Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby (b. 1937) is a former comedian who got his start making appearances on the likes of The Jack Paar Show, and became best known for headlining eight seasons of The Cosby Show. 
Cosby frequently appeared with the Muppets, particularly through Sesame Street, where he appeared in several inserts filmed during 1970. This led to a regular stint on The Electric Company, a follow-up series from Children's Television Workshop aimed at older children. Many of his segments on that series, such as twins (via split-screen) pairing off word sounds, were reminiscent of the Sesame Street skits he appeared in. His other children's work included the animated series Fat Albert and recurring appearances on Captain Kangaroo in "Picture Pages" segments.
In 1975, he played a doctor opposite Sweetums in the Cher variety series. He served as host of the TV special Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting in 1989; in one segment, in reference to his frequent billing in certain productions as "Dr. William H. Cosby, Jr., Ed.D.", Oscar the Grouch refers to him as "Ph.D. Face." The following spring, in 1990, several Muppets from The Jim Henson Hour appeared on the Cosby Show episode "Cliff's Nightmare." He hosted Big Bird and Loretta Long in an episode of the You Bet Your Life revival series, and featured in an installment of My Favorite Sesame Street Moments in 2004. In 1999, Elmo had a brief cameo on his show Cosby.
==Sesame Street segments==
Picture	Appearance 	Description
 	Episode 0131	Bill Cosby plays twins who recite the alphabet together.
 	Episode 0135	Bill Cosby counts to 20 with his "twin."
 	Episode 0135	Bill Cosby demonstrates sad.
 	Episode 0136	Bill Cosby tells his young friends a story that involves "over" and "under". He mixes the words up, and the kids correct him.
 	Episode 0138	Bill Cosby demonstrates what a surprised face looks like.
 	Episode 0142	Bill Cosby demonstrates happy.
 	Episode 0144	Bill Cosby demonstrates angry.
 	Episode 0154	Bill Cosby counts three kids, but a fourth keeps hiding behind him.
 	Episode 0158	Walt Frazier and Dick Barnett of the New York Knicks bounce a round basketball. Bill Cosby tries to bounce a square basketball.
 	Episode 0168	Bill Cosby demonstrates silly.
 	Episode 0176	Bill Cosby tries to count 4 kids.
 	Episode 0182	Bill Cosby teaches the concepts of "yesterday" and "today."
Image:Billcosby.jpg|From Sesame Street Magazine issue #3, Feb 1971
image:Ebony_Cosby_Robinson.png|Cosby with Matt Robinson in Ebony, March 1988.
Image:BillCosby-Kermit-20years.jpg|Cosby and Kermit
File:Ss20yrs3.jpg|Cosby and The Count
==References==
*In the fifth season Muppet Babies episode "Muppets Not Included," an impression of Cosby (by Frank Welker) is heard during the "Celebrity Circle" segment.
==External links==
*Official site
*IMDb
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