''Fatherhood'' is an American flash
animated sitcom
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about the Bindlebeep family, inspired by the
book of the same name by
Bill Cosby
William Henry Cosby Jr. ( ; born July 12, 1937) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and media personality. He made significant contributions to American and African-American culture, and is well known in the United States for his eccentric ...
, which aired from 2004 to 2005. This was
Nick at Nite
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's first original animated series. It has aired on Nick at Nite and
Nickelodeon
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.
Scientist Dr. Arthur Bindlebeep is the head of the family and a
high school
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teacher. He and his wife, Norma, try to be model parents while learning a few things from their three children: Angie, Roy and Katherine and their dog Guinness. At the same time, Arthur's own parents, Lester and Louise, still have some lessons for him.
Production
Blair Underwood
Blair Erwin Underwood (born August 25, 1964) is an American actor. He made his debut in the 1985 musical film ''Krush Groove'' and from 1987 to 1994 starred as attorney Jonathan Rollins in the NBC legal drama series ''L.A. Law''.
Underwood has a ...
, who played Dr. Bindlebeep, said that he had meetings with Cosby to help find the voice of the character: "When you're a father, you have to constantly be straddling that line between being a disciplinarian and loving your kid. Sometimes we err on the side of being too friendly with our kids, and sometimes we can be too stern. And what
osby
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Swedish ice hockey goaltender Magnus Åkerlund was born in Osby.
The toy manufacturer BRIO was based in Osby, but moved to Malmö in ...
was saying as a through line was, 'Make sure that whatever you're doing, whatever you're saying is coming from a place of love and that will inform the tone of the voice.'"
Voice cast
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Blair Underwood
Blair Erwin Underwood (born August 25, 1964) is an American actor. He made his debut in the 1985 musical film ''Krush Groove'' and from 1987 to 1994 starred as attorney Jonathan Rollins in the NBC legal drama series ''L.A. Law''.
Underwood has a ...
– Dr. Arthur Bindlebeep
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Sabrina Le Beauf
Sabrina Marie Le Beauf (born March 21, 1958) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Sondra Huxtable on the NBC situation comedy ''The Cosby Show''. She has voiced the character Norma Bindlebeep on the Nick at Nite animated series ...
– Norma Bindlebeep
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Giovonnie Samuels
Giovonnie Lavette Samuels (born November 13, 1985) is an American actress and voice artist best known for her role as Nia Moseby in ''The Suite Life of Zack & Cody'' and for being a series regular on ''All That'' (where she was replaced by Kiann ...
– Angie Bindlebeep
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Marc John Jefferies
Marc John Jefferies is an American actor known for his roles in ''Losing Isaiah'', ''Get Rich or Die Tryin, ''Power'', ''The Haunted Mansion'', ''Nerve'', ''Stuart Little 2'', ''Brown Sugar'' and '' Notorious''.
Career
Jefferies began his car ...
– Roy Bindlebeep
* Jamai Fisher – Katherine Bindlebeep
Episodes
Series overview
Season 1 (2004–05)
Season 2 (2005)
Home media
Season 1 has been released on DVD, and all episodes were available via
Amazon Video
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until November 2014, when they were removed in response to the allegations involved in the
Bill Cosby sexual assault cases
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. The series has since been added back.
References
External links
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2000s American adult animated television series
2000s American black cartoons
2000s American black sitcoms
2004 American television series debuts
2005 American television series endings
American adult animated comedy television series
American animated sitcoms
American flash adult animated television series
English-language television shows
Nick at Nite original programming
Television shows based on books
Television series created by Bill Cosby
Animated television series about children
Animated television series about families