theresa ([info]thelittlevoice) wrote in [info]ohnotheydidnt,
@ 2008-05-29 13:25:00
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Here's Your Chance to Own A Bill Cosby Sweater! (For Charity)

Some of Bill Cosby's legendary patterned sweaters his long-running television hit "The Cosby Show" will be auctioned off next month to benefit a charity set up in memory of the actor's late son, organizers said on Thursday.

Never available to the public before, three of the iconic sweaters worn by Cosby's character, Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable, on the show in the 1980s and '90s will be sold on eBay's Giving Works charity listing arm from June 2-12. Opening bids will start at $5,000 per item on www.eBay.com/cosby.

The proceeds will benefit the education charity Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation, which was established in 1997 by the Cosby family to continue the legacy of Cosby's son Ennis after his murder in Los Angeles.

"My mother and father were going through a storage closet, and I happened to be there and pounced on these sweaters," explained daughter Evin Cosby, who is a board member of Hello Friend.

"I told them that the price of what some of these sweaters might sell for could make a big difference in the lives of thousands of children."

"The Cosby Show" was one of the most popular sitcoms on U.S. television, airing on NBC between 1984 and 1992.

Yahoo!


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[info]should
2008-05-29 08:31 pm UTC (link)
watch the hipsters jump this shit

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[info]telegram_
2008-05-29 08:54 pm UTC (link)
lmao

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[info]nun_with_a_gun
2008-05-30 01:16 am UTC (link)
lolz
tru

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[info]_brina
2008-05-29 08:32 pm UTC (link)
Um, no thanks.

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[info]britneybetch
2008-05-29 08:32 pm UTC (link)
this does not complete me.

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[info]treebraids
2008-05-29 08:32 pm UTC (link)
"I told them that the price of what some of these sweaters might sell for could make a big difference in the lives of thousands of children."

He is a very humble man.

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[info]la_petite_singe
2008-05-29 08:33 pm UTC (link)
10 AM: Cosby impression.

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[info]ohh_hay
2008-05-29 08:33 pm UTC (link)
Zack Morris was wearing a mean Cosby sweater on a SBTB re-run the other day.

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[info]arcadianzero
2008-05-29 08:33 pm UTC (link)
Will there be Jello Pudding involved?

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[info]crys_angela
2008-05-29 08:33 pm UTC (link)
someone buy one!

i'd buy one, but that's just grosse. lol

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[info]sergeantquakers
2008-05-29 08:35 pm UTC (link)

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[info]headcaseheidi
2008-05-29 08:55 pm UTC (link)
i still can't believe donut dream woman is married to dan aykroyd. although to be fair, she's no prize herself these days.

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Too bad the sweaters were ugly
[info]joanshearer
2008-05-29 08:35 pm UTC (link)
the cause is good, but anybody whose seen the Cosby Show can say they are really dated and rather gaudy. 5K for one is incredible to they were expensive at the time. Too rich for my blood, but I hope they sell.

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[info]jesusnachos
2008-05-29 08:37 pm UTC (link)
I WANT

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[info]freakingtastic
2008-05-29 08:37 pm UTC (link)
heck no.

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[info]veggiesub_86
2008-05-29 08:38 pm UTC (link)
PUDDN POP

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[info]endless_reader
2008-05-29 08:38 pm UTC (link)
My dad would totes wear it!

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[info]hawaii_bombay
2008-05-29 08:40 pm UTC (link)
I want the one in the picture :P

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[info]whosmurry
2008-05-29 08:41 pm UTC (link)
I Cosssby SWEATAH!

Too bad, I'm poor.

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[info]justgoaheadnow
2008-05-29 08:42 pm UTC (link)
Aw I still remember first hearing about his son's murder some 10 years ago.

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[info]swirlogirl
2008-05-29 08:46 pm UTC (link)
i'd buy pudding pops for charity my friend. but only mint condition ones!

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[info]divaty
2008-05-29 08:50 pm UTC (link)
I'd get one only if it came with a Sammy Davis Jr. pin.

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[info]telegram_
2008-05-29 08:51 pm UTC (link)
omg cosby sweaters are my favorite things evaaah

i have two

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[info]marymalaze
2008-05-29 08:53 pm UTC (link)

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[info]headcaseheidi
2008-05-29 08:57 pm UTC (link)
the cosby impressions of 'roundhouse' and 'all that' were some of my favorite tv moments as a kid.

"first, you say, 'son, the thing about the thing that you don't understand about the thing is what the thing is all about.' DAHHHHHHHHH. and then you give the child a delicious pudding pop and pat 'em on the head. DAHHHHHHHH."

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[info]zygopetalum
2008-05-30 04:24 am UTC (link)
lol Kel was awesome

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[info]stellawuzadiver
2008-05-29 09:01 pm UTC (link)
Jamming on the one!

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[info]xhappyx
2008-05-29 09:10 pm UTC (link)
I take they haven't set foot inside a thrift store lately have they? Our local thrift stores have a ton of those ugly sweaters just like is "iconic" sweaters worn on the Cosby Show. The price, about $2 - $4.

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[info]micron_maven
2008-05-29 09:11 pm UTC (link)
I always say "Huxtable residence" when i answer my house phone.
when the telemarketers ask for me I say nope not here only rudy and theo.

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[info]thelittlevoice
2008-05-29 09:20 pm UTC (link)
Haha. Love it.

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[info]up_and_away1252
2008-05-29 09:28 pm UTC (link)
Just what I've always wanted!!

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[info]up_and_away1252
2008-05-29 09:29 pm UTC (link)
Not hating though, since it's for charity.

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[info]babyfey
2008-05-29 11:26 pm UTC (link)
I'll be honest, when I see a post about him I think he might be dead, because when he's on Jay Leno he look so very old... and he rambles.

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[info]buttahmellow
2008-05-30 12:36 am UTC (link)
I'm gonna go tell my dad about this. I think he thinks he is Bill Cosby. He's insane.

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