Got Seasons 1 and 2 of The Cosby Show in the post a few months back, on order from the USA. Very exciting! Season 1 has since been released in Australia, so I would highly recommend it (I think the RRP is about $35).
I was amazed at how many of the lines I remembered word for word, especially when watching the Season 2 episodes. It's been probably 16+ years since I saw any of them. I suppose that is to be expected when we probably videotaped them every week and watched them until the tape disintegrated!
I especially enjoyed watching the opening credits - it brought back memories of James (then 2 or 3) and I (then 11 or 12) screaming out to the living room at 7.29pm on Mondays to watch the show, and trying to dance along with Bill Cosby as the opening credits rolled. Every year when a new season started we were both keen to see what the "dancing bit" was for that year. I recall that one year the entire cast were dressed in Roman gear!
I have absolutely loved watching the show again and I think I may have enjoyed it more this time around than when I was 11. Its comedy is gentle and sweet, and the family is actually functional. There doesn't seem to be any underlying animosity between Cliff and Clair Huxtable, let alone any hostility. The family members don't seem to treat each other with sarcasm, and the kids even openly respect the authority of their parents!!! I don't think a functional family like that would rate these days!
But I think what I enjoy most of all is having memories of that time come flooding back. Memories of my beloved nephew and I enjoying the show together every Monday night.
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