The Cosby Show
comedyfamily
122
Competent
Engages without demanding much — watchable and reasonably crafted
Score Breakdown
Cognitive Stimulation/50
28
Educational Value/50
29
Craft & Quality/50
37
IQ = round((Cognitive × 0.4 + Educational × 0.35 + Craft × 0.25) × 4)
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The TVI Take
Two Emmy wins for Outstanding Comedy (1985-86). The Huxtable family — an affluent African American household — dominated 1980s television.
Low cognitive demands with a traditional sitcom structure. Some educational value from positive Black family representation that was groundbreaking at the time. The show's legacy is now inseparable from its creator's criminal conviction.
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