Cos (TV series)

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Cos
Genre Comedy
Written by China Clark [1]
Presented by Bill Cosby
Starring Jeff Altman
Willie Bobo
Pat Delaney
Lola Falana
Mauricio Jarrin
Buzzy Linhart
Marion Ramsey
Narrated by John Wilson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9
Production
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original network ABC
Original releaseSeptember 19 (1976-09-19) 
November 7, 1976 (1976-11-07)

Cos is an American sketch comedy/variety TV series that debuted on the ABC Network in September 1976. It was hosted by comedian Bill Cosby and featured an ensemble cast who would perform sketches each week. The show was unsuccessful in the Nielsen ratings and was cancelled by November 1976 and replaced with The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries .

Contents

Cosby appeared on this series concurrently with his starring role in Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids and the film Mother, Jugs & Speed .

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Pilot"September 19, 1976
2"Bigfoot / Cookie Pilferage"September 26, 1976
3"Fred the Cockatoo / Tribute to Mothers"October 3, 1976
4"New Family / Traffic Rules"October 10, 1976
5"Night Club / Bay City Rollers"October 17, 1976
6"Episode 6"October 23, 1976
7"Episode 7"October 30, 1976
8"Episode 8"November 1, 1976
9"Episode 9"November 7, 1976

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References

  1. Daily Variety (Hollywood, California), vol. 172 no. 51, August 17, 1976.