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Following I SPY and preceding THE COSBY SHOW and COSBY,comedian Bill Cosby begins his sophomore effort on television in 1969 as Chet Kincaid,a Los Angeles high school physical education teacher. As another reviewer entitled his/hers,the forgotten "Cosby Show" is back. This series begins Cosby's acquaintance with director Jay Sandrich. Sandrich,who would subsequently direct episodes of THE MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW,RHODA and SOAP,re-teamed with Cosby in 1984 for NBC's Emmy-winning TCS. Cosby did this series in Los Angeles because he lived there or near there at the time(1969-71). When he later obtained residence in Massachusetts,he didn't want to work in California. Despite the two-season run,many of Cosby's fanbase never forgot this series. A trivial note:In the 1987 film EDDIE MURPHY RAW,when Murphy asked his audience "Do you watch the Bill Cosby Show?",he meant TCS. Needless to say,TCS is commonly called COSBY which should not be because the actual COSBY ran on CBS from 1996 to 2000. When TBCS began,Cosby was a married father of three. He was still contractually recording albums for the Warner Bros. label and doing concerts all over the United States especially Las Vegas. No Cosby fan should do without this item.
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Absolutely fantatsic quality. The Shout Factory has done it again with prints so clear and colours so crisp you would think it was filmed yesterday!
A very entertaining series with great guest stars. You will find Vic Tayback in the pilot as well as excellent supporting players such as Joyce Bulifant (cute as ever), Robert Rockwell, Fran Ryan among many others. Watch out for Nehemiah Persoff, Wally Cox, Henry Fonda...The list goes on. A great in-depth on-screen extra with Bill Cosby himself.
But it now, you will not be disappointed!
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The Bill Cosby Show presents a look at the trials and tribulations of Chet Kincaid, played by Bill Cosby. Chet is a gym teacher at an inner-city high school in Los Angeles. The humor within the show derives from Chet's reaction to the various problems he encounters as well as his interactions with others. These range from his involvement in a marital dispute to trying to figure out a math problem.
The DVD also has an informative albeit short interview with Cosby. He talks about his struggles with NBC which ultimately led to the show's cancellation as well as meeting guest star Henry Fonda.
This is by far one of the most innovative and intelligent sitcoms I have ever seen. Cosby made the decision not to use a laugh track at a time when every other sitcom on the air employed one. He felt that it would be insulting to the viewer and deny him or her the opportunity to laugh at whatever they found humorous.
Being that this sitcom is nearly 40 years old, there are minor picture and audio quality issues, however these are barely noticeable. I would highly recommend this to any Cosby fan.
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I only remember seeing the 2nd season of The Bill Cosby Show when I was growing up. These first season episodes don't quite impress me as much as my memory of some of the season 2 episodes. However, it has been over 35 years since I've seen the show and maybe my memory has been embellished a bit. These season 1 episodes seem like the show is taking a while to find it's identity and get up to steam. The writing is rather bland, but probably typical of a late-60's sitcom. The episodes are very slow-paced and the jokes are few and far between. I am impressed that they preceded M.A.S.H by 4 years in not including a canned laugh track, and it admittedly works well with this kind of show. There was an element of newness in the show when it first aired, but comes off a little bland and quaint today. The second season has some hilarious episodes where Chet tries to help a friend quit smoking, and when he makes the mistake of telling everyone that he has a special TV antenna that can pick up blacked out football broadcasts. I look forward to season 2 on DVD.
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I remember laughing at this show as a pre-teen. I always enjoyed Cosby's comedy album more than the Cosby Show and thought the "Bill Cosby" Show would be closer to his stand-up acts.
Reviewing the shows now, I think I was laughing as a pre-teen because my older siblings were laughing.
Jokes are slow in coming. Context is usually standard 60's fare (e.g., trying to get rid of an uninvited houseguest before his date arrives).
There is nostalgic value in seeing familiar guest stars (e.g., Henry Fonda) closer to their prime. I also give it points for not having a laugh track. It makes the series merely slow, rather than annoying.
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