The Cosby Show: Season Five

The Cosby Show: Season Five, 1988-1989. The day-to-day life of a large, wealthy family.

Created by Ed. Weinberger, Michael Leeson, & Bill Cosby. Directed by Tony Singletary (16 episodes), Jay Sandrich (5), Chuck Vinson (5), & Carl Lauten (3). Written by John Markus (21 episodes), Carmen Finestra (19), Gary Kott (19), Janet Leahy (2), & Mark St. Germain (2). Starring Cosby, with Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina LeBeauf, Geoffrey Owens, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, & Keshia Knight Pulliam.

Concept: B
Story: C
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: Continuing the same hilarious-but-sitcom-y quality of seasons three and four, except without any bad episodes. A

GPA: 3.0/4

[update of a previous post - original is here]