S17E04: Candy | Phylicia Rashad

Alicia kicks off her exploration of Sitcom Moms with one of the greats of the genre! In the mid-1980s, Phylicia Rashad became America’s favorite mom and wife with her portrayal of Clair Huxtable on the smash hit, The Cosby Show. In her real life, however, domesticity was a harder slog, and even included a few years married to one of the Village People!

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Divorce for Phylicia Rashad (people.com)

The Truth About Phylicia Rashad’s Ex-Husbands (nickiswift.com)

Inside Phylicia Rashad and Debbie Allen’s Relationship as Sisters (goodhousekeeping.com)

Phylicia Rashad ending marriage (chron.com)

‘The Cosby Show’ And Race: Phylicia Rashad Weighs In On Sitcom’s Portrayal Of A Black Family (VIDEO) | HuffPost OWN (huffpost.com)

Ex-Village People Singer Victor Willis Wins Victory In Court – CBS Los Angeles (cbsnews.com)

‘YMCA’ songwriter Victor Willis wins copyright case (cnbc.com)

With TV Proposal, Ahmad Rashad Married Sport and Pop Culture – The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Ahmad Rashad Divorcing Sale Johnson (people.com)

Phylicia Rashad’s support of Bill Cosby highlights division in the Black community | CNN (cnn.com)

‘Forget these women?’ Phylicia Rashad explains herself in Bill Cosby scandal – Baltimore Sun (baltimoresun.com)