The Cosby Mysteries 

Guy Hanks is a criminologist who works for the New York Police Department. After winning the lottery, he retires. But feeling bored, he occasionally helps his friend, Detective Adam Sully, whenever he is stumped.

Creators:

David Black, William Link

Stars:

James Naughton, Bill Cosby, Yasiin Bey

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
James Naughton	...	Det. Sully 18 episodes, 1994-1995
Bill Cosby	...	Guy Hanks 18 episodes, 1994-1995
Yasiin Bey	...	Dante 16 episodes, 1994-1995
Rita Moreno	...	Angie Corea 16 episodes, 1994-1995
Lynn Whitfield	...	Barbara Lorenz 15 episodes, 1994-1995
Robert Stanton	...	M.E. John Chapman 14 episodes, 1994-1995

Storyline

Guy Hanks is a criminologist who works for the New York Police Department. After winning the lottery, he retires. But feeling bored, he occasionally helps his friend, Detective Adam Sully, whenever he is stumped.

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Plot Keywords:

detective | african american | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 September 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cosby indaga

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bill Cosby, Columbia Pictures Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (19 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The series was developed by William Link ("Columbo," "Murder, She Wrote") for Bill Cosby after Cosby expressed interest in doing a mystery series.

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Connections

Referenced in Scream Queens: Haunted House (2015)

User Reviews

Mindblowing

I can assure you I went into this show not expecting much, but what I was left with was so brilliantly devious that I could not stop smiling or talking about it until it aired again the next week, when my smile would only grow wider until it became injuriously wide. I needed jaw surgery shortly thereafter.

The mysteries on this show (The Cosby Mysteries) feature Cosby. Obviously. However, in a shockingly post-modern turn of non-customary non-post-modernity, Cosby doesn't actually play himself, but Guy Fawkes, a detective who looks remarkably like Bill Cosby. He is joined by Most Deaf, a popular Rapper (apparently) who is an unpopular actor.

In every show, Fawkes solves a mystery which is usually so complex, so brilliant and so shocking that I shake my head and cry out at the top of my voice, "That Bill Cosby should be president!" I implore you all to watch this series. It is rarely on.