Bill Cosby appeared in a show that aired on television.
Bill Cosby . He was also a regular on the children 's television series The Electric Company during the show 's first two seasons . The Electric Company is an American educational children 's television series created by Paul Dooley and directed by Bob Schwartz , Henry Behar ( 1972 -- 1975 ) and John Tracy ( 1975 -- 1976 ) ; written by Dooley , Christopher Cerf ( 1971 -- 1973 ) , Jeremy Steven ( 1972 -- 1974 ) and John Boni/Amy Ephron ( 1972 -- 1973 ) ; and produced by the Children 's Television Workshop ( now called Sesame Workshop ) for PBS in the United States . PBS broadcast 780 episodes over the course of its six seasons from October 25 , 1971 , to April 15 , 1977 .