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Bill Cosby with Elmo.

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Bill Cosby with Sweetums on Cher

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
Cosbytwinsalphabet2
Episode 0131 Bill Cosby plays twins who recite the alphabet together.
Cosby-Counting
Episode 0135 Bill Cosby counts to 20 with his "twin."
1091-25
Episode 0135 Bill Cosby demonstrates sad.
Cosbytellsstory
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.
Bill Cosby surprise
Episode 0138 Bill Cosby demonstrates what a surprised face looks like.
1091-27
Episode 0142 Bill Cosby demonstrates happy.
Cosby-Angry
Episode 0144 Bill Cosby demonstrates angry.
1709i
Episode 0154 Bill Cosby counts three kids, but a fourth keeps hiding behind him.
Billcosbysquare
Episode 0158 Walt Frazier and Dick Barnett of the New York Knicks bounce a round basketball. Bill Cosby tries to bounce a square basketball.
1091-35
Episode 0168 Bill Cosby demonstrates silly.
Cosby4Kids-2
Episode 0176 Bill Cosby tries to count 4 kids.
0273 Cosby yesterday today
Episode 0182 Bill Cosby teaches the concepts of "yesterday" and "today."

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