The Bill Cosby Show
American sitcom television series, 1969-1971 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with The Cosby Show or Cosby (TV series).
The Bill Cosby Show is an American sitcom television series that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971 under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Bill Cosby's first solo foray in television after his co-starring role with Robert Culp in I Spy.
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The Bill Cosby Show | |
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Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Ed Weinberger Bill Cosby Michael Zagor |
Starring | Bill Cosby |
Theme music composer | Quincy Jones Bill Cosby |
Opening theme | "Hikky Burr" |
Composer | Quincy Jones |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 52 |
Production | |
Producers | Marvin Miller Ed Weinberger |
Running time | 22–24 minutes |
Production companies | Jemmin, Inc. |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | September 14, 1969 (1969-09-14) – March 21, 1971 (1971-03-21) |
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The series also marked the first time an African American starred in their own eponymous comedy series.