I didn't care much for this show and I'll tell you why. Heathcliff Huxtable was whipped. It was obvious that he was scared of his wife. Even one or two of his children told him so.
Clair Huxtable forbade him from eating sandwiches and doughnuts. It was obvious that she was controlling him. No man should be whipped.
What sickened me was that a couple of men told Heathcliff that he was lucky to have Clair. She was the one who was lucky. Lucky not to have Heathcliff's foot up her ass.
Bill Cosby said that the Obama family is like the Huxtable family. That's not true. President Obama isn't whipped.

Overrated. And what's with the sudden nostalgic resurgence and syndicated replays on TVLand? Cos must be flexing his muscle to get his show some TV facetime again...

A bit too wholesome, you know it the humor wasn't considering it was clean.

I liked this show... the huxtables! but then, i think bill cosby is absolutely hilarious!! try listening to any of his stand up comedy...

I don't know. I always found the Huxtable family to be pretty annoying....especially the Huxtable friends and in-laws...Kenny, Elvin, and that Adam Sandler

I think it was at its peek from 1984-1986. A good all round family show.

I remember watching it, but I don't remember a great deal about it. I do remember it being funny though!

I love the show. I love Bill Cosby!!! Very Funny show. I liked it because it was clean and funny at the same time and always had a positive message at the end. When I am a father, I would strive to be like Heath Cliff Huxtable.

to unrealistic

One of the few shows that I loved when I was a little kid, and still love today. Bill Cosby is one of the funniest men to ever live. I still watch the reruns on a regular basis. It's actually a little funnier now than it was then, becuase now there is the added unintentional comedy of the ridiculous 80s clothes that  the girls wear. 

UPDATE: Look below, typical Moosekarloff, badmouthing one of the best family friendly sitcoms of all time.

A totally absurd, ridiculous and unrealistic portrayal of African-American life. This show made "Sanford and Son" and "Good Times" seem positively mimetic. I heard this was like a breakthrough comedy, something new. So, I tuned it in one night and the premise of the episode was one of the daughters wanting to wear make-up and everybody else's knickers being in a twist about this. Now, that's a groundbreaking, daring, bold, innovative, cutting-edge narrative idea!!! Bill Cosby, totally talentless and remarkably unfunny, is also a veiled racist. I know people who worked at an entertainment venue near Philadelphia where Cosby was a frequent patron. Whenever he was waited on by one of the help who was African-American, he'd tip lavishly, sometimes up to $100. Whenever he was waited on by one of the help who was white, he'd leave like five bucks.

Bill Cosby is not funny sorry

LOVED LOVED LOVED IT, to bad more parents are not like the Cosby's. I wish i could Meet Bill. He is great,

If you don't love The Cosby Show then I don't want to be your friend

No. Far too much sugar. At least Diff'rent Strokes had Arnold.

Awesome

learn so much from this show and it was very funny.

LOVE THIS SHOW.... "I brought you into this world and I can take you out!" Brillant!

I loved this show...it was clever and funny!!!

DO YA LYKE JELLO POODING

But looking back, how fake!

Loved it

I am in the minority but this show always bored me.

also decent

My favorite show . It's funny, clean and they all have a messege.

LOVE IT TO THIS DAY!

loved this show back in the day

Remember those awesome sweaters?

This was the first show about African Amercians I could personally relate to.

yaaa

Had its moments.

Nah....man

still love it

Up there with married with children, ATHF and the Tick

i have seen them all several times i am sure

Loved it

LOL I WANTED TO BE LIKE DENICE

Great when I was a kid

Respected show.

Good, clean sitcom

This was a landmark television program.

Liked it...

not a big fan, didn't hate it though

Would you think I was bad if I stated I never got into this show, and really didn't like it?

This is a wonderful, wholesome program suitable for all ages, and proof that humor does not have to be raunchy to be funny. Bill Cosby and the rest were a very talented cast, in my opinion.

The best tv show ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hillarious :)

I probably could have made it through an episode if it hadn't been for all those damn pudding commercials.

Good family show. Started off very well and sort of ground to a halt by the last year. Rudi was the best!

First show to show a normal American family who just happened to be black. Good show.