The Cosby Show: Season Six

The Cosby Show: Season Six, 1989-1990. The day-to-day life of a large, wealthy family.

Created by Ed. Weinberger, Michael Leeson, & Bill Cosby. Directed by Tony Singletary (14 episodes), Jay Sandrich (8), Chuck Vinson (2), Carl Lauten (2), Neema Barnette (1), & Malcolm-Jamal Warner (1). Written by John Markus (19 episodes), Carmen Finestra (18), Gary Kott (17), Mark St. Germain (4), Lore Kimbrough (2), Ehrich Van Lowe (1), & Matt Robinson (1). Starring Cosby, with Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina LeBeauf, Geoffrey Owens, Lisa Bonet, Joseph C. Phillips, Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, & Raven-Symoné.

Concept: B
Story: D
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: C
Music: B
Enjoyment: Basically, The Cosby Show lasts for five seasons. Then it's replaced with an ordinary sitcom that happens to feature the same characters. B

GPA: 2.4/4

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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

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The Cosby Show: Season Four

The Cosby Show: Season Four, 1987-1988. The day-to-day life of a large, wealthy family.

Created by Ed. Weinberger, Michael Leeson, & Bill Cosby. Directed by Jay Sandrich (10 episodes), Tony Singletary (7), Regge Life (6), Carl Lauten (4), & Chuck Vinson (1). Written by Gary Kott (11 episodes), John Markus (11), Carmen Finestra (11), Janet Leahy (5), Matt Williams (3), Matt Robinson (2), & Chris Auer (1). 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: About the same quality as season three - it's not consistent, a few episodes are bad, but it's usually hilarious. A

GPA: 3.0/4

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The Cosby Show: Season Three

The Cosby Show: Season Three, 1986-1987. The day-to-day life of a large, wealthy family.

Created by Ed. Weinberger, Michael Leeson, & Bill Cosby. Directed by Jay Sandrich (18 episodes), Tony Singletary (6), Carl Lauten (1), & Regge Life (1). Written by Gary Kott (6 episodes), Matt Williams (5), John Markus (5), Carmen Finestra (5), Chris Auer (2), Matt Robinson (2), Susan Fales (1), Margaret Beddow Hatch (1), Matt Geller (1), Janet Leahy (1), Elizabeth Hailey (1), & Oliver Hailey (1). Starring Cosby, with Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina LeBeauf, Lisa Bonet, 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:  There are some exceptionally low low points this season, and some stereotypical sit-cominess is starting to seep in. But overall, still hilarious. A

GPA: 3.0/4

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The Cosby Show: Season Two

The Cosby Show: Season Two, 1985-1986. The day-to-day life of a large, wealthy family.

Created by Ed. Weinberger, Michael Leeson, & Bill Cosby. Directed by Jay Sandrich. Written by John Markus (6 episodes), Elliot Shoenman (6), Matt Williams (6), Carmen Finestra (4), Gary Kott (3), Matt Robinson (2), Ross Brown (1), & Thad Mumford (1). Starring Cosby, with Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina Le Beauf, Lisa Bonet, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, & Keshia Knight Pulliam.

Concept: B
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: There's a handful of mediocre episodes, but for the most part it's as good as season one - occasionally better. A+

GPA: 3.2/4

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The Cosby Show: Season One

The Cosby Show: Season One, 1984-1985. The day-to-day life of a large, wealthy family.

Created by Ed. Weinberger, Michael Leeson, & Bill Cosby. Directed by Jay Sandrich. Written by John Markus (9 episodes), Earl Pomerantz (3), Matt Williams (3), Jerry Ross (2), Elliot Shoenman (2), Matt Robinson (2), Carmen Finestra (2), Weinberger (1), Leeson (1), Michael Loman (1), Karyl Geld Miller (1), Korby Siamis (1), Winifred Hervey (1), & Emily Tracy (1). Starring Cosby, with Phylicia Rashad, Lisa Bonet, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, & Keshia Knight Pulliam.

Concept: B
Story: B
Characters: A
Dialog: A
Pacing: A
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: C
Music: B
Enjoyment: The best season of the best sit-com of all time. Not that I've watched a lot of sit-coms, but I'm still confident that nothing else comes close. A+

GPA: 3.2/4

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