Many Bill Cosby fans don’t realize that the beloved Dr. Cliff Huxtable had an equally endearing predecessor, high school gym teacher Chet Kincaid. After winning two Emmy® awards for his groundbreaking co-starring role in the weekly television drama “I Spy,” Cosby tackled the sitcom with his 1969 self-monikered series, “The Bill Cosby Show.” Shout! Factory announces the DVD debut of The Bill Cosby Show: Season One as a four disc set, including all 26 fully-restored episodes and a brand new on-camera interview with the star himself. Shout! Factory obtained the licensing to “The Bill Cosby Show” through the Peter Rodgers Organization as agent for Cosby’s production company, Jemmin Inc. The DVD arrives in stores on August 22nd for the suggested retail price of $39.98.

“The Bill Cosby Show” originally aired on NBC from 1969 to 1971. Cosby’s first situation comedy placed an emphasis on real-life situations that were enhanced by the comedian’s trademark sense of humor. Rather than depending on one-liners, the show’s humor resided in the often absurd developing story, as evidenced by the absence of a laugh track. “The Bill Cosby Show: Season One” DVD features the original music by the legendary Quincy Jones and guest appearances by Henry Fonda (On Golden Pond), Academy Award®-winner Lou Gossett Jr. (An Officer And A Gentleman), Cicely Tyson (“Roots”), Elsa Lanchester (Bride Of Frankenstein) and many others.

Chet Kincaid (Cosby) is a gym teacher and basketball coach at an urban high school in Los Angeles, an all-around good guy and an inspiration to his friends, family and students. Kincaid’s good heart gets him into tons of predicaments, such as losing a one-on-one basketball game to a student he considered too short to make the team, his accidental involvement in a domestic dispute when he answers a pay phone, and escorting a date in a borrowed garbage truck.

THE BILL COSBY SHOW: SEASON ONE – 4 DVD SET
Price: $39.98 SRP
Release Date: August 22, 2006
Pre-Order Date: July 28, 2006