Name: Fatherhood
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Released: 2004-06-20
Rating: 4.2
Cast: Blair Underwood, Giovonnie Samuels, Sabrina Le Beauf, Marc John Jefferies, April Winchell

Bill Cosby's forgotten animated dad fever dream that Nick at Nite buried after one year.

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Latest Episode

30 min

Season 2 • Episode 13

Latest

Birds, Bees and Bindlebeep

Nov 29, 2005

Overview

Animation Comedy

Fatherhood is an American animated television series revolving around the Bindlebeep family and various happenings, inspired by the book of the same name by Bill Cosby. This was Nick at Nite's first original animated series. It has aired on Nick at Nite and Nickelodeon. It was canceled in 2005.

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based on novel or book family cartoon family life western animation bill cosby

parenting anxietymiddle-class respectabilitygenerational disconnect

Standout Aspects

Production

Nick at Nite's first original animation—its ONLY one.

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Creator

Bill Cosby

First AiredJun 20, 2004

StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady

Intensitylow

Tonelight

Feellight

Seasons2·Episodes26

Top Cast

Blair Underwood

Giovonnie Samuels

Sabrina Le Beauf

Marc John Jefferies

April Winchell

Jim Belushi

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

This was one of only two animated series ever produced by Nick at Nite—the other was 2012's Hollywood Heights, a live-action/animation hybrid soap opera.

Cultural

The series vanished so completely from streaming that it's now considered partially lost media, with full episodes only surviving through sketchy YouTube uploads.