The Bill Cosby Show
Overview
The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy
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 Cosby's first solo foray in television, after his co-starring role with Robert Culp
in I Spy. The series also marked the first time an African American
starred in his or her own eponym
ous comedy series.
In this light-hearted comedy, Bill Cosby
played the role of Chet Kincaid, physical education
teacher at a Los Angeles high school
, bachelor, and average cool guy trying to earn a living, helping people out along the way.
Situation comedy
A situation comedy, often shortened to sitcom, is a genre of comedy that features characters sharing the same common environment, such as a home or workplace, accompanied with jokes as part of the dialogue...
that aired for two seasons on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a Fortune 500 American multinational corporation headquartered in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio and manufactures a wide range of consumer goods....
. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Cosby's first solo foray in television, after his co-starring role with Robert Culp
Robert Culp
Robert Martin Culp was an American actor, scriptwriter, voice actor and director, widely known for his work in television. Culp first earned an international reputation for his role as Kelly Robinson on I Spy , the espionage series in which he and co-star Bill Cosby played a pair of secret agents...
in I Spy. The series also marked the first time an African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
starred in his or her own eponym
Eponym
An eponym is the name of a person or thing, whether real or fictitious, after which a particular place, tribe, era, discovery, or other item is named or thought to be named...
ous comedy series.
In this light-hearted comedy, Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show, I Spy. He later starred in his own series, the...
played the role of Chet Kincaid, physical education
Physical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
teacher at a Los Angeles high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, bachelor, and average cool guy trying to earn a living, helping people out along the way.
