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Genre | Children's television series Educational |
Created by | Bill Cosby[1] |
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Developed by | Fracaswell Hyman |
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Creative director | Robert Scull |
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Theme music composer | Bill Cosby, Don Braden, and Jon Faddis |
Composers | Stu Gardner and Art Lisi |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2[2] |
No. of episodes | 52[3][4] (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Nickelodeon Animation Studio (credited as Nick Jr. Productions) |
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Network | Nickelodeon[a] |
Release | November 28, 1999 February 6, 2004 | –
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Little Bill is an American animated educational children's television series created by Bill Cosby.[1] It is based on the Little Bill book series, written by Cosby with illustrations by Varnette P. Honeywood.[6] Cosby also composed some of the theme music, appeared in live-action in the show's intro sequence, and voiced the recurring character of Captain Brainstorm.[7] It was Cosby's second animated series, after Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.[8]
The show's main character, Little Bill, is a fictionalized younger version of Cosby;[8] the show's executive producer, Janice Burgess, described the character as "little Bill Cosby."[9] Each episode features Little Bill learning a lesson while interacting with his large family and group of friends. The show was developed with a panel of educational consultants.[6] The show is set in Philadelphia, Cosby's hometown.[9] Little Bill's personality was inspired by both Cosby himself and his son, Ennis Cosby; Little Bill's catchphrase "Hello, friend!" was originally a greeting that Ennis used.[10]
The series originally ran on Nickelodeon[11] from November 28, 1999 to February 6, 2004, and reruns continued until December 22, 2006.[12] In September 2007, Nickelodeon announced that Little Bill would permanently move to the Noggin channel.[13][14] It premiered on Noggin on September 10, 2007.[5] Reruns continued to air until 2014, when the show was pulled from the air.[15]
Based on the books by Bill Cosby, "Little Bill" won't remind viewers of Cosby's "Fat Albert."
'Little Bill is, in a way little Bill Cosby,' said Janice Burgess
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