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

Credits

Director

Jay Sandrich

Writer

Matt Robinson

Cast

Bill Cosby	Dr Heathcliff Huxtable
Carl Anthony II Payne	Walter ‘Cockroach’ Bradley
Christopher Plummer	Jonathan Lawrence
Earle Hyman	Russell Huxtable
Malcolm-Jamal Warner	Theo Huxtable
Roscoe Lee Browne	Dr Barnabus Foster

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Julius Caesar

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rap music

Notes

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).

Production Company

Name

Carsey-Werner

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web

http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(20) 707-8572

Fax

(20) 707-237’1

Address

Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web

http://www.amazon.com External site opens in new window