This article is about the television show. For the original book series, see Little Bill (book series). For other uses, see Little Bill (disambiguation).
Little Bill
Genre
Educational
Created by
Bill Cosby[1]
Based on
Little Bill books by
Bill Cosby
Varnette P. Honeywood
Developed by
Fracaswell Hyman
Directed by
Robert Scull
Jennifer Oxley
Olexa Hewryk
Mark Salisbury
Robert M. Wallace
Dan Kanemoto
Creative director
Robert Scull
Voices of
Ruby Dee
Gregory Hines
Phylicia Rashad
Xavier Pritchett
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)
Production
Executive producers
Bill Cosby
David Brokaw
Charles Kipps
Brown Johnson
Janice Burgess
Producers
Robert Scull
Shawn Cuddy
Irene Sherman
Fracaswell Hyman
Running time
30 minutes
Production companies
Nickelodeon Animation Studio (credited as Nick Jr. Productions)
Original release
Network
Nickelodeon[a]
Release
November 28, 1999 (1999-11-28) – February 6, 2004 (2004-02-06)
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Little Bill is an American animated educational 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]
^ abZurawik, David (November 28, 1999). "Cosby's 'Little Bill' sends the right message to kids". The Baltimore Sun.
^"Little Bill, Episode 224". NickJr.com. 2004. Archived from the original on July 6, 2016.
^"Little Bill episodes". TV Guide. Archived from the original on August 26, 2014. Retrieved January 9, 2015.
^"Little Bill". IMDb.
^ ab"Shows - Little Bill". Noggin. Archived from the original on September 1, 2007.
^ ab"Little Bill". noggin.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2016.
^"'Little Bill' Has a Brainstorm". Tulsa World. June 4, 2000.
^ abOwen, Rob (November 29, 1999). "'Little Bill' takes aim at kids, not merchandise". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Based on the books by Bill Cosby, "Little Bill" won't remind viewers of Cosby's "Fat Albert."
^ ab"Met Him on a Fun Day and His Name Is Bill". The New York Times. May 6, 2001. Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. 'Little Bill is, in a way little Bill Cosby,' said Janice Burgess
^Mehren, Elizabeth (December 12, 1997). "Cos and Effect". Los Angeles Times.
^"Nickelodeon's 'Little Bill' Debuts as First African American Balloon In 76th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade". PRNewswire.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
^"Nick Jr. TV Schedule: Week of December 18, 2006". NickJr.com. December 18, 2006. Archived from the original on December 19, 2006.
^"PR: Bill Cosby's 'Little Bill' Starts on Noggin on September 10, 2007". PR Newswire. 6 September 2007. Archived from the original on June 14, 2022.
^"Little Bill NOGGIN Release" (PDF). Nickelodeon Press. September 5, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 12, 2016.
^Piazza, Bianca (January 21, 2022). "'Little Bill' Boasts a Darker Energy Today Than It Did in 1999 — Is Bill Cosby the Protagonist?". Distractify.
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