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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brooklyn, New York (fictional) | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional neighborhood
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fictionalized version of real place ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Cosby Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFamily | Huxtable family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Clair Huxtable
NERFINISHED
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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
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surface form:
United States
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| 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
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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
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symbolize stability and comfort ⓘ |
| notableFor |
positive portrayal of African-American neighborhood life
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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
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studio sets ⓘ |
| settingFor |
Huxtable family home
NERFINISHED
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The Cosby Show main narrative ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
1980s
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early 1990s ⓘ |
| usedAsPrimarySettingBy | The Cosby Show producers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Brooklyn, New York (fictional)
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Brooklyn, New York (fictional)