The Cosby Show: Season 3

I am a die-hard fan of "The Cosby Show." I always have been and always will be! I read a few reviews that talked about how the DVD packages weren't too great for episodes 3 and 4. While I respect the opinions of others, I wanted to voice my own. My case for season one has already broken and one of the DVD's isn't secure. I LOVE how they packaged seasons 3 and 4. Each DVD is in it's own case in seasons 3 and 4 and each case is inside a slip cover. The first two seasons are all packaged in a slip cover and are in the same case. While I don't mind that, if anything breaks in the cover for seasons one and two, they are much harder to replace. And I get to risk my DVD getting scratched because it's "floating around" in the case. With seasons 3 and 4, if something breaks in the case, no problem. I just run to Wal-Mart and grab a replacement case, move the label from the old case to the new one, and then place the DVD in the new case. So, I personally really like the way they have done the last few seasons. In my opinion, they are much better done than the first few seasons. I also really like the menu. None of the menus have bothered me though, so I don't really have an opinion on that one. Anyhow, "The Cosby Show" is the best! It always will be number one in my mind!!!

My husband and I were newly married back in 1984 when this series first aired. Thursday nights were definitely the "must see" TV people talk about primarily due to this show. We rarely missed an episode and when we weren't going to be home, we recorded it on our VCR (remember those?). Fast forward many years and with a daughter added to our family, we bought these in 2007 and watched the first three seasons again. Just a few weeks ago, we pulled out season 1 and laughed our way through it and then contintinued on through season 2. This past weekend we finished Season 3 and what a joy it was to know there are five more seasons to go. My daughter is 17, my husband 55, and I am 50 -- a wide range of ages and yet all of us are laughing from beginning to end and appreciating what a comic genius Bill Cosby is. The cast is incredible, the characters full of quirks and personality, the writing is stupendous. If you haven't seen these before and are looking for good, clean fun give them a try. If you saw these years ago, give them another go since this is definitely a series that has stood the test of time.

Jabber doesn't know what he's talking about. "a perfectly clean house", have you ever seen Theo's room? "never, ever watching TV" Theo watches wrestling, Rudy watches cartoons, Cliff watches Westerns and Football, and Denise watches MTV. "They never have chores" If there rooms are clean (except for Theo), then they must have chores. They have to make their beds which is shown, ect. "they never have real problems" all the kids, especially in the later years, cause Cliff nothing but problems!! "everything is resolved in twenty minutes by a joking father" there are actually loving parents out there (mine included) that solve the problems that happen in every household. A great show about a very real family.

My family LOVES this show. It is so fantastic and family friendly, it is completely relatable (for real...). There are very few shows that can make you laugh uncontrollably, cry, sniffle, and start laughing uncontrollably all over again all in the space of one episode. Full House is probably the only show I can think of that has ever made me do this. The Cosby Show is probably one of the best shows ever!

It was during this season of the show that the close knit dynamic of the show began to slowly break apart and split off into different directions. For one the show loses one of it's original cast members as Dennise (Lisa Bonet) leaves the household for collage. She's included in the show's theme song but appears only in a handfull of episodes. Either way however this season is filled with some excellent episodes that are very funny. One of is "Bald And Beautiful",in which Cockroach ends up shaving his head when he and Theo believe they are to appear in a video by a rock band called The Manniquins. Another great Theo and Cockroach episode is "Theo's Flight" where the pair,inspired by a heroic story of the Tuskeegee Airmen become infatuated with flying and actually are commited to it until the learn about the financial logistics of the matter and decide (wisely) to concentrate on growing up. This also features the first appearance of Kenny (known to Rudy as "bud") and the beginning of their teasingly funny relationship. "Golden Anniversary" kind of replicates the the family dance routine only it's James Brown's "I Got The Feelin" now and Theo gets a chance to showcase some fancy footwork and is more the star of this show than Rudy was in the last;she basically replicates her miming "Baby baby baby" here. It's hard to watch this season without being aware of Phylicia Rashad's pregancy. Her frequent and convenient absenses from many of the episodes didn't make the same impression on me as all the methods used to hide her widening stomach in the episodes she was in-including the infamous "giant teddy bear" scene. "Vanessa's Rich" actually brings up a very important point in an entertaining way. Even my own family I've heard this show as promoting an affluent black family lifestyle (then known as "buppies") throughout it's run and that's exactly the situation the growing Vanessa faces in this episodes. It is explained very well to her by Clair that the Huxtables work hard for what they have and that "rich" is actually better defined as the "money working for you". "Say Hello To A Good Buy" features the first appearance of Sinbad,later from A Different World as a car salesman as Cliff educates Theo as to the finer points of bargaining. Also of note this season is "Cliff's 50'th Birthday" where his kids present him with a list of things older than him which,by the way includes dirt. "The March" is another classic episode dealing with the written-word-versus reality of the 1963 march on Washington and,sometimes it's best to receive the nuances of history from someone who experienced it as opposed to the printed word-a wonderful creative detour from Bill Cosby's usual abvocacy of "traditional" acedemia but still very in keeping with the families cultural experiences. "The Shower" address's through one of Dennise's friends the issue of teen pregnancy-as blackmail,in the case in order to get married. So this season leans more toward "issue" episodes which find the kids especially dealing with mildly more grown up issues but in an entertaining fasion. The final episode "Hillman",while something of a hint at Lisa Bonet's forthcoming spin off series set at the fictional school is one of the weaker episodes of the show-having more to do with the changing over of school presidents and a lot of footage without dialog than the Huxtable family itself. The most involving scene is Clair singing in the school choir but it still seems mildly like a filler episode. While this season doesn't quite have the warmth and ammusing quality throughout that the first two Cosby seasons did it's still a great part of the shows legacy.

I could sit back at enjoy the show uninterrupted. It was a nice season of Cosby. But I think Phylicia was pregnant during this season.

Laugh, laugh, laugh! The Cosby show is just wonderful! Fun for both Adults and Children to watch. You don't have to worry about any inappropriate scenes and there moments everyone can relate to. Just a wonderful show! I recommend this to everyone, especially parents!

I have given the Cosby Show 5 stars because it just deserves that rating. The show is just so entertaining. No stars for the DVD though. Just a rubbish product. Even pirated DVD's are of better quality I guess. I second Christine's review. Season 1 and 2 were absolute value for money. Season 3 and 4 the total opposite. ** very disappointed **

The Cosby Show is one of the best shows from the 80's. I started buying the seasons recently, I have watched seasons 1, 2 and 3 so far, gotta get the rest soon. I only wish they would release all the rest of the seasons of A Different World too.

The Cosby show is just brilliant. It is as good as we remember from our childhood and even better now that my husband and I are parents. Every issue in life are covered with brilliance and humour. I strongly recommand this show. Best to start with serie 1 though, as the episodes will make more sense if followed from the beginning. Enjoy!

Bien mais ne contient pas de fourreau dommage pour ma collection.

Bon, ce n'est pas récent et ça se voit. Mais, c'est un sit-com qui entre dans la catégorie des grands classiques du genre. On aime.

What can you say about the Cosby Show? Great family entertainment - no crude humour or sexual innuendo, which is more than you can say for most British comedy. Without these I don't really know what comedy shows my family would be watching together in the evenings.