I've never quite been sure what to make of this episode of Cosby, but by this time, I had quite given up on the show altogether.
Yet, when I looked back at the show after a lapse when it originally aired, this was the episode I viewed.
Then when it was in reruns and I checked it out again, by chance, once more, this would be the episode I would see.
Minnie Gentry would appear as Cliff Huxtable's elderly aunt-grandmother-matron figure in his life. There really wasn't a lot she could do, other than appear wise and friendly.
I rather suspect this episode was simply something for her to do, to showcase who she had been.
Quite honestly, it worked. From simply seeing her enter the household and smile at family, up to her bland little ditty she sings to Raven-Symone about skipping to the barbershop, I wondered who the heck she was.
At first, I foolishly believed she was someone in elderly makeup, and also Gentry was clearly an incredibly tall woman.
But to conclude with no ending gag, just the characters in church, obviously it was all done for the old girl's sake and nothing else.
So who was she? Well, it's hard out here for a pimp! She's Terence Howard's grandmother for starters. Having also just watched Boycott a couple of weeks ago, he credited her with being his inspiration.
There stands Gramtee.
Cosby did diminish considerably by this time, but clearly there is something else that was taking place in the show, such as how Cosby would give other figures (among them, Rita Moreno, Red Buttons, Anthony Quinn and Danny Kaye, to name a few) appearances on his program.
No harm done. No harm done with this ep either.
Yet, when I looked back at the show after a lapse when it originally aired, this was the episode I viewed.
Then when it was in reruns and I checked it out again, by chance, once more, this would be the episode I would see.
Minnie Gentry would appear as Cliff Huxtable's elderly aunt-grandmother-matron figure in his life. There really wasn't a lot she could do, other than appear wise and friendly.
I rather suspect this episode was simply something for her to do, to showcase who she had been.
Quite honestly, it worked. From simply seeing her enter the household and smile at family, up to her bland little ditty she sings to Raven-Symone about skipping to the barbershop, I wondered who the heck she was.
At first, I foolishly believed she was someone in elderly makeup, and also Gentry was clearly an incredibly tall woman.
But to conclude with no ending gag, just the characters in church, obviously it was all done for the old girl's sake and nothing else.
So who was she? Well, it's hard out here for a pimp! She's Terence Howard's grandmother for starters. Having also just watched Boycott a couple of weeks ago, he credited her with being his inspiration.
There stands Gramtee.
Cosby did diminish considerably by this time, but clearly there is something else that was taking place in the show, such as how Cosby would give other figures (among them, Rita Moreno, Red Buttons, Anthony Quinn and Danny Kaye, to name a few) appearances on his program.
No harm done. No harm done with this ep either.
