Does Cosby get enough credit for saving NBC in the late 80s and early 90s?

[Doobie Doo]

No, he doesn’t get enough credit. Once the show became about Sondra and Alvin and their twins…



How did the writing and storyline get so far off track?

The kids grew up. Young children were a major part of the shows success and Raven Symone really saved the show once Rudy got older and lost the cute factor

 

[Elim Garak]

Yea it was alot that went left. Olivia. Cousin Pam. Theo becoming responsible

Let’s bring in the urban character trope

This might be inspiring a spinoff thread lol.

 

[Houston911]

Damn

“A different world” was being watched by every black household

 

[Devil Plisken…CMS]

You know a Different World was something I remember coming on NBC but I didn’t realize people was watching that shyt like that

 

[Paper Boi]

cosby show a top 3 family sitcom of all time, maybe the goat. it's a shame that it's not going to get the legacy it deserves. at least my generation got to experience it on nick at nite growing up.

 

[shopthatwrecks]

That Thelma and Ruben Gregory storyline got wack too. Even as a kid I was frustrated that he wouldn’t just go ahead and fukk her


Shout out to @Rollie Forbes tho

pitty fukk .. it was like she was the only person in the city

 

[shopthatwrecks]

Hold up wasn’t Latisha the little fast chick who was throwing it at Theo when he taught at the youth center?

yep she had a mouth like a bass...

bad as hell

when she was on the the fresh prince..

laaaaaaaaaawdd

i wanted to teach her about my paint brush...

 

[zayk35]

Mannnnn don't even get me started with that season and how much of a ho made bytch Ruben was.

Imagine spending thousands of dollars on a wedding, only for the groom to go into shock, changed his fukking mind even though they did it at the house instead, and tries to reason with Thelma who magically got into the army without no fukkING EVALUATION and falls for Shaft, while Ruben looks like .

YOU CANT MAKE THIS shyt UP

Holy shyt u just brought me back to some memories I didn't even know I had. They damn sure did do some fukkery with that show.

 

[Wig Twistin Season]

"You want to open a wilderness store....in BROOKLYN "

Breh…



Even as a kid I knew that dude was wilding. His whole aura on that show annoyed me. He was the softest light skin dude in the history of tv.

 

[shopthatwrecks]

Mannnnn don't even get me started with that season and how much of a ho made bytch Ruben was.

Imagine spending thousands of dollars on a wedding, only for the groom to go into shock, changed his fukking mind even though they did it at the house instead, and tries to reason with Thelma who magically got into the army without no fukkING EVALUATION and falls for Shaft, while Ruben looks like .

YOU CANT MAKE THIS shyt UP

thelma was a shotgun bride...

so frye can get control of the congregation and building fund

frye was alias created by

george jefferson who was on the run from loan sharks from his failed cleaning business..

 

[BmoreGorilla]

yep she had a mouth like a bass...

bad as hell

i wanted to teach her about my paint brush...

Ol boy who tried to rape Freddy

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Holy shyt u just brought me back to some memories I didn't even know I had. They damn sure did do some fukkery with that show.

@Rollie Forbes alone was fukkery in the purest of forms

 

[zayk35]

thelma was a shotgun bride...

so frye can get control of the congregation and building fund

frye was alias created by

george jefferson who was on the run from loan sharks from his failed cleaning business..

 

[RickyDiBiase]

Damn

“A different world” was being watched by every black household

It wouldn't be as popular now I don't think. Which says a lot about people these days.

 

[FTBS]

He's cancelled so no he doesn't get enough credit.

This. Prior to his cancelation he was known as the man that saved the sitcom and took NBC from 3rd place (out of 3) to number 1.