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75-765: The Proud Family is an American animated television series created by Bruce W. Smith that aired on Disney Channel for two seasons from September 15, 2001, to August 19, 2005. The series centers on the life of the titular family, including the show’s main protagonist, Penny Proud, a 14-year-old African American teenager who navigates her adolescence while dealing with her friends and family. Episodes deal with Penny discovering her boundaries and struggling with family relationships and peer pressure. Penny Proud has strong relationships with her entrepreneurial father Oscar Proud and her veterinarian mother Trudy Proud, as well as her friends Dijonay Jones, LaCienega Boulevardez, Zoey Howzer, and Sticky Webb. Bruce W. Smith previously directed

150-556: A limousine driver, who owned his own car, and the mother an electrician. With advice from his wife Camille Cosby , though, the concept was changed so that the family was well-off financially, with the mother a lawyer and the father a physician. Cosby wanted the program to be educational, reflecting his own background in education. He also insisted that the program be taped in New York City instead of Los Angeles , where most television programs were taped. The Huxtable home exterior

225-518: A spin-off series called A Different World that was built around the "Denise" character (portrayed by actress Lisa Bonet ), the second of the Huxtables' four daughters. Initially, the new program dealt with Denise's life at Hillman College, the fictional historically black college from which her father, mother, and paternal grandfather had graduated. Denise was written out of A Different World after its inaugural season, due to Bonet's pregnancy, and

300-482: A 7-disc complete collection that includes the entire show for the first time ever on DVD, alongside The Proud Family Movie and Shorties on March 15, 2022. The soundtrack album for the show is a combination of both original songs by the characters in the show, songs by popular R&B music artists such as Alicia Keys , India.Arie , and Solange & Destiny's Child (who perform the theme song), and classic soul music from artists such as Aretha Franklin and

375-518: A child-friendly show, shifted its target group to ages 12 and up, resulting in a darker and more mature storyline. Animated film theatrical series include all early animated series: Animated Weekly (1913), The Newlyweds (1913 — 1915), Travelaughs (1913, 1915 — 1918, 1921 — 1923), Doc Yak (1913 — 1915), Colonel Heeza Liar (1913 — 1917, 1922 — 1924), Kapten Grogg  [ sv ] (1916 — 1922), Les Aventures des Pieds Nickelés (1917 — 1918),

450-458: A family of six kids, we had some crazy episodes, and I thought it would be a cool idea to bring all that stuff to the screen. I wouldn't say it's edgy the way South Park is edgy–it's edgy but it has a heart." American animator and character designer Bruce W. Smith had previously directed the animated film Bebe's Kids . Based on comedian Robin Harris ' stand-up comedy act of the same name, it

525-593: A local station of a television network broadcasts an animated series as a part of its own programming, the time-slot will vary by region. All early animated television series, the first being Crusader Rabbit (1950 — 1959), are comic cartoon series. However, later series include sports ( Speed Racer , Captain Tsubasa , Slam Dunk ), action ( Hajime no Ippo , G.I. Joe ), science fiction ( Mobile Suit Gundam , Tenchi Muyo ), drama ( Neon Genesis Evangelion ), adventure ( Dragon Ball ), martial arts ( Baki

600-493: A mainstream look. Due to a few pitches of all cartoons featuring African-Americans , The Proud Family is one of the few animated kids shows that featured an African-American protagonist and one of the few animated sitcoms to feature African-Americans as lead characters. Dealing with themes of bullying , gossip , responsibility , and others, The Proud Family highlighted the importance of discrimination , stereotyping , and culture differences . With universal themes rooted in

675-736: A middle-class African-American family in Los Angeles , the series featured several elements in animated sitcoms with socially relevant themes, a style that was done in The Simpsons and King of the Hill . The Proud Family is the first animated series to air exclusively on Disney Channel. The series premiered on September 15, 2001, as part of the network's programming block Zoog Disney . The series received generally positive reviews for its humor and themes, but received some criticism for its stereotypes. A feature film, The Proud Family Movie , premiered as

750-479: A middle-class African-American family that was "not so much Cosby-esque as Cosby-esque with a really interesting slant." The name of the series was inspired by his meeting with co-founder Tom Wilhite when Smith showed him the main characters drawn in a family portrait. The series' lead character, Penny Proud, was partially based on Smith's daughter Rachel. According to Smith in 2001, he saw the series as an instructional video to his daughter. Oscar's mother, Suga Mama,

825-632: A new character named Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins. It premiered on Disney+ on February 23, 2022. Animated series#Television Animated television series are presented daily or on certain days of the week during a prescribed time slot , including for example saturday-morning cartoons , prime time cartoons , late night anime , and weekday cartoons ; series broadcast only on weekends. The duration of an episode also varies. Traditionally, they are produced as complete half-hour or nearly half-hour programs; however, many are presented as animated shorts of 10 — 11 minutes, which can be combined for filling

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900-447: A ratings hit, featuring in the top 5 of the ratings for four of its six seasons. It launched the extended cast into stardom and Cosby, having already had a successful career on TV, films and stand-up, became the highest paid actor on television. It was also an international hit, garnering a following from across the world being a regular fixture in markets previously considered unattainable for African-American leads, such as Europe, where

975-646: A result of the Bill Cosby sexual assault cases . The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle class African-American family, living in a brownstone in Brooklyn Heights , New York, at 10 Stigwood Avenue. The father is Cliff Huxtable , an obstetrician and son of a prominent jazz trombonist. The mother is his wife, lawyer Clair Huxtable . They have four daughters and one son: Sondra , Denise , Theo , Vanessa , and Rudy . Despite its comedic tone,

1050-569: A result of the Bill Cosby sexual assault cases . In November 2014, TV Land pulled the series from its lineup. "Episodes have been pulled immediately for the foreseeable future ... TV Land even removed references to The Cosby Show from its website on Wednesday afternoon as the scandal accelerated." In December 2014, the Magic Johnson –owned network Aspire removed the show from its lineup. BET 's Centric (another Viacom unit), along with Bounce TV , ceased airing reruns of The Cosby Show . At

1125-455: A set time period in "segments", including several such shorts. When advertising is taken into account, the cartoon itself may be only 15 — 20 minutes of the half hour, although Netflix and many other streaming companies do not show commercials. There are also series with a very short episodes lasting approximately five minutes; they have recently become more common in Japanese animation . If

1200-493: A sitcom to sell for their fledgling company, they needed a big name behind it. Bill Cosby had had performed stand-up comedy with award-winning albums and starred in several genres in TV and film in the 1960s and 70s, but his career had become more static by the early 1980s. According to a Chicago Tribune article from July 1985, despite Carsey and Werner's connection to the network, Lewis Erlicht, president of ABC Entertainment , passed on

1275-402: A third season on Disney+ . On January 1, 2020, Disney executives approached Farquhar and Smith about reviving the series. On February 27, 2020, it was announced that a reboot of the series has been ordered on Disney+. The original cast (minus Tara Strong due to casting restrictions and Orlando Brown due to his judicial processes) returned to reprise their roles. Keke Palmer joined to voice

1350-475: A variety of jobs to raise money so she can afford to buy her parents a T.H.A.N.G. (Total Home Automated Necessity Gizmo) for their upcoming wedding anniversary. Each job plays out as a minigame . Aside from Penny and her parents, other characters from the series also appear in the game, including Penny's friends and Suga Mama. GameDaily and GameZone both rated the game 8 out of 10. In August 2019, Tommy Davidson stated that The Proud Family would be revived for

1425-512: Is gender non-conforming . The episode is also currently available on Disney+ . The Proud Family aired on The Family Channel in Canada. In Jamaica , it aired on TVJ . In the United Kingdom, the series aired on ITV in 2002 as part of the network's Saturday morning Diggin' It show. The series has also aired on multiple international Disney Channel stations. As of September 2020, the series

1500-429: Is "a standout Disney show in many ways." The Proud Family was a "huge success" when it premiered. During the 2003 – 2004 season, the series had an average Nielsen rating of 4.0 for kids 6 to 11. Entertainment Weekly ranked The Proud Family as sixth on greatest Disney Channel Original Series, stating that the series was a "warm tale of a family sticking together despite all their frustrations." The Proud Family

1575-455: Is an American television sitcom created by (along with Ed. Weinberger and Michael J. Leeson ) and starring Bill Cosby that originally aired on NBC from September 20, 1984, to April 30, 1992, with a total of 201 half-hour episodes spanning eight seasons, including an outtakes special. The show focuses on the Huxtables, an upper middle-class Black-American family living in Brooklyn , New York;

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1650-447: Is available for purchase on the iTunes Store , Amazon Prime Video , and Google TV . The series became available to stream on Disney+ on January 1, 2020. The first-season episode " Don't Leave Home Without It " was originally unavailable on all streaming services. The episode is currently available on Disney+, iTunes, and the complete series DVD. To celebrate the show's 20th anniversary, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment released

1725-710: The Tom and Jerry cartoon short films released in movie theatres from 1940 to 1967, and many others. Direct-to-video animated series include most Japanese original video animations (OVAs). The first OVA series (and also the first overall OVA) was Dallos (1983 — 1985). Almost all hentai (pornographic) anime series are released as OVAs. Animated web series are designed and produced for streaming services . Examples include Happy Tree Friends (1999 — 2023) and Eddsworld (2003 — present). They can also be released on YouTube , such as Asdfmovie , which debuted in 2008. The Cosby Show The Cosby Show

1800-433: The 1992 Los Angeles riots , with Cosby quoted in media at the time pleading for peace. During the third season, Rashad was pregnant with her daughter Condola . Rather than write this pregnancy in, the producers simply greatly reduced Rashad's scenes or filmed in such a way that her pregnancy was not noticeable. Another main cast member pregnancy, that of Bonet, almost caused the actress to be fired, especially coming in

1875-475: The African-American culture , The Proud Family was considered "groundbreaking" for television due to its depiction on an African-American family in their day-to-day lives. According to Michael Mallory of The Los Angeles Times , the series was also addressing the " diversity issue " more effectively than in primetime television at the time of publishing. Smith told Mike Duffy of Detroit Free Press that

1950-583: The series finale for show's original run. All of the cast reprised their roles for the film. The film featured Omarion as 15 Cent and Arsenio Hall as Dr. Carver. A video game based on the series was developed by Gorilla Systems and published by Buena Vista Games for the Game Boy Advance . The game was released in November 2005 in North America, a few months after the show ended. In the game, Penny works

2025-422: The series finale on August 19, 2005. A revival, known as The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder , premiered on February 23, 2022, on Disney+ . The Proud Family visit Hawaii in an episode of Lilo & Stitch: The Series , entitled " Spats ", in which they stay at Jumba & Pleakley 's Bed & Not Breakfast and Suga Mama inadvertently activates an experiment that causes spats. "Growing in L.A. in

2100-463: The sitcom genre and NBC's ratings fortunes", while also ranking it 28th on their list of 50 Greatest Shows; with this list, Cliff Huxtable was named as the "Greatest Television Dad" in 2014. In May 1992, Entertainment Weekly stated that The Cosby Show helped to make possible a larger variety of shows with a predominantly black cast, from In Living Color to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air . The Cosby Show spent five consecutive seasons as

2175-427: The 1990s, more mature content than those of traditional cartoon series began to appear more widely, extending beyond a primary audience of children. These cartoon series included The Simpsons , South Park , Family Guy , Futurama , The Ren & Stimpy Show , Rocko's Modern Life , Beavis and Butt-Head , King of the Hill , and Duckman . Canadian computer-animated series ReBoot , which began as

2250-461: The Future , and the premise would not be done in a "live-action half hour" show. According to TVData Features Syndicate, the dialogue included a " hip-hop vocabulary primer", and the series blended classic family themes with coming-of-age elements reminiscent of The Cosby Show and Degrassi Junior High . In terms of design, Smith wanted the colors to "create a harmony" without " ghetto hues" for

2325-454: The Grappler ), and other genres. The first animated sitcom was The Flintstones (1960 — 1966), produced by Hanna-Barbera . It was followed by other sitcoms of this studio: Top Cat (1961 — 1962), Jonny Quest (1964 — 1965), The Jetsons (1962 — 1963, 1985, 1987) and Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972 — 1974), an adult-oriented animated series in

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2400-567: The Huxtables' home features an entirely different living room from subsequent episodes, and different color schemes in the dining room and the master bedroom. Throughout the remainder of the series, the dining room is reserved for more formal occasions. In the early 1980s, Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner , two former executives at ABC , left the network to start their own production company: Carsey-Werner . At ABC, they had overseen sitcoms such as Mork & Mindy , Three's Company , and Welcome Back, Kotter . The two partners decided that to get

2475-471: The NBC contract, as she intended to become a full-time music recording artist. Most of the story in the pilot presentation is taken from Bill Cosby's 1983 comedy film Bill Cosby: Himself . Cosby's character is called "Clifford" in the early episodes of the first season, but his name was later switched to "Heathcliff". Additionally, Vanessa refers to Theo as "Teddy" twice in the dining room scene. The interior of

2550-454: The O'Jays . The series received generally positive reviews from critics. Mark Sachs of The Los Angeles Times commented that it is a "fresh-feeling animated show geared teens". Betsy Wallace of Common Sense Media said that the series is a mix of positive role models, zany comedy, and stories which are relatable, while questioning the political point of having a famous basketball player own everything in town. Nadira Goffe of Slate praised

2625-404: The audience to laugh at" and give them "something to take away and be proud in terms of what [Black] culture represents." Although essentially an animated sitcom, Smith set up as an action-oriented show and included things that would be impossible for a live-action sitcom . Smith cited the first season episode "I Had a Dream" as one of the examples, stating that the premise is similar to Back to

2700-533: The beginning of season eight. The show's portrayal of a successful, stable black family was praised by some for breaking racial stereotypes and showing another part of the African-American experience. However, it was criticized by others, including Henry Louis Gates Jr. , for allowing white audiences to think that racism and poverty were problems of the past. Phylicia Rashad claimed that when she met Nelson Mandela , he told her that he "is eternally grateful for

2775-832: The cast and characters were predominantly African-American, the program was unusual in that issues of race were rarely mentioned when compared to other situation comedies of the time with predominantly African-American casts, such as The Jeffersons . However, The Cosby Show had African-American themes, such as the Civil rights movement , and it frequently promoted African-American culture and culture of Africa represented by artists and musicians such as Jacob Lawrence , Miles Davis , James Brown , B. B. King , Stevie Wonder , Sammy Davis Jr. , Lena Horne , Duke Ellington , Dizzy Gillespie and Miriam Makeba . The spin-off, A Different World , dealt with racial issues more often. The Cosby Show' s series finale, taped March 6, 1992, aired during

2850-689: The exterior façade was actually of a brownstone townhouse located in Manhattan's Greenwich Village at 10 Leroy Street/ 10 St. Luke's Place. The pilot was filmed in May 1984, with season one's production commencing that July, and the first taping on August 1 ( Goodbye Mr. Goldfish ). During its original NBC run, it was one of five successful sitcoms on the network that featured predominantly African-American casts. The others were 227 (1985–90), Amen (1986–91), Cosby Show spin-off A Different World (1987–93) and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–96). Although

2925-527: The few series that were shown on both Nick at Nite and TV Land at the same time. The series was also available to stream on Hulu . The French version just called Cosby Show aired on M6 in 1988. In the Italian version of the show, the family name is not Huxtable but Robinson. The whole show is named I Robinson ( The Robinsons ) airing on Canale 5 & K2 from 1986 until 1993. Reruns of The Cosby Show have been pulled from several networks and venues as

3000-415: The film, Bebe's Kids , which was a box office failure . Because of the lack of African-American animated shows, Smith co-founded Jambalaya Studios to create diverse projects. The Proud Family is the first project to be created from the company, starting development in 1998. Smith was inspired to create the series due to the lack of African-American empowerment in animation. Based on his experiences with

3075-511: The following season was revamped, with the addition of director Debbie Allen (Phylicia Rashad's sister) and new characters. Denise later became a recurring character on The Cosby Show for seasons four and five, and a regular again in seasons six and seven. Emmy Award Golden Globe Awards NAACP Image Awards Peabody Award (1986) People's Choice Awards Emmy Awards Golden Globe Awards Two albums were produced that included various theme and background music from

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3150-521: The holiday-themed episode "Seven Days of Kwanzaa", he implied Kwanzaa as the "true meaning of [December]", and he stated that "Kwanzaa is about someone leading a purposeful life, [and] it ties in with what we feel the Christmas spirit is about: family, giving, unity, purpose." In January 1999, Animation World Network announced that Nickelodeon commissioned production for The Proud Family . Although The Los Angeles Times implied that The Proud Family

3225-521: The internet. The Proud Family was the first project created for the company. The series started development in 1998. Smith was inspired to create the series because he did not see the characters of color represented in animation. Upon creating the series, Smith drew his experiences with a middle-class African-American family in Los Angeles . The conception of the series was also inspired by his fatherhood of three children. In 2000, Smith told Charles Solomon of The Los Angeles Times that he wanted to create

3300-561: The number-one rated show on television and, along with All in the Family , is the only sitcom in the history of the Nielsen ratings as the number-one show for five seasons, having spent the series in the top 20 ratings. It also remains the only scripted TV show with a predominantly African-American cast to top the Nielsen ratings, and to do so more than once. Its spinoff, A Different World , also became

3375-469: The part of Sondra due to her college education and background in theater arts. However, Williams had recently been crowned the first Black Miss America and pageant officials would not permit her to play the role while she was representing the Miss America pageant. Whitney Houston was also considered for the role of Denise Huxtable, but was unable to commit to the full-time television production schedule in

3450-489: The remainder of the series. In the pilot, the Huxtables have only four children. Following the pilot, the Huxtables have five children, with the addition of their eldest daughter, Sondra ( Sabrina Le Beauf ), who is mentioned in episode four and appears first in episode 11. The character was created when Bill Cosby wanted the show to express the accomplishment of successfully raising a child who had graduated from college. Bill Cosby originally wanted Vanessa Williams to play

3525-423: The run of the series. For season four, the theme song music was performed by musician Bobby McFerrin . Due to legal complications regarding the background mural, the opening for season seven was filmed on August 17, 1990, at Kaufman Astoria Studios in New York City , New York was replaced with the one from the previous season. The original season seven opening, with slight modifications, returned to use in

3600-495: The same time, barter syndicator The Program Exchange ceased distributing the show. Bounce TV resumed airing the series in December 2016 but pulled the show on April 26, 2018 — the day Cosby was convicted of sexual assault. TV One began airing reruns of the show in May 2017. It is the only American network to offer the series. The series is available on Amazon Prime Video and Philo . The Cosby Show ' s producers created

3675-426: The scenes and in the show itself. Romper praised the series for positive representation of Black families, changing the narrative through each episode. HuffPost lauded the series for allowing Black people to see versions of themselves "through expressive and entertaining characters. Leila Etthachfini of Vice Media criticized the show for negative stereotypes of Asian, Muslim, and Black people, but stated that it

3750-493: The series for its humor aimed at viewers, with clear inspirations for in-universe shows and references, and for starring a cast of Black teenagers of "all different shades and family makeups." Todd Coleman of TelevisionWeek also praised the series for its "flat-out hilarious" humor, describing the series as "hip in style". Screen Rant praised the series for having a "perfect balance" of being hilarious and heartfelt while breaking barriers with its "BIPOC representation" behind

3825-411: The series is a "celebration [and inclusion] of all cultures." Ben Hooper of TVData Features Syndicate commented that while several animated shows deal with "multicultural issues", The Proud Family "keeps it real – er, skews closer to reality – by presenting a multiracial cast of characters with which tweens in culturally diverse schools can identify." Gerald Raiti of Kidscreen recalled that although

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3900-427: The series is a satire of family life, it was "[communicating] to children of all races." The series also had themes of African-American history and liberation. The first-season episode "I Had a Dream" experienced the importance of Black History Month and the life of a black person in the 1950s. In the episode, Penny encountered racism and segregation after she time-traveled to the year 1955. According to Smith on

3975-552: The series until 1995, when it ceased operating as a regional cable superstation and became an affiliate of CBS . TBS , then a national cable superstation, carried the series for nearly a decade beginning in 1999. Fellow superstation WGN America began carrying the series shortly thereafter, and continued to until September 2010. Viacom 's Nick at Nite began airing reruns of the series in March 2002, and its sister network TV Land began airing reruns in 2004, making The Cosby Show one of

4050-457: The series was based on comedy routines in Cosby's stand-up comedy act, which in turn were based on his family life. The series was followed by a spin-off , titled A Different World , which ran from September 24, 1987 to July 9, 1993, with a total of six seasons consisting of 144 episodes . TV Guide listed the series as "TV's biggest hit in the 1980s", adding it "almost single-handedly revived

4125-618: The series, and has done so since 1997. In the United States, The Cosby Show began its television syndication run in September 1988 in broadcast syndication, shortly before the show's fifth-season premiere, and was at the time distributed by Viacom; many stations that carried the series were Big Three television networks affiliates. As time went on, this moved to lower-profile timeslots, independent station and minor network affiliates. Fort Worth, Texas –based independent station KTVT carried

4200-512: The show and its influence on Apartheid and us Black people. [The inmates in prison] watched the show while in prison." As a result of the Bill Cosby sexual assault cases , Malcolm-Jamal Warner has stated that the show's legacy is "tarnished". The Cosby Show had generated $ 2.5 billion in television revenue, including $ 1 billion from television advertisement , and $ 1.5 billion from syndication . The Cosby Show aired on Thursdays at 8:00 pm for all eight seasons. In its first season,

4275-427: The show became a ratings and commercial hit and cemented itself as an international icon of 1980s pop culture. Its effects on Black American portrayal and gender politics on television were a major part of its success. The portrayal of Clair Huxtable , the matriarch of the Huxtable family, by Phylicia Rashad sparked an international wave of working mothers on television dubbed the "Clair Huxtable effect", and Bill Cosby

4350-416: The show sometimes involves serious subjects, like Theo's experiences dealing with dyslexia , inspired by Cosby's dyslexic son, Ennis. and teenage pregnancy when Denise's friend Veronica ( Lela Rochon ) becomes pregnant. The Cosby Show pilot episode uses the same title sequence as the rest of the first season, and is widely regarded as the first episode. However, it contains a number of differences from

4425-495: The show was the beginning of a Thursday NBC schedule that was followed by Family Ties , Cheers , Night Court , and Hill Street Blues . The Cosby Show is one of three television programs ( All in the Family and American Idol being the others) that were number one in the Nielsen ratings for five consecutive seasons. The Carsey-Werner Company handles domestic distribution, while Paramount Global's unit CBS Media Ventures handles international distribution of

4500-454: The show, prompting a pitch to rival network, NBC . Outside of his work on his cartoon series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids , Cosby was doing little in film or television, but Carsey and Werner were fans of Cosby's stand-up comedy and thought it would be the perfect material for a family sitcom. Cosby originally proposed that the couple should both have blue-collar jobs, with the father

4575-531: The show. The albums were presented by longtime Cosby collaborator Stu Gardner . They were: In the Philippines, the show aired on GMA Network from 1985 to 1991, PTV-4 in from 1992 to 1996, and ABC-5 from 1997 to 2001 (Tagalized). In the United Kingdom it was broadcast on Channel 4 . All eight seasons of The Cosby Show have been released on DVD in Region 1 . Seasons one and two were released by UrbanWorks which

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4650-989: The style of All in the Family . The Alvin Show from Ross Bagdasarian Sr. and Beany and Cecil from Bob Clampett are also sitcoms. The 1980s and 1990s were a renaissance of the animated children and adult television series. Various broadcast networks and media companies began creating television channels and formats designed specifically for airing cartoon and anime series. Companies that already had these types of formats in place began to revamp their existing models during this time. Most of this animations were American-based or Japanese anime. Listed below are examples of television networks and channels that include animated programs. American British Japanese Canadian Australian Examples of animation-focused networks and channels are listed below; but some of them aired live-action programs occasionally. American South Korean Canadian Japanese During

4725-421: The time, Pratt identified with her character's personality traits because they both "[knew] when to be sweet and when to have a little attitude", and they both liked being a "regular kid", "going to school", and "work[ing] [their] own way". Pratt also related to the episodes, stating that they taught her how to "deal with things that happened [in the episodes]." Pratt recorded dialogue for the series on days when she

4800-501: The wake of appearing in the film Angel Heart , which contained explicit sexual scenes with actor Mickey Rourke . Cosby strongly disapproved of Bonet's role, but allowed her to continue on World until returning to Cosby after her pregnancy. Tensions remained, however, and Bonet was eventually fired in April 1991. The show's theme music, "Kiss Me", was composed by Stu Gardner and Bill Cosby. Seven versions of this theme were used during

4875-474: Was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment had acquired the rights to the series. They have subsequently re released all eight seasons on DVD. On September 1, 2015, Mill Creek released a sixteen disc complete series set entitled The Cosby Show – The Complete Series . In Region 4, Magna Pacific has released all eight seasons on DVD in Australia and New Zealand . The first two seasons have similar artwork to

4950-633: Was filmed at 10 St. Luke's Place near 7th Avenue in Manhattan 's Greenwich Village (although in the show, the residence was the fictional "10 Stigwood Avenue"). Early episodes were videotaped at NBC's Brooklyn studios (subsequently JC Studios ). The network later sold that building, and production moved to the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens . Even though the show was set to take place in Brooklyn,

5025-404: Was initially removed from reruns on the network in 2004 due to Oscar accusing Suga Mama's new boyfriend Clarence of being a gigolo . The episode is currently available on Disney+ . Another second-season episode " Who You Calling a Sissy? " was pulled after its initial airing on August 12, 2005, due to Michael Collins being called a sissy at the time. In 2022, it was confirmed that Michael Collins

5100-499: Was named after Smith's mother, Mary, who disliked being called "grandma". His mother's personality traits were also included for the character, including her "bold spirit". Oscar and Trudy Proud were based on Smith and his wife Denise. Papi Boulevardez's physical appearance was inspired by Cesar Romero as the Joker in Batman (1966). Kyla Pratt was cast as the lead character Penny Proud. At

5175-463: Was nicknamed "America's Dad" for his highly celebrated portrayal of Cliff Huxtable. The colourful sweaters he wore as Cliff became a fashion trend for a time which was temporarily revived in the early 2010s. Another sitcom starring Cosby and Rashad, Cosby , aired on CBS from 1996 to 2000, notable for its differences to The Cosby Show , garnering positive reviews. Since 2014, reruns of The Cosby Show have been pulled from several networks and venues as

5250-451: Was not rehearsing and taping for One on One . Soleil Moon Frye , best known as the title character on Punky Brewster , was cast as Zoey Howzer. Describing the character as a "wonderfully fun and cute and crazy little character", Frye told TVData Features Syndicate that she was "having fun playing [her character]". Featuring several conventions in every animated sitcom with socially relevant themes, Smith wanted to create "something for

5325-659: Was picked up by Disney Channel on November 19, 2000, Variety officially announced that Disney Channel was preparing The Proud Family for its lineup on March 26, 2001. The series' debut episode, "Bring It On", first aired on September 15, 2001, on Disney Channel. The show ran for two seasons and was followed by the 2005 film, The Proud Family Movie , which ended the series. On August 31, 2002, The Proud Family began airing in reruns on ABC as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning . Two weeks later, Disney's One Saturday Morning would be rebranded as ABC Kids where The Proud Family continued airing until September 2, 2006, when it

5400-410: Was ranked at No. 17 on TV Guide 's ranking of "The Best Disney Channel Shows". The Proud Family was included on MTV 's "15 Disney Channel Series We Wish We Could Watch Again". On May 30, 2005, The Proud Family Movie was announced as part of the "tween-targeted fare" on Disney Channel. The film premiered as a Disney Channel Original Movie on August 19, 2005, on Disney Channel. The film served as

5475-505: Was removed from the lineup. The series was shown on Disney Channel as part of Disney Replay on October 1, 2015, and aired again on December 24, 2015, with the episode, "Seven Days of Kwanzaa". In December 2018, the episode was part of a holiday live stream on Disney Channel's YouTube channel. It also aired on Toon Disney until February 6, 2009, just six days before the channel was relaunched as Disney XD , BET in 2008 and Centric in 2010. The second-season episode " Wedding Bell Blues "

5550-659: Was subsequently acquired by First Look Studios , who then released the remaining six seasons. Seasons One and Two contain special features, including the ninety minute retrospective documentary entitled The Cosby Show: A Look Back , which aired on NBC in May 2002. It contains interviews with cast members, bloopers, deleted scenes and audition footage. In December 2010, First Look Studios filed bankruptcy, and all its assets were subsequently acquired by Millennium Entertainment , who also took over distribution of The Cosby Show DVD releases. As of 2013, these releases have been discontinued, and are now out of print. On November 5, 2013, it

5625-470: Was the first animated film to be targeted at a Black audience. Released on July 31, 1992, by Paramount Pictures , it was a box-office flop , and it received negative reviews from critics. Since the 1970s, only a few animated series had an African-American focus, including Little Bill in 1999. In 1999, Smith co-founded Jambalaya Studios with Hyperion Pictures to bring more "racially and ethnically" diverse animated projects to television, movies, and

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