I think that Bill played Hilton Lucas better, but who do you think he played better?

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I think he played both characters well...I can't choose between the two. I probably liked "The Cosby Show" from the 1980's better, though.

Maybe it's because I was a teenager in the 80's and NEVER missed the Cosby Show, but I think it's Cliff Huxtable, hands down.

I watched this show for one reason: Madeline Kahn R.I.P. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/ubb/frown.gif I couldn't stand Hilton Lucas, he seemed like a rip-off of Archie Bunker. But, I really like Bill and I really dislike Hilton so I guess I'd say Bill played Hilton Lucas better because he convinced me he was a grouch.

Did Cosby play both Mr Huxtable and Mr. Lucas? If he did, how did he do so?

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Um....The Cosby Show ran from 1984-1992. Cosby ran from 1995-1998 [I think those were the dates].

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Andrew Carden

Thanks for the help friend!

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Joe Kerrigan 1-0

I vote for Huxtable!!

Originally posted by callmetootie:
Um....The Cosby Show ran from 1984-1992. Cosby ran from 1995-1998 [I think those were the dates].



Cosby ran from 1996-2000 on CBS.

Hilton Lucas, hands down. It was a pleasure to see him in the role as the retiree on Cosby.

I think it was a mistake to do the 2nd "Cosby" Huxtible was so much better, and it was hard not to assosiate Cosby with Cliff.

He played both parts equally well. (I've never seen Cosby play any part less than perfect.) I liked both characters too, but the show with Hilton was funnier; the scripts were funnier, and the supporting characters were funnier, so consequently, Hilton was funnier.

i like when bill played cliff huxitable better!!

Dr. Huxtable, hands down! The Huxtable family has such an awesome chemistry; you just don't see that on COSBY. The only good people on that show are Bill Cosby, Doug E Doug and the wife (I forget her name). The daughter is okay, too, I guess; but the red-haired lady that lives with them (I forget her name) is just downright annoying & un-funny. She ruins the entire show for me.

Dr. Huxtable....... definitely!!!! He did an awesome job with that show!!!!!

I think it's really comparing apples to oranges, personally. On THE COSBY SHOW, he played a father figure, with young children in the house, and was a doctor. The humor was in the family interaction.

Then on COSBY, he played a former airline employee, and there were no children to be found. In fact, Hilton and Ruth's only child on the show was already grown on the show. The latter show was primarily about adult relationships, it seems.

Thus it's really hard to compare the two...

Ben F. Schumin :-)

THE COSBY SHOW is so much better tOSBY. COSBY is alright, but the writing isn't very good. Madeline's character is the worst -- the lines given to her are always stupid and un-funny. She's a great actress, she has a gift for comedic timing, and I respect her for that.
Her character in COSBY is just bad :)

I liked him as both!

Originally posted by mister bluster
He played both parts equally well. (I've never seen Cosby play any part less than perfect.) I liked both characters too, but the show with Hilton was funnier; the scripts were funnier, and the supporting characters were funnier, so consequently, Hilton was funnier. I agree totally.

I "wholeheartedly" disagree! TCS is smart, better-written and more true-to-life. Cosby is just your basic, run-of-the-mill sitcom; such as Drew Carey or That 70's Show. What's more, Cosby isn't nearly as "consistently" funny as TCS. Sure, TCS has its bad episodes. But, Cosby, to be honest, has a lot more :).

What's more, none of the characters on TCS are annoying. Sure, I like some better than others; but none are "annoying." Madeline's character on Cosby is annoying, hands down. Not her; her character.

And Cosby isn't very well-written (as is the case with most sitcoms nowadays). The jokes -- most of them -- seem stretched. Unlike TCS, where everything seems natural.

Bill Cosby is in his element on TCS; it's like he is born to play a doctor.

To each his own though.

Dr. Huxtable, of course.