klhk said:

You're right, I forgot Denise. Must have been on purpose, since I didn't care for her anyway.

Sowhat said:

ABOUT TIME*!

klhk said:

And Family Matters jumped the shark with that "Little Richie" boy (or would Urkel's "cooler" alter-ego Stephan count)?

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JANFAN4L said:

acually Little richie was there from the beginning. He was a little baby in the first episodes and he had a big sister named Judy and they were Laura's cousin. They got rid of Judy and Little Richie was replaced with a boy instead of a baby. Later on in the show they jumped the shark by bringing in 3J. 3J was little Richies buddie who moved into the Winslow home.



Full house also Jumped. When Michelle was getting too big for her britches they brought in the twin boys Nicky and Alex.

one2three said:

Bill may be blocking it himself as he's making a KILLING in syndication!

Whap!!

klhk said:

Judy did porn for a while. Nice ass. Too bad she had to resort to porn after her mama ganked her cashflow.

You may be right about the DVD sales, it just may do really well in sales. but it is also syndicated on everyother station. I love it when it comes on Nick-at-Nite.

It is on dvd people?????


http://www.amazon.com/exe...d&n=507846


It comes out august 2nd...my bad...I didn't notice that.
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klhk said:

When the show first started, there were indeed only 4 kids. They mentioned more than once the troubles of raising 4 perfect brats. Sandra was, I believe, manufactured some time during the second or third season.

And Rudy is one of the cutest kids on TV ever! Then once she started growing out of her "cute" years (she's still beautiful, but she ain't a kid anymore), they replaced her with that precocious brat child of Denise's. I am looking forward to this show's release on DVD this summer and - even more exciting for me - the release of the first season of Roseanne on DVD shortly thereafter.


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BobGeorge909 said:

Is is not yet on DVD. Look closely - releases on August 2, 2005.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Yes...my bad...I noticed that already and edited my post. But at least it has a release date and shit. People was talkin' like it was never gunna happen.

RipHer2Shreds said:

Roseanne also jumped the shark by bringing in baby Andy and then baby Jerry. The show Friends brought in baby Emma.

RipHer2Shreds said:

there were only four kids in the pilot episode. they lived in a different house as well.

I loved Cosby Show and Blossom. I wanted to marry Theo when I was Rudy's age... -then at Junior High I wanted Blossom's boyfriend Vinnie. I wish I'd get DVD's of both of those series.

Yeah. My dream 3some is now Me, Raven Symone, and Keisha Knight Pulliam. Heaven. So wrong, but so damn riiiiight!

senik said:

Rudy Huckleberry no more!

JANFAN4L said:

Is this the season that Alicia Keys showed up as one of Rudy's friends?

i used to watch it as a kid, and loved it. as an adult i find it a little bland

senik said:

Holy Cow!

CinisterCee said:

Yepsters. 1984-85.

I used ot love the cosby show, especially when they mimed to an old soul or blues track, they did that on occasions like for Grandmas birthday or something...I loved that!!

Interesting facts little know about The Cosby Show:

NOTE: Before the series started, Cliff was supposed to be a limousine driver and Clair a plumber.
* The opening credits for the first season feature the family playing sports in the park.
* Bill Cosby once said that the show mirrored his own life, because he had a wife and five kids: four daughters and one son.
* The house the Huxtables lived in was very different. The kitchen has different counters, shelves and cabinets. Also, when Cliff and Clair are up in the bedroom, the bedding, headboard and furniture are different. The editors wanted to change it because Clair was a housewife instead of a lawyer. Also, the producers decided to use a cheap house because if the series didn't work out, they didn't want to spend money on a brownstone that would only be used for a pilot.
* This episode won the Emmy for Best Writing in a Comedy. In addition, Jay Sandrich won a Directors Guild of America Award.
* The Huxtable house was very different in this episode than in the rest of the show, but the same living room set is used.
* According to the E! True Hollywood Story, the character of Rudy was originally supposed to be a boy. However, when producers couldn't find the right child actor, they opened the auditions to girls and then found Keshia Knight Pulliam and hired her to play Rudy.
* In the establishing shot, the sign outside the Huxtable home reads "Clifford Huxtable, M.D." In later episodes, Cliff is referred to as "Heathcliff" on numerous occasions.
* Vanessa refers to Theo as "Teddy" several times in this episode.
* When a harried Clair asks Cliff why they have four children, he responds, "Because we did not want five." However, the character of eldest daughter Sondra was introduced a few episodes later.
* This is probably the only episode in which Cliff or Clair or any of the kids swear. Cliff says, "Damn right" when talking to Theo about his grades. This and Looking Back (2) when they flash back to Theo and his grades are about the only times the Huxtables were caught swearing.
* The debut of The Cosby Show, in part because of Cliff's heart-to-heart with Theo, was named #70 on TV Guide/TV Land's "100 Most Memorable TV Moments" in December 2004.

Source: http://www.tvtome.com/Cos...ason1.html

Does anybody remember CBS's knock-off version of The Cosby Show? It starred Flip Wilson and Kristoff St. John as the son? I forgot the name, but it was such a blatant rip-off of Cosby and it didn't last long.

JANFAN4L said:

oh wow..that Cliffs heart-to-heart was the template for many o discussions during the 80's..

damn you Mr. Cosby!!

love this show

NeoSoulScribe said:

It also starred Gladys Knight!

dreamfactory313 said:

Sho you riiiigh! Now what was the name of it?

NeoSoulScribe said:

Charlie & Co.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088492/


"Charlie & Co." (1985) [TV-Series 1985-1986]


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Complete credited cast:
Ray Girardin .... Walter Simpson
Richard Karron .... Milton Bieberman
Kip King .... Ronald Sandler
Gladys Knight .... Diana Richmond
Terence McGovern .... Jim Coyle
Della Reese .... Aunt Rachel (1986)
Fran Robinson .... Lauren Richmond
Kristoff St. John .... Charlie Richmond Jr.
Eddie Velez .... Miguel Santana
Jaleel White .... Robert Richmond
Flip Wilson .... Charlie Ricmond

sosgemini said:

Aw hell yes! Way to come through Sos! Thanks!

Urkel was on there though? LOL I don't remember him but then again it was a long ass time ago.