I think Camille saved this show form being disaster and thanks to her advice this show was a big success! Originally Cliff was suppose to be a Limo driver and Claire was going to be a plumber! But then Mrs Cosby told her husband that the show should portray a Successful Africa America Family, NBC And Bill Cosby listened to Camille and changed there minds and so Cliff became a doctor and Claire became a lawyer instead and decided to make the Huxtables successful African-America Family, That was a big part of the show Successful and part of why they were Number 1 in ratings for five Years! I just can not see that working with Cliff a limo Driver and Claire a plumber! I do not thinks the show would have been successful at all if they went with their original idea! and it would have only lasted a season or 2. Thank Gosh they listed to Camille advice as I think she saved the show from being a disaster and flop.

I think Camille saved this show form being disaster and thanks to her advice this show was a big success! Originally Cliff was suppose to be a Limo driver and Claire was going to be a plumber! But then Mrs Cosby told her husband that the show should portray a Successful Africa America Family, NBC And Bill Cosby listened to Camille and changed there minds and so Cliff became a doctor and Claire became a lawyer instead and decided to make the Huxtables successful African-America Family, That was a big part of the show Successful and part of why they were Number 1 in ratings for five Years! I just can not see that working with Cliff a limo Driver and Claire a plumber! I do not thinks the show would have been successful at all if they went with their original idea! and it would have only lasted a season or 2. Thank Gosh they listed to Camille advice as I think she saved the show from being a disaster and flop.


It would have still been a family with two working parents so I don't think their occupations was the reason the show was a hit.

It would have still been a family with two working parents so I don't think their occupations was the reason the show was a hit.

But it wouldn't be The Cosby Show that we grew up on. The story lines would have been different in some ways I believe.

It would have still been a family with two working parents so I don't think their occupations was the reason the show was a hit.
I agree. What made TCS good was that it was a family show. We hardly ever saw them at their jobs at all.

But it wouldn't be The Cosby Show that we grew up on. The story lines would have been different in some ways I believe.


I still disagree, it could have been interesting storylines with the other occupations too

I still disagree, it could have been interesting storylines with the other occupations too

For one they wouldn't have had the life that they had. I think that the show would have had more episodes about finances. I think that they would have been a struggling family and a lot of the episodes would have focused on that. That is why I think the show would have been different. They wouldn't have had the episode when Theo had the house party and broke everything in the house. I don't think that we would have seen Elvin and Sandra living in that small dingy apartment. The episode when Cliff and Theo went to buy a new family car, that whole episode probably wouldn't exist or it would have been completely different. And I doubt that they would have had all of those people living in their house at once, like they were in the finale season.

For one they wouldn't have had the life that they had. I think that the show would have had more episodes about finances. I think that they would have been a struggling family and a lot of the episodes would have focused on that. That is why I think the show would have been different. They wouldn't have had the episode when Theo had the house party and broke everything in the house. I don't think that we would have seen Elvin and Sandra living in that small dingy apartment. The episode when Cliff and Theo went to buy a new family car, that whole episode probably wouldn't exist or it would have been completely different. And I doubt that they would have had all of those people living in their house at once, like they were in the finale season.


I thought plumbers made good salaries:confused:

I thought plumbers made good salaries:confused:

It doesn't matter when you have a mortgage and raising 5 children with one in College.

I've heard that on the contrary, it was unrealistic to make Claire a lawyer. What I mean is when The Cosby Show first aired, women with five children were in all likelihood, not lawyers. You'd be hard pressed to find a female lawyer back then and even more hard pressed to find a woman with five kids, all still living at home, working outside the home in a male dominated industry.

Claire was going to be a plumber? I believe I read somewhere that she was going to be a housewife.