My essay is about TV's Fat Albert, Bill Cosby. Bill Cosby is most known for his Jello and Kodak commercials, but he's done other stuff besides that.
Bill Cosby was once a spy in the sixties, but that's long behind him. He became a comic and later made his first attempt at a tv show with his name in the title, but it only lasted two years. He vowed to resurrect the idea later.
After teaching America the coolness of "Hey, hey, hey!", Cosby made one of his most memorable contributations to American TV. I'm referring to, of course, Picture Pages. Bill Cosby and that pen thingie would draw lines from left to right, and kids, like a young Tork for example, would learn how to beg their parents to buy the books and pens and whatever the hell else came with Picture Pages. Sadly, I was forced to just sit and watch. I'm not bitter.
Later in the eighties, Cosby made Leonard Part 6, the turning poin in that series. (This was the highlight of Joe Don Baker's career, by the way.) Of course, The Cosby Show was the number one show at the time, but I've never seen it. I don't know why. Probably cause I hate jazz or film or something.
Later in the nineties Cosby made another Cosby show with the same wife. However, it was on CBS, so it focused on how old they were. There was a show about Cosby solving mysteries, and a show about Cosby stealing from Groucho Marx, but ... I don't feel like ending that sentence. Cosby is now known for being afraid of what he ate.
In conclusion, nothing is funnier then a Cosby impersonation. (Except for those SNL Mr. T cartoons.)
1 comment:
You forgot the most important achievment in Bill's career. His idea of naming every show after himself inspired Tony Danza to be named Tony in every show he did.
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