Fatherhood (TV series)

Fatherhood
Created by	William H. Cosby Jr. Charles Kipps
Directed by	Jamie Mitchell, Michael Lembeck, and Greg Garcia
Voices of	Blair Underwood Sabrina Le Beauf Giovonnie Samuels Marc John Jefferies Jamai Fisher
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26 (list of episodes)
Production
Producer(s)	Mo Willems, Bill Cosby, Charles Kipps, Marc Seal, Jeff Kahn, Bob Sand, Richard Day, and Paul Tibbit
Running time	approx. 30 minutes (per episode)
Production company(s)	Smiley, Inc.
Release
Original network	Nick at Nite
Original release	June 20, 2004 – November 27, 2005

Fatherhood was an American animated television series revolving around the Bindlebeep family and various happenings, inspired by the book of the same name by Bill Cosby. This was Nick at Nite's first original animated series. It has aired on Nick at Nite and Nickelodeon. It was canceled in 2005.

Characters

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: 16-year-old Angie, 12-year-old Roy and 6-year-old Katherine and their dog Guinness. At the same time, Arthur's own parents, Lester and Louise, still have some lessons for him.

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

Episodes

Season 1: 2004–05

No.	Title	Original air date	Production code
1	"It's a Dad, Dad World"	June 20, 2004	101
Dr. Bindlebeep's parents, Lester and Louise receive a visit, from Arthur, Norma, and the kids. He exercises regularly to stay like this. They play touch football, and Lester is injured. Arthur was acting like the son, but roles have switched when his father begins taking over the role of son, from his injury.
2	"Take My Daughter...Please"	June 22, 2004	102
Dr. Bindlebeep and Norma are awakened in the middle of the night by a bear in their garage. As animal control officers set about removing the bear, they realize their car is gone.
3	"Privacy?"	June 29, 2004	103
Dr. Bindlebeep looks forward to a Saturday alone and some golden "privacy." However, all plans are disrupted when the Wrangler comes by to catch a pesky rodent.
4	"The Lyin' King"	July 6, 2004	104
Dr. Bindlebeep prepares to give a speech about truth in the media that evening and uses his family at the breakfast table. Of course, Driven by his desire to see a PG-13 movie, Roy tells a series of lies that sink him deeper and deeper into deception.
5	"Won't You Be My Neighbor?"	July 13, 2004	105
Dr. Bindlebeep gives great fatherly advice, about not judging others and giving them a chance. However, when a new neighbor moves next door he just can't seem to hear his own guidance. Dr. Bindlebeep spies on the prospective neighbors and offers general information about the neighborhood.
6	"It's Your Birthday"	July 20, 2004	106
It's Dr. Bindlebeep's birthday and just to make sure he gets something nice, he slips each of the kids a little extra money for his gift. James, the most popular guy in high school strolls into the store and says he'll take Angie to a concert that night if she buys the tickets.
7	"Alarming Situation"	September 21, 2004	107
Arthur Bindlebeep has a new alarm system for his home security, but it keeps on going off. The phone, alarm company, and an electrician can't find anything wrong with it.
8	"Balancing the Books"	September 28, 2004	108
Norma's boss is selling the book store where she works, so she decides that she wants to buy the book store herself. She has 12 hours to raise enough money to buy the book store. Her entire family donates their money, to help pay for the book store.
9	"Dog Day Afternoon"	October 5, 2004	109
When Norma has an all day meeting, she asks Dr. Bindlebeep to take over her responsibilities. These responsibilities include, feeding the kids breakfast and taking Guinness, the family dog, for a lunchtime walk. Unfortunately for Dr. Bindlebeep, Guinness takes off and disappears.
10	"Am I Still Grounded?"	October 12, 2004	110
Angie isn't doing well in school, so Dr. Bindlebeep hires a tutor. When Angie doesn't go to the tutor, Angie is grounded. Later, Angie gives Dr. Bindlebeep a perfectly reasonable excuse for not being at the tutor. Arthur feels bad about not trusting Angie and removes the punishment.
11	"Family Table"	November 23, 2004	111
Arthur's father reminds him about the family dinners, they would have, that never really turned out as a family dinner. The father decides that they should have a family dinner, again. Arthur and his father have a bet to see if he can bring the family together for a family dinner.
12	"Love Me Due"	December 15, 2004	112
Valentine's Day is celebrated by the Bindlebeeps, including Arthur, who shops for a special gift to knock Norma off her feet.
13	"It's a Roy's Life"	February 6, 2005	113
Roy has a crush on a girl at his school named Gina Antonelle. Arthur and Norma want to know more about Roy and his crush, so they ask Angie to find out more info about it. While he is getting closer to Gina he neglects his other friend. Eventually Roy discovers Gina has a boyfriend, which causes him to feel a little sad.

Season 2: 2005

No.	Title	Original air date	Production code
14	"Behind Open Doors"	May 17, 2005	201
Arthur starts jumping to conclusions when he finds a boy in Angie's room.
15	"Truth or Scare"	May 24, 2005	202
Roy and Arthur can't seem to admit things to each other such as Roy getting a 'D' on his report card and Arthur taking Roy's bike, which ends up being run over by someone's car.
16	"The Second Family"	May 31, 2005	203
Angie and John Kurtz are paired up in a mock marriage for social studies class. Not only does he annoy Angie but Arthur and friends.
17	"The New Kid in Town"	June 7, 2005	204
After a boy sets Angie up, Arthur tries to make match-makers only to make things worse by Angie thinking none of the guys are attracted to her.
18	"A Star Is Flunked"	June 14, 2005	205
Due to Arthur flunking a star football player, he may cause him to miss the big game against arch rival Jefferson.
19	"The Other Brother"	June 21, 2005	206
Norma's lazy brother arrives for a short visit, but he steals Arthur's thunder at every turn.
20	"One Flu Over the Bindlebeep Nest"	October 23, 2005	207
Everyone (except Arthur) in the Bindlebeep family gets the flu.
21	"Cabin Fever"	October 30, 2005	208
Norma gets a big inheritance from a relative, but discovers that the money was supposed to go to a charity.
22	"Home Not So Alone"	November 6, 2005	209
Dr. Bindlebeep leaves with Norma and lets Angie watch Roy and Katherine.
23	"The Natural"	November 6, 2005	210
Katherine performs in a school play and is discovered by a talent agent.
24	"Pump Down the Volume"	November 13, 2005	211
Roy is practicing a rap song while he is supposed to be at track practice and Dr. Bindlebeeps finds out. Roy reveals that he is making this song for a contest, the winner of which wins concert tickets.
25	"Loop Dreams"	November 20, 2005	212
Dr. Bindlebeep's track team comes back in town to organize a rematch with the team they lost to when they were in high school.
26	"Birds, Bees, and Bindlebeep"	November 27, 2005	213
Dr. Bindlebeep wants to invite a speaker to talk to his students about sex but is refused. Norma announces that she's pregnant.

Availability

As of March 2010, episodes are available via Amazon Video. Season 1 has been released on DVD but is now out of print. No evidence of a season 2 release.

External links

• Fatherhood at the Internet Movie Database
• Fatherhood at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Fatherhood at TV.com