With bill cosby, steven cheatham, ernestine wade, solomon young. The animated series proved the lynchpin of an unusual triangle for cosby. The show, based on cosbys remembrances of his childhood gang, focused on the lovable, oversized albert and his friends. With 110 episodes on 15 discs you are sure to love every minute of this fantastic series. Fat albert and the cosby kids is an animated series created, produced, and hosted in live action bookends by comedian bill cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including fat albert himself. Fat albert and the cosby kids dvd complete series box set. Fat albert is one of the most memorable cartoons by almost any race over the age of. This awardwinning cartoon was based on bill cosbys boyhood adventures in philadelphia, much like his standup comedy. The show is based on cosbys memory of his childhood friends but mainly focused on the oversized albert.
And ign named them as the 82 nd best animated series of all time. Fat albert was the central character of the 1970s tv cartoon series fat albert and the cosby kids, created by standup comedian bill cosby. It is a thoroughly delightful, funny, morally uplifting, clever, and intelligent movie that transcends the video limitations of its source material. Fat albert and the cosby kids the original animated. The show, based on cosbys remembrances of his childhood gang. Faking the grade fat albert and the cosby kids 1985. Bill cosby, gerald edwards, erika scheimer, lou scheimer.
Fat albert and the cosby kids tv listings, tv schedule and. The show premiered in 1972 and ran until 1985 with new. There are 24 cartoons in this animated television series. The history of fat albert and the cosby kids mental itch. Fat albert and the cosby kids tv series 19721985 imdb. Fat albert and the cosby kids was the third positive black cast saturday morning cartoon series and the longest running positive black cast saturday morning cartoon series to air. Bill cosbys gang of childhood pals evolve from standup comedy to an animated cartoon series to real life in this familyfriendly comedy. This special inspired the creation of the series fat albert and the cosby kids. Fat albert and the cosby kids is an american animated television series created, produced, and hosted in live action bookends by comedian bill cosby, who. The the new fat albert show episode guide, which aired from 1979 1981.
Fat albert and the cosby kids fat albert wiki fandom. This is the quintessential animated show of all times. The show was created and produced by comedian bill cosby. The 40th anniversary of the fat albert cartoon is september 9, 2012. Fat albert transforms the cartoon characters into threedimensional humans, who have to come to grips with the differences that exist between their world and the real world. The brown hornet was a show that fat alberts gang watched on a. In 20, the series was licensed to dreamworks classics in january 20, cosby announced on his facebook page that a new. The plot was based on the gokart skit from bill cosbys 1966 album wonderfulness.
My dad watched it with me and told me it was a tv series when he was younger. Fat albert and the cosby kids episode guide filmation. Fat albert and the cosby kids episode guide filmation 1972 1976. The new fat albert show episode guide filmation bcdb.
Hey, hey, hey let s go back to the very beginning of what eventually became classic, american television. Fat albert and the cosby kids was a longstanding saturday morning cartoon about a group of urban adolescents growing up in a philadelphia neighborhood. This is got to be bill cosbys best inventions ever and became a hugh success. Fat albert dvd vhs television commercial 2003 time. Fat albert and the cosby kids is an american animated television series created, produced, and hosted in live action bookends by comedian bill cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including fat albert and himself. Premiering in 1972 on cbs this classic animated series was created, produced and hosted by comedian bill cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of. Fat albert is the second africanamerican cartoon since the harlem globetrotters that aired a couple of years earlier.
In 1984, the show was syndicated and renamed the adventures of fat albert and the cosby kids. Fat albert with bill cosbys great voices, funny characters and good, positive storylines, fat albert is the best black cartoon of all time. The last cartoon before american bandstand started great old cartoons skate keys for my metal skates when i was 8 years old squeezeasnack. Fat albert is a 2004 american liveactionanimated comedy film based on the 1972 filmation animated television series fat albert and the cosby kids created by bill cosby. Stories centered around the reallife social issues and moral dilemmas confronting young people. The new fat albert show episode guide cartoon series. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of fat albert and the cosby kids with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. In the 2004 fat albert movie, rudys personality is very different and now acts like a wellmannered, kindhearted gentleman.
Fat albert and the cosby kids was nominated in the emmys in 1974. The brown hornet is a showwithinashow or more accurately, a cartoon withina cartoon which is a spinoff on the filmation animated series fat albert and the cosby kids from 1979 to approximately 1984. It wasnt well received by critics and the box office. Fat albert and the cosby kids the original animated series vol. Join bill cosby, fat albert, rudy, weird harold, mushmouth, dumb donald. Fat albert and the cosby kids 23 fat albert destroys a motorbike. Fat albert and the cosby kids 1972 cartoon scrapbook. Now, bill cosbys beloved characters make their way to movie theaters nationwide in an allnew, liveaction motion picture. Fat albert is based on the tv cartoon series created by actor and educator dr. In pretty much every episode they deal with the challenges of life and many times make mistakes but learn from them and correct the mistake though sometimes there were lasting repercussions from that mistake. Fat albert and the cosby kids the original animated series, vol. Watch fat albert and the cosby kids online full series.
Fat albert and the cosby kids western animation tv tropes. In this episode, a flamboyant fashion king named suede simpson wonders why girls cant stand him and the gang avoids him. The first appearance of an animated fat albert was in 1969, in a special tv show that showcased characters based on cosbys early years in philadelphia, pennsylvania. Summary of fat albert and the cosby kids the complete series dvd box set. Bill cosby has masterfully created an amazing show complete with an array of vocally diverse characters. Fat albert and friends are drawn through a tv into the real world where they get into fishoutofwater trouble while. Fat albert and the cosby kids visit an amish community and learn the values of amish society with their friend sharon. Live action bumpers featuring bill cosby were set around animated episodes of fat albert and the cosby kids, a series about a group of urban adolescents growing up in a philadelphia neighborhood. His life has sparked three cartoon series fat albert the cosby kids, the current little bill and the planned fatherhood series, based on cosbys bestselling 1986 book. Fat albert and the cosby kids enjoyed one of the longest careers in saturday morning cartoon history. Fat albert and the cosby kids cast and characters tv guide. Fat albert and the cosby kids is an american animated television series created, produced, and hosted by comedian bill cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including fat.
Fat albert and the cosby kids season 1 episode 1 part 1 full episodes youtube. Fat albert and the cosby kids the complete series dvd box set. In this episode, dumb donald finds out that he needs to pass the math final in order to stay in ms. Filmation was the production company for the series. Faking the grade fat albert and the cosby kids 1985 youtube. Bill cosby does the voices for himself, his brother russell, fat albert, dumb donald, rudy, and mushmouth. At christmas 2004, 20th century fox released a liveaction fat albert feature film starring kenan thompson note, in which the cast of the fat albert cartoon step out of the tv to make a little girls life better. The series follows the adventures of an group of african american kids living in the ghettos of south philadelphia in the early 70s. Naturlich gibt es auch vorurteile gegenuber madchen oder. The new fat albert show episode guide filmation by big cartoon database is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 4. Premiering in 1972 on cbs this classic animated series was created, produced and hosted by comedian bill cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including fat albert himself. Fat albert and the cosby kids is an american animated series created, produced, and hosted in live action bookends by comedian bill cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters.
Like most saturday morning cartoons of the era, it contained an adult laugh track. Tv guide named the show as the best cartoon series of the 1970s in 1993 during the magazines celebration of 40. Join fat albert, rudy, weird harold, mushmouth, dumb donald and the rest of the crew as they sing, laugh and rejoice their way into. Fat albert and the cosby kids is an animated series created, produced, and.
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