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Lee G · 01-19-2008, 03:28 PM

Chet Kincaid was cool, he was hip, and he was funny. Cliff Huxtable was not cool, he was definitely not hip, and he was seldom funny. The Bill Cosby Show is classic Cosby at his best, with well written, funny episodes. The Cosby Show is just your average, dime a dozen generic looking 80's family sitcom. Nothing special about it at all. It's really amazing how much Bill Cosby aged and changed for the worse from The Bill Cosby Show to The Cosby Show 15 years later. If you want to see the definition of classic Cosby, watch The Bill Cosby Show. Almost every episode is a classic, there are probably about 6 episodes of the 52 that are a little below par, but even those have their funny moments.

Scoobiedoo30 · 05-27-2008, 02:19 PM

Huxtable

Lee G · 05-27-2008, 03:37 PM

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Huxtable

And why do you say that? Have you even SEEN The Bill Cosby Show? I think Bill Cosby as Chet Kincaid is 100 percent better than Cosby as Cliff Huxtable. The difference between the two is like night and day, the Kincaid character is cool and he's much funnier than the old man Huxtable. Chet Kincaid was Bill Cosby in his prime, at his best, at his funniest.

TVFactFan · 06-15-2008, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Lee G

Chet Kincaid was cool, he was hip, and he was funny. Cliff Huxtable was not cool, he was definitely not hip, and he was seldom funny. The Bill Cosby Show is classic Cosby at his best, with well written, funny episodes. The Cosby Show is just your average, dime a dozen generic looking 80's family sitcom. Nothing special about it at all. It's really amazing how much Bill Cosby aged and changed for the worse from The Bill Cosby Show to The Cosby Show 15 years later. If you want to see the definition of classic Cosby, watch The Bill Cosby Show. Almost every episode is a classic, there are probably about 6 episodes of the 52 that are a little below par, but
even those have their funny moments.

I will take into consideration that he was a lot younger on the Bill Cosby Show versus when he started the Cosby Show in 1984. So I expect there to be a dfference in the characters

Lee G · 06-15-2008, 11:03 AM

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I will take into consideration that he was a lot younger on the Bill Cosby Show versus when he started the Cosby Show in 1984. So I expect there to be a dfference in the characters

LOL you bet, there is a BIG difference. As Chet Kincaid, Bill Cosby is the cool and funny guy he's fondly remembered for. As Cliff Huxtable, he's a gruff, aging old fart.

TVFactFan · 06-15-2008, 11:09 AM

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LOL you bet, there is a BIG difference. As Chet Kincaid, Bill Cosby is the cool and funny guy he's fondly remembered for. As Cliff Huxtable, he's a gruff, aging old fart.

Well it;s a big difference between 32 and 47-lol

Ireneparalegal · 06-15-2008, 02:39 PM

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Well it;s a big difference between 32 and 47-lol

Exactly. Not only that, the character of Chet is in a different era. And as Solomon stated, two totally different characters. Cliff Huxtable was playing a doctor, a family man and husband.

TVFactFan · 06-15-2008, 02:50 PM

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Exactly. Not only that, the character of Chet is in a different era. And as Solomon stated, two totally different characters. Cliff Huxtable was playing a doctor, a family man and husband.

Right, he was a gym teacher or something

Jude The Obscure · 06-15-2008, 02:52 PM

I haven't seen The Bill Cosby Show since the days of The Family Channel reruns (taking advantage of Cosby's newfound "hot" period), so I couldn't answer this one fairly. If season 2 would ever come out, I could rent both seasons to see if I still would enjoy the show.

Tweety · 07-05-2008, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Lee G

LOL you bet, there is a BIG difference. As Chet Kincaid, Bill Cosby is the cool and funny guy he's fondly remembered for. As Cliff Huxtable, he's a gruff, aging old fart.

Yes, Chet's character was much cooler.

It wasn't even the gruffness that bugged me about his "Cosby Show" character. It was the fact that, once again, a sitcom father (even a father who's a doctor) is shown as a bumbling idiot who can't tie his own shoes without Claire telling him how to do it.

With all of the talk (including from Cosby himself) about the need for positive black role models on TV, you have to say that Chet Kincaid was a good role model, whereas Cliff Huxtable was most certainly not.

It didn't help that Sondra's husband Elvin was one of the biggest wusses in the history of TV, either. Vanessa's boyfriend (did she ever get married on the show? I'd stopped watching it by that time) and Denise's husband didn't have roles as prominent as "Elvin".

It IS possible for a black family to be shown with a strong father AND a strong mother... "Good Times" was just such a show (till they killed off the father, that is). But "The Cosby Show" had all of these "strong" women, totally at the expense of the male characters.

FINAL SCORE:

Chet: Cool
Cliff: A wuss

Jude The Obscure · 07-05-2008, 02:17 PM

I agree with you Tweety on the points you made about the Cosby Show characters--the men were shown to be emasculated in so many ways and the women were these Amazon super brainy, never make a mistake. Ok, Denise was allowed to be a screw-up--but the other guys never had a fair chance. Cliff--always a bumbling idiot around tools and had to be constantly watched like a dog concerning his diet, Elvin--just a plain idiot. Theo-would be cut down if he dared to assert his manliness. Peter--Rudy's friend was always shown as a scaredy cat and the other one whom she always called "Bud"--if he dared showed some backbone, he was shown the door.

Adamantium · 07-05-2008, 05:09 PM

Definately Chet Kincaid. Seeing this younger Bill Cosby on this show, made me purchase his other 1960s show "I Spy."

I don't like "The Cosby Show" at all. But I like Bill Cosby, and all of his other shows, from "The Bill Cosby Show" to the late 1990s "Cosby".

TVFactFan · 07-05-2008, 10:30 PM

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I agree with you Tweety on the points you made about the Cosby Show characters--the men were shown to be emasculated in so many ways and the women were these Amazon super brainy, never make a mistake. Ok, Denise was allowed to be a screw-up--but the other guys never had a fair chance. Cliff--always a bumbling idiot around tools and had to be constantly watched like a dog concerning his diet, Elvin--just a plain idiot. Theo-would be cut down if he dared to assert his manliness. Peter--Rudy's friend was always shown as a scaredy cat and the other one whom she always called "Bud"--if he dared showed some backbone, he was shown the door.

Yeah it annoyed me at how Clair was made out to be so PERFECT-lol She knew everything and could do NO WRONG

comedyfreak · 04-23-2011, 08:28 AM

The Cosby Show was good the 1st two season then went down hill. It started out based on his stand up routine which was funny.

Vito · 08-03-2011, 07:06 PM

I loved watching Cosby's first sitcom in first-run when I was a little kid. But I never enjoyed his 1980s sitcom, for some reason.

So I vote...Kincaid!

01-19-2008, 03:28 PM	#1
Lee G Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 24, 2004 Posts: 850	Kincaid vs. Huxtable Chet Kincaid was cool, he was hip, and he was funny. Cliff Huxtable was not cool, he was definitely not hip, and he was seldom funny. The Bill Cosby Show is classic Cosby at his best, with well written, funny episodes. The Cosby Show is just your average, dime a dozen generic looking 80's family sitcom. Nothing special about it at all. It's really amazing how much Bill Cosby aged and changed for the worse from The Bill Cosby Show to The Cosby Show 15 years later. If you want to see the definition of classic Cosby, watch The Bill Cosby Show. Almost every episode is a classic, there are probably about 6 episodes of the 52 that are a little below par, but even those have their funny moments.

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06-15-2008, 02:52 PM	#9
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	I haven't seen The Bill Cosby Show since the days of The Family Channel reruns (taking advantage of Cosby's newfound "hot" period), so I couldn't answer this one fairly. If season 2 would ever come out, I could rent both seasons to see if I still would enjoy the show.

07-05-2008, 02:17 PM	#11
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	I agree with you Tweety on the points you made about the Cosby Show characters--the men were shown to be emasculated in so many ways and the women were these Amazon super brainy, never make a mistake. Ok, Denise was allowed to be a screw-up--but the other guys never had a fair chance. Cliff--always a bumbling idiot around tools and had to be constantly watched like a dog concerning his diet, Elvin--just a plain idiot. Theo-would be cut down if he dared to assert his manliness. Peter--Rudy's friend was always shown as a scaredy cat and the other one whom she always called "Bud"--if he dared showed some backbone, he was shown the door.

07-05-2008, 05:09 PM	#12
Adamantium TVAdam No More Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 11, 2002 Location: Springfield, Ohio Posts: 7,820	Definately Chet Kincaid. Seeing this younger Bill Cosby on this show, made me purchase his other 1960s show "I Spy." I don't like "The Cosby Show" at all. But I like Bill Cosby, and all of his other shows, from "The Bill Cosby Show" to the late 1990s "Cosby".

08-03-2011, 07:06 PM	#15
Vito Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 28, 2008 Location: California Posts: 635	I loved watching Cosby's first sitcom in first-run when I was a little kid. But I never enjoyed his 1980s sitcom, for some reason. So I vote...Kincaid!