“Theo and Cockroach.” By Thad Mumford. Perf. Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, and Carl Anthony Payne, II. Dir. Jay Sandrich. The Cosby Show. Season 2, episode 12. NBC. 30 January 1986. DVD. Urban Works, 2007. Before they had to read Julius Caesar, they had to read Macbeth.
Although not nearly as entertaining (or as Shakespeare-centered . . . and the two things may go hand in hand), the episode has its moments.
It’s the first appearance of Cockroach, for instance.
Also, it comes down pretty hard on substituting the text with the version by Cliffs Notes.
And their confusion over the LP version of the play is pretty convincing.
And . . . that’s about it!
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