''Fatherhood'' is a 1986 book attributed to Bill Cosby and published by Doubleday & Company. The book was ghostwritten by

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Ralph Schoenstein. The introduction and afterword were written by American psychiatrist Alvin F. Poussaint. The Canadian National Institute for the Blind published an

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edition of ''Fatherhood'' with narration by Bob Askey. Another audiobook edition, published in 2008, was read by actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who appeared alongside Cosby in the sitcom '' The Cosby Show'' from 1984 to 1992.

In other media

In the episode of '' The Simpsons'', “ Saturdays of Thunder”, which first aired in November 1991,

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tries to apply advice from ''Fatherhood'' to win the respect of his son Bart. In the episode “ Dog of Death”, which first aired in March 1992, the book can be seen burning in the Simpsons’ fireplace. Cosby's follow-up book, ''Childhood'', published in November 1992, emulated the style with which Schoenstein wrote ''Fatherhood''. Comedian Paul Reiser’s books '' Babyhood'' (1996) and ''Couplehood'' (1998) too are

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s of ''Fatherhood''. In 2003, Bill Cosby, Charles Kipps, and the production company Smiley, Inc. adapted the book into an animated series. The series, which is also called '' Fatherhood'', is about an African-American couple trying to be model parents to their three children. It premiered in June 2004 on

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and aired for two seasons before being cancelled in 2005.

References

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