Bill Cosby Reveals Truth of Father's Day in Stop at Wolf Trap

Comedian Bill Cosby, one of America's iconic TV dads, ruminated on fatherhood Saturday night during his appearance at Northern Virginia's Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts.

"How do you get to Father's Day? It's probably the most misunderstood day...and everybody agrees, even the recipient," said Cosby, 75, who had a sold-out crowd in the palm of his hand during a non-stop two-and-a-half-hour appearance.

Cosby, who played Dr. Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show from 1984 to 1992 on NBC, said Father's Day is the kind of day that he thinks many tend to forget: "We will sit...having forgotten, unless someone brings it up."

"The word 'almost' is a key word on Father's Day," said Cosby, who sat in a chair on stage during the performance, wearing a shirt that read "Hello Friend." "I 'almost' got you a present. And you, as a father, are guided by your wife, who tells you to smile and say thank you, when you don't feel like it.

"I do not want...a mug, with a saying, so generic...that says  'World's Greatest Dad.' That's not true. It's a mug. They probably make 20 million of them."

"Father's Day starts like this. Somewhere around four o'clock in the afternoon, you hear someone yell 'What?!' and then they all run, to the van. And then the smallest one comes in and says "Mom says give us some money."

"Now they come, with one present, they all chipped in...and then each child hugged me. That's what I got."

Cosby who turns 76 July 12, told the audience he'll be celebrating his 50th wedding anniversary soon. He and wife Camille are parents to four daughters; their son Ennis was killed in 1997 in a shooting during an attempted robbery in Los Angeles.