House of Huxtable

Houston, however, was unable to commit to the full-time television production schedule in the NBC contract, as she was intending to be a full-time music recording artist. Most of the story in the pilot presentation is taken from Bill Cosby's classic comedy film Bill Cosby: Cosby's character is called "Clifford" in the early episodes of the first season as evidenced by his name plate on the exterior of the Huxtable home.

His name was later switched to "Heathcliff". Additionally, Vanessa refers to Theo as "Teddy" twice in the dining room scene. The interior of the Huxtables' home features an entirely different living room from subsequent episodes, and different color schemes in the dining room and the master bedroom. Throughout the remainder of the series, the dining room is reserved for more formal occasions. In the early s, Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner , two former executives at ABC , left the network to start their own production company. The two decided that to get a sitcom to sell for their fledgling company, they needed a big name behind it.

Bill Cosby, who starred in two failed sitcoms during the s, produced award-winning stand-up comedy albums, and had roles in several different films, was relatively quiet during the early s. Outside of his work on his cartoon series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids , Cosby was doing little in film or television, but Carsey and Werner were fans of Cosby's stand-up comedy and thought it would be the perfect material for a family sitcom.

Cosby originally proposed that the couple should both have blue-collar jobs, with the father a limousine driver, [18] who owned his own car, and the mother an electrician. Cosby wanted the program to be educational, reflecting his own background in education. He also insisted that the program be taped in New York City instead of Los Angeles , where most television programs were taped. Luke's Place near 7th Avenue in Manhattan 's Greenwich Village although in the show, the residence was the fictional "10 Stigwood Avenue". During its original run on NBC, it was one of five successful sitcoms on the network that featured predominantly African-American casts.

Although the cast and characters were predominantly African American, [29] the program was unusual in that issues of race were rarely mentioned when compared to other situation comedies of the time, such as The Jeffersons. The show's spin off, A Different World , dealt with issues of race more often. Rather than write this pregnancy into the character of Claire Huxtable, the producers simply greatly reduced Rashad's scenes or filmed in such a way that her pregnancy was not noticeable. Another pregnancy of one of the main stars, that of Lisa Bonet , almost caused the actress to be fired, especially coming in the wake of appearing in the 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 For season four, the theme song music was performed by musician Bobby McFerrin.

Due to legal complications regarding the background mural, the opening for season seven filmed in August was replaced with the one from the previous season. Phillips appears as Daryl, a potential boyfriend for Sondra in season two episode: The show's portrayal of a successful, stable black family was praised by some for breaking racial stereotypes and showing another part of the African-American experience.

The Cosby Show aired on Thursdays at 8: 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 In the United States, The Cosby Show began its television syndication run in September in broadcast syndication, shortly before the show's fifth-season premiere, and was at the time distributed by Viacom; many stations that carried the series were Big Three network affiliates.

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As time went on, this moved to lower-profile timeslots and other independent stations and minor network affiliates. Fort Worth, Texas -based independent station, KTVT , carried the series until , when it ceased operating as a regional cable superstation and became an affiliate of CBS. TBS , then a national cable superstation, carried the series for nearly a decade beginning in Fellow superstation WGN America began carrying the series shortly thereafter, and continued to until September Reruns of The Cosby Show have been pulled from several networks and venues as a result of Cosby's eventual conviction for sexual assault.

In November , TV Land pulled the series from its lineup. At the same time, barter syndicator The Program Exchange ceased distributing the latter show. 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 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.

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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 dubbed "Cosby sweaters", a term that is used to describe sweaters that are generally deemed garish and unappealing. Ennis, Cosby's only son, was murdered in January 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: It contains interviews with cast members, bloopers, deleted scenes and audition footage. As of , these releases have been discontinued, and are now out of print. On November 5, , it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment had acquired the rights to the series. They have subsequently re released all eight seasons on DVD.

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The first two seasons have similar artwork to the North American copies, although season two is red rather than blue. Each Australian cover also features the tagline "In a house full of love, there is always room for more". 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.

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Clair Huxtable

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But when you look at me, this is all you see in me, a black woman? The show's only main character to have been spared harsh criticism, [74] Clair has garnered very positive reviews from critics, by whom she continues to be venerated frequently. Rashad has also garnered critical acclaim for her performance. Clair is widely regarded as one of the greatest mothers in television history by several media publications.

She was Black, she was a professional, had a working husband, and a boat load of children. Hot Sitcom Moms", ranking her fourth. Club recognized Clair among the greatest fictional mothers of all-time. Clair has since been established as a feminist icon, [54] [81] often hailed by critics "as one of the biggest feminist icons in TV history" who "helped redefine the representation of working women in the media.

Conversely, in recent times Cosby's controversial history with women has caused some contemporary critics to question his intentions behind creating a character like Clair in the wake of a series of sexual assault allegations made against the comedian. On Slaying the Cosbys" in which the author dismissed the character's progressive gender politics as "a sham", arguing that Clair must be forgotten to allow for a new generation of television heroines. Houston maintains that Clair remains beloved as a "feminist hero" by the same people who now try to disassociate themselves from both Cosby and The Cosby Show.

Houston concluded, "because someone like Clair Huxtable shared her feminism in the home, someone like Alicia Florrick can now share it in the courtrooms". Mom Style Icon devoted to the character's outfits garnered significant media attention, as did another Clair's Closet; the former is run by blogger Chloe Wepper. Having portrayed the character for eight years, Rashad remains best known for her role as Clair; [] [] [] the actress established herself as a both household name and television icon during the s for portraying "the working mom who had it all".

Just as no one remembers Clair, the super-woman of The Cosby Show without thinking of the actress who played her, few think of Ms. Rashad without flashing on Clair". From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. A Chronology of Shows, - Marla Brooks". Retrieved January 14, Retrieved November 18, Encyclopedia of Television Shows, through , 2d ed.

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