José | How Do We Talk About The Cosby Show? A Retrospective @JoseBird | Uploaded 3 years ago | Updated 1 hour ago
This one was tough. Watching the show was a simple enough process, but the many, many different critiques, commentaries, and academic papers I read added a lot of time to making what is now my longest video ever. And to make it even tougher, Bill Cosby was released from prison when I was nearly done the whole thing. I inserted a bit of extra info to include that information, but if he's done or said anything terrible since it happened (which seems likely), the video won't include that information.
0:00 - Intro
1:18 - Before The Cosby Show
6:59 - Meet The Huxtables
12:23 - The Early Years, Seasons 1-3
41:09 - A Different World
45:29 - Growing Up, Season 4 & 5
55:19 - Come On, Let's Go, Season 6-8
1:26:32 - The Huxtable Legacy
1:32:31 - In For A Pound
1:36:51 - What Bill Did
1:44:03 - A Farewell
If you're so inclined, I'd appreciate any support using the links below.
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/JoseNotAJay
Contribute to my Patreon: patreon.com/JoseOnYoutube
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Sources
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_by_season#1980s
hegemonyremedy.wordpress.com/tag/binary-oppositions
latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-17-ca-2597-story.html
people.com/archive/made-to-bring-joy-a-mural-instead-creates-anger-pitting-homeless-harlem-kids-against-the-cosby-show-vol-34-no-17
latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-05-02-ca-1105-story.html
web.archive.org/web/20171221053112/nytimes.com/1989/11/12/arts/tv-s-black-world-turns-but-stays-unreal.html
nytimes.com/1989/11/12/arts/tv-s-black-world-turns-but-stays-unreal.html
web.archive.org/web/20210610144454/latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-10-ca-365-story.html
latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-10-ca-365-story.html
https://library.uoregon.edu/sites/default/files/data/guides/english/journal_black_studies.pdf
blackpast.org/african-american-history/2004-bill-cosby-pound-cake-speech
buzzfeednews.com/article/adamserwer/bill-cosby-pound-for-pound
npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4628960
phillymag.com/news/2006/06/09/dr-huxtable-mr-hyde
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Constand_v._William_H._Cosby,_Jr.
salon.com/2015/07/12/how_the_cosby_show_duped_america_the_sitcom_that_enabled_our_ugliest_reagan_era_fantasies
chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-met-bill-cosby-dahleen-glanton-20180427-story.html
afropunk.com/2018/10/bill-cosby-and-our-shattered-black-hero
Background information from the book "African Americans on Television: Race-ing for Ratings", edited by David J. Leonard and Lisa Guerrero
This one was tough. Watching the show was a simple enough process, but the many, many different critiques, commentaries, and academic papers I read added a lot of time to making what is now my longest video ever. And to make it even tougher, Bill Cosby was released from prison when I was nearly done the whole thing. I inserted a bit of extra info to include that information, but if he's done or said anything terrible since it happened (which seems likely), the video won't include that information.
0:00 - Intro
1:18 - Before The Cosby Show
6:59 - Meet The Huxtables
12:23 - The Early Years, Seasons 1-3
41:09 - A Different World
45:29 - Growing Up, Season 4 & 5
55:19 - Come On, Let's Go, Season 6-8
1:26:32 - The Huxtable Legacy
1:32:31 - In For A Pound
1:36:51 - What Bill Did
1:44:03 - A Farewell
If you're so inclined, I'd appreciate any support using the links below.
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/JoseNotAJay
Contribute to my Patreon: patreon.com/JoseOnYoutube
Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UCeDKIj0G5XbultKOQnacu_w/join
Thumbnail concept by fluttr.me
Sources
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top-rated_United_States_television_programs_by_season#1980s
hegemonyremedy.wordpress.com/tag/binary-oppositions
latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-17-ca-2597-story.html
people.com/archive/made-to-bring-joy-a-mural-instead-creates-anger-pitting-homeless-harlem-kids-against-the-cosby-show-vol-34-no-17
latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-05-02-ca-1105-story.html
web.archive.org/web/20171221053112/nytimes.com/1989/11/12/arts/tv-s-black-world-turns-but-stays-unreal.html
nytimes.com/1989/11/12/arts/tv-s-black-world-turns-but-stays-unreal.html
web.archive.org/web/20210610144454/latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-10-ca-365-story.html
latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-12-10-ca-365-story.html
https://library.uoregon.edu/sites/default/files/data/guides/english/journal_black_studies.pdf
blackpast.org/african-american-history/2004-bill-cosby-pound-cake-speech
buzzfeednews.com/article/adamserwer/bill-cosby-pound-for-pound
npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4628960
phillymag.com/news/2006/06/09/dr-huxtable-mr-hyde
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrea_Constand_v._William_H._Cosby,_Jr.
salon.com/2015/07/12/how_the_cosby_show_duped_america_the_sitcom_that_enabled_our_ugliest_reagan_era_fantasies
chicagotribune.com/columns/dahleen-glanton/ct-met-bill-cosby-dahleen-glanton-20180427-story.html
afropunk.com/2018/10/bill-cosby-and-our-shattered-black-hero
Background information from the book "African Americans on Television: Race-ing for Ratings", edited by David J. Leonard and Lisa Guerrero
