The Cosby Mysteries was a television mystery series starring Bill Cosby. It was Cosby's first television show since The Cosby Show (which ended in the spring of 1992) and lasted only one season (1994-1995). Rapper-turned-actor Mos Def appeared in several episodes.
The show only lasted 18 episodes, and was never successful -- probably because viewers could not take a drama series starring Bill Cosby seriously. This was lampooned in an episode of The Simpsons, where Homer angrily yelled at a movie critic: "you cancelled The Cosby Mysteries -- that show had limitedless possibilities!!"
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