The Cosby Show (1984)

Name: The Cosby Show
Released: 1984
Rating: 7
Cast: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashād, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam

TV-PG 24m 7.0/10 IMDb

Comedy Family

The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.

Creator: Bill Cosby, Michael J. Leeson, Ed. Weinberger

Cast: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashād, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam

Content Warnings

Identity & Discrimination

Racial slurs / racism (depicted) (referenced)

Mental Health & Emotional

Grief / bereavement (major focus)

Other

Gaslighting / emotional manipulation Infidelity

Sexual Content

Sexual coercion / non-consensual situations (referenced)

Substance Use

Alcohol abuse (depicted) Drug use (depicted)

Violence & Physical Harm

Sexual assault / rape (referenced)

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Does It Get Worse?

Gets Worse Content intensity increases in later seasons.

6 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.

Season 1 5 warnings

Avg severity:(1.2)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelityAlcohol abuse (depicted)

Season 5 7 warnings

Avg severity:(1.9)

Racial slurs / racism (depicted)Grief / bereavement (major focus)Gaslighting / emotional manipulationInfidelitySexual coercion / non-consensual situationsAlcohol abuse (depicted)Drug use (depicted)