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"Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" (1972): :  -- Fat Albert and the Cosby kids take a trip to the country to visit Weird Harold’s uncle.
"Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" (1972): :  -- When you gamble you take your chances at winning big and losing big.
"Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" (1972): :  -- Fat Albert notices that his friend Peter has been acting out of character.
"Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" (1972): :  -- Fat Albert and the Cosby kids have been challenged to a baseball game by the Junior League Champions.
"Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" (1972): :  -- The new girl in class, Leola, is always drawing in her art book.

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Release Date:
9 September 1972 (USA) more
Plot:
The educational adventures of a group of Afro-American inner city kids. full summary
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1 win & 4 nominations more
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...you may learn something before its done more (13 total)

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Bill Cosby ... Bill / ... (unknown episodes)
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The New Fat Albert Show (USA) (new title)
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30 min (110 episodes)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Australia:G (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Canada:G (TV rating) | USA:TV-Y7

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In 2002, Fat Albert ranked #12 on TV Guide's list of the 50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time. more
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Audio/visual unsynchronized: In episode #4, "Creativity", Rudy's voice comes out of Bill ("what 'choo talkin' about?") with Rudy even standing right next to Bill. more
Quotes:
Bill Cosby: This is Bill Cosby coming at you with music and fun, and if you're not careful, you might learn something before it's done. So let's get ready, eh?
[In his Fat Albert voice]
Bill Cosby: Hey, Hey, Hey!
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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
...you may learn something before its done, 23 December 2002
Author: Don McCullen from Colorado Springs, Colorado

When Bill Cosby told the audience that they may learn something before the show was done, he really meant it. "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" was a perfect fit with Lou Scheimer's philosophy in Children's TV. In fact it was the most successful show for Scheimer's Flimation Production company in which many of the shows they produced had educational elements to the show and most of time very cheesy story writing.

Fat Albert was down to earth. The show was based on Cosby's childhood and some of his stand-up routines about Fat Albert. In the show Albert and his friends would learn about life and how to better their lives and those around them. Their were frequency live-action cut aways in which Cosby himself would deliver some commentary about what was happening in the story. At the end of the show a song was featured that reinforced the lesson in the episode.

By the late 70's the show was retooled and ending song was replaced by Science Fiction shorts which featured a space hero called the "Brown Hornet" which was seen at the beginning of the show. The Hornet shorts featured an educational message to Fat Albert, his friends, and the real life audience. That message was reinforced in an everyday situation that Albert and his friends would deal with. Cosby continued with live-action cut aways as in the original version of the show.

Flimation may have not been the greatest production company when it comes to kids TV, but they did have a few great shows under their belt. "Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids" was one of them. In fact their were the best of Flimation's best

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