Bill Cosby - Revision history

Krloz to at 18:24, June 2, 2026

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‎Behind the Laughter: replaced: {{W|The Cosby Show}} → The Cosby Show

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‎History

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‎History

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‎Behind the Laughter: replaced: {{w|Bill Cosby}} → Bill Cosby

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Bot: Replacing category Real world characters with Real-world characters

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 == History ==
 When a yo-yo craze hit [[Springfield Elementary School]], [[Bart]] proved to be very good at yo-yo tricks. [[Homer]] told [[Marge]] that soon he would be able to quit his job and "live off the boy", but [[Marge]] challenged him to name one person who had gotten rich by doing yo-yo tricks. After considering Cosby, {{Ch|Donald Trump}} and [[Arnold Palmer]], Homer realized to his chagrin that there wasn't any such person.<ref>"[[Bart the Lover]]"</ref>
 Bill Cosby hosted the TV program ''[[Kids Say the Darnedest Things]]'', where he used the kids' remarks as a springboard to doing his own standup comedy routines.<ref>"[[Children of a Lesser Clod]]"</ref> Cosby also had his own sitcom, ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', on which [[Bleeding Gums Murphy]] made a guest appearance.<ref>"[['Round Springfield]]"</ref>
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 == Appearances ==
 *{{ep|Saturdays of Thunder|(book)}}
 *{{ep|Bart the Lover|(mentioned)}}

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 == Behind the Laughter ==
-Cosby's own TV show, ''{{W|The Cosby Show}}'', was, for a few years, a competitor to ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
+Cosby's own TV show, ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', was, for a few years, a competitor to ''[[The Simpsons]]''.
 == Appearances ==

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 Bill Cosby is also the author of the book ''[[Fatherhood]]'', a copy of which was given to [[Homer]] by the National Fatherhood Institute.<ref>"[[Saturdays of Thunder]]"</ref> The same book is seen burning in a fireplace later on.<ref>"[[Dog of Death]]"</ref>
 [[Dr. Hibbert]] told [[Homer]] that he wanted to hear Homer explain episodes of Bill Cosby shows.<ref>''[[It Came from the '70s]]''</ref>
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 *{{ep|Children of a Lesser Clod}}
 *{{ep|Helter Shelter}}
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 Bill Cosby is also the author of the book ''[[Fatherhood]]'', a copy of which was given to [[Homer]] by the National Fatherhood Institute.<ref>"[[Saturdays of Thunder]]"</ref> The same book is seen burning in a fireplace later on.<ref>"[[Dog of Death]]"</ref>
-[[Dr. Hibbert]] told [[Homer]] that he wanted to hear Homer explain episodes of Bill Cosby shows.<ref?''[[It Came from the '70s]]''</ref>
+[[Dr. Hibbert]] told [[Homer]] that he wanted to hear Homer explain episodes of Bill Cosby shows.<ref>''[[It Came from the '70s]]''</ref>
 == Behind the Laughter ==

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 Bill Cosby is also the author of the book ''[[Fatherhood]]'', a copy of which was given to [[Homer]] by the National Fatherhood Institute.<ref>"[[Saturdays of Thunder]]"</ref> The same book is seen burning in a fireplace later on.<ref>"[[Dog of Death]]"</ref>
 == Behind the Laughter ==
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 {{Simpsons characters}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Cosby, Bill}}
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 Cosby and his family later auditioned to appear in ''[[The 1895 Challenge]]'', a reality show where the cast would live as though the year was 1895. However, they lost out to the [[Simpson family]].<ref>"[[Helter Shelter]]"</ref>
-Bill Cosby is also the author of the book ''[[Fatherhood]]'', a copy of which was given to [[Homer]] by the [[National Fatherhood Institute]].<ref>"[[Saturdays of Thunder]]"</ref> The same book is seen burning in a fireplace later on.<ref>"[[Dog of Death]]"</ref>
+Bill Cosby is also the author of the book ''[[Fatherhood]]'', a copy of which was given to [[Homer]] by the National Fatherhood Institute.<ref>"[[Saturdays of Thunder]]"</ref> The same book is seen burning in a fireplace later on.<ref>"[[Dog of Death]]"</ref>
 == Behind the Laughter ==

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 [[Category:Recurring characters]]
 [[Category:Characters voiced by Dan Castellaneta]]
 [[Category:Characters introduced in season 6]]