Fatherhood (TV series)

Fatherhood is an American animated sitcom about the Bindlebeep family, inspired by the book of the same name by Bill Cosby, which aired from 2004 to 2005. This was Nick at Nite's first original animated series. It has aired on Nick at Nite and Nickelodeon.

Scientist Dr. Arthur Bindlebeep is the head of the family and a high school teacher. He and his wife, Norma, try to be model parents while learning a few things from their three children: Angie, Roy and Katherine and their dog Guinness. At the same time, Arthur's own parents, Lester and Louise, still have some lessons for him.

Production
Blair Underwood, who played Dr. Bindlebeep, said that he had meetings with Cosby to help find the voice of the character: "When you're a father, you have to constantly be straddling that line between being a disciplinarian and loving your kid. Sometimes we err on the side of being too friendly with our kids, and sometimes we can be too stern. And what [Cosby] was saying as a through line was, 'Make sure that whatever you're doing, whatever you're saying is coming from a place of love and that will inform the tone of the voice.'"

Voice cast

 * Blair Underwood – Dr. Arthur Bindlebeep
 * Sabrina Le Beauf – Norma Bindlebeep
 * Giovonnie Samuels – Angie Bindlebeep
 * Marc John Jefferies – Roy Bindlebeep
 * Jamai Fisher – Katherine Bindlebeep

Home media
Season 1 has been released on DVD, and all episodes were available via Amazon Video until November 2014, when they were removed in response to the allegations involved in the Bill Cosby sexual assault cases. The series has since been added back.