phylicia rashad, what an honor to have you on our program. thank you for joining us. >> thank you, thank you so much. >> hinojosa: so you know, the cosby show has been off the air for 20 years, and i wondered, do you... do you get tired of talking about the cosby show? i mean, you've done so much between then and now. or do you still feel that in the year 2011 we need to talk about the cosby show? >> i think the cosby show is... what could i say? it... landmark television, revolutionized television in many ways, saved a network, universal, appreciated all over the world. >> hinojosa: all over the world. >> all over the world. >> hinojosa: this is... this is a fact that i didn't know-- that nelson mandela used to watch the cosby show from robin island with his white guard. >> yes. and he told me this, and he told... he thanked me for this show and he said, "we watched it together and your show softened him." >> hinojosa: amazing. how often do you think about it, though? i mean, you know, you are... you are an icon. what does one do when, you k