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Not to be confused with Cosby or The Bill Cosby Show.

The Cosby Show
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Ed. Weinberger Michael Leeson Bill Cosby
Starring	Bill Cosby Phylicia Rashad Sabrina Le Beauf Geoffrey Owens Lisa Bonet Joseph C. Phillips Malcolm-Jamal Warner Tempestt Bledsoe Keshia Knight Pulliam Raven Symoné Erika Alexander
Theme music composer	Stu Gardner Bill Cosby
Opening theme	"Kiss Me"; performed by: Bobby McFerrin (season 4) Oregon Symphony (season 5) Craig Handy (seasons 6–7) Lester Bowie (season 8)
Ending theme	"Kiss Me" (instrumental; various versions)
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	202 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Marcy Carsey Tom Werner Bernie Kukoff (season 7) Janet Leahy (season 8)
Location(s)	Kaufman Astoria Studios Astoria, New York, U.S.
Camera setup	Videotape; multi-camera
Running time	23–25 minutes
Production company(s)	Carsey-Werner Productions Bill Cosby Productions
Distributor	Viacom Enterprises (1990-1995) Paramount Television (1995-1997) Carsey-Werner Distribution (1997-present) (US only)
Release
Original network	NBC
Picture format	480i (NTSC)
Original release	September 20, 1984 (1984-09-20) – April 30, 1992 (1992-04-30)
Chronology
Preceded by	The Bill Cosby Show
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