The Cosby Show (1984)

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The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy 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.

• Released: 1984-09-20
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Seasons: 8, 197 episodes
• Episode length: 24m
• Network: NBC
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.0/10 from 515 votes

Created by Bill Cosby, Michael J. Leeson, Ed. Weinberger.

Top cast

• Bill Cosby as Heathcliff Huxtable
• Phylicia Rashād as Clair Huxtable
• Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Theo Huxtable
• Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable
• Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudy Huxtable
• Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable
• Geoffrey Owens as Elvin Tibideaux
• Raven-Symoné as Olivia Kendall
• Erika Alexander as Pam Tucker

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Cosby Show

• United States: stream on Philo; buy on Amazon Video

Shows like The Cosby Show

If you enjoyed The Cosby Show, these TV shows have a similar feel:

• The Jeffersons (1975)
• The Hogan Family (1986)
• Cosby (1996)
• Father Knows Best (1954)
• Major Dad (1989)
• The Honeymooners (1955)
• Family Matters (1989)
• Stuck in the Middle (2016)
• Leave It to Beaver (1957)
• American Housewife (2016)
• Step by Step (1991)
• My Three Sons (1960)

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