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COSBY SHOW, THE: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY (TV)

Summary

One in this comedy series starring humorist Bill Cosby as Cliff Huxtable, a successful obstetrician with a lawyer wife and five exasperating children. In this episode, the family has a dinner party to celebrate the forty-ninth wedding anniversary of Cliff's parents. For their anniversary present, Cliff surprises his parents with a cruise to Europe and a portrait painted in their honor. Following dinner, the family performs a lip-sync routine as entertainment for their beloved grandparents. Commercials deleted.

Cataloging of this program was made possible by Broadcast Music Inc. in honor of Stu Gardner and Bill Cosby.

Details

  • NETWORK: NBC
  • DATE: October 10, 1985 Thursday 8:00 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 0:24:44
  • COLOR/B&W: Color
  • CATALOG ID: T:14510
  • GENRE: Comedy
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; African-American Collection - Comedy
  • SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1984-1992
  • COMMERCIALS: N/A

CREDITS

  • Marcy Carsey … Executive Producer
  • Tom Werner … Executive Producer
  • John Markus … Co-Executive Producer
  • Sneider, Caryn (See also: Mandabach, Caryn Sneider) … Producer
  • Carmen Finestra … Producer
  • Jay Sandrich … Director
  • Elliot Shoenman … Writer
  • Ed. Weinberger … Created by
  • Michael Leeson … Created by
  • Bill Cosby … Created by, Theme Music by
  • Stu Gardner … Theme Music by
  • Bill Cosby … Cast, Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable
  • Ayers-Allen, Phylicia (See also: Rashad, Phylicia) … Cast, Clair Huxtable
  • Sabrina Lebeauf … Cast, Sondra Huxtable
  • Lisa Bonet … Cast, Denise Huxtable
  • Malcolm-Jamal Warner … Cast, Theodore "Theo" Huxtable
  • Tempestt Bledsoe … Cast, Vanessa Huxtable
  • Keshia Knight Pulliam … Cast, Rudy Huxtable
  • Earle Hyman … Cast, Russell Huxtable
  • Clarice Taylor … Cast, Anna Huxtable