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From: dsmith@uiucuxc.UUCP
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Subject: Re: New Show:  COSBY - (nf)
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Date: Fri, 28-Sep-84 10:56:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep 28 10:56:00 1984
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Nf-From: uiucuxc!dsmith    Sep 28 09:56:00 1984

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uiucuxc!dsmith    Sep 28 09:56:00 1984

I saw Cosby's show for the first time last night (I suppose it was
the second episode, the one in which his youngest child's goldfish, Lamont,
dies).  Although I would agree that it is mainly Cosby which makes the
show what it is, I believe he is quite ably assisted by the rest of
the cast.  Perhaps the basic setup is familiar - a working couple with
a number of precocious children - but the characterizations are far from
stereotypical.  I loved it last night when the children tell their 
father that its okay to be weird at home, but not to go outside!  It
was very real; which I think is a large part of Cosby's attraction.
He creates humor from everyday type situations, as opposed to ones
which are contrived - which is the standard in sitcoms.

I think its great to have Cosby back on tv.  I think its great to have
a sitcom revolving around a middle-class Black family.  I think its
great to have such a unique and funny sitcom on tv.   

(By the way, his wife is a lawyer, not a psychiatrist)