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Aesop's Fables

Oct 31, 1971

0h 25m

★ 0.0

Every story has a lesson.

Overview

A collection of the classic morality tales narrated by Bill Cosby as "Aesop" that have been passed down from family to family for thousands of years. Every story has a lesson.

Genres

TV Movie

Animation

Family

Comedy

Fantasy

Production Companies

Lorimar Productions

Filmation Associates

Aesop's Fables Trailers

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Cast

Aesop

Bill Cosby

Joey

Keith Hamilton

Marta

Jere Fields

(voice)

John Byner

(voice)

John Erwin

(voice)

Dal McKennon

(voice)

Larry Storch

(voice)

Jane Webb

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