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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: FIRST LOOK HOME ENTERTAINMENT
EAN: 0634991331890
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Urban Works
Manufacturer: Urban Works
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: Urban Works
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 05, 2007
Running Time: 528 minutes
Sales Rank: 3963
Studio: Urban Works
Theatrical Release Date: September 20, 1984
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The Cosby Show appeared on NBC from 1984 to 1992 becoming one of the most popular programs in the history of television. The Cosby Show depicted a close-knit and prosperous African-American family (The Huxtables) that dwelled in New York City. Dr. Heathcliff (OB-GYN) and Clair (attorney) Huxtable were a happily married dual-profession couple with aspirations of raising their 5 children in an uplifting positive environment. The Cosby Show held TV's #1 slot for a record 5 consecutive years (1985 to 1990) and stayed in the Top 20 shows for all eight seasons it was on NBC.System Requirements:Running Time: 528 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 634991331890 Manufacturer No: 33189-7
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Rating:  - Transitional Period
In retrospect, this is one of the more interesting seasons. When the show begins, we notice one person missing from the original cast, Lisa Bonet. (She only appears in picture form during the title sequence.) Where has she gone? Off to the west coast set of A Different World for the popular spin-off's first season. Dear Lisa would only appear as a guest star on two new episodes, "Shakespere" and "Home for the Weekend." (That doesn't include the fantastic slection of previous footage illuded to in the 2-part "Looking Back" collage.)
Instead of seeing Lisa, we witness the introduction of Geoffrey Owens to the regular cast, portraying Elvin Tibbadeaux, who is now married to the oldest Huxtable child, Sondra. They've decided not to pursue their previous career interests and devote themselves to running their own wilderness supply store. This venture presents a recurring topic throughout this season, as well as the first season of A Different World.
Meanwhile, the Huxtable ship keeps sailing with Theo completing his turbulent high school career, Vanessa's boyfriend list expanding, Rudy wanting to wear the wrong clothes and Cliff losing his memory. Among the celebrity guest stars are Christopher Plummer, Adam Sandler (as a recurring character) and Wallice Shaun (also recurring). [Of course, we also have Adam saying, "When Roxanne finds out there's no helicoptor, she is gonna - " what's the word " - plotz!"
Rating: - cosby show season 4
my family has enjoyed each of the first four seasons. i had forgotten how funny the show were and unlike other shows/movies i enjoyed "before children", i haven't been surprised to find any topics or words that i didn't want my kids to watch.
Rating:  - Always A Pleasure to See Cosby
Because I'd seen so many of these episodes so many times, I started to skip through them and just watch the ones I really enjoyed. On this DVD, I was pleasantly surprised to see what I believe is the ONLY episode of the Cosby Show that I'd never seen, and how fitting of it to be about a book club. "Bookworm" was my favorite episode on the entire DVD, and I rewatched it so I could laugh at Cosby's secret at the book club meeting, especially when he rolled his eyes after giving a page number. Classic! However, I was dead tired and bored to tears with the "Shakespeare" episode. I don't know why the writers thought enacting scenes from "Shakespeare" would make a good episode. I couldn't stand reading the stuff in high school and college (and I did understand it), so I definitely didn't want to see it on a show that I did enjoy. I thought "The Locker Room" was an interesting episode because it didn't end the way I expected it to, but it was extremely true to reality. This was a pretty good season. I liked the ones when Rudy was older much better, and this season makes me wish "A Different World: Season 2" would resurface, so I can buy it. This was around the time when I would be rushing for the "Cosby Show" to be over with, so "A Different World" could come on. Man, I miss my childhood!
Rating: - Almost as good as it gets
I'd like to thank the producers of this DVD. I grew up with the Cosby show and it's very nice to see all the episodes again on DVD.
Even years later it's still one of the best comedy shows out there.
I just wish there were some bonus material and I'm still waiting for a re-release of the first season on DVD which was cut on the first release.
Rating:  - Uh-Oh, the Kids Aren't So Funny Any More
Season 4 is where the Cosby Show "jumps the shark" and loses its focus. A show where the dad was determined to maintain his authority (along with his wife) in order to teach the kids turns into a bad version of The Brady Bunch.
The character of Rudy, so cute in Season 1, and a little cute in Season 2, is more annoying (in a bratty, precocious sort of way) than anything else in Season 4. Denise is gone (spun off to Different World, but also out of the cast because actress Lisa Bonet had lost favor with Cosby himself, and rightly so); Theo has finally grown out of his cracked voice funniness and is not yet funny as a man; the underused and underappreciated subtlety of Vanessa has been replaced by a misguided attempt at glamorizing her character; and extremely funny Elvin with the passable Sondra are consistently underused.
One example says it all for me: In "Home for the Weekend," Denise basically stiffs her family to hang out and party all night long with friends. Instead of the parents pulling rank as they always do and teaching Denise that she still owes her family loyalty and time, they do a sitcom prank of ignoring her, then avoid any confrontation at all by giving in. The writing is thin this time around, perhaps because several of the creative staff were either shifted to or doubling up on Different World. There's not nearly enough of Cliff and Claire as a couple, always a great feature. And Cliff and his father need to be in more episodes together.
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