When was cosby show on the air

Cliff's Mistake. That's Not What I Said. Autumn Gifts. Looking Back 1. Looking Back 2. Where's Rudy? Dance Mania. The Locker Room. The Show Must Go On. Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. The Visit. The Drum Major. Once Upon a Time. Trust Me. Home for the Weekend. The Prom. Gone Fishin'. Together Again and Again.

The Physical. Rudy's All-Nighter. Move It a. The Baby Game. Out of Brooklyn. The Birth 1. The Birth 2. Cyranoise de Bergington. If the Dress Fits, Wear It.

Is There a Hamster in the House? Truth or Consequences. Cliff Babysits. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten. The Lost Weekend. No Way, Baby. Can I Say Something, Please? The Boys of Winter. It Comes and It Goes. Theo's Women. Birthday Blues. A Room With No View. What He Did for Love. Day of the Locusts. Denise: The Saga Continues. Surf's Up. I'm 'In' With the 'In' Crowd. Denise Kendall: Navy Wife. Theo's Gift. Denise Kendall: Babysitter. Shall We Dance?

The Day the Spores Landed. Cliff's Wet Adventure. Grampy and Nu-Nu Visit the Huxtables. Cliff la Dolce. Getting to Know You. Elvin Pays for Dinner. Cliff's Nightmare. Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor. The Birthday Party. Not Everybody Loves the Blues.

Rudy's Walk on the Wild Side. Isn't It Romantic? Theo's Dirty Laundry. What's It All About? Off to See the Wretched. The Moves. Live and Learn. The Storyteller. Same Time Next Year. Bird in the Hand. The Last Barbecue. The show — which drew up to 30million viewers per episode — followed the life of the Huxtable family, made up of a successful Brooklyn couple and their five children.

Though funny, the sitcom also dealt with serious subjects like teen pregnancy and dyslexia, and Cosby emphasised he wanted the show to be "educational".

Many critics also praised its positive portrayal of a black family that smashed racial stereotypes, inspiring other programmes like In Living Colour, and The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air.

Comedian Bill Cosby, 80, played dad Clifford, an obstetrician and jazz trombonist, and his wife Clair, a lawyer, was played by Phylicia Rashad. After reaching the height of his fame in the s, film and TV star Cosby's career seemed to be on the wane by They got Cosby together with two screenwriters to create a show based on his stand-up routines, which were in turn inspired by Cosby's family life with wife Camille. Whitney Houston nearly took a role in the show as eldest Huxtable daughter Sondra, but decided against it due to the time commitment.

Amazon Prime is the only major streaming service offering the s sitcom for free to its subscribers. Amazon did not respond to multiple requests for comment about whether it will continue to offer the show. But in , networks and streaming platforms began pulling the show as a backlash grew against Bill Cosby, who was facing renewed allegations of sexual misconduct.

The cultural impact of "The Cosby Show," centered on an upper-middle class Black family living in Brooklyn, is hard to overstate. TV Guide called it the "biggest hit in the s" and it was America's No. It won six Emmy awards and the prestigious Peabody Award.

The loss of syndication revenue meant Cosby and other cast members were making far less money from reruns.