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Today's feature is a list of five groundbreaking black sitcoms that you may or may not have heard of, in no particular order.
1) "Julia", starring Diahann Carol - notable for being one of the first black shows that did not show black women in then-stereotypical roles as maids and other domestic workers.
2) "The Cosby Show", starring Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad - Need I really expand on this one? The Cosby Show is groundbreaking due to being the first black show to show two highly-educated blacks raising a family. Speaking of Bill Cosby...
3) "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" starring Bill Cosby - This show, conceived of by Bill Cosby, was one of the first animated show to feature a predominantly black cast.
4) "Good Times", starring Esther Rolle and John Amos - One of the first shows to depict a working-class black family, and the day-to-day struggles they had to go through.
5) "A Different World", starring Kadeem Hardison and Jasmine Guy - This show was a spin-off from "The Cosby Show", and originally the main character was Lisa Bonet's character from The Cosby Show. However, she left prior to season 2 and the other cast started to become more notable. Notable due to addressing issues that were not usually addressed on other television shows at the time (especially racism, sexism, and the likes). I wish they would release the DVD of this show (they released the first season, but most fans of the show prefer season 2 and beyond due to how drastically the show changed between season 1 and 2).
1) "Julia", starring Diahann Carol - notable for being one of the first black shows that did not show black women in then-stereotypical roles as maids and other domestic workers.
2) "The Cosby Show", starring Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashad - Need I really expand on this one? The Cosby Show is groundbreaking due to being the first black show to show two highly-educated blacks raising a family. Speaking of Bill Cosby...
3) "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" starring Bill Cosby - This show, conceived of by Bill Cosby, was one of the first animated show to feature a predominantly black cast.
4) "Good Times", starring Esther Rolle and John Amos - One of the first shows to depict a working-class black family, and the day-to-day struggles they had to go through.
5) "A Different World", starring Kadeem Hardison and Jasmine Guy - This show was a spin-off from "The Cosby Show", and originally the main character was Lisa Bonet's character from The Cosby Show. However, she left prior to season 2 and the other cast started to become more notable. Notable due to addressing issues that were not usually addressed on other television shows at the time (especially racism, sexism, and the likes). I wish they would release the DVD of this show (they released the first season, but most fans of the show prefer season 2 and beyond due to how drastically the show changed between season 1 and 2).
