Talk:Little Bill

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Racial Undertones?[edit]

Does anyone else feel that this tv show reinforces an African-American stereotype? I think it should be noted, it's something that makes me quite uncomfortable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.1.238.20 (talk) 05:56, 16 October 2007 (UTC)

Could you be more specific? I've watched the show, and I honestly don't see anything stereotypical about the show. To me, it seems to show the African-American community/culture in a positive, informative light. Either way, you'd have to find sources to document this. Try to find reliable sources criticizing the show. 75.206.209.156 01:17, 20 October 2007 (UTC)

The more interesting discussion about race would be about what happened during the making of the show. I was the original art director and many of the African American artists and animators were my close friends. Mr. Cosby intended that the show be a place where these African-American artists could contribute. However, none of them were able to move up in status or receive proper credit and left the show with discontent. This was not due to overt racism. However, it was due to the fact that people in charge only advanced their own friends. It led to cliques within the production that Mr. Cosby was never aware of. It was unfortunate because we all believed that the content was well intended. Osterfeld (talk) 13:52, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Wiki Project Philadelphia[edit]

What? What does that have to do with an animated kids' show? --204.246.229.231 21:24, 22 October 2007 (UTC)

I'd have to find a source saying so, but I believe Little Bill, much like Fat Albert, is set in Philadelphia, where creator Bill Cosby was born. How relevant that is to the Project Philadelphia, I don't know. 75.207.95.77 15:15, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
I've heard a few people claim that Little Bill is set in Philadelphia, but in several episodes you can clearly see the Manhattan skyline. I think it's set in Brooklyn. Alexisr (talk) 19:39, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
As soon as NYC's skyline has Liberty Place in it, you'll be right! The opening of the show clearly shows a view of Center City seen from West Philadelphia. - SummerPhD (talk) 20:12, 21 November 2008 (UTC)
you're right. I saw it again today and wondered how I'd thought it was Brooklyn! I must not have been looking closely at all. Alexisr (talk) 05:52, 10 December 2008 (UTC)
I've added Philly to the article, with a citation. - SummerPhD (talk) 20:18, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

I can verify that the setting was meant to be Philly. However, as the original art director and production designer, I can tell you that many of the artists lived in Brooklyn at the time, including myself. This is why the setting appears to be Brooklyn at times. Osterfeld (talk) 13:38, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Info Box[edit]

The info box lists Bill Cosby in a starring role. Is this truly accurate? Cosby only plays the rather minor role of Captain Brainstorm. Shouldn't the starring credit be given to Xavier Pritchett (Little Bill) and perhaps Gregory Hines (Big Bill), Phylicia Rashad (Brenda) and/or Ruby Dee (Alice the Great)? I'm not totally sure how the info boxes work, so I thought I'd ask. 75.207.95.77 15:18, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Oh, and....is there a reason both the TV.com and IMDB links lead to Blue's Clues? :P 75.207.95.77 15:46, 25 October 2007 (UTC)
I haven't seen an episode yet in which Cosby voices "Captain Brainstorm" -- the only resemblance I see is that the character looks like an animated version of a young Bill Cosby. I've heard the character voiced by Tim Meadows in one episode, and another actor (whose name I can't recall) in another. --204.246.229.235 (talk) 18:28, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

The reason many of the links lead to Blue's Clues is that the designers and animators originated on that show. If I could change the info box I would also add myself as the original art director and lead designer. The look of the show was developed by myself and Kirk Etienne by working directly with director Robert Scull and Varnette Honeywood, the illustrator of the books. Osterfeld (talk) 13:57, 7 February 2010 (UTC)

Brian???[edit]

I don't usually watch Little Bill but when I watched it last time I swear the "Freckled Kid" was named Andrew. Before I change it can someone confirm this?--Anfish (talk) 13:51, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Wrong Link to German article[edit]

Link to German version of the article for Little Bill links to page about Bill Johnston, tennis player, not TV series. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Johnston_(tennis)

Split section[edit]

I feel like the Episodes section of this article should be split into a new article detailing a list of the episodes. Right now, the list looks like bundled up garbage with some improper English. TheMeaningOfBlah (talk) 01:36, 9 January 2015 (UTC)

Hi @TheMeaningOfBlah:, I'm not sure we really require a new article for what amounts to a single season of a typical cartoon. I can work on converting the existing content to some sort of table format (although I'm not slick with tables), but there's not so much info that it can't be presented better. And obviously any grammar nightmares should be cleaned up... Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 03:38, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
True, but the infobox at the top of the article says that the show had 4 seasons. TheMeaningOfBlah (talk) 11:23, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
Right, but the content only amounts to 60 lines. I dunno. I could go either way here. Maybe it does burden the page, especially once I break out the various seasons. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 16:35, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
IMO, collapsing the seasons takes care of any "burden" concerns and keeps it all together without the inevitable duplication having two articles would create. - SummerPhD (talk) 17:39, 9 January 2015 (UTC)
Indeed. TheMeaningOfBlah (talk) 01:37, 10 January 2015 (UTC)
Hi SummerPhD, I'm confused what you mean about collapsing the seasons. Do you mean literally wrapping the entire ep list in collapses, or do you mean not presenting each season as an independent table? After converting the eps to tables, it seems more intuitive to create a List of article. I'm on board with that if anyone still thinks it's a good idea. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 10:00, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
My suggestion is to collapse each season. If readers are interested in reading all the details, all the material is there. If not, they can easily scroll on to the next section. I have no strong feelings on this, other than a general dislike of the proliferation of list articles. - SummerPhD (talk) 16:21, 11 January 2015 (UTC)
OK. Sounds good to me barring any other input from other fascinated editors. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 20:31, 11 January 2015 (UTC)

production[edit]

My uncle produced the show and says that these production companies I post made it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:301:77b4:ebd0:ccbf:172e:a2a1:4c1d (talk • contribs)

We're going to need to go with something a little more concrete than your assertion that your uncle told you something. We can't walk into a library and ask your uncle. We can walk into a library and research newspapers, books, magazines, etc., so those are the kinds of references we need. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 00:25, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Alice the great's brother and sister[edit]

What are there names and what episode are they mentioned in? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:301:77B4:EBD0:6857:5DD8:EEBD:D8F9 (talk) 20:21, 15 August 2016 (UTC)

Requested move 10 September 2016[edit]

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: Moved with consensus (non-admin closure) — Andy W. (talk · ctb) 00:29, 18 September 2016 (UTC)

Little Bill (TV series) → Little Bill – Per WP:PRIMARYTOPIC: Little Bill redirects here and has been since 2008, and the Sainsbury's mascot is so obscure that the article does not name it. -BRAINULATOR9 (TALK) 20:13, 10 September 2016 (UTC)

  • Support per nom and WP:CONCISE. An RfC recently closed saying there was no consensus for disambiguating article titles that don't conflict. Pppery 20:36, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
  • Support seems reasonable. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 20:51, 10 September 2016 (UTC)
The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page or in a move review. No further edits should be made to this section.

Recurring problems[edit]

Please see Talk:List of Little Bill episodes#Recurring problems. - SummerPhDv2.0 04:03, 26 January 2018 (UTC)

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