Brooklyn, New York (fictionalized)

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Brooklyn, New York (fictionalized) is the stylized version of the New York City borough as portrayed in The Cosby Show, serving as the Huxtable family's upper-middle-class urban neighborhood setting.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional neighborhood
fictionalized version of real place
appearsIn The Cosby Show NERFINISHED
associatedFamily Huxtable family NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Clair Huxtable NERFINISHED
Cliff Huxtable NERFINISHED
Denise Huxtable NERFINISHED
Rudy Huxtable NERFINISHED
Sondra Huxtable NERFINISHED
Theo Huxtable NERFINISHED
Vanessa Huxtable NERFINISHED
basedOn Brooklyn, New York NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
depictedAs culturally rich community
professionally successful community
depictsEnvironment urban neighborhood
depictsSocialClass upper middle class
fandomClassification fictional location in The Cosby Show universe
fictionalAddressLocatedIn Huxtable residence NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceWork The Cosby Show NERFINISHED
genreContext sitcom
hasCharacteristic brownstone residential architecture
idealized representation of Brooklyn
safe urban environment
hasCulturalImpact influenced television depictions of Black middle-class neighborhoods
inspiredBy real Brooklyn residential neighborhoods
inUniverseLocationType borough of New York City
languageOfWork English
medium television
narrativeFunction ground the Huxtable family in a recognizable real-world city
symbolize stability and comfort
notableFor positive portrayal of African-American neighborhood life
serving as backdrop for family-centered stories
partOf New York City (fictionalized) NERFINISHED
portraysDemographic Black upper-middle-class family
portraysTheme African-American professional life
family life in New York City
screenRepresentation exterior establishing shots of New York City
studio sets
settingFor Huxtable family home NERFINISHED
The Cosby Show main narrative
timePeriodDepicted 1980s
early 1990s
usedAsPrimarySettingBy The Cosby Show producers NERFINISHED

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Denise Huxtable residence Brooklyn, New York (fictionalized)
this entity surface form: Brooklyn, New York (fictional)
Russell Huxtable residence Brooklyn, New York (fictionalized)
this entity surface form: Brooklyn, New York (fictional)
Vanessa Huxtable residence Brooklyn, New York (fictionalized)