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    cirocco: My father treated his children much the same way Cosby does in this scene: displaying unconcealed, sardonic contempt at our "stupidity," using humor a... more »
    MeganGlass 就是一个古代的三明治: Oh yes... one of the great moments. Also the time he stayed home with Rudy when she was sick, that was another amazing cosby dad moment. more »
    Trixie from Toronto: I actually forget how great that show was from a parenting perspective, because of course I was watching it before I was a parent. I need to go back a... more »
    HereComesMyBaby: I remember watching this episode as a kid and HATING IT. I really didn't think it was necessary to put Theo through all that. The Cosbys need to light... more »
    eve804: So good. My parents and I watched every single episode together when I was little. I have such unabashed love for this show. more »
    save jinger: This was the very first episode of the show. They started out on a great note and never had a bad episode. One of my top five favorite shows of all ... more »
    i'm going to have my friends call me valerie: I remember when The Cosby Show, Roseanne, and Fresh Prince were all on Nick at Nite together. Best lineup ever. more »
    YourScreenplaySucks: I would have loved to hear Cliff's opinion on college majors. I'd argue that most of them will not prepare you or give you the skills to earn much mor... more »
    TheFormerJuneBronson: This show is just made of awesome, no question. I feel like I somehow was just the right age for it, outgrew it, and then re-grew into it. How is that... more »
    electrogeek77: No, no, no! The BEST episode is where the men all get pregnant and Cliff gives birth to a sub sandwich! more »
    NewsBunny: Does anyone else feel like they're constantly struggling to overcome the racism they were taught growing up? I'm white. I grew up in an Irish middle-c... more »
    Anovelista: And the reason? "There have been few broad cultural precedents for what she represents." Translation: we haven't seen enough characters like Michelle ... more »
    ellaesther: Also, not for nothing, but I never liked Claire Huxtable, but I think I would like Michelle Obama quite a lot. So. more »
    maude_flanders: "what [people] do not see on a regular basis, they assume to be rare or even nonexistent" <--I wouldn't dismiss that statement at all. We've compla... more »
    Rooo sez BISH PLZ: Well, that comparison was only a matter of time. I'm surprised it took this long. After all, Mrs. Huxtable, FLOTUS, Oprah, and Queen Latifah are the o... more »
    buzzgirl: True story: through an organization I volunteer with, I was at the local jail working with the women inmates. Another woman volunteer, a 60-something... more »
    la.donna.pietra: Any mention of The Cosby Show around my dad when it was on the air inevitably set off a rant about how ridiculous and fictional it was. According to ... more »
    Trulymadlyme: I can't believe people haven't mentioned "Living Single." Didn't Givhan watch TV during the 1990's? more »
    Lymed: The post itself has the conundrum within it. Only 2.6% of the Iowa population is black and many of the people with similar stories to the Obama family... more »
    SmallbutMighty: It probably comes from having lived in DC/the DC area for most of my life, but I tend to forget that most white people haven't been exposed to the ran... more »
  • #clips

    Some Fatherly Advice From Dr. Cliff Huxtable

    It's Father's Day, which gives me an excuse to post the best Cosby Show scene ever, wherein Cliff gives Theo some tough love and teaches him a few lessons about the economy and life in the real world. More »
  • #therealworld

    Michelle Obama Is Not Claire Huxtable: The Dangers Of Comparing Reality To TV

    Robin Givhan's comparison of Michelle Obama to Claire Huxtable is far from new, but it is newly bizarre, implying that six months into the Obama administration, Americans still need a dated TV show to understand Michelle. More »
  • #80sladies

    Top 10 Lessons Learned From 80's Sitcom Heroines

    Inspired partly by Tracie's opening credits post and partially by this piece in the San Francisco Chronicle about "very special episodes," I decided to examine the important lessons we learned from our childhood sitcom heroines. More »
  • #theweekthatwas

    This Week We Choo-Choo-Chose Polyamory, The Cosby Kids, Mariah Carey And Cunts