Little Bill is an American animated children's television series based on Bill Cosby's Little Bill book series, set in Philadelphia. It was produced for Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block and was adapted for television by the show's head writer, Fracaswell Hyman. The stories feature Bill Jr. learning a lesson or moral, and every episode was developed through research and in consultation with a panel of educational consultants. The show's debut was on November 28, 1999, and aired on CBS as part of Nick Jr. on CBS, from September 16, 2000 to September 7, 2002, then as part of Nick on CBS from August 2, 2003 to September 10, 2005. The final episode aired on February 6, 2004, and reruns returned, with the return of Nick Jr. on CBS, on September 17, 2005. Little Bill was seen through until September 9, 2006. Sonia Manzano, best known for playing Maria Rodriguez on Sesame Street, was a frequent writer for the show.
| Genre | Educational |
| Created by | Bill Cosby |
| Developed by | Fracaswell Hyman |
| Written by | Fracaswell Hyman (head writer) |
| Directed by | Robert Scull, Jennifer Oxley, Olexa Hewryk, Mark Salisbury, Robert M. Wallace |
| Creative director(s) | Robert Scull |
| Voices of | Ruby Dee, Gregory Hines, Phylicia Rashad, Rosie Perez, Xavier Pritchett |
| Theme music composer | Bill Cosby, Don Braden, and Jon Faddis |
| Composer(s) | Stu Gardner and Art Lisi |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Executive producer(s) | Bill Cosby, David Brokaw, Charles Kipps, Brown Johnson and Janice Burgess (co-executive producers) |
| Producer(s) | Robert Scull, Shawn Cuddy (supervising producer), Fracaswell Hyman (consulting producer) |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
| Distributor | MTV Networks |
| Original network | Nickelodeon |
About Little Bill
Children's television series based on Bill Cosby's book series of the same name which would feature the title character learning a lesson or moral each episode.
Achievement of Little Bill
It won a 2001 Peabody Award and Emmy Awards in 2003 and 2004 for Outstanding Performer In An Animated Program – Gregory Hines and Outstanding Children's Animated Program, respectively.
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Latest information about Little Bill updated on July 28 2021.
