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We're continuing this periodic summer project where we revisit classic sitcom episode. Last week, we did a "NewsRadio" double feature, and today we're going to talk about one of my favorite episodes of "The Cosby Show," called "Theo's Holiday," coming up just as soon as my corporate headquarters has 49 floors but no phone... Periodically throughout the latter half of the 20th century, various TV genres would be declared dead and buried. Some of them actually stayed dead, more or less, like the Western, while others lay fallow, waiting for the right show to bring the public mood back to it. In the early '80s, the sitcom was the genre being put out to pasture, falling behind dramas of various stripes, from the lofty ambitions of "Hill Street Blues" and "St. Elsewhere" to the soapy environs of "Dallas" and "Dynasty" to the comedy/drama/action mix of "Magnum, P.I.

Some of the biggest stars in sitcom history reunited this weekend in NYC -- for the 9th Annual TV Land Awards ! The casts of " The Cosby Show ," " Family Ties ," " Welcome Back Kotter " and " The Facts of Life " were all on hand at this year's event. The "Cosby" cast -- including Bill Cosby , Tempestt Bledsoe , Keshia Night Pulliam , Phylicia Rashad , Malcolm-Jamal Warner , Raven Symone and Sabrina Le Beauf picked up " The Impact Award " at the show. The " Family Ties " cast -- including Michael J. Fox , wife Tracy Pollan , Meredith Baxter , Michael Goss , Justine Bateman and Tina Yothers -- went home with the " Fan Favorite Award ." Other award winners: John Travolta reunited with "Kotter" co-stars Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs , Marcia Strassman , Robert Hegyes , Ellen Travolta and Gabe Kaplan for the " 35th Anniversary Award ." "Facts of Life"-ers Cloris Leachman , Kim Fields , Mindy Cohn , Charlotte Rae , Lisa Whelchel , Geri Jewell and Nancy McKeon accepted the...

Scientists tell us that memories stored in the brain can be triggered by certain smells, sounds, and sights. But what about the memories triggered by a certain outfit, accessory, or bag you once used. Can our clothing and apparels be just as important in marking time, relationships, and life changes? According to Delia and Nora Ephron's play Love, Loss and What I Wore you bet your sweet bra they can!

This fun and touching play, now featuring the irrepressible Kim Zimmer (Oltl, Steamboat), examines how various characters recount significant events in their life via outfits in their closet. Topics such as relationships with mothers, sisters, husbands, weight gain, aging, illness, financial struggles, mothering, and even Madonna, are all touched upon through the lens of clothes worn at certain landmarks. There are moments of levity (frequently provided by Zimmer, Tony nominated Orfeh, and 30 Rock’s Katrina Bowden), moments of nostalgia and sentimentality,...

On Episode 2.35 of We Love Soaps TV, Damon L. Jacobs attends the opening night party for Love, Loss, and What I Wore's current cast which includes Sabrina Le Beauf and Katrina Bowden. The show is an intimate collection of stories by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron. Le Beauf talks about her Cosby Show days and both women share their thoughts on the play.

If you are in the New York City area and would like to be in the audience during a taping of a future episode of We Love Soaps TV, email us at audience@welovesoaps.net and we will keep you posted on our upcoming schedule.

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- Love, Loss, and What I Wore Official Website

- We Love Soaps TV 2.34 Love, Loss, and Zimmer, Rhoades, Orfeh

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Guiding Light and Santa Barbara alum, and current One Life To Live actress Kim Zimmer, will appear in the next cast of Love, Loss, and What I Wore at the Westside Theatre in New York City from February 16 through March 20, 2011.

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Use code LLSKZ75 to purchase tickets for $45 for performances February 16 to March 20, 2011.

Proving that a great show is always in fashion, Love, Loss, and What I Wore, with its starry rotating cast and compulsively entertaining subject matter, is the toast of Off-Broadway. Entering its second smash year at the Westside Theatre, this intimate collection of stories by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron, directed by Karen Carpenter and produced by Daryl Roth, is based on the best-selling book by Ilene Beckerman. Like the book,...

Brace yourself, because you're going to feel ancient -- the girl who played Sondra Huxtable on "The Cosby Show" is now 51-years-old!Sabrina Le Beauf, who was the oldest daughter on the show, was in D.C. this weekend, where she said it was "great" to be Cosby's kid -- even if he didn't have a free supply of Jell-o on set 24/7.Fyi -- Le Beauf is just 10 years younger than Phylicia Rashad, who played her mother.

Remember when NBC ruled Thursday nights back in the 1980s? Considering their current ratings situation, I'm sure that the network longs for the days when The Cosby Show kicked off an unbeatable night of Must-See-tv. Well, maybe the peacock television execs should tune in to Nick-at-Nite this week.

The cable station is running special evening marathons of The Cosby Show which will be hosted by the actors formerly known as the Huxtable children. Lisa Bonet kicks off the week with "Denise Monday," Keisha Knight Pulliam hosts "Rudy Tuesday," and "Vanessa Vednesday" is led by Tempestt Bledsoe. Malcolm Jamal Warner will take us through "Theo Thursday" and Sabrina Le Beauf will finish up the work week with "Sondra Friday."

The marathon continues on through the weekend with episodes spotlighting the best dance episodes on Saturday and memorable guest stars on Sunday. Along the way, viewers will be treated to never-before-seen interviews...