Complete Series" set. The Cosby Show The Cosby Show

neg: The Bill Cosby Show being picked up on the CBN Cable Network. In 2013, reruns of this series began being broadcast on the ASPIRE Television Network and Soul of the South Network. In July 2015, both networks ceased airing the series following accusations of sexual assaults made against Cosby. Shout! Factory has released both seasons of "The Bill Cosby Show" on DVD in Region 1. Mill Creek Entertainment released a ten episode best of set entitled "The Bill Cosby Show – The Best of Season 1" on March 22, 2011. The Bill Cosby Show The Bill Cosby Show is an American sitcom that aired

neg: Denise Huxtable fashion is also reflected in her hair; the character experiments with various hairstyles throughout "The Cosby Show"'s run, ranging from "androgynous short hair to natural curls [and] waist-length dreads." In later seasons, the character "exhibited more of a hippy-chick free spirit" closer to the way in which Bonet dresses outside of "The Cosby Show". Denise's sense of fashion endures during her enrollment at Hillman. Andrea Linett, author of "I Want to Be Her!: How Friends & Strangers Helped Shape My Style", described the character's wardrobe as "drapey and Japanese-y and so perfectly '80s", which she believes only improves once she

neg: African-American family structure a son how to be a man," and that this presents a problem when there are no father figures around to show boys how to channel their natural aggressiveness in constructive ways. Cosby and Poussaint also write, “We wonder if much of these kids' rage was born when their fathers abandoned them." Cosby and Poussaint state that verbal and emotional abuse of the children is prominent in the parenting style of some Black single mothers, with serious developmental consequences for the children. “Words like 'You're stupid,' 'You're an idiot,' 'I'm sorry you were born,' or 'You'll never amount to anything'

neg: Denise Huxtable three and six to seven, and a recurring cast member during seasons four and five. According to PopCrunch, Bonet's feud with Cosby "has become just as legendary as the show" itself. Bonet has famously continued to avoid attending "Cosby Show"-related reunions and specials in the years since the show has ended. When Bonet declined to attend "The Cosby Show: A Look Back", a retrospective television special hosted by NBC in 2002, she explained, "The whole experience and energy behind it felt disingenuous and motivated by corporate profit. I felt devalued and disrespected." When the "Cosby Show" cast was honored with

neg: Bill Cosby Bill Cosby William Henry Cosby Jr. (; born July 12, 1937) is an American former stand-up comedian, actor, musician, author, and convicted sex offender. Cosby began his career as a stand-up comic at the hungry i in San Francisco during the 1960s. He then landed a starring role in the television show "I Spy", followed by his own sitcom "The Bill Cosby Show", which ran for two seasons from 1969 to 1971. In 1972, using the Fat Albert character developed during his stand-up routines, Cosby created, produced, and hosted the animated comedy television series "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids"

neg: T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh Keymáh played a number of characters, including Cryssy, the central character of her self written signature piece, "In Black World". She also sang and danced on the show. After "In Living Color", she played contractor Scotti Decker in "On Our Own"; played comedy show writer Denise Everett in "The Show"; and provided the voices for Roz, Shavonne, Aki, Mrs. LaSalle, and many others in "Waynehead". For four years, Keymáh was a series regular on "Cosby", where she played flight attendant-lawyer-pastry chef-teacher Erica Lucas Hall. Following "Cosby", she appeared for three seasons on the Disney series "That's So Raven" as Raven's

neg: Bill Cosby motion pictures. CSC hired Artie Mogull as President of the label. Tetragrammaton was fairly active during 1968–69 (its most successful signing was British heavy rock band Deep Purple) but it quickly went into the red and ceased trading during the 1970s. Cosby pursued a variety of additional television projects and appeared as a regular guest host on "The Tonight Show" and as the star of an annual special for NBC. In 1969, he returned with another series, "The Bill Cosby Show", a situation comedy that ran for two seasons. Cosby played a physical education teacher at a Los Angeles high

neg: Sunshine Logroño In 1988 Logroño began hosting a show named "Sunshine's Cafe" on WAPA-TV. "Sunshine's Cafe" was very popular among Puerto Rico's television viewers and its "risqué" sense of humor guaranteed four seasons of high ratings and extreme controversy. After the show's first airing all sponsors except one canceled their contracts, and the program spent close to six months without advertising. The program was controversial because it confronted many Puerto Rican stereotypes head-on. It also provided Logroño with a vehicle to bring in many taboo topics in subtext, a technique that he personally credits Bill Cosby with teaching him when Cosby developed

neg: Denise Huxtable and making decisions on her own, and she is deeply loved in my heart". The media continued to circulate Bonet's photographs heavily, which is believed to have instigated a highly publicized dispute between the actress and Cosby towards the end of the 1980s. Cosby expressed concern over how the photographs would affect "The Cosby Show"'s younger audience and Bonet's younger cast mates. Although producers felt that the scandal would disturb "the squeaky-clean Huxtable image", Cosby eventually decided to provide Bonet with her own television series, a spin-off of "The Cosby Show" entitled "A Different World". The network agreed that Bonet

neg: The Carsey-Werner Company for the home entertainment market since they allowed a limited edition of "The Cosby Show" to be distributed by Columbia House. In 2005/2006, Carsey-Werner was flooded with angry letters from fans of "The Cosby Show" and "Roseanne", complaining about edited episodes. Carsey-Werner Distribution eventually decided that seasons 2 of "The Cosby Show" and "Roseanne" would be released with uncut shows. "Roseanne" was decided after John Goodman and Roseanne Barr appeared on "Larry King Live" and a fan called in, asking why Season 1's DVDs contained edited episodes. Barr and Goodman did not know about the editing, but Roseanne said she

neg: The Bill Cosby Show high school, a bachelor, and an average cool guy trying to earn a living and help people out along the way. The show ran for two seasons, 52 episodes in all. While only a modest critical success, "The Bill Cosby Show" was a ratings hit, finishing eleventh in its first season. With the high school as the setting of most episodes, storylines comprise: life lessons, students and fellow teachers, family drama, a coach's purview, and a few challenging forays as a substitute teacher of algebra or English. Cosby was lauded for using some previously unknown African-American performers such as Lillian

neg: Bill Cosby sexual assault cases a July 2015 "USA Today" article about how the actors of "The Cosby Show" responded to the allegations, Keshia Knight Pulliam of the cast stated "All I can speak to is the man I know and I love the fact that he has been such an example [and] you can't take away from the great that he has done, the millions and millions of dollars he has given back to colleges and education, and just what he did with the Cosby Show and how groundbreaking that was. The Cosbys, we were the first family that no matter what race, religion,

neg: The Cosby Show daughters. Initially, the new program dealt with Denise's life at Hillman College, the fictional historically black college from which her father, mother, and paternal grandfather had graduated. Denise was written out of "A Different World" after its inaugural season, due to Bonet's pregnancy, and the following season was revamped, with the addition of director Debbie Allen (Phylicia Rashad's sister) and new characters. Denise later became a recurring character on "The Cosby Show" for seasons four and five, and a regular again in seasons six and seven. Emmy Awards Golden Globe Awards NAACP Image Awards Peabody Award (1986) People's Choice Awards

neg: Bill Cosby centered on Cosby as Hilton Lucas, an iconoclastic senior citizen who tries to find a new job after being downsized and, in the meantime, gets on his wife's nerves. Madeline Kahn co-starred as Rashād's goofy business partner Pauline. Cosby was hired by CBS to be the official spokesman of its Detroit affiliate WWJ-TV during an advertising campaign from 1995 to 1998. Cosby also hosted a CBS special, "Kids Say the Darndest Things" on February 6, 1995, which was followed after as a full season show, with Cosby as host, from January 9, 1998, to June 23, 2000. After four seasons,

neg: A Different World a "good girl" after four seasons of "The Cosby Show". Thus it was decided that Denise would drop out of Hillman, return home to her family, and eventually travel to Africa throughout the fifth season of "The Cosby Show", ensuring that viewers would not see a pregnant Denise. Allen was also in favor of keeping Tomei, as she herself recalls a white student at Howard and wanted to relate that in the show and even had possible premises for her character, such as meeting Dwayne's parents and seeing the other side of racism. However, Tomei left the show, and she

neg: Rudy Huxtable with her television parents. Over two decades after "The Cosby Show" ended, Rudy remains the role for which Pulliam is best-known. Knight Pullman admitted that she has sometimes struggled to separate herself from Rudy when pursuing more mature acting roles, explaining, "people are used to seeing me as a little girl, as Rudy from "The Cosby Show" at 10 years old. I have to let [audiences] know that now I'm a woman". However, Knight Pulliam has been commended for "avoid[ing] the traps of drugs and crime that had befallen so many other child stars during her career", including Cosby himself

neg: A Different World by Bill Cosby for a character from "The Cosby Show", "A Different World" had many connections to its parent program, even before the latter program was created. The third season finale of "The Cosby Show", entitled "Hillman", was essentially a pilot episode for the new show. The theme song was co-written by Stu Gardner, Bill Cosby, and Dawnn Lewis – who was also a cast member. In the online interviews related to the 2006 "Hillman College Reunion," Lewis revealed that her being approached to write the song and to audition were two separate events that occurred within a short time

neg: A Different World the show. Producer/director Debbie Allen is the real-life sister of Phylicia Rashad. Allen made one guest appearance on "The Cosby Show", playing an aggressive aerobics instructor who helps Clair slim down for a special occasion. Allen appeared in later seasons in a recurring role as Whitley's psychiatrist. Dwayne and Whitley also visited the Huxtable home in an episode featuring the revelation that Denise had married and would not return to Hillman. A young Kadeem Hardison appeared on "The Cosby Show" as one of Theo Huxtable's friends in the first-season episode "A Shirt Story", though not playing Dwayne. Sinbad also appeared

neg: Bill Cosby produced and starred in the television sitcom "The Cosby Show", which aired from 1984 to 1992 and was rated as the number one show in America for 1985 through 1989. The sitcom highlighted the experiences and growth of an affluent African-American family. Cosby produced the spin-off sitcom "A Different World", which aired from 1987 to 1993. He also starred in "The Cosby Mysteries" from 1994 to 1995 and in the sitcom "Cosby" from 1996 to 2000, and hosted "Kids Say the Darndest Things" from 1998 to 2000. Cosby's career and image were seriously damaged in the mid-2010s by many sexual

neg: Fatherhood (book) It premiered in June 2004 on Nick at Nite, and aired for two seasons. Fatherhood (book) Fatherhood is a 1986 book attributed to Bill Cosby, and published by Doubleday & Company in 1986. The book was ghostwritten by humorist Ralph Schoenstein. The introduction and afterword were written by American psychiatrist Alvin F. Poussaint. The Canadian National Institute for the Blind published an audio cassette edition of "Fatherhood", with narration by Bob Askey. Another audiobook edition, published in 2008, is read by actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who appeared alongside Cosby in the sitcom "The Cosby Show" from 1984 to 1992. In "The

neg: All in the Family "All in the Family" is one of three television shows ("The Cosby Show" and "American Idol" being the others) that have been number one in the Nielsen ratings for five consecutive TV seasons. The show remained in the top 10 for seven of its nine seasons. The series finale was seen by 40.2 million viewers. According to "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present", "All in the Family" has the most spin-offs for a prime-time television series, spawning five other shows, three of which were very successful and two of which are spin-offs from spin-offs.

neg: Reno Wilson children. Reno Wilson Roy "Reno" Wilson (born January 20, 1969) is an American actor, comedian and voice artist. He is best known for his role as Howard in the sitcom "The Cosby Show" and Officer Carl McMillan in "Mike & Molly". He is also known for providing character voices in the "Transformers" film series. Wilson has appeared in a number of television programs and films. His first television role was on the NBC's "The Cosby Show", where (on a recurring basis) he portrayed Theo Huxtable's college friend Howard during Seasons 5 and 6 of the series. His most recent film

neg: Reno Wilson Reno Wilson Roy "Reno" Wilson (born January 20, 1969) is an American actor, comedian and voice artist. He is best known for his role as Howard in the sitcom "The Cosby Show" and Officer Carl McMillan in "Mike & Molly". He is also known for providing character voices in the "Transformers" film series. Wilson has appeared in a number of television programs and films. His first television role was on the NBC's "The Cosby Show", where (on a recurring basis) he portrayed Theo Huxtable's college friend Howard during Seasons 5 and 6 of the series. His most recent film roles

neg: Bryan Cranston series was met with widespread critical acclaim, winning him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series in each of the show's first three seasons and being nominated in 2012 and 2013 for seasons four and five (winning again in 2014 for the second half of season 5). Cranston and Bill Cosby are the only actors to have won the award three consecutive times. Cranston was also a producer for the fourth and fifth seasons of the series, and directed three episodes of the show during its run. In 2011, Cranston had supporting roles in three

neg: Bill Cosby: Himself Bill Cosby: Himself Bill Cosby: Himself is a 1983 stand-up comedy film featuring Bill Cosby. Filmed before a live audience at the Hamilton Place Theatre, in Hamilton, Ontario, Cosby gives the audience his views ranging from marriage to parenthood. The film also showcases Cosby's trademark conversational style of stand up comedy. For most of the performance, Cosby is seated at the centre of the stage, only getting up to emphasise a joke. Many of the comedic routines presented in the film were precursors to Cosby's successful sitcom, "The Cosby Show". An album of the same name was also released on

neg: Denise Huxtable would remain a spin-off of "The Cosby Show", Denise's absence severed connections between the two shows apart from the fact that Hillman is her father's alma mater during its earliest seasons. Having spent the majority of season five away on maternity leave, Bonet resumed her role on "The Cosby Show" full-time after giving birth to daughter Zoë Kravitz; Denise returns home after secretly marrying Lt. Martin Kendall, a Naval officer she had met while working in Africa, becoming stepmother to his three year-old daughter Olivia (Raven-Symoné). Actor Joseph C. Phillips, who portrays Martin, originally appeared in an early episode of

neg: Denise Huxtable Introduced during the show's later seasons, Pam Tucker (Erika Alexander), a cousin of the Huxtable family, is considered to be a "replacement" for Denise; StyleBlazer believes that Pam was created because the sitcom "needed another character to play a free-spirited problem child." Bonet developed a reputation for being difficult to work with on "The Cosby Show". Although nearly every main and recurring character who played a significant role on the series returned for "The Cosby Show"'s finale "And So We Commence", which revolves around Denise's younger brother Theo graduating from New York University, Bonet was not invited back to make

neg: Bill Cosby sexual assault cases "[punished] by the powers-that-be for [his] attempts to buy NBC in the 1990s." Page wrote that the conspiracy doesn't explain why the conspirators waited so long to bring forth the accusations, with the scandal unfolding many years after Cosby abandoned the purchase. Dick Gregory was a supporter of this theory. Two notable people who had previously defended Cosby, and believed in his innocence, changed their minds. American actress and talk show host Whoopi Goldberg and Joseph C. Phillips (a "Cosby Show" regular for three years) each made public statements on July 15, 2015. Goldberg said, "If this is to be

neg: The Electric Company adult cast also had recurring roles as Spider-Man (Danny Seagren) (seasons 4–6 (1974–1977)), J.J. (Skip Hinnant), Carmela (Rita Moreno), Brenda (Lee Chamberlin) (seasons 1–2 (1971–1973), Mark (Morgan Freeman), Hank (Bill Cosby) (seasons 1–2 (1971–1973)), Roberto (Luis Ávalos) (seasons 2–6 (1972–1977)), Winnie (Judy Graubart), Andy (Jim Boyd), and Sylvia (Hattie Winston) (seasons 3–6 (1973–1977)). Another regular part of the show was the Short Circus (a pun on "short circuit"), a five-member singing band whose songs also facilitated reading comprehension. June Angela was the only Short Circus member to remain with the show during its entire six-year run. Others lasted anywhere from

neg: Television in the United States has been more noted for situation comedies such as "I Love Lucy", "The Honeymooners", "The Andy Griffith Show", "The Dick Van Dyke Show", "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", "All in the Family", "Happy Days", "Family Ties", "Cheers", "The Cosby Show", "Seinfeld", "Friends", "Frasier", "Everybody Loves Raymond", "The King of Queens", "How I Met Your Mother", "The Big Bang Theory" and "Modern Family". However, there have also existed sketch comedy/variety series during prime time such as "Texaco Star Theatre", "The Carol Burnett Show" and "Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In". The most prominent as well as the longest-running sketch comedy program is "Saturday

neg: Bill Cosby was Cosby's child would not have entitled her to the $40 million she demanded, and therefore the demand was extortionate, whether or not she believed herself to be Cosby's daughter. Although both Jackson and Cosby stated at various times that they were willing to undergo DNA testing to determine Jackson's paternity, the two sides never reached an agreement as to when and how to perform the test. After Jackson's conviction, Cosby provided a blood sample for testing, but Jackson refused to participate. Cosby was awarded around 70 honorary degrees and many other honors since 1985. Most of these were revoked

neg: The Cosby Show Emmy Awards Golden Globe Awards Two albums were produced that included various theme and background music from the show. The albums were presented by longtime Cosby collaborator Stu Gardner. They were: They were dubbed "Cosby sweaters", a term that is used to describe sweaters that are generally deemed garish and unappealing. In May 2008, Cosby's daughter Evin auctioned a batch of the sweaters that her father had kept on eBay. The proceeds of the sales went to the Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation, a non-profit charity named for Ennis Cosby. Ennis, Cosby's only son, was murdered in January 1997. All

neg: Jay Sandrich Sand in Friends and Lovers", "Loves Me, Loves Me Not", "Soap", two-thirds of the episodes of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in early seasons, and the first three seasons of "The Cosby Show". He was responsible for the series pilots of "The Bob Newhart Show", "WKRP in Cincinnati", "Empty Nest", and "The Golden Girls". His last work as a director on television was an episode of "Two and a Half Men" in 2003. Sandrich also directed for Theatre Aspen, in Aspen, Colorado, "Rounding Third" (2008), "Chapter Two" (2009), and "Same Time, Next Year" (2010). The only theatrical movie he directed

neg: Robert van Scoyk and song lyrics.Online Archive of California "The Apple Dumpling Gang" "Armstrong Circle Theatre" "Baby Makes Five" "Baretta" "Cannon" "Car 54, Where Are You?" "The Cosby Mysteries" "The Cosby Show" "The Defenders" "The Doctors and the Nurses" "East Side/West Side" "Flying High" "Gavilan" "Glitter" "Hernandez" "Ironside" "Magnum, P.I." "Mama Malone" "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" "Marcus Welby, M.D." "Partners in Crime" "Rafferty" "Sarge" "Trauma Center" "Wonder Woman" His other writings were represented in anthologies including "Best Short Stories of 1958", in sketches for a 1956 Broadway show called "The Littlest Revue" (OAC), and in contributions to periodicals including "Ellery Queen's

neg: Bill Cosby can't speak." In the wake of the allegations, numerous organizations have severed ties with Cosby, and honors and titles that were previously awarded to him have been revoked. Reruns of "The Cosby Show" and other shows featuring Cosby have also been pulled from syndication by many organizations. 25 colleges and universities have rescinded honorary degrees. In an attempt to explain the backlash against Cosby, "Adweek" reporter Jason Lynch noted that the "media landscape has changed considerably—and has now been joined by the far-less-forgiving social media arena." Most of the acts fall outside of the statutes of limitations for criminal prosecution,

neg: The Electric Company of Chair". Jim Boyd, who was strictly an off-camera voice actor and puppeteer during the first season, began appearing on-camera in the second season, mostly in the role of J. Arthur Crank. Luis Ávalos also joined the cast at that time. Cosby was a regular in season one, and occasionally appeared in new segments during season two, but left afterward. Nevertheless, segments that Cosby had taped during seasons one and two were repeatedly used for the rest of the run, and Cosby was billed as a cast member throughout. Similarly, Chamberlin also left after season two, but many of her

neg: Malcolm-Jamal Warner last day of the nationwide search and was chosen by Cosby himself. During his tenure on "The Cosby Show" Warner turned his hand to directing, making music videos including New Edition's "N.E. Heart Break" (1989), rapper Special Ed's "I'm the Magnificent" (1989), British R&B group Five Star's "I Love You For Sentimental Reasons" (1994). He has directed many sitcom episodes including "The Cosby Show", "All that", "Kenan & Kel", and "Malcolm & Eddie". Also In 1988 Warner was In . In addition, Warner directed the acclaimed, teen-oriented public health video "Time Out: The Truth About HIV, AIDS, and You" (1992),

neg: Survivor Turkey show was 150,000 euros, for the second and third seasons 250,000 euros, and 500,000 dollars for the fourth season. Turkish "Survivor" followed a similar format as the American "Survivor", but with some differences. In the Turkish version, there are some minor changes in each season when it comes to how the game is played, how contestants are eliminated, and how the game is won. One thing that hasn't seemed to change throughout the seasons is that in order to win the game a contestant must earn the most "points", these points are typically earned through votes or winning challenges. The

neg: 8:15 12:15 complete recordings of the two shows. Much of the record contains material already previously recorded on earlier albums and, indeed, some material performed on the first disc is also performed on the second disc. There are several instances of Cosby interacting with the audience, and at one point he introduces Carroll Shelby, creator of the custom-made Shelby Cobra from "200 M.P.H.". This album was recorded not long before production began on "The Bill Cosby Show", and on Side One Bill talks briefly about the upcoming series. There are two versions of the album, one contains a few lines near the

neg: The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross gotta be Black History Month. Just like with citizenship, for example: A teacher doesn’t say, ‘Today I'm going to teach you how to be a citizen.’ It's taught every day.” In a separate interview on the "Tavis Smiley Show" on PBS, Gates explained how personal the series is for him: “The reason that I wanted to do this series, the first comprehensive treatment of the whole sweep of African-American history since Bill Cosby did his in 1968, and which I watched with my parents when I was 17 years old, was to provide the tools through which a teacher could

neg: The Fix (Person of Interest) a "C+" rating and wrote ""POI" is in the dull spot right now, not so awful as to be entirely unwatchable (provided you don't give it too much of your attention), but not so good as to be anything more than that. I'm not sure how much longer I'll be covering this one. There are only so many kind-of-stretching-it literary references I can make per week." Keysha Couzens of "TV Overmind" wrote "First seasons are a learning curve, "Person of Interest" is clearly trying to find that perfect balance, but it's apparent that there are definitely aspects of the show

neg: Helter Shelter (The Simpsons) House". The show had a family live in a Victorian house, and live as if it were the year 1900. The scene in which the Simpsons wait outside their house waiting for time to "fly by" is a parody of the opening sequence of "King of the Hill". The poison bottle has a face of James Coburn on it. This is the third time Bill Cosby has been parodied on "The Simpsons". There is an extra gag in that the Cosby family are losing ratings on their reality show, so the producers decide on the Simpsons; in the early years,

neg: OBKB OBKB OBKB is a candid web series in the vein of "Kids Say the Darndest Things", where Bill Cosby interviews children across the country. The series began production in 2009, and aired for three seasons between 2010 and 2012. The original derivation of "OBKB" may have come from: The premise of the show is that Bill Cosby would pose a question to a child (between the ages of four and ten) who would usually respond in an endearing way. Questions asked by the host dealt with bullying, learning, secret crushes, aspirations, etc. Performance is in front of a live audience,

neg: Bill Cosby He created that. He created the whole idea of taking a quote-unquote 'comic' and developing a TV show just from a persona that you see on stage." Comedian Larry Wilmore also saw a connection between "Bill Cosby: Himself" and the later success of "The Cosby Show", saying: "It's clear that the concert is the template for "The Cosby Show"." Cosby performed his first TV stand-up special in 30 years, "Bill Cosby: Far From Finished", on Comedy Central on November 23, 2013. His last show of the "Far From Finished" tour was performed at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in

neg: Denise Huxtable readings" of resulting in the series gravitating towards its more interesting supporting characters. Emily Nussbaum, television critic for "The New York Times", reviewed Denise as "so diffident she seemed barely there." Ranking the 25 best "A Different World" characters, Ariel C. James of The Urban Daily placed Denise at number 13, calling her "a detrimental part of the show" for being "whiny and less likable" than how she is depicted on "The Cosby Show". However, Tawana Charles of "The Odyssey Online" appreciated "A Different World" for not depicting Denise as "an honor[s] student." Despite being first inspired to attend college

neg: Kitchen Equipped showed the viewers how to design a kitchen. Each episode would show a little more of the kitchen being done. The 2nd and 3rd seasons spent less time on the process and more on the finishes of the kitchen without showing the actual construction, just the various steps. "Kitchen Equipped" has aired its third season daily at 2 on HGTV. It also airs on Food Network and Fine Living. The show has many kitchen styles which are: Past Kitchen Equipped Kitchen Equipped is a show which can be seen on Food Network and HGTV. The show, which shot 3 seasons

neg: Allen Payne High School in Pennsauken NJ. His first acting role on television was in 1990 on "The Cosby Show". During two seasons, he made several appearances in which he played Lance Rodman, Charmaine's boyfriend. He also appeared as Marcus Stokes in an episode during the second season of "The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air". He made a guest appearance on "Malcolm & Eddie" as Preston. Payne has appeared in many films, including a role with Jada Pinkett Smith in "Jason's Lyric". He played a leading role in the Nelson George-produced and George and Chris Rock-written "CB4" as "Dead Mike" - which was

neg: Bill Cosby school. While only a modest critical success, the show was a ratings hit, finishing eleventh in its first season. Cosby was lauded for using African-American performers such as Lillian Randolph, Moms Mabley, and Rex Ingram as characters. According to commentary on the Season 1 DVDs for the show, Cosby was at odds with NBC over his refusal to include a laugh track in the show, as he felt that viewers had the ability to find humor for themselves when watching a TV show. After "The Bill Cosby Show" left the air, Cosby resumed his formal education. He began graduate work

neg: The Cosby Mysteries expressed hope that "The Cosby Mysteries" would fare better than Cosby's previous two ventures, "Here and Now" and the game-show remake, "You Bet Your Life". "The Cosby Mysteries" only lasted 18 episodes. "The Cosby Mysteries" has been re-run in the United Kingdom on digital channel ITV1, and in the US on A&E, Starz! Mystery and TVOne. The Cosby Mysteries The Cosby Mysteries is an American television mystery series that starred Bill Cosby. It is the first television series to star Cosby since "The Cosby Show" (which ended in the spring of 1992) and lasted one season (1994–1995). Actor/comedian Mos Def

neg: Ben's Chili Bowl the University of Maryland, he would "eat as many as six half-smokes at a time." Cosby returned to Ben's in 1985 to hold a press conference in the restaurant to celebrate the success of his television series, "The Cosby Show". He continues to stop by Ben's while in town for servings of half-smokes. A sign posted in the restaurant proclaimed that Bill Cosby is the only person who eats for free at Ben's Chili Bowl. On November 3, 2008, a new sign was posted to add "the Obama family". Starting in 2012 a large mural featuring Cosby adorned the building,

neg: Bill Cosby at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. For the PBS series "The Electric Company", Cosby recorded several segments teaching reading skills to young children. When Cosby was about 35 years old in 1972, he received an MA from UMass Amherst and was also back in prime time with a variety series, "The New Bill Cosby Show". However, this show lasted only a season. More successful was a Saturday-morning cartoon, "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids", hosted by Cosby and based on his own childhood. That series ran from 1972 to 1979, and as "The New Fat Albert Show" in 1979, and

neg: Denise Huxtable differences". The season's 24th episode "Cliff and Jake", which aired on April 11, 1991, marks Bonet's final appearance on the show. Cosby claims that he fired Bonet because "The Cosby Show"'s material was no longer challenging for her, blaming himself for her character lacking in development: "it's not funny to have someone 21 acting like she's still about 12." However, he commended Bonet's acting talent. Cosby then decided that Bonet's screen time would be divided among "new kids on the show who are working hard, studying so heard and really deserve a shot during what will be our final year."

neg: The New Bill Cosby Show The New Bill Cosby Show The New Bill Cosby Show is an American variety television series aired in the United States by CBS as part of its 1972–73 lineup. "The New Bill Cosby Show" was an attempt to exploit the widespread popularity of Bill Cosby, who had previously starred in an eponymous sitcom and the drama (with comedic undertones) "I Spy" and who had been responsible for several of the best-selling comedy albums of the 1960s. Cosby's supporting cast was biracial, highlighted by Foster Brooks of "funny-drunk" routine fame and also included performer Lola Falana, who additionally served as the

neg: Karen Malina White Actress Supporting Role in a Motion Picture for her performance in the film. During the 90's she made many guest appearances in various television shows. She portrayed Charmaine Brown during Seasons 7 and 8 of "The Cosby Show" (1990-1992), and Season 6 of "A Different World" (1992-1993). White also guest starred as Jewel, Jazz's wife in two episodes of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'.' Shayla' in "Living Single" episode 'Woman to Woman'. From 2001-2005, she performed the voice of Dijonay Jones on the animated Disney Channel series "The Proud Family". Betty Lebo is Season 2 of "I Didn't Do It"

neg: Dub Taylor episode of "The Cosby Show", both on NBC. He played in the 1961 "Perry Mason" episode 'The Case of the Grumbling Grandfather'. Taylor played a recurring character, Houston Lamb, over the course of four episodes of "Little House On The Prairie" in seasons six and seven (1979 to 1981). His later years on television were consumed by his weekly appearances on the long-running country music/comedy show "Hee Haw". Taylor's participation lasted six seasons, 1985–91, where he was mostly seen as a regular in the Lulu's Truck Stop skit featuring Lulu Roman and Gailard Sartain. Taylor appeared in several episodes of

neg: A Different World of each other, such that she thought it was a practical joke by her friends. The song was performed by Phoebe Snow in season one, then by Aretha Franklin in seasons two through five, and Boyz II Men and Terrence Forsythe in season six. The spin-off program featured many appearances by characters from the parent program, especially in the initial season, in which Denise's father Cliff (Bill Cosby), mother Clair (Phylicia Rashad), younger sisters Vanessa (Tempestt Bledsoe) and Rudy, brother Theo (Malcolm-Jamal Warner), and grandfather Russell (Earle Hyman) all appeared on the show, either at Hillman or at the other

neg: Bill Cosby sexual assault cases joked about "Spanish Fly", a slang term in his youth for a pill that could serve as an aphrodisiac. In his 1992 book "Childhood", Cosby devotes an entire chapter to Spanish fly, recalling how enamored he was with the concept as a pubescent boy. A young Cosby asks what Spanish fly looks like, how to give it to a girl ("In a sandwich of somethin'?"), and how much of it to use, to which one of Cosby's childhood friends replies, "Soon as her clothes come off, that's enough." On January 8, 2015, in a stand up routine by Cosby at

neg: The Cosby Show unit) stopped airing reruns of "The Cosby Show". At the same time, barter syndicator The Program Exchange ceased distributing the latter show. Bounce TV resumed airing the series in December 2016 but pulled the show on April 26, 2018 — the day Cosby was convicted of sexual assault. TV One began airing reruns of the show in May 2017. It is currently the only American network to offer the series. "The Cosby Show"s producers created a spin-off series called "A Different World" that was built around the "Denise" character (portrayed by actress Lisa Bonet), the second of the Huxtables' four

neg: Seth MacFarlane Dad!" has a controversial season number discrepancy in which many are divided as to how many seasons the program has had. Beyond division between media journalists and fans, there has been conflicting reports as to what season the show is in even between "American Dad!" creators and the show's official website—both from its original Fox website and now from TBS website. At Comic-Con 2013 on July 20, "American Dad!" co-creator Mike Barker hinted that an "American Dad!" movie—centering on the Roger character and set from his birth planet—is in the works and partially written. What with Barker's departure from the

neg: Bart Gets an "F" one show at the time. Many of the producers of "The Simpsons", including James L. Brooks, were against the move. The show had been in the top 10 while airing on Sunday and they felt the move would destroy its ratings. He commented that "Suddenly a show that was a hit is fighting for its survival, [...] We're not fighting "Cosby", we just want to get healthy ratings. There have been two weeks in my life when a show I was associated with was number one in the ratings, and on Sunday night, we had a chance to be the

neg: Bill Cosby TV-movie "I Spy Returns" (1994), and "The Cosby Mysteries" (1994). In the mid-1990s, he appeared as a detective in black-and-white film noir-themed commercials for Turner Classic Movies. He made appearances in three more films: "Ghost Dad" (1990), "The Meteor Man" (1993), and "Jack" (1996). In addition, he was interviewed in Spike Lee's "4 Little Girls" (1997), a documentary about the 1963 racist bombing of a church in Birmingham, Alabama. Also in 1996, he started up a new show for CBS, "Cosby", again co-starring Phylicia Rashād, his onscreen wife on "The Cosby Show". Cosby co-produced the show for Carsey-Werner Productions. It

neg: Bill Cosby In 1987, Cosby attempted to return to film with the spy spoof "Leonard Part 6". Although Cosby himself was the producer and wrote the story, he realized during production that the film was not going to be what he wanted and publicly denounced it, warning audiences to stay away. Later in the 1980s, Cosby served as an advisor to the Los Angeles Student Film Institute. After "The Cosby Show" went off the air in 1992, Cosby embarked on a number of other projects, which included a revival of the classic Groucho Marx game show "You Bet Your Life" (1992–93), the

neg: 'Round Springfield arm, Bart considers buying a Steve Allen "ultimate pog", and the music heard just before Bart's operation is a parody of the theme music of "ER". Bleeding Gums appears on an episode of "The Cosby Show", a reference to Bill Cosby often getting jazz musicians he liked to appear on the show; in the episode, Cosby is voiced by "The Simpsons" regular Dan Castellaneta. Lionel Hutz's "crack team of lawyers", Robert Shaporo and Albert Dershman, are parodies of Robert Shapiro and Alan Dershowitz, two of the defense attorneys at the O. J. Simpson murder case. The three drive away in

neg: Lights Out (radio show) shows against his parents' wishes and being terrified by the chicken heart. Cosby also referenced the episode in a camping episode of "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids". Other well-remembered Oboler tales, many of them written in the 1930s and rebroadcast in the '40s, include: "Lights Out" often featured metafictional humor. Perhaps inspired by Cooper's "The Coffin in Studio B," in which actors rehearsing an episode of "Lights Out" are interrupted by a mysterious coffin salesman peddling his wares, Oboler wrote stories like "Murder in the Script Department," in which two "Lights Out" script typists become trapped in their building

neg: Clair Huxtable for "The Cosby Show" by series creator, comedian Bill Cosby. Cosby originally pitched a series about a detective who solves crime using his wit and humor; Clair's earliest incarnation resembled his character's girlfriend, who is depicted as "a strong woman with her own career." Networks were not interested in developing the series, so Cosby opted for a somewhat more autobiographical approach instead. Cosby eventually based "The Cosby Show" on his stand-up comedy film "" (1983), which heavily features jokes about his relationship with his wife and their interactions with their children. Clair is based on Cosby's real-life wife Camille. Although

neg: Bill Cosby sexual assault cases University of Notre Dame, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of South Carolina, University of Southern California, Virginia Commonwealth University, Wesleyan University, and West Chester University. On November 17, 2014, Netflix postponed a Cosby stand-up comedy special after accusations surfaced that Cosby had sexually assaulted Janice Dickinson in 1982. Reruns of "The Cosby Show" and other shows associated with Cosby have also been canceled. On November 19, 2014, TV Land and NBC both ended their relationships with Cosby: TV Land announced that it was pulling reruns from its schedule and also removing clips of the show from its

neg: Bill Cosby sexual assault cases had not been there. What I do know is his words were an assault to me never to be forgotten. And the betrayal of a friendship was staggering." Dana Kennedy, a journalist and correspondent, profiled Cosby for the Associated Press (AP) in 1992, noting that even though Cosby was at the height of his success and did not have any measurably negative publicity, he went on at length about "why he mistrusts the press", saying he likes to "control" his interviews. The AP piece reflected more on how uncomfortable the interview was than the substance of the interview itself. In

neg: Joaquín Martínez and "Die Another Day" was released in 2002. Martinez often appeared in western films, television, and miniseries, such as "Stones for Ibarra", "Centennial", "How the West Was Won", and "" in 1978. He guest starred in "Death Valley Days", "Gunsmoke", "Bonanza", and "The High Chaparral". Martinez's guest roles in non-western series included "Quincy, M.E.", "Northern Exposure", "L.A. Law", "Marcus Welby, M.D.", "Dynasty", "Ironside", and opposite Bill Cosby in "The Bill Cosby Show". On stage, Martinez was an original cast member for "Zoot Suit", which broke sales records for live theater when it opened in Los Angeles in July 1978. In

neg: Rudy Huxtable the national spotlight -- and won the hearts of many a devoted '80s television viewer". Knight Pulliam's success as Rudy exposed her to several other acting opportunities throughout the 1980s and 1980s. According to Donald Bogle, author of "Primetime Blues: African Americans on Network Television", Knight Pulliam eventually became "the only Black child star of the late 1980s who appeared in movies clearly developed around her." After "The Cosby Show", Knight Pulliam would go on to guest star as a guitarist in a 1997 episode of Cosby's self-titled follow-up sitcom "Cosby" in which both Cosby and Rashad star, reuniting her

neg: George Lopez (TV series) Many markets also moved the show from overnight timeslots to more desirable ones. Episodes from the first four seasons of "George Lopez" do not use those respective seasons' opening titles, the season five version is used instead (this is evident as Emiliano Diez is credited in the sequence, which is slightly longer than how they were originally broadcast on ABC, though there is also a short version also used in syndication that also differs from the original short opening credits that does not credit him for seasons 1-3, even though Diez did not make his first guest appearance until season

neg: The Carsey-Werner Company As of 2011, the following Carsey-Werner series have been released on DVD: Several Carsey-Werner shows were made available on Netflix's Watch Instantly beginning in February 2011, including "Roseanne", "That 70's Show", "The Cosby Show", & "3rd Rock from the Sun". However, in February 2012, "Roseanne", "The Cosby Show" and "3rd Rock from the Sun" were taken off instant streaming. Since then, selections of "Roseanne" and all of "3rd Rock from the Sun" have been added back. In 2017 Carsey-Werner sued the BBC over possible copyright infringement for using audiovisual clips from "The Cosby Show" in a documentary called "Bill Cosby

neg: The Bill Cosby Show were at odds over his refusal to include a laugh track in the show. Cosby felt that viewers were intelligent enough to find the humour themselves, without being prompted. While a few comedy-dramas already aired without laugh tracks, few sitcoms went without and those that did had studio audiences. The handful of no laugh track, no studio audience, non drama sitcoms prior to this included "The Trouble with Father" and "The Beulah Show". In September 1984, Cosby returned to NBC, with a similarly named sitcom titled "The Cosby Show". The popularity of that sitcom led to reruns of this one

neg: Denise Huxtable backlash from devoted "Cosby Show" fans, some of whom felt that she had betrayed Denise's "wholesome" image. Some media headlines, such as "USA Today"'s "X has Cosby kid's film on spot", gave readers the impression that "all 77 million weekly watchers are outraged by the behavior of their little Denise", according to Trustman Senger of "The Washington Post". The fact that Bonet, a "Cosby Show" cast member, had been cast in a sex scene with co-star Mickey Rorke garnered far more media coverage than whether or not the film deserved the X rating it had originally been assigned. Maintaining that

neg: Cosby some content in episodes to meet the network's mores. It began to air on Bounce TV in January 2015, but was removed from air on July 7, 2015, when records were made public regarding allegations of Cosby's sexual assault against several women. "Cosby" was considered to be a ratings success for CBS, winning its time slot of Monday, 8:00 PM in households and viewers for the first three seasons. Cosby Cosby is an American sitcom television series broadcast on CBS from September 16, 1996, until April 28, 2000. The program starred Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad, who had previously worked

neg: Bill Cosby 1963, he received national exposure on NBC's "The Tonight Show". This led to a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records, who, in 1964, released his debut LP "Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right!", the first of a series of comedy albums. His album "To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With" was number one on "Spin" magazine's list of "The 40 Greatest Comedy Albums of All Time", calling it "stand-up comedy's masterpiece". While many comics of the time were using the growing freedom of that decade to explore material that was controversial and sometimes risqué, Cosby was making his

neg: Erika Cosby an uncertain future status. The expressionistic paint rendering and predominant use of red are a visceral interpretation of the persistent and relentless distortion of black imagery in our culture." The gala was attended by her parents, Latanya Richardson Jackson, Samuel L. Jackson, Johnnetta Betsch Cole, and James Staton, among others. In July 2015, Cosby was the curator of a pop-up group art show in artist Jennifer Coates' Brookylyn studio called "Eye Contact." It featured art by Cosby along with art from Rina Banerjee, Ellen Gallagher, Nina Chanel Abney, Ella Kruglyanskaya, David Armacost, Lauren Gidwitz, Scott Grodesky, and Ryan Schneider. Cosby

neg: Midwood, Brooklyn Night Live". There was also an NBC News NASA Apollo Space Mission Special taped here, a short-lived mystery detective drama, and a weekly circus variety show (the later two for another network). Bill Cosby and crew after a period of time relocated the show to their new home at the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Astoria, Queens. The "second" NBC "Cosby Show" that followed (co-starring Madeline Kahn, most notably of Mel Brooks hit comedy films "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein") was also taped at Kaufman Astoria Studios. In 1965–66, the studios were also home to "Hullabaloo", a popular weekly NBC prime-time

neg: The Cosby Show film "Angel Heart", which contained graphic sexual scenes with actor Mickey Rourke. Bill Cosby strongly disapproved of Bonet appearing in the film, but she was allowed to retain her role on "A Different World" until returning to "The Cosby Show" after her pregnancy. Tensions remained, however, and Bonet was eventually fired from the show in April 1991. The show's theme music, "Kiss Me", was composed by Stu Gardner and Bill Cosby. Seven versions of this theme were used during the run of the series, making it one of the few television series to use multiple versions of the same theme

neg: Denise Huxtable he had never seen an episode of "The Cosby Show" prior to casting Bonet, "Angel Heart" director Alan Parker admitted he was unprepared for the public's reaction, elaborating, "I was naive not to realize ... what she represented within that show was maybe a role model for young black American kids." When the film was released, an overwhelming number of "The Cosby Show" fans asked Bonet to reveal what Cosby thought of her performance. Cosby eventually said that he was not particularly fond of Bonet's role in the film, which he dismissed as "a movie made by white America that

neg: WFXT airings in primetime (in the event that they chose to preempt an ABC network program). WFXT, meanwhile, began airing "Cosby Show" reruns on weekdays in the fall of 1990; aside from a couple of years off between 1994 and 1996, "The Cosby Show" would remain a staple of WFXT's schedule for well over a decade. By 1992, WFXT was carried on many cable providers in areas of New England where Fox programming was not available. Locally, however, the station was still rated in third place (though not as distant as the CBN or early Fox days), behind WSBK and WLVI.

neg: The Cosby Show life. The show led to the spinoff "A Different World", which ran for six seasons from 1987 to 1993. 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 and son of a prominent jazz trombonist. The matriarch is his wife, attorney Clair Huxtable. They have 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,

neg: Eugene Byrd Fest Independent Film Festival. Byrd also starred with longtime friend/Rap Artist Will "Tha Vill" Fuller, Jerry Della Salla (Green Zone) and Director Clay Von Thomas. The four men worked on the highly anticipated Pilot called "The Barracks." Byrd had a guest role in the first season of the Nickelodeon television series "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" in which he portrayed a teenage prankster nicknamed Weeds in the sixth episode titled 'The Tale of the Super Specs.' He was also a guest star in the seventh and eighth seasons of "The Cosby Show" for four episodes titled "Theo and the

neg: Malcolm-Jamal Warner Malcolm X and jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal. At the age of nine, he demonstrated an interest in show business which led to enrollment in acting schools. His career as a child performer later led him to graduate high school from The Professional Children's School in New York City, New York. With appearances and roles on many television shows and films, he landed his most successful role as Theo Huxtable, the only son of Heathcliff Huxtable, who was played by Bill Cosby on the NBC sitcom, "The Cosby Show" from 1984 to 1992. Warner auditioned for the role on the very

neg: Alvin Francis Poussaint At this time, in 1973 Poussaint married his first wife, Ann Ashmore. They had one son together. Unfortunately their marriage lasted until 1988. In the 1980s, Poussaint became very well known. He began to work as a media consultant on scripts and storylines for many black sitcoms, such as The Cosby Show and A Different World. He became close friends with Bill Cosby to ensure that the show promoted a positive healthy and realistic image of black families. In this role he had, Poussaint addressed negative racial stereotypes thought the media. The entertainment industrial complex was not the only sector

neg: Phylicia Rashad Clair Huxtable on the NBC sitcom "The Cosby Show". The show, which ran from 1984 to 1992, starred Bill Cosby as obstetrician Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable, and focused on their life with their five children. In 1985, Rashad co-hosted the NBC telecast of the "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" with Pat Sajak and Bert Convy. When Cosby returned to TV comedy in 1996 with CBS's "Cosby", he called Rashad to play Ruth Lucas, his character's wife. The pilot episode had been shot with Telma Hopkins, but Cosby then fired the executive producer and replaced Hopkins with Rashad. The sitcom ran from 1996