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I don't really remember this show all that well, except that was one of the last things that Madeline Kahn did before she died. I also recall that weird character named Griffin who was such a pest, he was like digging in the fridge all the time for food, and bothering Hilton all the time. oh well. I have some of Cosby's best stand up routines on CD, they still make me laugh all the time. hee hee!!

I totally dug Cos during the sixties and the early/mid seventies. He was at his peak and could make me laugh in ways few others ever have.

Unfortunately, something happened in the mid/late seventies that changed him. He lost that spark that made his comedy so special before. To me, he became a depressing, un-funny parody of himself.

As far as this show goes, it was simply ok. I didn't love it or hate it, but it was just sort of 'there'. Average, I guess.

I wish Bill Cosby was running for president instead of Obama,as he actually understands what's really going on with his people,and has taken much flack for having the nerve to state the truth about same.That said,his entire supporting cast on this show were unlikable,unrealistic "TV Negroes".The first two years of "Good Times",JJ notwithstanding,were a more accurate portrayal of a black family with a strong sense of pride,and an admirable,no-nonsense father in John Amos.For the true essence of Cos,dig his comedy LPs from the sixties.Still very funny after all these years...

I hate Bill Cosby. Self righteous old bastard.

this is when the cosb was cheatin on his wife? he was a straight up gangsta on this show

Why could'nt the Cosby Episodes be run on Nick or TV Land? I loved the show.

Two words: Madeline Kahn.

Without her, the show wasn't funny anymore. In fact, she MADE the show, I don't think Bill Cosby or the rest of the cast made it. Why couldn't they let her rest in peace is another story...

I thought that Cosby was as funny as it could be. I loved it and wish that I could purchase it on dvd. Does anyone know if it is available or if it is going to be made available on dvd?

The show definitely jumped when Cosby's character started breaking the 4th wall in the second season.

THIS SHOW SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN MADE.

The Cosby family experience should have ended with the final episode of {The Cosby Show}

It was no longer entertaining for me when (A) Vanessa was engaged to Dabnus, (B)Cockroach came up missing, (C) Pam moved in and brought her friends with her, (D) Cliff stopped going to work, (E) Oliva was in every scene but even more than that, I found it unbelievable that Denise would marry someone, bring HIS child home and both Denise and her husband leave and the child is left with step grandparents-I thought this was downright STUPID!!

JTS when Bill Cosby seems to think that we still just can't get enough of all the actors he hired for this show. The Huxtable nepotism is alive and well in 2004. It was bad enough when Phylicia Rashad starred on Cosby's creations 'Cosby' and 'Little Bill'. But wait! Now Sondra(!) of all people is coming back to life since Sabrina Lebeauf is going to play the mother on Cosby's new 'Fatherhood' show. What in hell has this woman done since TCS left the air??

The first episode of "Cosby" that I saw was the "Hitchcock" spoof, and I have been watching in rerun ever since, without any real disappointment. I know that I am going to get reamed for saying this, but I like it better than "The Cosby Show" (TCS). First, it is more of a sitcom than TCS. You get the sense that with TCS, Mr. Cosby was trying to capture a slice of life in an upper-middle class black family. I think that this was the reason it was never all that funny. "Cosby" allowed itself to be a little less realistic, (the "Hitchcock" and "I-Spy" spoofs for instance) and thus was funnier. But still, the "I-Spy" spoof shows us that "Cosby" had not lost the post-modern edge of "TCS", since it raised the question of if the characters existed in a TV world or in the real world. Secondly, Mr. Cosby did not rely on his interaction with cute kids for his laughs. He had to hold his own with adults, which makes him less lazy. Finally, I think that the comedic interaction between Griffin and Hilton is better than that of Cliff and Theo. As an added bonus, the music used throughout the series is a great compliment to what is, overall, a hipper and tighter show than "TCS". Never jumped.

The show added the kids, and it stopped being about a cranky old man in retirement and started being a Cosby Show ripoff featuring the two primary players. Kids moving in next door, they pretty much served the purpose of plugging Kids Say The Darndest Things. Too bad Cos couldnt escape his schtick, the show was good in its infancy and he ruined his last shot at a huge hit sitcom.

Cosby's downfall has always been the addition of ugly, untalented children, and Jurnee Smolett is no exception. Instead of letting the show die gracefully with the Madeline Kahn tribute, they just lose steam with this girl whose face looks like a cracked bell with a padded clapper.