Cosby (1996–2000)

Hilton Lucas was forced by his employer to retire. His wife has trouble with him always being at home and so does he.

Stars:

Bill Cosby, Doug E. Doug, T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 8 wins & 12 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Bill Cosby	...	Hilton Lucas (95 episodes, 1996-2000)
Doug E. Doug	...	Griffin Vesey (94 episodes, 1996-2000)
T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh	...	Erica Lucas (94 episodes, 1996-2000)
Phylicia Rashad	...	Ruth Lucas (92 episodes, 1996-2000)
Madeline Kahn	...	Pauline Fox (60 episodes, 1996-1999)

Storyline

Hilton Lucas was forced by his employer to retire. His wife has trouble with him always being at home and so does he.

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Plot Keywords:

african american | laugh track | marriage | remake | husband wife relationship | 

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 1996 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Kaufman Astoria Studios - 3412 36th Street, Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bill Cosby, Carsey-Werner Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Madeline Kahn, who played Pauline, died in 1999. A special episode was written devoted to her, where the entire cast looked talked about her and her character. Selected clips of Madeline's character on the show were played, as well, including the famous scene where she talks to Hilton about death.

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Quotes

Hilton: What do you want me to do?
Ruth: Kiss me, you fool!

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Connections

Referenced in Becker: Drive, They Said (1999)

User Reviews

A good series but is missing something.

This is a good series and it is sad to see it go next season but there is just something missing in the series. It's not as funny as The Cosby Show but the cast members on there this last season are grown up and we all liked seeing Cosby as "America's Favorite Dad" as the TBS Superstation says. I guess that's it or there's something else. I just don't laugh as much as I do at The Cosby Show. But all in all, it was a good series and it's sad to see it go. Perhaps Bill Cosby and Phyllicia Rashad will do more work together since they have made a great team on both series.