Product Details

• Actors: Bill Cosby
• Directors: Camille O. Cosby, David Lewis
• Writers: Bill Cosby
• Format: Digital Sound, NTSC
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Kodak DVD Programs
• VHS Release Date: January 1, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6300986608
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #202 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars COSBY IS THE MASTER OF COMEDY! VERY ENTERTAINING!, August 23, 2002

A Kid's Review

"This life is very funny. I have to look at it that way, because if I became deadly serious, I would have to reconstruct myself. I'm 49 years old. It's a reality." - Bill Cosby: ...
Recorded live at the Chicago Theater in 1986, Bill Cosby shares the humor or achiving middle age in a 67-minute performance recorded exclusively for home video.

In this video, Cosby talks about how your body becomes more different as you grow older. He explains how you can't stop pains as easily as you could when you were younger. Cosby talks about a hilarious time when he had to get trifocals, and a very funny experience when Bill joined the navy. GET THIS VIDEO!
"I have a 38 inch waist. Not bad. When I look at myself in the mirror, I suck in, and say not bad. Turn sideways, suck in, not bad. Not bad... not really bad. I buy underpants. I wear jockey shorts. I buy a 34. Because they will stetch out to about 50. So, I say I would like jockey shorts. What size? 34. Oh, so would you like them gift-wrapped?" - Bill Cosby: 49
"At age 49, you're happy for what you were and apperciative for what you are." - William H. Cosby Jr.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cosby grows old ..., August 2, 2001

By	"zeee" (Abbotsford, BC, Canada) - See all my reviews

We first watched this video 5 years ago, and I'm sure I've never laughed so hard in my life. Bill Cosby's observations of the aging process are so universal and so hilarious that we can all relate; we can all see something of ourselves in this video. I highly recommend it to anyone over the age of 30 especially.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Boomers," if you love to laugh, get this video . . . NOW!!!!!!, February 9, 2007

By	L. Bradford - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I thought I would die laughing when I first watched "Bill Cosby - 49" about a dozen years ago! My husband and I enjoyed this so much that we ended up inviting friends to laugh with us at Cosby's antics during our 49th birthdays. Cosby is at his best as he relates his experiences with the indignities of growing older. Suddenly, age related struggles like memory glitches, and failing eyesight, became incredibly funny! It was particularly comforting to know that I am not alone in the aging process. Being a "Boomer," I'm surrounded by peers who are trying to deny that they are getting older. As Cosby says, "It's a fact." So, lets have some fun with it! Let's enjoy the humor in it! My only regret about this video is that, when I wanted a DVD copy for a friend's 49th birthday, I found that only used VHS tapes were available. And, those are copy protected. Come on! Somebody should put this on a DVD. I'm sure they'd make a mint! Boomer stuff usually does. Personally, I have many other friends who will soon turn 49 and neeeeeed their own copy of this hilarious video! It's great medicine for what "ages" you.