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Was a big deal. >> a big deal because cosby was the quintessential success story. rising from the projects of philadelphia to the heights of hollywood. >> you dont get larger, more successful than bill cosby unless youre barack obama. >> bob hubert covers cosby for philadelphia magazine. >> he was the first leading black man on a network back in the mid 60s. ♪ ♪ >> cosbys performance in "i spy" won him three consecutive emmies, but that was nothing compared to what came next. by 1985, he had...

Unless youre barack obama. >> bob hubert covers cosby for "philadelphia mag." >> he was the first leading black man on a network back in the mid 60s. >> cosbys performance in "i spy" won him three consecutive emmies, but that was nothing compared to what came next. by 1985, he had become a television juggernaut "the cosby show". >> what you need to do now is go to the next level if you want justine back. >> whats that? >> begging. [ laughter ] >> for eight seasons on nbc, he starred as the lovab...

Of philadelphia to the heights of hollywood. >> you dont get larger or more successful than bill cosby unless youre barack obama. >> bob huber covers cosby for philadelphia magazine. >> he was the first leading black man on a network back in the mid-60s. >> cosbys performance in "i spy" won him three consecutive emmys. but that was nothing compared to what came next. by 1985, he had become a television juggernaut with "the cosby show." >> what you need to do now is go to the next level if you wa...

Cosby was the quintessential success story. rising from the projects of philadelphia, to the heights of hollywood. >> you dont get larger, more successful than bill cosby unless you are barack obama. >> bob huber covers cosby for "philadelphia" magazine. >> he was the first leading black man on a network back in the mid 60s. ♪ >> reporter: cosbys performance in "i spy" won him three emmys. but that was nothing compared to what came next. by 1985, he had become a television juggernaut with "the...

Black man on a network back in the mid 60s. >> cosbys performance in "i spy" won him three consecutive emmys but that was nothing compared to what came next. >> by 1985, he had become a television juggernaut with the cosby show. >> what you need to do now is go to the next level if you want justine back. >> whats that? >> begging. >> for 8 seasons on nbc, he starred at the lovable dr. cliff huxtable, patriarch of a family that defied racial stereotypes, revived the sitcom drama and mega bucks in...

Emmys but that was nothing compared to what came next. by 1985, he had become a television juggernaut with the cosby show. >> what you need to do now is go to the next level if you want justine back. >> whats that? >> begging. >> for eight seasons on nbc, he starred at the lovable dr. cliff huxtable, patriarch of a family that defied racial stereotypes, revoifed the sitcom genre and mega bucks in syndication. >> it made him a huge, huge star not only in the african-american world but for white m...