Cosby : terrible version

terrible version

this show was supposed to be the american version of the UK show "one foot in the grave"

it was nothing like it

hilton lucas was a mild mannered retiree

whereas victor meldrew was a grumpy retiree who liked his little bit of revenge

who can ever forget the time victor was waiting for a key/lock to be fixed

he ended up going to the locksmiths house who opened the door wearing a towel and was standing between his front door and outside door.

victor shut the man the man in between the front door and outside door telling him he would mail the key to him !!!!


cosby couldnt have pulled that off as good as VM

Re: terrible version

I remember Cosby saying in an interview that the original intent was for Hilton to be like Victor, but the audience (most likely focus groups) didn't respond well to him playing a curmudgeon. I don't really remember, but apparently Hilton was more of a grump in the pilot/first few episodes. Hilton was softened to appeal to the audience, i.e. keep the ratings up and the show on the air.
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