"Bill Cosby: The Doctor Is In"

Magazine article

By: Todd Gold

Date: April 1985

Source: Gold, Todd. "Bill Cosby: The Doctor Is In." Saturday Evening Post 257, April 1985, 42–44.

About the Author: Todd Gold (1958–) writes about television and television stars. He has coauthored numerous celebrity autobiographies, including those of actress Drew Barrymore and Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys. Gold also edited Comic Relief, which brings together routines by comedians such as Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Dennis Miller, and Gary Shandling. The contributions of these and other comics have helped raise millions of dollars for the homeless since the founding of Comic Relief in 1986.

Introduction

The Cosby Show broke ground in American television by portraying a normal, upper-middle-class black family dealing with the joys and problems that all families...

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