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The Cosby Show

1984 · 8 seasons · 24m per episode · Comedy, Family

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.

Where to watch The Cosby Show

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Seasons

• Season 1 — 24 episodes (September 20, 1984)
• Season 2 — 25 episodes (September 26, 1985)
• Season 3 — 25 episodes (September 25, 1986)
• Season 4 — 23 episodes (September 24, 1987)
• Season 5 — 25 episodes (October 6, 1988)
• Season 6 — 26 episodes (September 21, 1989)
• Season 7 — 25 episodes (September 20, 1990)
• Season 8 — 24 episodes (September 19, 1991)

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

Details

Created by

Bill Cosby, Michael J. Leeson and Ed. Weinberger

First aired

September 20, 1984

Episodes

197

Genres

Comedy, Family

Network

NBC

Status

Ended

TMDB score

7.0 / 10 from 515 votes