First shown in 1984, which sit-com featured the characters Cliff and Clair Huxtable?
Clair Huxtable Clair Huxtable Clair Olivia Hanks Huxtable is a fictional character who appears on the American sitcom "The Cosby Show" (1984–1992). Portrayed by actress Phylicia Rashad, Clair, the wife of Cliff Huxtable and mother of their five children, is the matriarch of the show's central Huxtable family. Working as a lawyer, Clair values the importance of maintaining a successful career and strong household simultaneously. The character debuted alongside most of her family in the pilot episode, "Theo's Economic Lesson", which premiered on September 20, 1984. Created by comedian Bill Cosby, Clair is based on Cosby's own wife, Camille. Cosby originally intended
Clair Huxtable is revered as one of television's most beloved mothers; as one of television's first working mothers, the character's profound influence on African-American women and female lawyers in television has been dubbed the "Clair Huxtable effect". However, in light of several recent sexual assault allegations made against Cosby, some critics have begun to question the comedian's intentions behind creating Clair. Born Clair Olivia Hanks, Clair is a graduate of the fictional Hillman College located in Virginia, the school at which she first met and fell in love with Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable. Clair is the matriarch of the upper middle class