The Cosby Show Flashback
"The Cosby Show."
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Everyone's Favorite Dad - When Bill Cosby developed The Cosby Show, he based much of it on his real-life family. No wonder his portrayal of Heathcliiff "Cliff" Huxtable seemed so effortless. Cliff's sense of humor and wise words made him our all-time favorite TV dad.\r(Photo: dpa/Landov)
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Mama Knows Best\r - Clair Huxtable's stern yet loving demeanor made her so real to so many of us. It's hard to imagine anyone other than actress Phylicia Rashad as Mrs. Huxtable. But, believe it or not, she didn't originally have the role, the pilot was shot with another actress, but Rashad was later brought on, and aren't we glad she was.\r(Photo: CBS/Landov)
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Big Sis - Sabrina Le Beauf played big sister Sondra Huxtable on The Cosby Show, but she almost didn't get the role because she was only 10-years younger than Phylicia Rashad, who played her mother on the show.\r(Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
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Cute as a Button - Cutie-pie Rudy was that annoying little sister you can't help but love, Keshia Knight Pulliam grew up on the small screen and un-like many child actors she's managed to re-invent herself, and stay out of trouble.\r(Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection)
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Wild Child - Denise Huxtable-Kendal, played by Lisa Bonet, was the wild one in the bunch. Her sense of style and personality mimicked that of a true rebel. Fortunately, when she got married to Martin Kendel and became step-Mom to little Oliva, things really started to turn around.\r(Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection)
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