 The original cast included Morgan Freeman, Rita Moreno, Bill Cosby, Judy Graubart, Lee Chamberlin and Skip Hinnant.Most of the cast had done stage, repertory, and improvisational work, with Cosby and Moreno already well-established performers on film and television.Ken Roberts (1971–1973), best known as a soap opera announcer ("Love of Life"; "The Secret Storm"), was the narrator of some segments during season one, most notably the parody of the genre that had given him prominence, "Love of Chair".