The Cosby Show

As a child, my favorite thing to watch on TV was The Cosby Show. When the show was on, I was a Huxtable. And in reality, I was still pretty damn close to being a Huxtable. I was the youngest child of a black, upper middle-class family that resided in New York. My parents both had post-graduate degrees – in fact my father, like Heathcliff Huxtable, was a good-humored physician. Just like the Huxtables, we were a nuclear family of seven: two cis-gendered married parents with five spirited children who rarely got into any serious trouble. The relationships between the Huxtable kids reminded me of my relationships with my own siblings, and the way in which Heathcliff and Clair parented their children reminded me of the way my own parents had raised…

Neo-Marxist Analysis: An in-depth look into The Cosby Show The Cosby Show was a show for all families to watch; it was a show in which captivated the homes of many families. According to The New York Times, “What’s more, it revived the sitcom on new terms. ‘The Cosby Show’ is often more credited for breaking new ground in the media visibility of African-Americans, laying track for later shows…” (Flanagin. Jake, “Why ‘The Cosby Show’ Still Matters” 2014, P. 1). Also according to the website,…

The Cosby Show is a positive image of African American television show compared to other television shows representing negative image of racial discrimination an example, is The Jefferson’s. The viewer’s acknowledges that the show avoided racial issues and existence of stereotypical African American middle-class family on television. The Huxtable family show made it a reality that a person could be able to follow their American dream and that hard work does pay off. In the 1970 to the 1980s the…

Actor, William Henry “Bill” Cosby has become one of the most famous African-Americans to date. Cosby grew up in a neighborhood called Germantown located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. During his earlier years life was rough, After Cosby’s father began excessive drinking, the family began to run into financial difficulties. Eventually, Cosby’s father enlisted in the military and as a result of this Cosby became the “man” of the house and had to work multiple jobs in order to assist his mother…

reaching that point. Sut Jhally and Justin Lewis, authors of the novel Enlightened Racism: The Cosby Show, Audiences, and the Myth of the American Dream, argue, “The show never offers [viewers] the slightest glimpse of the economic disadvantages and deep-rooted discrimination that prevent most black Americans from reaching their potential.” Two black professionals in one household was highly unlikely; Cliff and Claire’s jobs did not accurately represent the reality of life as an African American…

but also subtly passed on social norms that were still alien to the public. In the 70’s a show called M*A*S*H was released, it was about the Korean war. The show gave insight to all the political problems that the country was dealing with, this opened the public up to what was going on internationally and increased the people’s awareness. Women’s rights were important but were gazed over by the public during these…

CBS’s early TV strategy differed from NCB due to their different motivations for attracting an audience. CBS employed a populist programming strategy, which included sitcoms, game shows, adaption of radio shows, star driven shows from the celebrity base form radio, employing similar programming strategies that had been established in radio in order to appeal to a mass audience and ensure sponsorship. The network also ensured great flexibility through its use of packaged programs (Shows…

Bill Cosby is an American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and author. He began his stand-up career in 1961 when he decided to leave his hometown, Temple, to book shows in New York City, Chicago, Las Vegas, and San Francisco. Since then, Cosby has won numerous of prestigious awards for his standup comedy performances as well as his comedy television series. In October of 2014, sexual assault and rape allegations against Cosby became public when the first woman, Andrea Constand, spoke out…

American Culture occurred from the 50s to the 80s, black people were seen more on TV. Two sitcom comedies; The Cosby Show(1980s), and Father Knows Best (FKB, 1950s) can be compared by connecting each of them to the era in which they aired. As the 1950s sitcom Father Knows Best illustrates a very scripted family lifestyle, the 1980s sitcom The Cosby Show portrays a realistic family, which both demonstrate the culture though their time periods. A word to describe the TV show FKB is traditional…

The television pilot that was analyzed was A Different World, a Cosby Show spinoff. The first episode of season one was titled “Reconcilable Differences”. The broadcast production aired on September 24, 1987. In addition, the notable talent of the show were Lisa Bonet, Marisa Tomei, and Dawwn Lewis. The 1980 comedy was co-written by Bill Cosby and Lissa Levin. The television show was conceived as a deviation of the Cosby Show by famed comedian, Bill Cosby. A Different World was produced by…