Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids was an animatedtelevision series conceived of and produced by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to the title character, Fat Albert. The series, based upon Cosby's stories about growing up in the inner city of Philadelphia, ran on American television from 1971 to 1984 (Fat Albert first appeared in a 1969 one-shot prime-time special). Filmation produced the show, which was noted for its educational content. A live-actionmovie based on the TV show was released on December 25, 2004.
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Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Filmation_Associates/A-G/Fat_Albert_and_the_Cosby_Kids/index.html) at the Big Cartoon DataBase
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068072/) at the Internet Movie Database
Sadly, FatAlbert, the movie, is not that clever, instead becoming a fish-out-of-water Austin Powers / The Brady Bunch Movie gag in which Albert (played with incredibly accuracy by SNL's Kenan Thompson) and the rest of his junkyard gang wander North Philadelphia as relics of a funkier, squarer time.
The short-circuit results in FatAlbert (Kenan Thompson, in a lumpy fat suit) and the rest of the '70s toon-crew diving (or squeezing) through the TV screen and into Doris' living room, where Albert is determined (in typical Albert fashion) to help Doris with her social problems.
FatAlbert, with its affable main character and a decent, wholesome message at its core, might hold the interest of your young 'uns (thankfully, there are no poo-poo jokes or sexual innuendoes to be found).
FatAlbert didnt make his initial debut on television, but as the subject of Bill Cosbys stand-up comedy acts in the 1960s.
Albert and various other characters, such as Rudy, Weird Harold, and Russell, were patterned after Cosbys friends in the Philadelphia neighborhood where he lived when he was young.
FatAlbert and his friends Bill, Rudy, Mushmouth, Weird Harold, Russell, Bucky, and Dumb Donald often had to make difficult, critical decisions and sought guidance from their favorite superhero, the Brown Hornet.
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