Little Bill
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Little Bill is a television show for children on Nick Jr. The stories are based on Bill Cosby
's Little Bill book series, set in Philadelphia and feature Bill Jr. learning a lesson or moral. It was developed through research and in consultation with a panel of educational consultants.
The show also aired on CBS
as part of Nick Jr. on CBS
, from September 16, 2000 - September 7, 2002, then as part of Nick on CBS from August 2, 2003 - March 6, 2004. The show returned with the return of Nick Jr. on CBS on September 18, 2004, and seen through September 9, 2006 when the block was replaced with The KOL Secret Slumber Party on CBS. The series went back into production in fall 2006 and a new season of 6 episodes aired on Noggin throughout April and July 2007, ending in the latter month. Reruns are played on Nick Jr.
Sonia Manzano
, best-known for playing Maria Rodriguez on Sesame Street
, was a frequent writer for the show.
, although he misses Elephant, but he is still happy. He is known as Little Bill because his actual name is Bill Jr; his father's name is also Bill.
Elephant: Elephant is a small light yellow hamster who loves Little Bill. The only noise that is heard from him is his blinking eyes after Little Bill has spoken. When the rest of the family goes on vacations, he is left alone with Alice the Great, Little Bill's great-grandmother. He gets sick in one episode, but gets better at the end.
April Glover: The oldest of the Glover children, She is a 10-year-old highly talented basketball player on the school team, and also at basketball camp, where she won a trophy and is also in a choir
. She is often seen getting bossy with Bobby. (She sometimes argues with Bobby.) She is the only sister.
Robert "Bobby" Glover: Bobby is the most studious of the kids. He is 8 years old. He is always reading and investigating things. He is the middle child and oldest son of the Glover children. He can also play the violin
and sometimes he can say upsetting things, usually resulting in his family saying, "Bobby!"
William "Big Bill" Glover: Father of Bobby, April and Little Bill. They have a very close relationship with their father. He works for the Department of Housing, as a housing inspector. His hobby is collecting and listening to jazz records. He is also known as Big Bill because his actual name is Bill Sr. Big Bill is 40 years old.
Brenda Glover: Little Bill, Bobby, and April's mother. Wife of Big Bill, she works for a bank (see "Mom's Trip"), but her hobby is photography
. Brenda Glover is 38 years old.
Alice the Great: Great-Grandmother of Little Bill, Bobby, April and Jamal; Alice is also Brenda and Deborah's grandmother (see "The Magic Quilt"). Alice the Great has an older brother and older sister (see "The Surprise") and a cousin who lives in Cincinnati. Usually teaches Little Bill lessons and tells stories to him. She also lives with the family. Alice the great is 72 years old and turns 73 in Alice the Great's birthday.
Captain Brainstorm: Captain Brainstorm is an astronaut
who has an orange rocket and an orange space suit. Little Bill is a fan of his TV show, Space Explorers. Captain Brainstorm has a dog called Spark-E whose tagline, "Ruff-Roo!", is in a dog accent.
Andrew Mulligan: Andrew is a 5 year old white, red haired, freckled boy who is Little Bill's best friend. Andrew and Little Bill have many things in common - they both like Captain Brainstorm or play with construction sets, etc. In one episode Copy Cat Little Bill and Andrew and a quarrel and Andrew called Little Bill a copy cat which was wrong, but soon discovers having same thing is OK, but Andrew forgives Little Bill for calling him a Copy Cat. Andrew has a pet dog named Farfy. Andrew is sometimes seen with his cousins: Kevin (13) and Rachel (11).
Kiku Wong: Kiku is an 5 year old Asian-American friend of Little Bill's. Little Bill would say that she is the nicest of his friends. She loves nature (particularly flowers) and origami (her grandmother, Ms. Notsuko, showed Little Bill how to make origami in the episode "Shipwreck Saturday"). Although it is never shown in the series, it is implied that her and Little Bill may have a small crush on each other.
Fuchsia Glover: Fuchsia is the cousin of Little Bill, Bobby, and April. Her father Al (Big Bill's brother) runs a shop close to Little Bill's house. Fuchsia is 5 years old. Al is 39 years old. Fuchsia's mother is named Vanessa and is 35 years old.
Dorado: Classroom friend of Little Bill (see "New Foods" and "Natural Root Pals"). Teaches Little Bill about experiencing the Spanish lifestyle by inviting him to dinner. Doorado introduces Bill to arroz con gandules
,fried bananas, and pollo guisado, cultural dishes from his country Puerto Rico.Dorado is a bit of a comedian and is 6 years old.
Monty: Grandson of Alice the Great's best friend Emmaline, uses a wheelchair to get around because he was born with cerebral palsy
. He and Little Bill are good friends and pretend to be dinosaurs together; Monty's favorite is the triceratops. Monty is 5 years old.
Michael Rhiley: A classmate of Little Bill's who moves to the neighborhood from Miami. He is mean to Little Bill and his friends at first, but learns his lesson. He is then a good friend.
Miss Aisha Murray Clinkscales: Little Bill's teacher, who later marries Dr. Winthrop Clinkscales (but the students are still allowed to call her Miss Murray, since they have trouble pronouncing her husband's name).
Dr. Winthrop Clinkscales: Mrs. Murray's smart husband. He is a doctor and treats Little Bill when he breaks his arm in "A Trip to the Hospital".
Mrs. Shapiro: A Hawaii
an lady, with a cat named Sophie. She was Little Bill's neighbor but then moved back to Hawaii, in the episode "Same Moon, Same Sun, Same Star," to live with her sister Mimi. She is 56 years old.
Mr. Miguel Rojas: Mr. Rojas is an old man who speaks English
and Spanish
. He moved into Mrs. Shapiro's house and met Little Bill in the episode "The New Neighbors." He has a dog called Lito who's good at doing tricks. He only appears in "The New Neighbours", "Doggie Magic" and "The Halloween party." and is 65. His has children, but they're all grown up and have families of their own.
Mr. Terry: Alice the Great and Little Bill's new friend. He teaches Little Bill how to skip rocks and make music with a reed. He plays the fluglehorn and is about 69 years old.
Jamal Glover: Little Bill's baby cousin, son of Deborah (Brenda's sister) and Gary. He is around 9 months. Deborah is 34 and Gary is 36.
Percy Mulch: The owner of a pet shop. He knows all about animals, but is a bit clumsy and has a hard time remembering the first names of Little Bill's parents.
Mr. Williams: A music store owner only seen in "The Musical Instrument". He is a talented musician and shows little Bill the piano
, accordion
, saxophone
and drums(which happens to be his grandson's favorite instrument). He is 63 years old.
Isabel: Mr. Rojas' niece and little Bill's babysitter after Mrs. Shapiro leaves for Hawaii. She also likes Captain Brainstorm and does a good alien voice. Isabel is 17-years-old and in high school
.
Tiny: April's best friend, also in basketball camp and the choir. She is a little older than April. Her full name "Tiffany".
and is aimed at ages 4-6. And it's similar to Blue's Clues
PC and Mac games.
Bill Cosby
William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show, I Spy. He later starred in his own series, the...
's Little Bill book series, set in Philadelphia and feature Bill Jr. learning a lesson or moral. It was developed through research and in consultation with a panel of educational consultants.
The show also aired on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
as part of Nick Jr. on CBS
Nick Jr. on CBS
Nick Jr. on CBS was a Saturday morning children's programming block on CBS that began on September 16, 2000, replacing CBS Kidshow. This Saturday morning block presented programming from Nick Jr., which at the time shared common ownership with CBS under Viacom. When the block first properly aired,...
, from September 16, 2000 - September 7, 2002, then as part of Nick on CBS from August 2, 2003 - March 6, 2004. The show returned with the return of Nick Jr. on CBS on September 18, 2004, and seen through September 9, 2006 when the block was replaced with The KOL Secret Slumber Party on CBS. The series went back into production in fall 2006 and a new season of 6 episodes aired on Noggin throughout April and July 2007, ending in the latter month. Reruns are played on Nick Jr.
Sonia Manzano
Sonia Manzano
Sonia Manzano is an American actress and writer. She is best known for playing Maria on Sesame Street since 1971. She also licenses her image to promote items of baby clothes and plates in Hispanic America....
, best-known for playing Maria Rodriguez on Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
, was a frequent writer for the show.
Characters
William "Little Bill" Glover Jr.: A 5 year old inquisitive and imaginative boy who loves his hamster and is a fan of the (fictional) Blue Sox baseball team. He also likes Captain Brainstorm because he comes up with great ideas. He enjoys going to kindergartenKindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
, although he misses Elephant, but he is still happy. He is known as Little Bill because his actual name is Bill Jr; his father's name is also Bill.
Elephant: Elephant is a small light yellow hamster who loves Little Bill. The only noise that is heard from him is his blinking eyes after Little Bill has spoken. When the rest of the family goes on vacations, he is left alone with Alice the Great, Little Bill's great-grandmother. He gets sick in one episode, but gets better at the end.
April Glover: The oldest of the Glover children, She is a 10-year-old highly talented basketball player on the school team, and also at basketball camp, where she won a trophy and is also in a choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
. She is often seen getting bossy with Bobby. (She sometimes argues with Bobby.) She is the only sister.
Robert "Bobby" Glover: Bobby is the most studious of the kids. He is 8 years old. He is always reading and investigating things. He is the middle child and oldest son of the Glover children. He can also play the violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
and sometimes he can say upsetting things, usually resulting in his family saying, "Bobby!"
William "Big Bill" Glover: Father of Bobby, April and Little Bill. They have a very close relationship with their father. He works for the Department of Housing, as a housing inspector. His hobby is collecting and listening to jazz records. He is also known as Big Bill because his actual name is Bill Sr. Big Bill is 40 years old.
Brenda Glover: Little Bill, Bobby, and April's mother. Wife of Big Bill, she works for a bank (see "Mom's Trip"), but her hobby is photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
. Brenda Glover is 38 years old.
Alice the Great: Great-Grandmother of Little Bill, Bobby, April and Jamal; Alice is also Brenda and Deborah's grandmother (see "The Magic Quilt"). Alice the Great has an older brother and older sister (see "The Surprise") and a cousin who lives in Cincinnati. Usually teaches Little Bill lessons and tells stories to him. She also lives with the family. Alice the great is 72 years old and turns 73 in Alice the Great's birthday.
Captain Brainstorm: Captain Brainstorm is an astronaut
Astronaut
An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft....
who has an orange rocket and an orange space suit. Little Bill is a fan of his TV show, Space Explorers. Captain Brainstorm has a dog called Spark-E whose tagline, "Ruff-Roo!", is in a dog accent.
Andrew Mulligan: Andrew is a 5 year old white, red haired, freckled boy who is Little Bill's best friend. Andrew and Little Bill have many things in common - they both like Captain Brainstorm or play with construction sets, etc. In one episode Copy Cat Little Bill and Andrew and a quarrel and Andrew called Little Bill a copy cat which was wrong, but soon discovers having same thing is OK, but Andrew forgives Little Bill for calling him a Copy Cat. Andrew has a pet dog named Farfy. Andrew is sometimes seen with his cousins: Kevin (13) and Rachel (11).
Kiku Wong: Kiku is an 5 year old Asian-American friend of Little Bill's. Little Bill would say that she is the nicest of his friends. She loves nature (particularly flowers) and origami (her grandmother, Ms. Notsuko, showed Little Bill how to make origami in the episode "Shipwreck Saturday"). Although it is never shown in the series, it is implied that her and Little Bill may have a small crush on each other.
Fuchsia Glover: Fuchsia is the cousin of Little Bill, Bobby, and April. Her father Al (Big Bill's brother) runs a shop close to Little Bill's house. Fuchsia is 5 years old. Al is 39 years old. Fuchsia's mother is named Vanessa and is 35 years old.
Dorado: Classroom friend of Little Bill (see "New Foods" and "Natural Root Pals"). Teaches Little Bill about experiencing the Spanish lifestyle by inviting him to dinner. Doorado introduces Bill to arroz con gandules
Arroz con gandules
Arroz con gandules is a combination of rice, pigeon peas and pork, cooked in the same pot with Puerto Rican-style sofrito. This is the signature dish of Puerto Rican culture and also has become very popular throughout Latin America and the Caribbean....
,fried bananas, and pollo guisado, cultural dishes from his country Puerto Rico.Dorado is a bit of a comedian and is 6 years old.
Monty: Grandson of Alice the Great's best friend Emmaline, uses a wheelchair to get around because he was born with cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy is an umbrella term encompassing a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development, chiefly in the various areas of body movement....
. He and Little Bill are good friends and pretend to be dinosaurs together; Monty's favorite is the triceratops. Monty is 5 years old.
Michael Rhiley: A classmate of Little Bill's who moves to the neighborhood from Miami. He is mean to Little Bill and his friends at first, but learns his lesson. He is then a good friend.
Miss Aisha Murray Clinkscales: Little Bill's teacher, who later marries Dr. Winthrop Clinkscales (but the students are still allowed to call her Miss Murray, since they have trouble pronouncing her husband's name).
Dr. Winthrop Clinkscales: Mrs. Murray's smart husband. He is a doctor and treats Little Bill when he breaks his arm in "A Trip to the Hospital".
Mrs. Shapiro: A Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
an lady, with a cat named Sophie. She was Little Bill's neighbor but then moved back to Hawaii, in the episode "Same Moon, Same Sun, Same Star," to live with her sister Mimi. She is 56 years old.
Mr. Miguel Rojas: Mr. Rojas is an old man who speaks English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
. He moved into Mrs. Shapiro's house and met Little Bill in the episode "The New Neighbors." He has a dog called Lito who's good at doing tricks. He only appears in "The New Neighbours", "Doggie Magic" and "The Halloween party." and is 65. His has children, but they're all grown up and have families of their own.
Mr. Terry: Alice the Great and Little Bill's new friend. He teaches Little Bill how to skip rocks and make music with a reed. He plays the fluglehorn and is about 69 years old.
Jamal Glover: Little Bill's baby cousin, son of Deborah (Brenda's sister) and Gary. He is around 9 months. Deborah is 34 and Gary is 36.
Percy Mulch: The owner of a pet shop. He knows all about animals, but is a bit clumsy and has a hard time remembering the first names of Little Bill's parents.
Mr. Williams: A music store owner only seen in "The Musical Instrument". He is a talented musician and shows little Bill the piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, accordion
Accordion
The accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, saxophone
Saxophone
The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
and drums(which happens to be his grandson's favorite instrument). He is 63 years old.
Isabel: Mr. Rojas' niece and little Bill's babysitter after Mrs. Shapiro leaves for Hawaii. She also likes Captain Brainstorm and does a good alien voice. Isabel is 17-years-old and in high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
.
Tiny: April's best friend, also in basketball camp and the choir. She is a little older than April. Her full name "Tiffany".
Episodes
- Just A Baby/The Campout (Originally Aired November 28, 1999): Little Bill's baby cousin Jamal visits and Little Bill learns about babies from his older brother, Bobby; Little Bill and Andrew pretend to camp out in the backyard.
- The Treasure Hunt/The Best Way To Play (Originally Aired December 5, 1999): Little Bill tries to figure out what his thing is; Little Bill and his friends find the best way to play a game.
- Monty's Roar/Natural Root Pals (Originally Aired December 12, 1999): Little Bill meets Monty, a handicapped boy who likes dinosaurs; Little Bill's friend Dorado helps him past the time while their mothers get their hair done at a beauty parlor.
- The Dollar/The Choice (Originally Aired December 19, 1999): Little Bill finds a dollar bill and is curious on what to spend it on; Little Bill wants to choose a breakfast cereal during a trip to the supermarket.
- Guppies/The Magic Quilt (Originally Aired January 9, 2000): Little Bill takes swimming lessons with his cousin Fuschia; Little Bill is afraid of the dark.
- The Meanest Thing To Say / Lavatory Story (Originally Aired February 6, 2000): A new boy at school named Michael bullies Little Bill and his friends; Little Bill tries to show Michael to the bathroom, or the "lavatory".
- The Zoo / My Pet Elephant (Originally Aired February 20, 2000): Little Bill's class goes on a field trip to the zooZooA zoological garden, zoological park, menagerie, or zoo is a facility in which animals are confined within enclosures, displayed to the public, and in which they may also be bred....
; Little Bill gets a pet hamster and decides to name it "Elephant". - Little Bill's Adventure With Captain Brainstorm (Originally Aired June 4 2000): Little Bill and his friends go to the mall to see Captain Brainstorm.
- Chicken Pox / Shipwreck Saturday (Originally Aired June 19, 2000): Little Bill has had the chiken pox for days; Little Bill builds a toy boat, but it gets destroyed by a careless man in a canoe.
- Zoopity Zoo/Neighborhood Park (Originally Aired September 4, 2000): Little learns how to make cleaning his room fun; Little Bill and his friends and family turn a vacant lot into a park.
- Elephant On The Loose/If A Bird Rings, Answer It (Originally Aired September 5, 2000): Elephant gets lost in the house, so the family tries to find him; Little Bill finds a lost parrotParrotParrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
with an abnormal talent. - Big Kid/The Bills Go To Work (Originally Aired September 6, 2000): Little Bill acts like a big kid; Big Bill takes Little Bill to his work to show him what he does.
- The Promise/The Practice (Originally Aired September 7, 2000): Little Bill borrows his sister April's basketball trophy for show-and-tell; April takes Little Bill to basketball practice.
- Are We There Yet?/Super Family Fun Land! (Originally Aired September 8, 2000): Little Bill and his family take a road trip to an amusement park; The family spends time at Super Family Fun Land.
- The Ring Bear/Miss Murray's Wedding (Originally Aired September 12, 2000): Little Bill is going to be the ring bearer for his teacher's wedding; Miss Murray gets married to a doctor named Winthrop Clinkscales.
- The Birthday Present/The Birthday Party (Originally Aired September 13, 2000): Little Bill unintentionally ruins Fuschia's birthday present; Little Bill attends Fuschia's birthday party.
- A Trip To The Hospital/The Wrong Thing To Do (Originally Aired September 13, 2000): Little Bill breaks his arm and goes to the hospital; Little Bill is upset that he has to stay inside due to his broken arm and he draws on April's door!
- Rolling Along/The Stage Trick (Originally Aired October 9, 2000): Little Bill tries to learn to roll; Little Bill gets stage frightStage frightStage fright or performance anxiety is the anxiety, fear, or persistent phobia which may be aroused in an individual by the requirement to perform in front of an audience, whether actually or potentially . In the context of public speaking, this fear is termed glossophobia, one of the most common...
while practicing for a school play. - The Snack Helper/Buds (Originally Aired November 13, 2000): Little Bill faces a tough decision on who to send to the snack table first as the snack helper; Little Bill and Andrew learn about nature.
- Copy Cat/Picture Day (Originally Aired December 4, 2000): Little Bill is upset when Andrew calls his a copy cat; Little Bill wants to pick out his own clothes for Picture Day.
- Ready, Set, Read!/I Got a Letter (Originally Aired May 7, 2001): Little Bill wants to learn how to read: Little Bill learns how to write letters.
- The Violin Lessons/Squirmy (Originally Aired May 9, 2001): Little Bill accidentally upsets Bobby when he makes fun of the way he plays the violin; Little Bill finds an earthwormEarthwormEarthworm is the common name for the largest members of Oligochaeta in the phylum Annelida. In classical systems they were placed in the order Opisthopora, on the basis of the male pores opening posterior to the female pores, even though the internal male segments are anterior to the female...
and wants to keep it as a pet. - Monty's Visit/Mom's Trip (Originally Aired May 10, 2001): Little Bill is jealous of Monty being with Alice the Great; Brenda goes on a business trip and Little Bill misses her terribly.
- The No-Talking Contest/The Search Is For The Sock (Originally Aired May 11, 2001): Little Bill and his siblings have a no-talking contest; Little Bill loses one of April's lucky socks.
- Merry Christmas Little Bill (Originally Aired December 25, 2001): Little Bill is afraid that Alice the Great won't be home in time for Christmas, due to the fact that she is stuck at the Cincinnati Airport.
- A Day At The Beach/The Get Well Song (Originally Aired February 12, 2002): Little Bill and his family go to the beach; Little Bill helps his sick father feel better.
- Michael Sleeps Over/Michael's First Snow (Originally Aired March 6, 2002): Michael sleeps over at Little Bill's house; Little Bill helps Michael get used to snow.
- Monty Joins The Class/Dad Goes To School (Originally Aired March 13, 2002): Monty joins Little Bill's class; Big Bill goes to Little Bill's school to tell his class how his jobs works.
- Little Bill's Great Space Adventure. (Originally Aired July 8 2002)
- Number One On Honeywood Street/Baseball Glovers (Originally Aired March 19, 2002): Little Bill and Andrew's families compete; Little Bill's entire family plays baseball at a family reunionFamily reunionA family reunion is an occasion when many members of an extended family get together. Sometimes reunions are held regularly, for example on the same date of every year....
. - Wabbit Worries/Wabbit Babies (Originally Aired November 25, 2002): Little Bill is concerned about one of the class' pet rabbits; Little Bill tries to find a place for the baby rabbits to live.
- The Car Keys/Doggie Sitting (Originally Aired February 18, 2003): Little Bill accidentally loses his father's car keys; Little Bill and his siblings try to take care of a neighbor's dog.
- New Foods/Elephant Tricks (Originally Aired February 19, 2003): Little Bill tries new foods when he visits Dorado; Little Bill tries to get Elephant to do tricks.
- What About Me?/Happy Not Birthday To You (Originally Aired February 20, 2003): Little Bill feels left out; Little Bill wants to cheer up April when she loses the basketball championship.
- Racing Time/All Tied Up (Originally Aired February 21, 2003): Little Bill is late for school due to dawdling; Little Bill wants to learn to tie his shoes.
- Echo Falls/Going Fishing (Originally Aired July 28, 2003): Little Bill, Fuschia and their fathers hike to Echo Falls; Little Bill wants to catch as fish.
- The Best Book Ever!/A Ramp For Monty (Originally Aired July 29, 2003): Little Bill gets a library card and checks out books; Little Bill and Big Bill build a ramp for Monty to make it easier for him to get into the backyard.
- The New Babysitter/My Friend Isabel (Originally Aired July 30, 2003): Little Bill gets a new babysitter, Isabel; Little Bill doesn't want Isabel to leave.
- The Early Bill/Going Camping (Originally Aired July 31, 2003): Little Bill gets up early; Little Bill and Big Bill camp out in the backyard.
- Same Moon, Same Sun, Same Star/All Together Now (Originally Aired September 22, 2003): Mrs. Shapiro is moving away to Hawaii; Little Bill wants to run away to avoid taking a nap.
- The Surprise!/Good Ol' Lightnin' (Originally Aired September 23, 2003): Little Bill makes a surprise present for Alice the Great; Little Bill finds Alice the Great's old wagon. Ol' Lightnin'.
- The Musical Instrument/The Choir (Originally Aired September 24, 2003): Little Bill wants to play an instrument; Little Bill assists April's choir when one of singers is sick.
- The Incredible Shrinking Little Bill/ The Big Swings (Originally Aired September 25, 2003): Little Bill thinks he's shrinking; Bobby accidentally scares Little Bill by pushing him too high on the swings.
- New Neighbors/Doggie Magic (Originally Aired September 26, 2003): Little Bill has new neighbors; Little Bill spends time with Mr. Rojas' dog, Miguelito (or Lito for short).
- I Can Sign/The Sign For Friend (Originally Aired September 29, 2003): little Bill learns sign languageSign languageA sign language is a language which, instead of acoustically conveyed sound patterns, uses visually transmitted sign patterns to convey meaning—simultaneously combining hand shapes, orientation and movement of the hands, arms or body, and facial expressions to fluidly express a speaker's...
; Little Bill and Andrew make a new friend. - Summertime In The Wintertime/Snow Racer (Originally Aired February 2, 2004): Little Bill pretends that it's summertime in the wintertime; Little Bill and Michael build a snow racecar.
- Get Well, Elephant/Elephant's Best Friend (Originally Aired February 3, 2004): Elephant is sick, so Little Bill takes care of him; Little Bill wants to get Elephant a best friend.
- The Skating Lesson/Mr. Moth (Originally Aired February 4, 2004): April teaches Little Bill how to skate; Little Bill waits for his mothMothA moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
to hatch. - Private Time/Never (Originally Aired February 5, 2004): Little Bill and Brenda have some private time; Little Bill and Alice the Great make a new friend, Clarke Terry.
- When Friends Get Mad/The Party Box (Originally Aired February 16, 2004): Little Bill and Kiku get angry with each other; Little Bill is disappointed when he finds that his parents and Alice the Great are having an adult party and he can't come.
Video games
Little Bill THINKS BIG! is for the MacintoshMacintosh
The Macintosh , or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. The first Macintosh was introduced by Apple's then-chairman Steve Jobs on January 24, 1984; it was the first commercially successful personal computer to feature a mouse and a...
and is aimed at ages 4-6. And it's similar to Blue's Clues
Blue's Clues
Blue's Clues is an American children's television show airing on the Nickelodeon family of channels. The show premiered on September 8, 1996 and airs on Nick Jr. and other channels, although production of new episodes ceased by 2006. Versions of the show have been produced in other countries,...
PC and Mac games.
References
External links
- Official Bill Cosby Site
- Nick Jr: Little Bill