The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show
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Format	Sitcom
Created by	Ed. Weinberger Michael Leeson Bill Cosby
Starring	Bill Cosby Phylicia Rashād Malcolm-Jamal Warner Tempestt Bledsoe Keshia Knight Pulliam Lisa Bonet (1984–1987 and 1988–1991, regular; 1987–1988; recurring) Sabrina Le Beauf (1985–1992, regular; 1984–1985; recurring) Geoffrey Owens (1987–1992, regular; 1985–1987; recurring) Joseph C. Phillips (1989–1991) Raven-Symoné (1989–1992) Erika Alexander (1990–1992)
Theme music composer	Stu Gardner & Bill Cosby
Opening theme	"Kiss Me"; performed by: Bobby McFerrin (season 4), Oregon Symphony (season 5), Craig Handy (seasons 6–7), Lester Bowie (season 8)
Ending theme	"Kiss Me" (instrumental) (various orchestrations used as main theme was remixed)
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	197 (201 in syndication) (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Marcy Carsey Tom Werner Bernie Kukoff (season 7) Janet Leahy (season 8)
Location(s)	Brooklyn, New York (setting) Kaufman-Astoria Studios, New York City (taping location)
Camera setup	Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time	24–25 minutes (1984–1988) 23–24 minutes (1988–1991) 22–23 minutes (1991–1992)
Production company(s)	Carsey-Werner Productions
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Picture format	480i (SDTV)
Original run	September 20, 1984 – April 30, 1992
Status	Ended
Chronology
Followed by	A Different World (1987–1993)

The Cosby Show ni ere alawada ori telifisan ni Amerika pelu Bill Cosby, to koko jade sori afefe ni September 20, 1984 to si wa ni be fun odun mejo lori ile-ise telifisan NBC titi di April 30, 1992. Ere na da lori ebi Huxtable family, ti wo je ebi omowe omo Afrika Amerika ti won gbe ni Brooklyn, New York.