The Cosby Show is an American television sitcom co-created by and starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984, until April 30, 1992. "We spent the next two hours sitting on a bench talking. Here's a look back at the scandal. Following Cosby's assertion that race could be a factor in the decision, the jury is made up of four white women, six white men, one black woman and one black man. Also Read: Bill Cosby New Deposition Shockers: History of Womanizing, Drugs and Deception Revealed. Buress has a complicated relationship with the routine and movement, refusing to take credit for unearthing the cover up. Cuteness like that made Rudy a textbook definition of “little sister.” Her percolating feminism eventually made her more than cute. Someone else has stepped forward to make claims the Bill Cosby allegations are true — and it's a former male co-star. That's the Bill Cosby I know. The judge has denied this motion. I could quit my job, go back to school.'”. The unnamed woman was previously employed by Cosby's former agent at WME. Despite its comedic tone, the show sometimes involves serious subjects, like Theo's experiences dealing with dyslexia,[8] inspired by Cosby's dyslexic son, Ennis. “Bill Cosby has the f***ing smuggest old black man public persona that I hate. On The Cosby Show, “It seemed to be common knowledge that Bill played around”. That’s what’s so bruising about Mr. Cosby’s stab at extralegal self-exoneration. [89][90][91][92] On September 1, 2015, Mill Creek released a sixteen disc complete series set entitled The Cosby Show – The Complete Series.[93]. In December 2010, First Look Studios filed bankruptcy, and all its assets were subsequently acquired by Millennium Entertainment, who also took over distribution of The Cosby Show DVD releases. Picture: SuppliedSource:News Corp Australia, Bill Cosby would offer up drinks secretly laced with Quaaludes. Also read: Why Netflix, Amazon, Hulu Haven’t Dumped ‘The Cosby Show’, NBC drops planned comedy series starring Cosby. And now the oasis is condemned. The matriarch is his wife, Lawyer Clair Huxtable. In the meantime, Cosby has been officially ruled “a sexually violent predator”, confined to his suburban home in Pennsylvania on a bail of US$1 million. But as the rape allegations surfaced, Mr Phillips felt “increasingly disturbed”. After 5 days and 52 hours of deliberations, the 12-person jury is unable to reach a unanimous verdict and a mistrial is declared. Lachele Covington files police report claiming Cosby touched her inappropriately. Outside of his work on his cartoon series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Cosby was doing little in film or television, but Carsey and Werner were fans of Cosby's stand-up comedy and thought it would be the perfect material for a family sitcom. What he's done for the black community and education has been invaluable. Bill Cosby’s defense attorney Brian McMonagle quits ahead of the comedian’s second sexual assault trial. It spent all eight of its seasons in the top 20. Five other NBC sitcoms of that time also featured black actors and actresses in lead starring or supporting roles — Nell Carter and Telma Hopkins on Gimme a Break! Picture: Matt RourkeSource:AP. During its original run on NBC, it was one of five successful sitcoms on the network that featured predominantly African-American casts. At the same time, barter syndicator The Program Exchange ceased distributing the latter show. The judge rules only one of the 13 other accusers prosecutors had planned to call to the stand may testify at the criminal trial. Based on their statements, much the Cosby cast seems to fall into one of two camps: they see Cosby as a mentor and want to preserve the show's legacy; or, in the case of one cast member, view him as outright guilty. 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O.J. Individual guilt — or the appearance of it — is weighed against so many centuries of national blame and racial injustice, against the ways the legal system and law enforcement disserve black people. That part I really don’t feel comfortable talking about because we’ve always had a close personal relationship,” the actor said. Lawyers for Cosby say that the prosecutors failed to disclose and later destroyed evidence related to the case of Temple University worker Andrea Constand, adding that the misconduct was serious enough to warrant a dismissal of the case. Also read: 5 Shocking Revelations From Unsealed Bill Cosby Deposition. Some of his black support is partially about him and what he’s meant to black America — which is far greater, by the way, than it was for O. J. Simpson, who, even after renouncing his being a black American, discovered that black America couldn’t bring itself to renounce him. The interior of the Huxtables' home features an entirely different living room from subsequent episodes, and different color schemes in the dining room and the master bedroom. Ms. Constand gave poignant testimony. Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band, Bill Cosby Presents Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral Marching Band, Little Ole Man (Uptight, Everything's Alright), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series, Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy, TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Comedy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Cosby_Show&oldid=984579856, Best Musical or Comedy Series Golden Globe winners, Peabody Award-winning television programs, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series winners, Television series by Carsey-Werner Productions, Television series created by Ed. According to a 2015 report by HLN, actors Phylicia Rashad, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Keisha Knight Pulliam, and Raven-Symoné have all defended Cosby. Bill Cosby, centre, leaves the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., after being convicted of drugging and molesting a woman. All eight seasons of The Cosby Show have been released on DVD in Region 1. "Bill sleeping around was a fact that, like, the air, seemed to just be," he explained. Whitney Houston was also considered for the role of Sondra Huxtable, but was unable to commit to the full-time television production schedule in the NBC contract, as she was intending to be a full-time music recording artist.[13][14]. It’s alarming to discover — or remember — that the same popped-eyes and smacked lips Mr. Cosby used to delight children has previously been used, without much differentiation at all, to pursue women for sex. Prosecutors in the Cosby case make a request for 19 of the actor's accusers to testify in court. Picture: AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)Source:AP. Tensions remained, however, and Bonet was eventually fired from the show in April 1991. The first two seasons have similar artwork to the North American copies, although season two is red rather than blue. “Yes, there are financial repercussions that we’ve experienced because of that,” Malcolm-Jamal Warner told TheWrap during an interview about his upcoming FX series “The People v. O.J.