Shakespeare

Synopsis: US television sitcom about the Huxtable family, an African-American family living in New York City. Dr Heathcliff (`Cliff’) Huxtable (Cosby) is a obstetrician, and his wife Clair (Rashid), is an attorney; their five children are Sondra, Denise, Theo, Vanessa and Rudy. In this episode Theo and his friend Cockroach are told to read Julius Caesar as part of their history class on Rome. When they reveal that they are studying the play two college professors who are dinner guests and Cliff’s father (Hyman) begin acting scenes from the play. Theo and Cockroach then perform a rap based on the text.
Series: Cosby Show, The
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Transmission details: 22 Oct 1987 (Channel: NBC)
Duration: 22 mins

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Notes: Available in US (region 1 only) as part of THE COSBY SHOW - SEASON 4.
History: Season 4, episode 5 and episode 70 overall.
Reviews: Burt, Richard ``Slammin’ Shakespeare in Acc(id)ents Yet Unknown: Liveness, Cinem(edi)a, and Racial Dis-integration’ in Shakespeare Quarterly 53 (2002): 201-26. Also discusses TRUE IDENTITY (1991) and GET OVER IT (2001).

Shakespeare, "Shakespeare". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36839 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)

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