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The Bill Cosby Show

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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 Bill 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 eponymous comedy series.

Sep 14, 19692 seasons52 episodesEndedEN

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Bill Cosby

Chet Kincaid

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Seasons

Season 1

26 episodes

Premiered Sep 14, 1969

Season 2

26 episodes

Premiered Sep 13, 1970

Episodes

1–6 of 26

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Ep 1

The Fatal Phone Call

Sep 14, 1969

30m

While out jogging, Chet hears the telephone ringing inside a phone booth. He hesitates, but decides to answer. As a result, Chet ends up getting involved in a dispute between an auto mechanic and his wife. In an interesting twist, a case of mistaken identity in which Chet is involved brings this episode to a close. Vic Tayback guest stars as Calvin the mechanic.

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Ep 2

Lullaby and Goodnight

Sep 21, 1969

30m

Chet is having difficulty sleeping at night, due to the new neighbor across the street who's dog won't stop barking.

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Ep 3

The Best Hook Shot in the World

Sep 28, 1969

30m

A short, but talented youngster with an unusual hook shot is determined to make the Holmes High School basketball team, where Chet is coach. He makes the team, after defeating Chet in a game of one on one. It's the day of the big game, Chet and the team pin their hopes on the little guy and his hook shot to win the game.

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Ep 4

A Girl Named Punkin

Oct 5, 1969

30m

Chet does volunteer work for the local community center, a place for underpriviledged children. He is having problems with Punkin, a young girl who is unresponsive and stays to herself. Chet eventually breaks through, and Punkin comes around. A touching scene where Chet tells Punkin a bedtime story and teaches her a lesson in love and caring at the same time is the high point of this episode.

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Ep 5

Rules is Rules

Oct 12, 1969

30m

Chet goes to great lengths to obtain a valve needle which he needs in order to inflate basketballs for his gym class.

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Ep 6

Let X Equal a Lousy Weekend

Oct 26, 1969

30m

When Chet is forced to fill in as a substitute algebra teacher, he comes across a word problem that he is unable to solve for the class. So, he spends most of his weekend trying to find the solution.

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