simmytbone
10-28-2013, 02:17 AM
Hey guys,
25 years ago this fall;
The Cosby Show was back once again for a 5th consecutive season and the theme was once again changed to a more symphony orchestra theme
Here's a summary:
Season 5 comprises 26 episodes
Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad appear in all episodes
Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Keshia Knight Pulliam were both absent for one episode
Tempestt Bledsoe was absent for three episodes
Geoffrey Owens was absent for eighteen episodes
Sabrina LeBeauf was absent for nineteen episodes
The opening sequence in this season features the cast dancing on a veranda in Caribbean-style clothing, to music written by James DePreist, and performed by the Oregon Symphony Orchestra
This opening credit sequence is the only one during the series' entire run that featured the whole cast dancing together and it was choreographed by Geoffrey Holder best known for being a spokesperson for 7-UP Soda and for his role in the James Bond Film "Live and Let Die" which debut 40 years ago and the 1st James Bond Film Starring Roger Moore as Secret Agent 007, Yaphet Kotto of Homicide: Life on the Streets as the villain Mr. Big and Introducing Jayne Seymour later of Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman as Solitaire
The closed captioning this season is said to be made possible by MetLife and the NBC Television Network
During a recent interview with Katie Couric, Malcolm-Jamal Warner who played Cosby's only son Theo Huxtable stated that his least favorite opener was the 5th Season
This is what he stated to Couric:
"We had a lot of fun doing it and all of them were fun except the one I think with the Caribbean theme," he said with a laugh, noting the Season 5 opener below.
The 1st Episode of the 5th Season was entitled "Together Again and Again" which debut on October 6, 1988
1 week later, the series celebrated its 100th episode entitled "The Physical"
In the Opener:
With Denise returning to college for her sophomore year and Theo moving into on-campus accommodations, Cliff and Clair's goal of zero children living at home by the year 2000 begins to look attainable. But they receive a severe setback when Denise decides to drop out of Hillman and Theo forgets to mail in his check to reserve a dormitory room at NYU. Fearing that their nest will never be emptied, a melancholy Cliff proposes that he and Clair leave the house, let the children have it and, unlike General MacArthur, never return. Lisa Bonet appears as Denise.
and in the 100th episode:
Cliff follows up his "lost weekend" food binge with a day of emergency fasting for his annual blood test and physical. Despite his yeoman performance on the treadmill, the results indicate that his overindulgence in hoagies, chocolate soda and strawberry cheesecake must cease. Meanwhile, Denise is not fazed in the least by her firing from the record company. She picks herself up, dustsherself off, orders a large cheese pie – and then gets hired on as a waitress in the pizza parlor!
Lisa Bonet appears as Denise and it Featured a Guest appearance by John Amos of TV's Good Times and Roots Fame as Dr. Bradley Herbert, Jr. and it also featured Sari Chang better known as China Girl who also starred in the film King of New York and the 1995 remake of Flipper as the nurse
Note: John Amos worked w/Mr. Cosby on the set of the film "Let's Do It Again" which features Cosby's Longtime Close Friend Sidney Poitier and John Amos' Co-Star from Good Times Jimmie "JJ" Walker
The Cosby Show was once again the #1 show on Prime Time Television for the 4th Consecutive Season
In fact, 3 of the show from Carsey-Werner were the Top 3 Shows of the Season
The Cosby Show was #1, Roseanne which debut that season was #2 and The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World was #3
also, during the 88/89 Season
NBC was still the #1 Network on Prime Time Television with abc @ #2 and CBS @ #3
60 Minutes and Murder She Wrote which ran back to back on CBS Sunday Nights were the 2 highest rated shows on CBS with Murder She Wrote still being the #1 drama on Prime Time Television for the 4th consecutive season
HUNTER was also in its 5th Season and was in the Top 20 while Miami Vice and Highway to Heaven were in their 5th and Final Season, plus Family Ties was in its 7th and Final Season on NBC and Empty Nest The Spin-off of The Golden Girls Debuts on NBC and becomes a Top 10 Hit
also, Roseanne, Who's the Boss?, Anything But Love, Growing Pains and Head of the Class were the 5 Highest Rated Sitcoms on abc
CBS Saturday Mornings became known as Saturday ROCKS while Saved by the Bell Debut as Good Morning, Miss Bliss for The Disney Channel
Plus, Lori Loughlin joins the cast of Full House and the show got HUGE Ratings rising from #70 and cracks the Top 40 and it would stay in the Top 40 for 7 straight seasons
and now, here it is:
The Cosby Show in its 5th Season
Check it out!
The Opening to The Cosby Show Season 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbVVsP0uins
and here are some moments:
"Together Again and Again" - The 1st Episode of the 5th Season
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfVwOfQCP5E
"The Physical" - The 100th Episode of The Cosby Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gM1z-W5dlg
Malcolm-Jamal Warner On The One 'Cosby Show' Theme He Didn't Like And More on Katie
http://www.katiecouric.com/on-the-show/2013/07/26/hollywood-heartthrobs/
25 years ago this fall;
The Cosby Show was back once again for a 5th consecutive season and the theme was once again changed to a more symphony orchestra theme
Here's a summary:
Season 5 comprises 26 episodes
Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad appear in all episodes
Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Keshia Knight Pulliam were both absent for one episode
Tempestt Bledsoe was absent for three episodes
Geoffrey Owens was absent for eighteen episodes
Sabrina LeBeauf was absent for nineteen episodes
The opening sequence in this season features the cast dancing on a veranda in Caribbean-style clothing, to music written by James DePreist, and performed by the Oregon Symphony Orchestra
This opening credit sequence is the only one during the series' entire run that featured the whole cast dancing together and it was choreographed by Geoffrey Holder best known for being a spokesperson for 7-UP Soda and for his role in the James Bond Film "Live and Let Die" which debut 40 years ago and the 1st James Bond Film Starring Roger Moore as Secret Agent 007, Yaphet Kotto of Homicide: Life on the Streets as the villain Mr. Big and Introducing Jayne Seymour later of Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman as Solitaire
The closed captioning this season is said to be made possible by MetLife and the NBC Television Network
During a recent interview with Katie Couric, Malcolm-Jamal Warner who played Cosby's only son Theo Huxtable stated that his least favorite opener was the 5th Season
This is what he stated to Couric:
"We had a lot of fun doing it and all of them were fun except the one I think with the Caribbean theme," he said with a laugh, noting the Season 5 opener below.
The 1st Episode of the 5th Season was entitled "Together Again and Again" which debut on October 6, 1988
1 week later, the series celebrated its 100th episode entitled "The Physical"
In the Opener:
With Denise returning to college for her sophomore year and Theo moving into on-campus accommodations, Cliff and Clair's goal of zero children living at home by the year 2000 begins to look attainable. But they receive a severe setback when Denise decides to drop out of Hillman and Theo forgets to mail in his check to reserve a dormitory room at NYU. Fearing that their nest will never be emptied, a melancholy Cliff proposes that he and Clair leave the house, let the children have it and, unlike General MacArthur, never return. Lisa Bonet appears as Denise.
and in the 100th episode:
Cliff follows up his "lost weekend" food binge with a day of emergency fasting for his annual blood test and physical. Despite his yeoman performance on the treadmill, the results indicate that his overindulgence in hoagies, chocolate soda and strawberry cheesecake must cease. Meanwhile, Denise is not fazed in the least by her firing from the record company. She picks herself up, dustsherself off, orders a large cheese pie – and then gets hired on as a waitress in the pizza parlor!
Lisa Bonet appears as Denise and it Featured a Guest appearance by John Amos of TV's Good Times and Roots Fame as Dr. Bradley Herbert, Jr. and it also featured Sari Chang better known as China Girl who also starred in the film King of New York and the 1995 remake of Flipper as the nurse
Note: John Amos worked w/Mr. Cosby on the set of the film "Let's Do It Again" which features Cosby's Longtime Close Friend Sidney Poitier and John Amos' Co-Star from Good Times Jimmie "JJ" Walker
The Cosby Show was once again the #1 show on Prime Time Television for the 4th Consecutive Season
In fact, 3 of the show from Carsey-Werner were the Top 3 Shows of the Season
The Cosby Show was #1, Roseanne which debut that season was #2 and The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World was #3
also, during the 88/89 Season
NBC was still the #1 Network on Prime Time Television with abc @ #2 and CBS @ #3
60 Minutes and Murder She Wrote which ran back to back on CBS Sunday Nights were the 2 highest rated shows on CBS with Murder She Wrote still being the #1 drama on Prime Time Television for the 4th consecutive season
HUNTER was also in its 5th Season and was in the Top 20 while Miami Vice and Highway to Heaven were in their 5th and Final Season, plus Family Ties was in its 7th and Final Season on NBC and Empty Nest The Spin-off of The Golden Girls Debuts on NBC and becomes a Top 10 Hit
also, Roseanne, Who's the Boss?, Anything But Love, Growing Pains and Head of the Class were the 5 Highest Rated Sitcoms on abc
CBS Saturday Mornings became known as Saturday ROCKS while Saved by the Bell Debut as Good Morning, Miss Bliss for The Disney Channel
Plus, Lori Loughlin joins the cast of Full House and the show got HUGE Ratings rising from #70 and cracks the Top 40 and it would stay in the Top 40 for 7 straight seasons
and now, here it is:
The Cosby Show in its 5th Season
Check it out!
The Opening to The Cosby Show Season 5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbVVsP0uins
and here are some moments:
"Together Again and Again" - The 1st Episode of the 5th Season
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfVwOfQCP5E
"The Physical" - The 100th Episode of The Cosby Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gM1z-W5dlg
Malcolm-Jamal Warner On The One 'Cosby Show' Theme He Didn't Like And More on Katie
http://www.katiecouric.com/on-the-show/2013/07/26/hollywood-heartthrobs/