Starring Mandela and Cosby : media and the end(s) of apartheid by Krabill, Ron

Subjects: “…Cosby show (Television program : 1984-1992) Influence.…”
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Blockbuster TV : Must-See Sitcoms in the Network Era. by Staiger, Janet

Table of Contents: “…Laverne & Shirley; 5. The Cosby Show; Epilogue: Some Final Observations; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index; About the Author.…”
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Sitcom : a history in 24 episodes from I love Lucy to Community by Austerlitz, Saul

Table of Contents: “…Gilligan and the dragon -- The Mary Tyler Moore show : Chuckles bites the dust -- All in the family : The first and last supper -- M*A*S*H : Yankee Doodle doctor -- Taxi : Latka the playboy -- Cheers : Strange bedfellows, pt. 2 -- The Cosby show : Pilot -- Roseanne : Terms of estrangement, part 1 -- The Simpsons : 22 short films about Springfield -- Seinfeld : The pitch -- The Larry Sanders show : The Mr. …”
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Say It Loud! : African American Audiences, Media and Identity. by Coleman, Robin R. Means

Table of Contents: “…""It's Just Like Teaching People 'Do the Right Things'"": Using T V to Become a Good and Powerful Man8. The Cosby Show: The View from the Black Middle Class; 9. …”
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TV family values : gender, domestic labor, and 1980s sitcoms by Leppert, Alice

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The Cosby cohort : blessings and burdens of growing up Black middle class by Harris, Cherise A., 1976-

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Men, masculinity and the media

Table of Contents: “…Spangler -- From Good Times to The Cosby Show: perceptions of changing televised images among black fathers and sons / Venise T. …”
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Now that's funny! : the art and craft of writing comedy by Desberg, Peter, Davis, Jeffrey

Table of Contents: “…Walter Bennett : The Steve Harvey Show, The Cosby Show -- Yvette Bowser : Living single, A different world -- David Breckman : Monk, Saturday Night Live -- Peter Casey : Fraiser, Cheers -- Ed Decter : There's something about Mary, The Santa Clause 2 -- Michael Elias : The jerk, The Frisco kid -- Heather Hach : Freaky Friday, Freaky Monday -- Mitch Klebanoff : Beverly Hills ninja, The disorderlies -- Dennis Klein : The Larry Sanders Show, Buffalo Bill -- Bob Myer : Mike & Mollly, Roseanne -- Hank Nelken : Saving Silverman, Are we done yet? …”
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X child stars : where are they now? by Garver, Kathy, 1945-, Ascher, Fred

Table of Contents: “…; Family Ties; Silver Spoons; Kate & Allie; The Cosby Show; Mr. Belvedere; Small Wonder; Growing Pains; Valerie/Valerie's Family/Valerie's Family: The Hogans/The Hogan Family; Starman; ALF; Married ... with Children; My Two Dads; Full House; Star Trek: The Next Generation; The Wonder Years; Just the Ten of Us; Roseanne; Family Matters; Summation; Acknowledgments; Index…”
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Cinemulacrum : a secret history of film/video, 1960-2010 by Sultanik, Aaron, 1949-

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