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''The Bill Cosby Show'' is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Bill Cosby's first solo foray in television, after his co-starring role with Robert Culp in ''I Spy''. The series also marked the first time an African American starred in his or her own eponymous comedy series. ==Synopsis== In this droll, light-hearted sitcom, Cosby played the role of Chet Kincaid, a physical education teacher at a Los Angeles high school, a bachelor, and an average cool guy trying to earn a living and help people out along the way. The show ran for two seasons, 52 episodes in all. While only a modest critical success,〔The show was nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys (【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063871/awards?ref_=tt_awd )〕 ''The Bill Cosby Show'' was a ratings hit, finishing eleventh in its first season. With the high school as the setting of most episodes, storylines comprise: life lessons, students and fellow teachers, family drama, a coach's purview, and a few challenging forays as a substitute teacher of algebra or English. Cosby was lauded for using some previously unknown African-American performers such as Lillian Randolph (as Kincaid's mother) and Rex Ingram. Well known guest stars appear as well, including Henry Fonda and veteran comedians Mantan Moreland and Moms Mabley as Kincaid's married—and feuding—uncle and aunt. The show's horn-centric and funky theme song, "Hikky Burr", was written by Cosby and Quincy Jones, with Cosby providing the vocals. A new version of the theme was recorded for the second season. Notably, the show did not use a laugh track; in that regard it was unique among half-hour situation comedies at the time. According to commentary on the show's Season 1 DVD, Cosby and NBC were at odds over his refusal to include a laugh track in the show. Cosby felt that viewers were intelligent enough to find the humor themselves, without being prompted. While a few comedy-dramas already aired without laugh tracks, few sitcoms went without〔Hobson, Dick (July 9, 1966). "Help! I'm a Prisoner in a Laff Box". TV Guide〕 and those that did had studio audiences. The handful of no-laugh-track, no-studio-audience, non-drama sitcoms prior to this included ''The Trouble with Father'' and ''The Beulah Show''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Bill Cosby Show」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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