11 Times The Huxtables Disappointed Us In Real Life

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On your television screen, the family of Heathcliff and Claire Huxtable represented a shining beacon of Black excellence.

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In real life, no one could live up to that perfect standard, and these 11 times the Huxtables disappointed us in real life are a reminder to separate art from the real deal.

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Raven-Symone Has Foot In Mouth Disease

The concept of “ghetto names” is self-hate in one of its purest forms. But if we’re going to go there, where does Raven-Symone rank within the spectrum of ratchet names?

Bill Cosby Faces Sexual Assault Accusations

After dozens of women (and the list is growing) accused Cosby of drugging and sexually assaulting them, the legacy of Bill Cosby and his iconic show has been tarnished.

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Phylicia Rashad Allegedly Says, “Forget Those Women”

Few things were as sad as watching Claire Huxtable get thoroughly dragged on Twitter after she allegedly said, “Forget those women” in regards to Cosby’s alleged sexual assault victims. Naturally, she had to get out here and do some damage control.

Tempestt Bledsoe’s Struggle Talk Show

How Vanessa went from arguably the second-most irrelevant Huxtable to temporarily battling the likes of Ricky Lake and Jerry Springer was a wonder of modern, network television. At least the struggle was brief.

Joseph C. Phillips Starts Spilling Tea

Technically, Denise’s husband Martin wasn’t a true Cosby by blood. But that didn’t stop Joseph C. Phillips from hopping on TV and tearfully alleging one of his friends was assaulted by Cosby. Wouldn’t that testimony have been more useful in a police report than a tabloid talk show?

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We Thought Lisa Bonet Went There

Remember when a Twitter account baring Lisa Bonet’s name featured a post stating, “According to the karma of past actions, one’s destiny unfolds, even though everyone wants to be so lucky. Nothing stays in the dark 4ever!” It turns out that was a fake account, and Bonet had no comment on the matter.

Malcolm Jamal Warner’s Sex Rap

Watching Eazy-E and Magic Johnson respectively contract AIDS and HIV had us all shook, but Theo’s cheesy raps about abstinence in the form of PSAs weren’t the answer. We blame Arsenio.

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Bill Cosby Becomes An Angry, Old Man

What a coincidence that after years of telling young, Black men to pull up their pants, Bill Cosby faces all kinds of legal trouble for allegedly pulling his pants down.

Keisha Knight Pulliam Swims In Denial River

Instead of facing the Cosby allegations head on, Rudy put her blinders on and said she’d rather remember Bill Cosby for his philanthropy and giving her a job while on the The Wendy Williams Show.