> I Spy's contribution to American television and society by being the first series to star a black and a white actor together,
> (Culp revealed in his audio commentary on the DVD release that he and Cosby agreed early on that "Our statement is a non-statement" regarding race, and the subject was never discussed again.) As a strait-laced Rhodes scholar fluent in many languages, Cosby's "Scotty" was really the brains of the team. His partner (Culp) was the athlete and playboy who lived by his wits.
Then, of course, came The Cosby Show's years of illustrating a non-stereotypical black family, almost never talking directly about it.
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> I Spy's contribution to American television and society by being the first series to star a black and a white actor together,
> (Culp revealed in his audio commentary on the DVD release that he and Cosby agreed early on that "Our statement is a non-statement" regarding race, and the subject was never discussed again.) As a strait-laced Rhodes scholar fluent in many languages, Cosby's "Scotty" was really the brains of the team. His partner (Culp) was the athlete and playboy who lived by his wits.
Then, of course, came The Cosby Show's years of illustrating a non-stereotypical black family, almost never talking directly about it.