eight seasons were there of the cosby show.
eight seasons were there of the cosby show.
how many seasons are there of the cosby show?
eight
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the cosby show is an american television sitcom co-created and starring bill cosby, which aired for eight seasons on nbc from september 20, 1984, until april 30, 1992. the show focuses on an upper middle-class black family living in brooklyn, new york.









































"the cosby show" spent five consecutive seasons as the number-one rated show on television. "the cosby show" and "all in the family" are the only sitcoms in the history of the nielsen ratings to be the number-one show for five seasons. it spent all eight of its seasons in the top 20.
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bonet's controversial role in "angel heart" was met with strong backlash from devoted "cosby show" fans, some of whom felt that she had betrayed denise's "wholesome" image. some media headlines, such as "usa today"'s "x has cosby kid's film on spot", gave readers the impression that "all 77 million weekly watchers are outraged by the behavior of their little denise", according to trustman senger of "the washington post". the fact that bonet, a "cosby show" cast member, had been cast in a sex scene with co-star mickey rorke garnered far more media coverage than whether or not the film deserved the x rating it had originally been assigned. maintaining that he had never seen an episode of "the cosby show" prior to casting bonet, "angel heart" director alan parker admitted he was unprepared for the public's reaction, elaborating, "i was naive not to realize ... what she represented within that show was maybe a role model for young black american kids." when the film was released, an overwhelming number of "the cosby show" fans asked bonet to reveal what cosby thought of her performance. cosby eventually said that he was not particularly fond of bonet's role in the film, which he dismissed as "a movie made by white america that cast a black girl, gave her voodoo things to do and have sex." "envisioning black feminist voodoo aesthetics: african spirituality in american cinema" author kameelah l. martin believes that cosby's avoidance of the film only augmented the controversy surrounding bonet's role. victor valle of the "los angeles times" wondered if the sex scene would harm bonet's "wholesome tv image" on both "the cosby show" and the then-upcoming "a different world". maintaining that she had been unaware of denise's wholesome reputation prior to appearing in "angel heart", bonet insisted "my obligation wasn't to denise. i felt obligated to myself and my career."
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