5.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
Overview
The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Bill Cosby's first solo foray in television, after his co-starring role with Robert Culp in I Spy. The series also marked the first time an African American starred in his or her own eponymous comedy series.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Viewer Rating
5.8
Overview
The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Bill Cosby's first solo foray in television, after his co-starring role with Robert Culp in I Spy. The series also marked the first time an African American starred in his or her own eponymous comedy series.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The show primarily focuses on apolitical themes of everyday life, personal responsibility, and mentorship, offering solutions centered on individual character and moral guidance rather than promoting specific political ideologies or critiquing societal structures.
The series featured a prominent African American lead in a non-stereotypical role, contributing to visible diversity in casting. The narrative maintained a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities and did not center on explicit DEI critiques.
Secondary
The Bill Cosby Show, a sitcom from the late 1960s and early 1970s, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The series primarily focuses on the daily life and observations of a high school gym teacher, without addressing queer identity or related social issues.
The Bill Cosby Show (1969) is a sitcom that did not include any transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative focused on the daily life and experiences of a high school gym teacher, with no content related to transgender identity.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Bill Cosby Show (1969) is an original sitcom featuring characters created specifically for the series. There are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters from source material or previous installments whose gender could have been altered.
The Bill Cosby Show (1969) is an original series, not an adaptation or reboot of pre-existing material with established characters. All characters were created for this show, thus there is no prior canonical or historical baseline for their race to be altered.
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