An American Sitcom that follows Hilton Lucas (Bill Cosby) after he is forced to retire and has to deal with being at home all the time, as does his wife (Phylicia Rashad).
The show also features Doug E. Doug, T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, Madeline Kahn, Jurnee Smollett, Darien Sills Evans, Angelo Massagli, and Sinbad.
It aired on CBS for four seasons from 1996 to 2000. It was loosely based on the British sitcom One Foot in the Grave, with One Foot's creator David Renwick even working on the show as a consultant.
Tropes for the series:
- Big Applesauce: Takes place in Astoria, Queens.
- Celebrity Paradox: "My Spy" has Bill Cosby reprising his role from I Spy, with an explanation that this is a Dream Sequence after his Cosby character having fallen asleep watching the show.
- The Eponymous Show: Cosby.
- One-Word Title: Cosby.
- Season One: Pilot and Florida.
- Season Two: Brazil and Mud.
- Season Three: Chemistry and Timerity.
- Season Four: Superstar.