| Description |
4 videodiscs (575 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (18 pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm.) |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC; Region 1, full screen presentation, stereo. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
| Cast |
Bill Cosby, Phylicia Ayers-Allen, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Keshia Knight-Pulliam, Lisa Bonet, Sabrina LeBeauf, Tempestt Bledsoe. |
| Note |
Originally broadcast on television during the 1984-1985 season. |
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Special features: Cosby show: a look back special; 90 min. of classic Cosby Show footage; Deleted scenes; Bloopers; Audition footage; Celebrity guest appearances; Cosby cast member retrospectives. |
| Summary |
This 4-disc collection features all 24 episodes from the first season of one of the most successful sitcoms of all time, featuring Bill Cosby as Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable, OB-GYN, and Phylicia Rashad as his attorney wife, Clair, and the challenges this dual-profession couple faced raising a family. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Contents |
Disc 1. (Ep. 1-8) Pilot presentation / writers, Ed. Weinberger & Michael Leeson; Goodbye Mr. Fish / writer, Earl Pomerantz; Bad dreams / writer, John Markus; Knight to night / writers, Karyl Geld Miller & Korby Slamis; Is that my boy? / writer, John Markus; Breaking with tradition / writer, Earl Pomerantz; One more time / writer, Earl Pomerantz; Shirt story / writer, John Markus -- Disc 2. (Ep. 9-16) Play it again, Vanessa / writer, Jerry Ross; How ugly is he? / writer, John Markus; Bonjour Sondra / writer, Jerry Ross & Michael Lorman; Father's day / writer, John Markus & Elliot Schoenman; Rudy's sick / writer, Matt Wiliams; Independence day / writer, Matt Robinson; Physician of the year / writer, John Markus; Jitterbug break / writer, Matt Wiliams -- Disc 3. (Ep. 17-24) Theo and the joint / writer, John Markus; Vanessa's new class / writer, Matt Wiliams & Carmen Finestra; Clair's case / writer, Winifred Hervey; Back to the track, Jack / writer, Matt Robinson; Younger woman / writer, John Markus; Slumber party / writer, Carmen Finestra; Mr. Quiet / writer, Emily Tracy; Cliff's birthday / writer, Elliot Schoenman & John Markus -- Disc 4. Cosby show-- a look back / NBC (90 min. ; 2002). |
| Access |
For private home use only. |
| Credits |
A Carsey-Werner production in association with Bill Cosby; created by Ed. Weinberger & Michael Leeson and Dr. William H. Cosby Jr.; directed by Jay Sandrich. |
| Language |
In English; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
African American families -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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African American physicians -- Drama.
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African American women lawyers -- Drama.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Domestic comedy television programs.
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Television comedies.
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Television programs.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Cosby, Bill, 1937- Actor. Creator. Producer.
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Rashad, Phylicia, 1948- Actor.
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Warner, Malcolm-Jamal. Actor.
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Pulliam, Keshia Knight. Actor.
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Bonet, Lisa, 1967- Actor.
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Le Beauf, Sabrina, 1958- Actor.
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Bledsoe, Tempestt. Actor.
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Sandrich, Jay. Director.
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Mandabach, Caryn. Producer.
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Weinberger, Ed. Creator. Screenwriter.
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Leeson, Michael. Creator. Screenwriter.
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Carsey-Werner Productions.
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Urban Works Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Cosby show. Season one |
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Cosby show (Television program : 1984-1992)
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Cosby show, a look back.
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| Standard No. |
634991253123 |
| Music No. |
25312-7 Urban Works Entertainment |
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