For 40 years, the ghost of the Huxtable sweater told Black storytellers: Make us look good. The new era, spanning from Get Out to Abbott Elementary to The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey , tells them: Make us look real.
But we don’t live in that brownstone anymore.
During the late 2000s and early 2010s, major adult production companies like Hustler Video and All Media Play capitalized on mainstream nostalgia by creating full-length parodies of classic television shows. Filmed on location in Los Angeles, California, the Not The Cosbys XXX duology was designed to mirror the structural setup of a traditional family sitcom while seamlessly integrating explicit, adult-oriented subplots. Will Ryder (Jeff Mullen) Production Companies: All Media Play, Hustler Video, X-Play
It is impossible to discuss these films today without addressing the massive elephant in the room. Not The Cosbys XXX 1-2
During this specific period, studios like Hustler Video invested heavily in recreating mainstream television shows and blockbusters. The goal was to combine comedic, nostalgic storytelling with adult content.
Shows like This Is Us (which featured Sterling K. Brown, a direct Cosby-esque presence but in a more vulnerable role) and Bel-Air (the dramatic reboot of Fresh Prince ) represent "Not The Cosbys" by removing the laugh track. Cosby’s world had a laugh track to tell you when to smile. Modern "Not The Cosbys" media trusts that you will feel the emotion without a cue.
Creators Ron Leavitt and Michael G. Moye developed the script as a direct reaction to the "syrupy sentimentality" common in 1980s television. For 40 years, the ghost of the Huxtable
The film remains a product of its time—a testament to the creative heights of the late-2000s porn parody boom. But it also serves as a snapshot of a cultural moment before the #MeToo movement, when Bill Cosby was still revered as "America's Dad" and the idea of sexualizing that wholesome persona was a joke, not an uncomfortable reality.
: Creators Ron Leavitt and Michael G. Moye used it as a mockery of standard family sitcoms.
The duology stands out for its high production values, detailed set designs, and accurate costume replication, which contrast sharply with its explicit adult themes. Production and Background During the late 2000s and early 2010s, major
Directed by the legendary Will Ryder and released by X-Play, the two-part series ( Not The Cosbys XXX in 2009 and the sequel in 2010) attempted to do the impossible: satirize a show that was, at the time, widely considered the gold standard of American family values.
: Issa Rae’s hit series bypassed the family dynamic entirely, focusing on the awkward, unpolished, and financially unstable realities of millennial Black women.
Whether you are analyzing it from the perspective of pop-culture history or the evolution of the parody genre, the duology offers a fascinating glimpse into how adult cinema mirrors, distorts, and pays homage to mainstream media. The Premise: Flipping a Cultural Touchstone