"The Cosby Show" Denise Kendall: Babysitter (1989)

Director:

Tony Singletary

Writers:

Michael Leeson (creator) &
Ed. Weinberger (creator) ...
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TV Series:

"The Cosby Show" (1984)

Original Air Date:

26 October 1989 (Season 6, Episode 6)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

Denise and Olivia babysit Winnie and Nelson when Sondra and Elvin go out for the evening; but shortly after Sondra and Elvin leave, the whole building goes into a blackout. |

Plot Keywords:

African American | Married Couple | Doctor | Home | Married With Children

Cast

Bill Cosby	...	Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable
Phylicia Rashad	...	Clair Hanks Huxtable
Sabrina Le Beauf	...	Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux
Lisa Bonet	...	Denise Huxtable Kendall
Tempestt Bledsoe	...	Vanessa Huxtable
Keshia Knight Pulliam	...	Rudy Huxtable
Geoffrey Owens	...	Elvin Tibideaux
Raven-Symoné	...	Olivia Kendall
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christopher Griggs	...	Nelson Tibideaux
Clayton Griggs	...	Nelson Tibideaux
Domonique Reynolds	...	Winnie Tibideaux
Monique Reynolds	...	Winnie Tibideaux
Raynor Scheine	...	Bob
Malcolm-Jamal Warner	...	Theodore 'Theo' Huxtable

Directed by
Tony Singletary

Writing credits
Michael Leeson		(creator) &
Ed. Weinberger		(creator) and
Bill Cosby		(creator) (as William Cosby Jr. Ed.)
Carmen Finestra		written by
Gary Kott		written by
John Markus		written by

Produced by
Cissy Bedeian	....	associate producer
Marcy Carsey	....	executive producer
Carmen Finestra	....	supervising producer
Terri Guarnieri	....	producer
Gary Kott	....	supervising producer
John Markus	....	co-executive producer
Matt Robinson	....	co-producer
Tom Werner	....	executive producer

Film Editing by
John Michel

Casting by
Tim Flack
Julie Hughes
Barry Moss
Lois Planco

Production Design by
Garvin Eddy

Art Direction by
Rosaria Sinisi

Set Decoration by
Steve Malecki

Costume Design by
Sarah Lemire

Makeup Department
Nathan J. Busch II	....	hair stylist
Joseph A. Campayno	....	makeup artist
James Finney	....	hair stylist
C. Romania Ford	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Richard A. Jack	....	post-production supervisor
Christopher Kochoff	....	executive in charge of production
John Michel	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Rich Jacob	....	audio

Camera and Electrical Department
Steven Brill	....	lighting director
Bob Hagerty	....	camera operator
Tony Santoro	....	gaffer
Billy Steinberg	....	video engineer

Casting Department
Jessica Gilburne	....	casting assistant
Jeff Oshen	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Paul Buboltz	....	wardrobe
Mary Hobin	....	assistant costume designer (as Mary Tan Hobin)
Debra Katz Weber	....	wardrobe

Music Department
Bill Cosby	....	composer: theme music
Stu Gardner	....	composer: theme music
Stu Gardner	....	musical director
Arthur Lisi	....	musical director

Other crew
Brenda Browne	....	assistant to producers
Joe Catania	....	assistant to producers
Karen Clark	....	assistant to producers
Bill Cosby	....	executive consultant (as William H Cosby Jr)
Trudy Elins	....	production coordinator
Christopher Gambale	....	assistant to Bill Cosby
Laurie Gilbert	....	production associate (as Laurie E. Gilbert)
Judi Lynne Gray	....	script coordinator
Steve Greer	....	studio coordinator
Craig Handy	....	saxophone player
Carl Lauten	....	associate director
Caryn Mandabach	....	supervising executive
Alvin F. Poussaint	....	production consultant (as Alvin F. Poussaint M.D.)
Ehrich Van Lowe	....	story editor
Maynard C. Virgil I	....	stage manager
Anne-Louise Wallace	....	stage manager
Richie Wirth	....	technical director

Joseph C. Phillips

...

Lt. Martin Kendall

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Bill Cosby		creator (as William Cosby Jr. Ed.)
Michael Leeson		creator
Ed. Weinberger		creator

Produced by
Michael Loman	....	co-producer
Earl Pomerantz	....	co-executive producer (1984)

Film Editing by
Henry Chan
Rich Jack

Art Direction by
John Iacovelli

Makeup Department
Annie M. DeMille	....	hair stylist (as Annie DeMille)

Production Management
Geoff Browne	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Paul Drenning	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
Randy Nordstrom	....	lighting consultant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Valerie Laven-Cooper	....	assistant costume designer

Music Department
Chris Tergesen	....	music engineer

Other crew
Steven Blutstein	....	production assistant (1987-1988)
Kevin A. Healy	....	production assistant
Richie Solomon	....	production assistant (final episode)
Sally Jo Sousa	....	animal trainer: dogs

Production Companies

• Carsey-Werner Company

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1989) (USA) (TV)

Runtime:

30 min

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Carsey-Werner Company

Quotes:

Denise:A videotape? You guys actually let an electronic instrument baby sit your children?
Elvin Tibideaux:Yes, and we're proud of it.