On The Cosby Show from the mid-1980s through the early-1990s, Bill Cosby’s fiction TV family, the Huxtables, redefined what a family looked like on television and no doubt contributed to a redefinition of the family in the culture at large.
On this episode of the Reel Spirituality Podcast, guest and self-proclaimed Cosby Show expert Avril Speaks and Reel Spirituality co-director Elijah Davidson discuss the show, it’s cultural impact, and the impact it had on both of their lives. Peel back the lid on a cup of JELLO pudding, and settle in for this trip down memory lane, and discover a few new things about this legendary sitcom.
The entire series is currently available on Hulu+. The episodes we re-watched to prepare for this podcast are:
S1, E1 – The Pilot
S1, E17 – Theo and the Joint
S2, E3 – Happy Anniversary
S2, E4 – Cliff In Love
S2, E22 – Theo’s Holiday
S3, E6 – The March
S3, E15 – Say Hello to a Good Buy
S3, E18 – You Only Hurt the One You Love
S3, E21 – I Know That You Know
S6, E1 – Denise: The Saga Continues
S6, E23 – Off to See The Wretched
S8, E24 – And So We Commence, Part 1
S8, E25 – And So We Commence, Part 2
The theme music for our podcast is provided by Matt Lumpkin, whose music can be found here. If you are interested in subscribing to the Reel Spirituality podcast, follow this link.
