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House of Cosbys
Genre Science fiction
Voices of Jeff Davis
Justin Roiland
Theme music composer Nick Haas, Matias Drago, Amy Metcalf, Justin Roiland
Composer(s) Glenn Morrissette
Country of origin Flag of the United States United States
Language(s) English
No. Jeffrey Bryan Davis (born October 6, 1973 in Los Angeles California) is an American comedian The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States of seasons 1
No.  of episodes 5
Broadcast
Original channel Channel 101
Original run January 30, 2005 – June 26, 2005
External links
Official website

House of Cosbys was an animated cartoon about a Bill Cosby fan who creates a cloning machine to clone a series of Cosbys, each with a different personality. Channel 101 is a short film festival (usually monthly in Los Angeles created by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab where participants submit a short film in Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Henry Cosby Jr (born July 12 1937 is an American Comedian, Actor, Author, Television producer and Activist.

There were four episodes made by Justin Roiland, each about five minutes. An unofficial fifth episode was also made.

It was first aired on the internet television channel Channel 101, and was the first of Channel 101's programs to spend three consecutive months at number 1. Channel 101 is a short film festival (usually monthly in Los Angeles created by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab where participants submit a short film in

Contents

Title music

The theme song is done in a mostly shouting, the words are "He was a Cosby fan at heart it's clear. He searched and found a Cosby hair. He spent 10 long years and built a cloning machine! And now he's accomplished his wonderful dream -- to make a house of Cosbys. It's a House of Cosbys. . . . "

Plot

You see, Theo, each Cosby is getting worse than the last, you see.
Cosby 1

The cartoon features main character Mitchell Reynolds (voiced by Jeff Davis) who invents a cloning machine in order to create his own personal Bill Cosby to entertain him. Jeffrey Bryan Davis (born October 6, 1973 in Los Angeles California) is an American comedian William Henry Cosby Jr (born July 12 1937 is an American Comedian, Actor, Author, Television producer and Activist. He then begins cloning several more Cosbys to help him around the house, much like in the plot of the 1996 film Multiplicity. Multiplicity is a 1996 Comedy film starring Michael Keaton and Andie MacDowell. However, the quality of the clones seems to deteriorate as the process is repeated, and he decides to stop using the machine, but when one of the clones subversively activates it, he discovers that every tenth Cosby he clones has super powers. A superpower is a State with a leading position in the international system and the ability to Influence events and project power on a worldwide scale At the suggestion of Data Analysis Cosby (the first super-powered Cosby) they decide to continue cloning Cosbys so that their super powers can be used to help the world.

At the end of every episode scenes from the next episode are shown. However, these scenes are never actually shown in the next episode.

Clones

The following is a list of the Cosby clones. It is uncertain whether more than 100 clones were created.

Number Name Voiced by Powers/Notable Traits
1 Original Cosby Rob Schrab Was the first Cosby clone. Rob Schrab (pronounced Shrob ( November 12, 1969) is a Comic book creator Actor, writer and film producer Closest to the real Bill Cosby in personality and physical attributes.
2 House Keeping Cosby Steve Agee An excellent duster. Steve Agee (born February 26, 1969 in Riverside California) an actor and comedian is best known for his supporting role as Steve on the
3 Moral Support Cosby Rob Schrab Treats Mitchell as his son.
4 Tattle Tale Cosby Scott Chernoff Tattle Tales on others.
5 Dancing Cosby Bennet Webber Dances all the time.
6 Bath Tub Cosby Scott Chernoff Always is seen taking a bath.
7 Standing Cosby Chez Double Does nothing but stand around.
8 Curiosity Cosby Justin Roiland His curiosity often gets the Cosbys into trouble, such as when he finds and reveals the cloner plans to Evil Cosby, who then murders him as seen at the end of episode 3.
9 Buck Naked Cosby Abed Gheith He plays with fire, you see.
10 Data Analysis Cosby Justin Roiland Super-intelligence and data analysis.
20 Carpentry Cosby none The ability to create amazing feats of carpentry, as he built the additional barracks and probably most of the buildings in the training facillity.
30 Weapons Cosby none His super power would appear to be the production and use of weapons, particularly guns.
40 Country Music Cosby none His super power is being a good Country music player. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains.
47 Mood Swing Cosby Tim Heidecker Taking out the Garbage. Tim Heidecker (born February 3, 1976) is an American Actor, Comedian, and one half of the duo of "Tim & Eric" the other This Cosby is believed to be deceased. He attempts suicide in episode 2 because he feels useless. He ties a noose around his neck while standing on a chair. After being talked out of it by Preacher Cosby, he accidentally falls off the chair and hangs himself. He is never seen again.
50 BC-D2 Abed Gheith A parody of R2-D2, he is a small, apparently cyborg Cosby who follows Data Analysis Cosby around and communicates by a series of "blips" and "bloo"s. R2-D2 (called R2, or " Artoo " for short is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe, an Astromech droid
60 Cosbyette Stephanie Bilberry Her most obvious super power is the fact that she is female (with a well proportioned body) but she has also exhibited psychic powers (sensing trouble in the compound)
61 Preacher Cosby Justin Roiland Provides spiritual comfort, for example talking one out of suicide.
70 Toothpaste Cosby Andy Samberg One of the members of Cosby Team Triosby, he has the power to turn into Toothpaste and seep through small gaps, or make things trip. David Andrew "Andy" Samberg (born August 18 1978 is an American stand-up comic, and member of comedy group The Lonely Island.
80 Frequency Cosby Jorma Taccone One of the members of Cosby Team Triosby, he can absorb TV and Radio waves and turn them into harmful electric blasts. Jorma C Taccone (born March 19, 1977) is an American comedy writer/actor
85 April Fool's Cosby Bennett Webber The power to play excellent April Fools jokes, Dwayne Wayne.
90 Humming Bird Cosby Akiva Schaffer One of the members of Cosby Team Triosby, he can fly and hover like a humming bird, and also create small explosives in his stomach which he can then defecate on land-based targets. Akiva Schaffer (born December 1 1977 is a current writer for Saturday Night Live, Emmy -winning songwriter and a member of The Lonely Island
100 Evil Cosby Abed Gheith His super powers are unknown, although being "evil" would appear to be one of them.
Number Name Voiced by Super Powers

Cease and desist

House of Cosbys was cancelled when series creator Justin Roiland and Channel 101's site administrator Dan Harmon received a cease and desist letter from Bill Cosby's attorney in June 2005:

Dear sirs, we are counsel for Mr. Dan Harmon is a writer and performer and along with Rob Schrab, a founder of the alternative Television network/ Website Channel 101. A cease and desist (also called C & D) is an order or request to halt an activity or else face legal action William Henry Cosby Jr (born July 12 1937 is an American Comedian, Actor, Author, Television producer and Activist. William H Cosby, Jr. We have just learned that you offer a deeply offensive animated film that you created, entitled "House of Cosbys". [. . . ] As you are certainly aware, none of you are licensed or in any way authorized to use Mr. Cosby's voice, name, or likeness. [. . . ] Therefore, we demand that you immediately cease and desist from any use of our client's name, voice, and likeness, including the development and distribution of the "House of Cosbys" series.

Very truly yours,
John P. Schmitt [1]

One of the issues under contention is whether House of Cosbys is covered under the fair use, as parody. Fair use is a doctrine in United States copyright law that allows limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission from the rights holders such as use for A parody (ˈpɛɹədiː US, [ˈpaɹədiː] UK) in contemporary usage is a work created to mock comment on or poke fun at an original work its subject Supporters point out that many TV shows like Family Guy and The Simpsons have used Cosby's likeness, and have not been sued. Family Guy is an animated American television sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane that airs on Fox and regularly on other However, there also is the factor that HoC also used risque subject matter not in accordance with Cosby's character and comedy.

As a result of the cease and desist letter, the fifth episode was created by a different contributor and functioned primarily as an attack on Bill Cosby and his attorney. William Henry Cosby Jr (born July 12 1937 is an American Comedian, Actor, Author, Television producer and Activist.

References

  1. ^ Episode 5

External links

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