Little Bill
| Little Bill | |
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| Genre | Animated series Children's television series Educational |
| Created by | Bill Cosby |
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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 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (101 segments) (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 24 minutes |
| Production company | Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
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| Network | Nickelodeon (Nick Jr.) |
| Release | November 28, 1999 – February 6, 2004 |
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Little Bill is an American animated children's television series created by Bill Cosby for Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block. It is based on the Little Bill book series, written by Cosby with illustrations by Varnette P. Honeywood. Cosby also composed some of the theme music, appeared in live-action in the show's opening sequence, and voiced the recurring character of Captain Brainstorm. It was Cosby's second animated series, after Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.
The show's main character, Little Bill, is a fictionalized younger version of Cosby and his late son, Ennis Cosby; the show's late executive producer, Janice Burgess, described the character as "little Bill Cosby." 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. The show is set in Philadelphia, Cosby's hometown. 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.
The series originally ran on Nickelodeon from November 28, 1999, to February 6, 2004. Reruns continued to air until 2014, when the show was pulled from the air due to allegations of sexual assault against Cosby.