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Two months ago, Cosby [told Yahoo TV](http://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/hey--tv-networks--bill-cosby-wants-to-do-another-family-sitcom-225815927.html) that he was interested in returning to the small screen. “I want to be able to deliver a wonderful show to \[a\] network,” Cosby said. Now, it appears that the comedy legend has gotten his wish. [According to The Hollywood Reporter,](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/bill-cosby-reteaming-nbc-new-673219) Cosby has teamed up with _The Cosby Show_ producer Tom Werner for a new family comedy slated to air on NBC — more than 20 years after _The Cosby Show_ ended its run on the network. (**MORE**: [Why Reality TV Is the New Family TV](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/05/23/why-reality-tv-is-the-new-family-tv/)) While details about the new show are sparse, Cosby will once again play the patriarch of a multi-generational family doling out sage advice on marriage and parenting, much like he did as Cliff Huxtable on _The_ _Cosby Show_ and on the less-fondly remembered CBS sitcom _Cosby_, which aired from 1996-2000\. But Cosby stressed that he’s not looking to remake the beloved _The Cosby Show_. Instead it appears he is looking to make a show that fills a void in the current TV line up. “There is a viewership out there that wants to see comedy, and warmth, and love, and surprise, and cleverness, without going into the party attitude. They would like to see a married couple that acts like they love each other, warts and all, children who respect the parenting, and the comedy of people who make mistakes. Warmth and forgiveness,” [Cosby told Yahoo! TV.](http://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/tv-news/hey--tv-networks--bill-cosby-wants-to-do-another-family-sitcom-225815927.html) “I will deliver the best of Cosby, and that will be a series, I assume, that we could get enough people week after week after week to tune in to, to come along with us.” The 76-year old actor has been busy lately promoting DVDs of his comedy special, _Bill Cosby: Far From Finished_, which aired on Comedy Central in the fall. He is also reportedly working on a reboot of the classic ’70s and ’80s cartoon _Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids_, presumably with a more politically correct name. **MORE**: [Tumblr of the Week: The Cosby Sweater Project](http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/05/17/tumblr-of-the-week-the-cosby-sweater-project/) **MORE**: [Happy Birthday Bill Cosby: Look Back in Laughter](http://entertainment.time.com/2012/07/12/happy-birthday-bill-cosby-look-back-in-laughter/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7114845/bill-cosby-teams-up-with-nbc-on-new-comedy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/archive/7114845/bill-cosby-teams-up-with-nbc-on-new-comedy/"},"headline":"Bill Cosby Teams Up With NBC On New Comedy","datePublished":"2014-01-22T19:58:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-16T05:06:25.045Z","description":"Pull out your stash of Pudding Pops, because Bill Cosby is coming back to television. 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