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When the cosby went on the air, we did have other family sitcoms and one of them was "fresh prince." >> i didnt know so many brothers living in this neighborhood. we are doing all right, huh? >> fox was one of the fir first network that took risk that had minority people. >> it is vital that people of color write hs their on story because thats where the authenticity comes from. >> hes probably tired. >> he should be. he kept us up all night. >> uncle bernie, hes too old to play. can we play wit...

Success. >> family ties are a reversal. now you have the liberal parent and the conservative child. >> maybe you think we were switched at birth. >> michael is just wonderful. hes young and energetic, he had such good timing. >> we started rather slowly. nbc was moving us around. "family ties" um peumped a litte life into sitcoms. sitcoms were pronounced dead and all of a sudden comes "the cosbys" in 84. it was a game changer to me.

In long island with my wife, debra. >> the first season ray says in the opening credits, it is not really about the kids. >> it is not about the kids. >> i say for every year your over 40, you should add an inch h hem line to your dress. >> despite our best efforts reject all of our kindness and it backfires. >> i dont understand why you use bleach on these towels? >> we come into a family, love them or hate them thats who we were given. >> the success of cosby resurrected sitcoms and ushered a ...

"the cosby show." >> get in the bathroom and wipe off the pee off the seat. >> disgusting. >> wb and upn were coming on and they start to diversify and grow that audience. they were able to snatch up this audience that the other network were ignoring up to that point. the show kind of set the stage for diversity in family sitcoms that can be seen in televisions today. >> welcome wong, i am rick, nihao. thats more of a japanese thing but thank you, rick. someone once told me, that i should get us...

That great thursday night lineup, "cosby" and "cheers." >> nbc created this idea of must-see tv. you are talking about 20 or 30 or 40 million people tuning in. >> you say youre americas successful father. no, it was cosby. it was huge disappointing to all of us but he set the standard of what family sitcom was. >> by the late 80s, family sitcoms were very popular. >> families tune into these tv

This was the family i adore. his present tainted the show a little bit. >> there was a very natural chemistry between claire and their children that was not cliche black poverty. >> son, your mother asked me to come up here and kill you. how do you expect to get into college with grades like this? >> much more conservative parenting that was driving the cosby show. >> maybe you can accept who i am and love me anyway. >> in any other sitcom, that would be the moment the music

Meaningful it was seeing themselves represented and they are part of america. >> it is a part of a representation on tv. >> im just your standard old incredibly handsome dramatic black dude. this challenged mixed-race woman is my wife. >> blackish is a family sitcom is interested in talking about topics of racial identity in ways that television is sometimes uncomfortable about discussing. >> youre not serious about naming our kid devontae, are you? >> i want a strong black name. >> oh, boy. >> ...

Would start and the father embrace the son and say something encouraging. >> theo. thats the dumbest thing i have ever heard in my life. you can hear the audience gagged because this is a strong father who says to his son, i brought you in this world and i will take you out. >> the audience cheered because the parents are saying yes, we are taking back the house. i want you to do the best you can. thats all. there was a such a love and comradery family. >> we have super bowl rating every single ...