Would The Cosby Show still....

[Taadow]

That's what they tried to do with Family Matters, but Urkel crushed the buildings.

Iono, though. If the Huxtable's wasn't balling like that, a lot of the episodes/situations
would not have happened probably. Claire wouldn't have spent all that bread on that
painting, off top...

 

[UpAndComing]

Every sitcom borrowed some element from The Cosby Show in some form or fashion. Modern Family is basically white Cosby Show

Yupp. Jerry Seinfeld said himself he stole alot from Cosby and used it on Seinfeld
Ray Ramano said Cosby influenced him, and used it on Everybody Loves Raymond
Damon Wayans said Cosby influenced him and used it on My Wife and Kids

 

[TEH]

Think of Roc and there you have it...

Great show but not thought of instantly like the aforementioned.

Rock wasn’t as funny as the Cosby show


… and that’s why the Cosby Show was a hit

… black excellence was a bonus

 

[semicko82]

Yupp. Jerry Seinfeld said himself he stole alot from Cosby and used it on Seinfeld
Ray Ramano said Cosby influenced him, and used it on Everybody Loves Raymond
Damon Wayans said Cosby influenced him and used it on My Wife and Kids

Yea even Married With children which was supposed to be the anti Cosby Show borrowed elements from the show

 

[AQz]

It would’ve been different. Imagine if James Evans was a doctor. Everything about the show would’ve been different.

 

[Roid Jones]

If elements like the charisma and chemistry was still present yes It still would have been a hit.

 

[jshani]

Nah, cause to Hollywood, the black working class family always equals struggling family...so a lot of those light hearted episodes we got because they had money wouldnt have happened

 

[The_Truth]

Rock wasn’t as funny as the Cosby show


… and that’s why the Cosby Show was a hit

… black excellence was a bonus

That's funny, because I never found The Cosby show to be particularly funny. I mean, it was funny but not "haha" funny. I always saw it as a great "comical" show, but not as a "comedy."

 

[get these nets]

Can’t hate on the Cosby show. Affluent black family, hbcu constantly repped, black doctor and lawyer.

I’m old, so I understand the desire to see proud, successful black representations on tv.

It's documented that applications and enrollment at HBCUs went up around the time A Different World was in the first season.

Cosby Show + spinoff were groundbreaking and influential in ways that younger generation might not appreciate or understand.

Now, if we're going to keep it 100, there was a small segment of critics when it aired on some "bu bu bu but it's not realistic" "Black people are suffering financially in this era" shyt. Never understood that line of criticism.

 

[TEH]

That's funny, because I never found The Cosby show to be particularly funny. I mean, it was funny but not "haha" funny. I always saw it as a great "comical" show, but not as a "comedy."

I was actually a little kid back then … maybe you watched it in reruns

 

[Shadow King]

Every sitcom borrowed some element from The Cosby Show in some form or fashion. Modern Family is basically white Cosby Show

No lol

Nah, cause to Hollywood, the black working class family always equals struggling family...so a lot of those light hearted episodes we got because they had money wouldnt have happened

No

 

[The_Truth]

I was actually a little kid back then … maybe you watched it in reruns

Perhaps you're right. I guess I had to be there.

 

[Ziggiy]

Think of Roc and there you have it...

Great show but not thought of instantly like the aforementioned.

Damn GREAT example

 

[CHICAGO]

Think of Roc and there you have it...

Great show but not thought of instantly like the aforementioned.

nikka EVERY CHARACTER ON
THE COBSYS WERE BETTER THAN
EVERY CHARACTER ON ROC.

YOU nikkaS MAKE THE DUMBEST
COMPARISONS.

WASNT CARL WINSLOW A
WORKING CLASS MAN?


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[avon barksdale]

George Jefferson came from the streets and move on up to 6 dry cleaners and calling these white people honkeys..put some respect on his name