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. Theo and his friend Cockroach must study Macbeth for school, but rather than read the text they decide to listen to an audio recording. They are still unable to understand a word and ask Theo’s sister Denise to help. She suggests using a’Cleland Notes’ study aid. The recorded voice of Macbeth is Earle Hyman.

Series

Cosby Show, The

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

30 Jan 1986 (Channel: NBC)

Duration

25 mins

Credits

Director

Jay Sandrich

Writer

Thad Mumford

Cast

Earle Hyman	Voice of Macbeth (Macbeth)
Bill Cosby	Dr Heathcliff ‘Cliff’ Huxtable
Carl Anthony II Payne	Walter ‘Cockroach’ Bradley
Lisa Bonet	Denise Huxtable
Malcolm-Jamal Warner	Theo Huxtable

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Macbeth

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

Notes

Available as part of THE COSBY SHOW-SEASON 2.

History

Episode 15, season 2 and episode 39 overall.

Production Company

Name

Carsey-Werner

Online Retailer

Name

amazon.com

Web

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