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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0634991335843
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: First Look Home Entertain
Manufacturer: First Look Home Entertain
Number Of Items: 26
Publisher: First Look Home Entertain
Region Code: 1
Release Date: November 11, 2008
Running Time: 4569 minutes
Sales Rank: 1068
Studio: First Look Home Entertain
Theatrical Release Date: 1984
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Product Description:
The Huxtables are back! One of the most popular shows in the history of television is now available in one amazing box set. Relive all your favorite moments from the show that TV Guide says, almost single-handedly revived the sitcom. The Cosby Show regularly appears in lists of the greatest shows of all time, yet it remains as vibrant today as one of Cliff Huxtable s sweaters! From their brownstone in Brooklyn, Cliff and Clair Huxtable watched over their family with style, wit and wisdom, not to mention a whole lot of laughs. The values they represented clearly struck a nerve with the public as the show was an instant success never out of the top 20 in ratings, and one of only two shows to hold TV s #1 spot for five years in a row. The new collection brings together every original network episode for its legendary eight-year run. Take a look back at the stellar cast along with the many all-star guest appearances Stevie wonder, Sammy Davis, Jr., Betty Carter, B.B. King, Adam Sandler and many more. Also, recorded just for this collection is an exclusive brand-new, never-aired Bill Cosby interview, covering everything from his favorite memories and the lasting legacy of The Cosby Show.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Timeless fun for the whole family
THE SHOW:
Even though the show lives on in syndication (and I've seen every episode countless times as a result), it's still nice to finally have the episodes in their original, unedited format.
People like Bill Cosby and the late Fred Rogers shared a philosophy that television was a guest in the family home, and handled their shows with great care as a result - i.e., if you were going to watch their shows, then they felt that they owed it to you and your family to give you something worthwhile that you could enjoy together. As I revisited some classic episodes, I realized how special it was to have a show that pitched its humor in a way that seemed so down to earth, and earned its laughs without relying on catch-phrases or resorting to innuendo. The kids aren't perfect (they all manage to mess up spectacularly throughout the series), but the underlying theme of family and sincere (sometimes tough) love gave balance to the show and to me, keeps it timeless. I grew up with this show and enjoyed it immensely as a kid. Now that I'm a parent, I'm appreciating it on an entirely new level.
THE DVDs:
In terms of supplemental materials, you really can't ask for more than the wonderfully poignant "A Look Back" documentary, and new interviews with Bill Cosby and director Jay Sandrich, all of which work to give the viewer an appreciation for how revolutionary the show was at the time, as well as an understanding of why the show is so special today as it was ... Read More
Rating:  - 5 stars for content 1 star for disc containers
I just received my Cosby show Complete Box Set. The Box itself is heavy and looks like a book. I'm not sure how it stays closed after being opened. The 25th anniversary book which looks to contains the script of the first episode is nice. I was shocked and dismayed to see that the 4 disc containers that contained 2 seasons each was made out of cardboard. If I had known that I would not have purchased the complete series. I don't why Companies that produce complete dvd series sets can't seem to understand that cardboard and dvds don't go together. What's wrong with using dual sided platic slim cases or any other kind of plastic dvd casing or better yet the "steelbook" cases. It wasn't scratched up like the Mash complete collection was but there was black debris from the cardboard on about half the discs. It looks like it can be removed without damaging the discs but it is really irritating. Now I have to go out and buy some dvd cases or storage cases to hold these discs.
Rating:  - This Cosby 25th Anniversary DVD is EPIC!!!!!
I'm a huge fan of Bill Cosby. I've been watching the re-runs on TV Land recently. The whole show is brilliant. Its kind of one of those significant titles that down the line is always going to be seen as being a HUGE show. When I saw there was a box set that had ALL the episodes from EVERY season, I had to buy it. It came out yesterday. I started watching it last night (there's a lot of watching going on here). There are some really cool bonus features with Bill and everyone else in the cast talking about what made the show so great. The opportunity to own every episode of The Cosby Show on one slick looking box set is to good to miss up. I would definitely buy this while you can. Its way too good and way to big of a collectable item to miss out on.
Rating: - The Cosby Show - The Complete, Uncut Series!
Get your laugh-on with those combustible Huxtables in The Cosby Show: 25th Anniversary Commemorative Edition!
For 8 hilarious seasons, viewers laughed with legendary comedian Bill Cosby's Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable and the talented cast that portrayed his TV family which at the time mirrored his real-life family as Cosby, too, married his college sweetheart and also had four daughters and one son.
Considered the most popular series of the 1980s, fans were dumbfounded that previous sets of The Cosby Show (from Urban Works Entertainment) were released with such poor treatment. Most notably, Season 1 which contained edited for syndication episodes instead of the original NBC broadcast versions.
Correcting the ills of the previous sets, this complete series release from First Look Home Entertainment features "every episode - original, uncut broadcast versions - from all 8 seasons" (plus special features old and new) on 26 discs all in an exclusive collectible set, and for a very reasonable price!
Previous Special Features include:
* "The Cosby Show: A Look Back" 90-minute special
* Bloopers
* Cliff's Parenting Tips
* Interview with Director Jay Sandrich
* Audio Commentary with Director Jay Sandrich
Exclusive Special Features include:
* All-new Bill Cosby Interview
* 25th Anniversary hardcover commemorative book
* Bill Cosby photo with Hirschfeld print
* A personal ... Read More
Rating: - Cos is da house
Are you one of the millions who remember when Bill Cosby's "The Cosby Show" premiered like it was yesterday? I sure am. Because it was one of those perennial television shows that everyone loved and still loves. Every week like clockwork my family and I would all sit down together and put channel 4 on to watch this work of art. How many other TV shows can the entire family watch together? IMO "The Cosby Show" is just as important as anything that was ever produced for education-TV.
"The Cosby Show" is absolutely the first (and the best) depiction of a real Black-American family on coast-to-coast TV. Prior to "The Cosby Show," African-American sitcoms always had the buffoon character with unrealistic storylines. But "The Cosby Show" refused to pander to the lowest common denominator. And by doing so they became the #1 Sitcom in the country. It's because "The Cosby Show" said that the Black nuclear family was no different from the Chicano family or the Asian family or the Caucasian family. Maybe the main message of "The Cosby Show" was that in the end we all have the same problems and the same goals.
This set includes the entire series, all 8 seasons:
(Season 1)
Pilot
Mr. Fish
Bad Dreams
Is That My Boy?
A Shirt Story
Breaking With Tradition
One More Time
Play It Again, Vanessa
How Ugly Is He?
Bon Jour Sondra
You're Not a Mother Night
Rudy's Sick
Father's Day ... Read More
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