Title: The Cosby Show: Season Four
Year: 1987-1988
Creators: Ed. Weinberger, Michael Leeson & Bill Cosby
Directors: Jay Sandrich, Carl Lauten, Reggie Life, Tony Singletary, Chuck Vinson
Writers: Gary Kott, John Markus, Carmen Finestra, Janet Leahy, Matt Robinson, Matt Williams, Chris Auer
Starring: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Sabrina LeBeauf, Geoffrey Owens, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam
Music: theme by Stu Gardner & Bill Cosby; lots of great music throughout the show
Synopsis: the day to day life of a large family in Brooklyn
Episodes: 24
Network: NBC
How I saw it: on video (rented from Netflix), over the past few days, as well as any number of times on television
Subjective Rating: 8/10
Objective Rating: 9/10 (1 point off for cinematography)
About the same quality as season three – it’s not consistent, a few episodes are bad, but it’s usually hilarious. Adding Alvin to the regular cast is a welcome change (although he’s not actually in many more episodes than before).
