But most importantly, it does so by prioritizing the deaf/hard-of-hearing group through its hiring of deaf expertise, its use of deaf consultants and captions all over the movie. This Cosby Show spin-off had a rocky start off, but just after writing out Denise Huxtable and hiring Debbie Allen to oversee it ahead of the 2nd period, it turned into one of the most unique sitcoms in Tv heritage.