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| 2 || House Keeping Cosby || [[Steve Agee]] || An excellent duster.
| 2 || House Keeping Cosby || [[Steve Agee]] || An excellent duster.
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| 3 || Moral Support Cosby || [[Rob Schrab]] || Treats Mitchell as his son.
| 3 || Moral Support Cosby || Rob Schrab || Treats Mitchell as his son.
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| 4 || Tattle Tale Cosby || [[Scott Chernoff]] || Tattles on others.
| 4 || Tattle Tale Cosby || [[Scott Chernoff]] || Tattles on others.
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| 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 facility.
| 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 facility.
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| 25 || Remaround Cosby || Material Scientist || It's like, when one girl takes it in the mouth then passes it around, ya see.
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| 26 || Rainbow Cosby || * [[Snooki]] || He's gay, you know. When House of Cosbys made its debut, several gay activist groups began protesting the lack of gay characters in the show, saying that it is not an accurate depiction of a large cloned population. So in order to make the show more appealing, Rainbow Cosby took one for the team and has sex with dudes.
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| 30 || Weapons Cosby || none || His super power would appear to be the production and use of weapons, particularly guns.
| 30 || Weapons Cosby || none || His super power would appear to be the production and use of weapons, particularly guns.
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| 30 || Scottish Cosby || Oki Thenu || His super power is the ability to drink vast quantities of free alochol, but remain dour.
| 40 || Country Music Cosby || none || His super power is being a good [[country music]] player, you see.
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| 36 || Professor Cosby || [[Screen]] || Enjoys lecturing, although it is at times difficult for the other Cosbys to pay attention to him because he usually talks about MmmBop. Gives his heart and soul to some sports teams. Also did not get the memo that Detriot actually did experience the last recession.
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| 40 || Country Music Cosby || * [[Tim Mc Graw]] || His super power is being a good [[country music]] player, you see.
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| 42 || G-Spot Cosby || * [[Cheryl Hines]] || Able to find the G-spot on any person except for Cosyette
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| 47 || Mood Swing Cosby || [[Tim Heidecker]] || This Cosby has [[Bipolar disorder|extreme emotional highs and lows]]. Presumed dead, as he accidentally hangs himself after being convinced not to commit suicide.
| 47 || Mood Swing Cosby || [[Tim Heidecker]] || This Cosby has [[Bipolar disorder|extreme emotional highs and lows]]. Presumed dead, as he accidentally hangs himself after being convinced not to commit suicide.
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| 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.
| 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.
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| 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)
| 51 || Material Scientist Cosby || [[Dinky]] || On a horse made of crystal he patrols wikipedia, and smites IP addresses who vandalize pages. One would think this would qualify him as a super cosby. Unfortunately, however, no one really cares about the minute details of wikipedia.
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| 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, also grinds on main characters cock a lot and produces a baby from his semen (sensing trouble in the compound)
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| 61 || Preacher Cosby || Justin Roiland || Provides spiritual comfort, for example talking one out of suicide.
| 61 || Preacher Cosby || Justin Roiland || Provides spiritual comfort, for example talking one out of suicide.
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| 62 || J. Jackson Cosby || Unknown || The "true" preacher Cosby. However, his activities do not include preaching. Participates in many activist activities and turned in his bible for a gun. Likes to knock up the hookers.
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| 64 || Remscreen Cosby || [[Horsedick]] || It's not what it looks like. Actually, it is. Classic case of closeted homosexuality. Much like Cosby 8, the Remscreen likes to explore.
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| 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.
| 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.
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| 74 || Balls of Cosby || Hollie Gibson || None
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| 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.
| 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.
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| 81 || Urban Dictionary Cosby|| [[Unknown Jive Voice]] || Yo Rudy he be speakin' the jive son! This Cosby be representin the real people of da hood my brotha somebody gotta act like a normal dude. He be ridin in his car over da taint ticklers listenin to the rap music theo
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| 85 || April Fool's Cosby || Bennett Webber || The desire to play April Fools jokes, Dwayne Wayne.
| 85 || April Fool's Cosby || Bennett Webber || The desire to play April Fools jokes, Dwayne Wayne.
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| 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.
| 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.
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| 95 || Taint Cosby || Schwob || He's A Taint, Ya See
| 100 || Evil Cosby || Abed Gheith || His super powers are unknown, although being "evil" would appear to be one of them.
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| 96 || Material Scientist Cosby 2 || * [[Jennifer Tilly]] || Because one material scientist isn't enough.
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| 98 || Rabblerouser Cosby ||* [[Timothy Thornson]] || Goads the other Cosbys into participating in unsavory activities such as cow tipping, making large false orders at McDonald's, and licking frozen metals
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| 99 || Silent Witness Cosby || [[Helen Keller]] || He saw it happen, ya see. Then, through serious restraint, made a conscious decision to not be a Tattle Tale Cosby.
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| 100 || Evil Cosby || Abed Gheith || His super powers are unknown, although being "evil" would appear to be one of them. it is later found out to be because his bird is rather small
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''House of Cosbys'' was cancelled when series creator James Dean and Channel 101's site administrator [[Dan Harmon]] received a [[cease and desist]] letter from [[Bill Cosby]]'s attorney in June 2005:
''House of Cosbys'' was cancelled when series creator James Dean and Channel 101's site administrator [[Dan Harmon]] received a [[cease and desist]] letter from [[Bill Cosby]]'s attorney in June 2005:
{{Quotation|
{{Quotation|
Dear sirs,
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Dear Material Scientist, we are lawyers for Mr. 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, hairstyle, sweaters, alcoholism, 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.

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we are lawyers for Mr. 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.
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<br><br>
Verily yours, <br>
Verily yours, <br>
John P. Schmitt <ref>Episode 5</ref>}}
John P. Schmitt <ref>Episode 5</ref>}}


One of the issues under contention is whether ''House of Cosbys'' is covered under the [[fair use]], as [[parody]]. Supporters point out that many TV shows like ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[Law and Order]]'', ''[[Law and Order: Special Victims Unit]]'', ''[[Murphy Brown]]'', ''[[Mork and Mindy]]'', ''[[Sex and the City]]'', ''[[Sex and the City: The Movie]]'', ''[[Pokemon]]'', ''[[Power Rangers]]'', ''[[Rosie O'Donnell]]'', ''[[Final Destination]]'', ''[[Sex and the City 2]]'', ''[[Will and Grace]]'', ''[[The Golden Girls]]'', ''[[Hot In Cleveland]]'', ''[[Betty White]]'', ''[[Cube]]'', ''[[Saw]]'', ''[[Saw 2]]'', ''[[Saw 3]]'', ''[[Saw 4]]'', ''[[Saw 5]]'', ''[[Saw 6]]'', ''[[Mindfreak]]'', ''[[Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction]]'', ''[[Tales from the Crypt]]'', ''[[Silence of the Lambs]]'', ''[[Spaceballs]]'',''[[The Matrix]]'', ''[[You've Got Mail]]'', ''[[The Beatles]]'', ''[[America's Next Top Model]]'', ''[[Judge Judy]]'', and ''[[The Simpsons]]'' have used Cosby's likeness, and have not been sued. However, there also is the factor that House of Cosbys used risque subject matter not in accordance with Cosby's character and comedy.
One of the issues under contention is whether ''House of Cosbys'' is covered under the [[fair use]], as [[parody]]. Supporters point out that many TV shows like ''[[Family Guy]]'' and ''[[The Simpsons]]'' have used Cosby's likeness, and have not been sued. However, there also is the factor that House of Cosbys 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.
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.

Revision as of 21:30, 13 September 2011

House of Cosbys
GenreScience fiction
Voices ofJeff Davis
Justin Roiland
Theme music composerNick Haas, Matias Drago, Amy Metcalf, Justin Roiland
ComposerGlenn Morrissette
Country of origin United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Original release
NetworkChannel 101
ReleaseJanuary 30 –
June 26, 2005

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.

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.

Title music

The theme song is performed in a mostly shouting tone, 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 fictional cartoon, which is based loosely on a true story, 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. He then begins cloning several more Cosbys to help him around the house, much like in the plot of the 1996 film Multiplicity. 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. 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 Entertainment Cosby Rob Schrab Was the first Cosby clone. Closest to the real Bill Cosby in personality and physical attributes.
2 House Keeping Cosby Steve Agee An excellent duster.
3 Moral Support Cosby Rob Schrab Treats Mitchell as his son.
4 Tattle Tale Cosby Scott Chernoff Tattles on others.
5 Dancing Cosby Bennet Webber Dances all the time.
6 Bath Tub Cosby Scott Chernoff This Cosby never leaves the bath tub, Theo.
7 Useless Cosby Chester Tam Does nothing but stand around, though he eventually speaks to Bath Tub Cosby.
8 Curiosity Cosby Justin Roiland This extremely curious clone likes to explore and find things, which causes trouble on multiple occasions.
9 Butt Naked Cosby Abed Gheith He plays with fire, you see.
10 Data Analysis Cosby Justin Roiland Super-intelligence and data analysis. Voice is off sync with his mouth movements.
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 facility.
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, you see.
47 Mood Swing Cosby Tim Heidecker This Cosby has extreme emotional highs and lows. Presumed dead, as he accidentally hangs himself after being convinced not to commit suicide.
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.
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.
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.
85 April Fool's Cosby Bennett Webber The desire to play 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.
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 James Dean 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 lawyers for Mr. 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.

Verily yours,

John P. Schmitt [1]

One of the issues under contention is whether House of Cosbys is covered under the fair use, as parody. Supporters point out that many TV shows like Family Guy and The Simpsons have used Cosby's likeness, and have not been sued. However, there also is the factor that House of Cosbys 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.

References

  1. ^ Episode 5
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