21 Facts You Didn't Know About "The Cosby Show"

Everyone loves a good family on television. My favorite television family, like many others, is the "The Cosby Show". Who can get enough of  Cliff and his daily antics? He was nearly as bad as "the children". I came across an article over at Buzzfeed on the "21 Fun Facts You Didn't Know About the Cosby Show". Below are some of my favorite picks:

1. The role of Sondra was almost played by a 21-year-old Whitney Houston.

2. Rudy was originally going to be a son, but casting a boy proved too difficult, so they let girls audition.

3. Carl Anthony Payne II, who played Theo’s friend Walter “Cockroach” Bradley, was fired from the show in the fourth season for refusing to cut his hair.

4. Raven-Symoné originally auditioned for Bill Cosby’s Ghost Dad, but she was too young for the part. Cosby liked her so much, he gave her a role on his TV show.

5. Sondra’s twins, Winnie and Nelson Tibideaux, are named for Winnie Mandela and Nelson Mandela.

Catch all 21 facts here.