Little Bill

Premise

Episodes

Characters

Glover household

• William "Little Bill" Glover Jr. is an inquisitive 5-year-old boy. He has a knack for storytelling and often finds himself daydreaming his own fantasy worlds. The show's executive producer, Janice Burgess, described Little Bill as "in a way, little Bill Cosby." Little Bill's catchphrase "Hello, friend!" was originally a greeting used by Bill Cosby's late son, Ennis Cosby.
• William "Big Bill" Glover Sr. is the city's building inspector who is Little Bill, Bobby, and April's father, and Brenda's husband. He is nicknamed Big Bill since both he and his son are named Bill. In an interview, Bill Cosby said that "I am Big Bill."
• Brenda Glover is Little Bill, Bobby, and April's mother, and Big Bill's wife. Brenda's voice actress, Phylicia Rashad, had previously played Clair Huxtable on the 1980s sitcom The Cosby Show and Ruth Lucas on Cosby.
• April Glover is the 10-year-old oldest child and only daughter of Brenda and Big Bill. She tends to be competitive and plays basketball.
• Robert "Bobby" Glover is the middle child and the oldest son of the Glover children. He is an 8-year-old Boy Scout and plays the violin.
• Alice "Alice the Great" Kendall is the maternal great-grandmother of Little Bill, Bobby, April, and Jamal. Alice is also Brenda and Deborah's grandmother. She is in her seventies and lives with the family.
• Elephant is the family's pet, a small, light golden hamster who lives in Little Bill's bedroom. He often rolls all over the house in a plastic hamster ball. He was named after Little Bill's favorite animal.

  Family members, friends and neighbors

• Captain Brainstorm is Little Bill's favorite superhero. He is an astronaut with his own TV show, Space Explorers. He rides an orange rocket and wears an orange spacesuit.
• Miss Murray is Little Bill's brightest kindergarten teacher. She has brown dreads and wears purple glasses. She marries Dr. Clinkscales in "Miss Murray's Wedding".
• Fuchsia Glover is the paternal cousin of Little Bill, Bobby, and April. Her mother is named Vanessa and her father is named Al. She is known for always speaking her mind.
• Andrew Mulligan is an Irish-American boy who is Little Bill's best friend. He lives two houses away from Little Bill. He has an active imagination like Little Bill, and they often join each other in fantasy sequences. He has a pet dog named Farfy.
• Kiku is an Asian-American friend of Little Bill's. She liked to be creative, putting on puppet shows, and making artwork. She is very ambitious and wants to be president when she grows up.
• Alan "Al" Glover is Big Bill's brother, Fuchsia's father, Vanessa's husband, and Little Bill, Bobby, and April's uncle. He works at the convenience store while living in a town.
• Monty is the disabled grandson of Alice the Great's friend Emmaline. He uses a wheelchair to get around, because of being born with cerebral palsy. Later in the series, he joins Little Bill's class.
• Dorado is Little Bill's friend who is of Puerto Rican ancestry.
• Valencia is Dorado's single mother who is also of Puerto Rican ancestry. She speaks with a Puerto Rican accent.
• Michael Riley is a classmate of Little Bill's who moves to the neighborhood from the Southern city of Miami. At first, he is somewhat of a bully by playing ranking with Little Bill, but he reforms and befriends him in the end.
• Mrs. Shapiro is Little Bill's 50-year-old red haired neighbor who wears glasses. In "Same Moon, Same Sun, Same Star", Mrs. Shapiro and her brunette sister, Mimi, grew up in Hawaii. In the same episode, Mrs. Shapiro moves back to Hawaii to live with Mimi because she misses her.
• Dr. Winthrop Clinkscales is Mrs. Murray's husband, whom she married in "Miss Murray's Wedding".
• Mr. Miguel Rojas is an elderly Mexican-American man who speaks two languages: English and Spanish. In "The New Neighbors", he and his dog, Miguelito "Lito", move into Mrs. Shapiro's old house after Mrs. Shapiro moved away.
• Mr. Clark Terry is Alice the Great and Little Bill's new friend.
• Baby Jamal Welsh is Little Bill's baby cousin, son of Deborah and Gary.
• Percy Mulch is the African-Caribbean owner of a pet shop.
• Mr. Williams is a music store owner.
• Aunt Deborah Kendall is Brenda's younger sister, Uncle Gary's wife and Baby Jamal's mother.

  Merchandising

Production, broadcast, and home media

Main video releases

Episodes on Nick Jr. compilation DVDs

Awards

• 2001 – Outstanding Individual in Animation - Jane Howell and Jonny Belt
• 2003 – Outstanding Performer In An Animated Program – Gregory Hines
• 2004 – Outstanding Children's Animated Program

• 2001