One of the reasons that Cosby was such a betrayal was because he had such an appeal to children. We didn’t discover him in our teens or adulthood, we followed him as little kids, and his humor became part of our psyche. We had invited him into our minds as a friend, only to later find out that he was a genuine monster.
“To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With,” was my favorite. It was a long, epic story of him and his brother goofing around at bedtime, and their father getting increasingly angry. Still hilarious to this day.
I was a big Bill Cosby fan, back int he 60s. I had several of his albums, and I’d take them to friends’ houses to listen to them.
I started hearing crazy stuff in the 90s, and then it all turned out to be true. I was heartbroken.
Who could have known?
Probably the earliest celebrity from my childhood who turned out to be a POS. I loved Fat Albert.
One of the reasons that Cosby was such a betrayal was because he had such an appeal to children. We didn’t discover him in our teens or adulthood, we followed him as little kids, and his humor became part of our psyche. We had invited him into our minds as a friend, only to later find out that he was a genuine monster.
You have noticed you don’t see much Fat Albert these days?
I haven’t seen much of it since the 80s!
It was around in the early 90’s but it was soon gone. I don’t remember any controversy it just aged out and well fat shaming had become a thing.
Yeah, the Bill Cosby As Himself set got quoted a lot in my household growing up.
“To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With,” was my favorite. It was a long, epic story of him and his brother goofing around at bedtime, and their father getting increasingly angry. Still hilarious to this day.
Yup. Tis sad as a lot of that stuff was funny.