Author Archives: Ralph

FILMED September 1969 The script for A CHRISTMAS BALLAD, my fourth and final commitment to THE BILL COSBY SHOW, started out as the most typical formulaic situation comedy of any of the shows I directed for the series. But things … Continue reading →

FILMED August 1969 There was an open week between my filming GROWING, GROWING, GROWN and my next commitment on THE BILL COSBY SHOW, but I stayed on at the studio and used that time to prepare my director’s cut on … Continue reading →

FILMED  August 1969 After wrapping GROWING, GROWING, GROWN in July, I returned to MGM where I directed three more episodes of THE COURTSHIP OF EDDIE’S FATHER and then back to Warner Bros. for three more of THE BILL COSBY SHOW. … Continue reading →

FILMED July 1969 Are you wondering why Dr. Cliff Huxtable said he was Chester Kincaid? Are you confused because Theo and his three younger sisters are nowhere in sight? Don’t be. This isn’t THE COSBY SHOW. It’s THE BILL COSBY … Continue reading →