The Cosby Show

Bill Cosby, a former airline employee has been downsized after thirty years of loyal service. He has little to do with his time now except sitting around the house irritating his wife Ruth, played by Phylicia Rashadand, and complaining about the aggravations in life.

Ruth's best friend and business partner Pauline Fox, played by Madeline Kahn, provides plenty of moral support. She describes Ruth's live as "Having a man in the house all day is like having a piano in the kitchen... it's beautiful, but it's in the way!"