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Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972–1985)

TV Series  -  TV_Y7 30 min  -  Family | Animation | Comedy
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The educational adventures of a group of Afro-American inner city kids.

Creator:

Bill Cosby
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Episodes

Season:

6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | unknown

Year:

2012 | 1982 | 1980 | 1979 | 1976 | 1975 | 1973 | 1972 | unknown
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Cast

Series cast summary:
Bill Cosby ...
Bill (33 episodes, 1972-2012)
Gerald Edwards Gerald Edwards ...
Weird Harold (28 episodes, 1972-2012)
Erika Scheimer Erika Scheimer ...
(28 episodes, 1972-2012)
Lou Scheimer Lou Scheimer ...
Dumb Donald (28 episodes, 1972-2012)
Jan Crawford Jan Crawford ...
Bucky (21 episodes, 1972-1979)
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Storyline

Animated Saturday-morning television cartoon about Fat Albert and his friends. The situations portrayed usually carried a message or a moral as these kids got into and out of various kinds of trouble. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>  

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Genres:

Family | Animation | Comedy

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Also Known As:

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids: The Original Animated Series See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

(110 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The characters are based on Bill Cosby and his childhood friends when grew up in North Philadelphia. Cosby talked about his childhood experiences in his stand-up comedy albums. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Fat Albert's voice sounds very different in the show's opening sequence. See more »

Connections

Spoofed in "South Park: Krazy Kripples (#7.2)" (2003) See more »