"Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" (1972) TV series 1972-1985

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Creator:

Bill Cosby
(more)

Release Date:

9 September 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Comedy

Plot:

The educational adventures of a group of Afro-American inner city kids.

Plot Keywords:

Inner City | Educational | Friendship | Famous Opening Theme | Part Live Action

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Bill Cosby	...	Host / Fat Albert / Bill / Mushmouth / Mudfoot / Brown Hornet (voice)
Jan Crawford	...	Russell / Bucky (voice)
Gerald Edwards	...	Weird Harold (voice)
Erika Scheimer	...	Tweeter Belle / Various (voice)
Jay Scheimer	...	Miss Breyfogle (1972-1978)
Lou Scheimer	...	Dumb Donald / Stinger / Legal Eagle (1984) (voice)
Eric Suter	...	Rudy (voice)

Directed by
Bob Arkwright		(1984)
Steve Clark		(1984)
Ed Friedman		(1984)
Lou Kachivas		(1984)
Marsh Lamore		(1984)
Ernie Schmidt		(1984)
Tom Sito		(1984)
Hal Sutherland		(1972)
Gwen Wetzler		(1984)
Lou Zukor		(1984)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Bill Cosby		creator
Bill Danch		writer (1972-1982)
Paul Dini		writer (1980-1984)
Lawrence G. DiTillio		writer (1984) (as Larry DiTillio)
Evelyn Gabai		writer (1984) (as Evelyn A.R. Gabai)
Rowby Goren		writer (1984)
Don W. Harmon		writer (1984)
Phil Harnage		writer (1984)
William Hasley		writer (1984)
Martha Humphreys		writer (1979-1980)
Len Janson		writer (1972)
Earl Kress		writer (1980)
Robby London		writer (1984)
Don Manuel		writer (1984)
Chuck Menville		writer (1972)
Jim Ryan		writer (1972-1976)
Sam Simon		writer (1979)
Misty Stewart-Taggart		writer (1981) (as Misty Stewart)
Charles H. Sullivan		writer (1984)

Produced by
Bill Cosby	....	executive producer (as William H. Cosby Jr.)
Bill Danch	....	associate producer (1976)
Norm Prescott	....	executive producer (1979-1982)
Norm Prescott	....	producer (1972-1976)
Jim Ryan	....	associate producer (1976)
Lou Scheimer	....	executive producer (1979-1982)
Lou Scheimer	....	producer

Original Music by
Ray Ellis		(1972-1984) (as Yvette Blais)
Norm Prescott		(1972-1982) (as Jeff Michael)
Lou Scheimer		(1984) (as Erika Lane)

Cinematography by
Bernie Abramson
R.W. Pope		(1979-1980)

Film Editing by
Earl Biddle		(1979)
Jim Blodgett		(1976-1979)
Bob Crawford		(1984) (as Robert Crawford)
Doreen A. Dixon		(1976) (as Doreen Dixon)
Ron Fedele		(1980)
Joe Gall		(1980-1984)
Rick Gehr		(1984) (as Richard Gehr)
Hector C. Gika		(1980) (as Hector Gika)
Tom Gleason		(1980)
Jim Puente		(1980)
Robert Waxman		(1980)

Art Direction by
Don Christensen		(1972)
Alberto De Mello		(1976-1979)
Jim Fletcher		(1979) (as James Fletcher)
Bob Kline		(1980)

Production Management
Rock Benedetto	....	production manager (1972)
Joseph Mazzuca	....	vice president in charge of production (1980-1984)
Joseph Simon	....	production manager (1979-1980)

Art Department
Bob Arkwright	....	storyboard supervisor (1984)
Barry Caldwell	....	storyboard artist (1980)
Victor Dal Chele	....	storyboard artist (1984) (as Egidio Dal Chele)
Brian Chin	....	storyboard artist (1984)
Kurt Conner	....	storyboard artist (1979) (as Kurt Connor)
John Dorman	....	storyboard artist (1979)
Paul Fennell	....	storyboard artist (1972-1980)
Eddie Fitzgerald	....	storyboard artist (1979)
Rich Fogel	....	storyboard artist (1979)
Bob Forward	....	storyboard artist (1984) (as Robert Forward)
Sharon Forward	....	storyboard artist (1980) (as Sharon Rolnik)
Karl Geurs	....	storyboard artist (1979)
Karl Geurs	....	storyboard director (1980)
Gary Goldstein	....	storyboard artist (1984)
Warren Greenwood	....	storyboard artist (1984)
Dale Hale	....	storyboard artist (1972)
Mike Hazy	....	key art assistant (1972-1979)
Mike Hazy	....	storyboard artist (1980)
Steve Hickner	....	storyboard artist (1984) (as Stephen Hickner)
Bill House	....	key art assistant (1972)
Mike Joens	....	storyboard artist (1979)
Mike Joens	....	storyboard supervisor (1980)
Bob Kline	....	storyboard supervisor (1979)
John Kricfalusi	....	storyboard artist (1979)
Sherman Labby	....	storyboard artist (1972-1976)
Robert Lamb	....	storyboard artist (1984)
Lonnie Lloyd	....	storyboard artist (1979)
Don Manuel	....	storyboard artist (1984)
Jack Miller	....	storyboard artist (1972)
Tom Minton	....	storyboard artist (1979)
Dan Noonan	....	storyboard artist (1972)
Michael O'Connor	....	storyboard artist (1972-1976)
Mitch Schauer	....	storyboard artist (1979)
Connie Schurr	....	graphic designer (1984)
Tom Sito	....	storyboard artist (1984)
Michael Swanigan	....	storyboard artist (1984) (as Mike Swanigan)
Tom Tataranowicz	....	storyboard artist (1984) (as Thomas Tataranowicz)
Wendell Washer	....	storyboard artist (1979)
Wendell Washer	....	storyboard unit supervisor (1980)
Kay Wright	....	storyboard supervisor (1976)

Sound Department
Bill Kean	....	sound effects editor (1984)
Don Kenney	....	sound effects editor (1984)
George Mahana	....	sound effects supervisor (1979)
Michael F. Pignataro	....	sound effects editor (1984) (as Michael Pignataro)
Patricia Ryan	....	recording coordinator (1984)
Erika Scheimer	....	assistant recording director (1984)
Robert Waxman	....	sound effects editor (1979)

Special Effects by
Ashley Lupin	....	head of special effects (1984) (as Shurl Lupin)

Camera and Electrical Department
Sergio Antonio Alcázar	....	camera operator (1972)
Daniel Bunn	....	camera operator (1984)
Pat Burns	....	camera operator (1979) (as Patricia Burns)
Don Dinehart	....	camera operator (1979)
Gary Gunther	....	camera operator (1980)
Richard Haas	....	camera operator (1980)
Roncie Hantke	....	camera operator (1979-1984)
Ron Jackson	....	camera operator (1984) (as Ronald Jackson)
Robert Jacobs	....	camera operator (1984)
Dan Larsen	....	camera operator (1979-1984)
David J. Link	....	camera operator (1979-1984)
Craig Littell-Herrick	....	camera operator (1980)
Byron McRae	....	camera operator (1972)
Jeffery Mellquist	....	camera operator (1980-1984) (as Jeff Mellquist)
Frank Parrish	....	camera operator (1972)
R.W. Pope	....	camera operator (1972) (as Bob Pope)
R.W. Pope	....	camera supervisor (1976)
Lin-Z Rogers	....	camera operator (1980-1984)
Dean G. Teves	....	camera operator (1976-1984)
David Valentine	....	camera operator (1979-1980)
Jerry Whittington	....	camera operator (1984)
Steven Wilzbach	....	camera operator (1980)
F.T. Ziegler	....	camera operator (1976-1980)
F.T. Ziegler	....	camera supervisor (1984)

Animation Department
Barry Anderson	....	animator (1984)
Bob Arkwright	....	animation director (1980)
Bob Arkwright	....	animator (1979) (as Robert Arkwright)
Craig Armstrong	....	layout artist (1984)
John Allan Armstrong	....	animation director (1980) (as John Armstrong)
John Allan Armstrong	....	animator (1979) (as John Armstrong)
Tom Baron	....	animator (1976-1980)
Arland Barron	....	animator (1980)
Carl Bell	....	animator (1984)
Barbara Benedetto	....	assistant layout artist (1984)
Barbara Benedetto	....	background artist (1976-1980)
Alan Bodner	....	background artist (1979-1980)
Betty Brooks	....	paint supervisor (1972-1976)
Janet Brown	....	background artist (1976)
Sheila Brown	....	background artist (1979-1980)
James Brummett	....	animator (1972-1980)
Kent Butterworth	....	animation director (1980)
Kent Butterworth	....	animator (1979)
Tim Callahan	....	background designer (1984)
Bob Carlson	....	animator (1972)
Bill Carney	....	animator (1979-1984) (as William Carney)
Bob Carr	....	animator (1976)
Armando Carrillo	....	layout artist (1984)
Jacques Charvet	....	background designer (1984)
Yi-Chi Chin	....	animator (1984) (as Yi-Chih Chen)
Curtis Cim	....	layout artist (1984)
Pat Clark	....	animator (1980) (as Patrick Clark)
Richard Coleman	....	animator (1980-1984)
Gary Conklin	....	background artist (1984)
John Conning	....	animator (1979)
Thomas Cook	....	animator (1984) (as Tom Cook)
Tom Coppola	....	layout artist (1984)
Jenifer Costin	....	assistant layout artist (1984) (as Jenifer Marshall)
Doug Crane	....	animator (1984)
Franco Cristofani	....	animator (1979)
James A. Davis	....	animator (1979-1984)
Zeon Davush	....	animator (1972-1984)
Ed DeMattia	....	animator (1979-1980) (as Edward DeMattia)
Alberto De Mello	....	layout artist (1972)
Alberto De Mello	....	model supervisor (1984) (as Alberto DeMello)
Jaime Diaz	....	animator (1979)
Lou DiGerolamo	....	cel service supervisor (1984)
Larry Eikleberry	....	layout artist (1979-1980)
Dianne Erenberg	....	background artist (1979-1980)
Jeff Etter	....	animator (1979-1980)
Lillian Evans	....	animator (1980-1984)
Chuck Eyler	....	animator (1979)
Rick Farmiloe	....	animator (1980) (as Rick Farmilow)
Flamarion Ferreira	....	background artist (1984)
Flamarion Ferreira	....	model artist (1984)
Marcia Fertig	....	animator (1984)
Otto Feuer	....	animator (1972)
Jim Fletcher	....	layout artist (1976)
Jim Fletcher	....	layout supervisor (1980) (as James Fletcher)
Sharon Forward	....	layout artist (1979-1984) (as Sharon Rolnik)
Kevin Frank	....	layout artist (1984)
Francesca Freeman	....	animator (1979)
Ed Friedman	....	animation director (1979-1980)
Ed Friedman	....	animator (1972)
Kennetha Gaebler	....	animator (1979-1980)
Miguel Garcia	....	animator (1980)
Rene Garcia	....	layout artist (1984)
Sergio Garcia	....	layout artist (1979-1984)
Joyce Gard	....	animation checking supervisor (1984)
Joyce Gard	....	checking supervisor (1980)
John Garling	....	animator (1976-1979)
Michael Gerard	....	animator (1980)
Mark Glamack	....	animator (1984)
Jim Gomez	....	layout artist (1984)
Frank Gonzales	....	animator (1984)
George Goode	....	layout artist (1976)
Boris Gorelick	....	background artist (1972)
Milton Gray	....	animator (1979)
Jon Haber	....	layout artist (1984)
Carl Hall	....	animator (1984)
Dick Hall	....	animator (1972-1976)
Dick Hall	....	layout artist (1972)
Lee Halpern	....	animator (1972-1980)
Ed Haney	....	layout artist (1979)
Laverne Harding	....	animator (1972)
Maurice Harvey	....	background artist (1972)
Karen Haus	....	animator (1979-1984)
Herb Hazelton	....	layout artist (1972)
Mike Hazy	....	scene planner (1984)
Barry Helmer	....	animator (1979)
Wes Herschensohn	....	layout artist (1972-1979)
Wes Herschensohn	....	layout supervisor (1984)
Jim Hickey	....	background artist (1984) (as James Hickey)
David Hilberman	....	layout artist (1984)
Glen Hill	....	background designer (1984) (as Glen W. Hill)
Brett Hisey	....	animator (1980)
Gary Hoffman	....	layout department supervisor (1984) (as Gary L. Hoffman)
David Hoover	....	layout artist (1979)
Richard Hoover	....	layout artist (1979)
John Howley	....	background designer (1984)
Lew Irwin	....	assistant animation supervisor (1976-1979)
Vicky Jenson	....	background designer (1984) (as Victoria Jenson)
Mary Jorgensen	....	layout artist (1979)
Vern Jorgensen	....	background artist (1979-1980)
Lou Kachivas	....	animation director (1979-1980)
Lou Kachivas	....	animator (1972)
Lou Kachivas	....	layout artist (1972)
Les Kaluza	....	animator (1972)
Les Kaluza	....	layout artist (1972-1979)
Ervin L. Kaplan	....	color director (1972-1984)
Ellen Kashan	....	assistant layout artist (1984)
Ellen Kashan	....	background artist (1979-1980) (as Ellen Caster)
Diane Keener	....	model supervisor (1984)
Glen Kennedy	....	animator (1984)
Pat Keppler	....	background artist (1979-1980)
Kyong Ui Kim	....	animator (1984) (as Kyong Kim)
Yang Kim	....	animator (1984)
Chrystal Klabunde	....	animator (1980) (as Chrystal Russell)
John Koch	....	layout artist (1979)
Adam Kuhlman	....	animator (1984)
Marsh Lamore	....	animation director (1979-1980)
Marsh Lamore	....	animator (1972)
Rudy Larriva	....	animation director (1976)
Bill Loudenslager	....	background artist (1972)
Carol Lundberg	....	layout artist (1972)
Carol Lundberg	....	model artist (1984)
Tim Maloney	....	background artist (1984)
Mircea Mantta	....	animator (1984) (as Mircea Manta)
Alla Marshall	....	paint supervisor (1979-1980)
Warren Marshall	....	layout artist (1984)
Stephen Marsh	....	animator (1980)
Lorenzo E. Martinez	....	background designer (1984) (as Lorenzo Martinez)
Lorenzo E. Martinez	....	layout artist (1979-1980) (as Lorenzo Martinez)
Marlene Robinson May	....	assistant animation supervisor (1979-1980) (as Marlene Robinson)
Jim McLean	....	layout artist (1984) (as James McLean)
Burt Medall	....	animator (1984)
Larry Miller	....	animator (1972-1980)
Dan Mills	....	model artist (1984)
Michael Mitchell	....	layout artist (1979) (as Mike Mitchell)
Flavia Mitman	....	ink and paint supervisor (1984)
Gale Morgan	....	animator (1980)
Rick Morrison	....	animator (1984) (as Richard Morrison)
Constantin Mustatea	....	animator (1984) (as Costy Mustatea)
Fred Myers	....	animator (1976)
Emory Myrick	....	animator (1979) (as Ron Myrick)
Frank Nakielski	....	animator (1980)
Greg Nocon	....	animator (1979)
Greg Nocon	....	layout artist (1984)
Armando Norte	....	background designer (1984)
Phillip Norwood	....	layout artist (1979)
Bill Nunes	....	animator (1972-1979)
Michael O'Connor	....	animator (1984) (as Mike O'Connor)
Eduardo Olivares	....	animator (1980-1984)
Rolando Oliva	....	background artist (1972-1984)
Tom O'Loughlin	....	background artist (1972-1984)
Casey Onaitis	....	animator (1972-1976)
Frank Onaitis	....	animator (1979)
Jack Ozark	....	animator (1972-1980)
Norly Paat	....	background artist (1979) (as Norley Paat)
Norly Paat	....	layout artist (1980) (as Norly Patt)
Tony Pabian	....	animator (1972-1979)
Amby Paliwoda	....	supervising animator (1972)
Curt Perkins	....	background artist (1976-1980)
John Perry	....	layout artist (1972-1984)
Don Peters	....	background artist (1979-1984)
Karen Peterson	....	animator (1976-1979)
Jane Philippi	....	checking supervisor (1972)
Mario Piluso	....	layout artist (1976)
Rocco Pirrone	....	layout artist (1980-1984)
Doris A. Plough	....	assistant animation supervisor (1984) (as Doris Plough)
Bill Pratt	....	animator (1972-1984)
Letha Prince	....	mark-up supervisor (1984)
Stephanie Pyren-Fortel	....	layout artist (1984) (as Stephanie Pyren)
Virgil Raddatz	....	animator (1976-1984)
Virgil Raddatz	....	layout artist (1972)
Tom Ray	....	animator (1979) (as Thomas Ray)
William Recinos	....	animator (1979-1980)
Bill Reed	....	animation director (1976)
Bill Reed	....	animator (1984)
Edwin Rehberg	....	animator (1972) (as Eddie Rehberg)
John Remmel	....	xerography supervisor (1972-1984)
Craig Robertson	....	background artist (1984)
Len Rogers	....	animator (1972-1976)
Joe Roman	....	animator (1984) (as Joe Roman Jr.)
Irma Rosien	....	assistant layout supervisor (1980-1984)
Virgil Ross	....	animator (1972-1979)
Don Ruch	....	animator (1979) (as Donald Ruch)
Sonja Ruta	....	animator (1979-1980)
Louise Sandoval	....	animator (1972-1984)
Louise Sandoval	....	layout artist (1972)
Lew Saw	....	layout artist (1979) (as Lewis Saw)
Don Schloat	....	animator (1976-1984)
Ernie Schmidt	....	animation director (1980)
Ernie Schmidt	....	animator (1979)
Don Schweikert	....	background artist (1976-1984)
Bart Seitz	....	layout artist (1984)
Cheryl Selleck	....	animator (1980)
Desmond Serratore	....	layout artist (1984)
Kunio Shimamura	....	animator (1984)
Larry Silverman	....	animator (1972-1980)
James Simon	....	animator (1980)
Karlis Smiltens	....	animator (1984)
Hank Smith	....	animator (1972)
Ralph Somerville	....	animator (1972)
Kamoon Song	....	animator (1980-1984)
Irv Spector	....	animator (1976)
J. Michael Spooner	....	layout artist (1984) (as Michael Spooner)
Nick Stern	....	animator (1979) (as Nicholas Stern)
Dan St. Pierre	....	scene planner (1984)
Leo Sullivan	....	animator (1979)
Gary Terry	....	layout artist (1979)
Reuben Timmins	....	animator (1972-1979)
Michael Toth	....	animator (1980-1984)
Don Towsley	....	animation director (1972-1976)
Bob Trochim	....	animator (1979) (as Robert Trochim)
Linn Trochim	....	animator (1979)
Maureen Trueblood	....	model artist (1984)
Richard Trueblood	....	animator (1979-1984)
Marion Turk	....	checking supervisor (1972-1979)
Bob Tyler	....	animator (1979-1980) (as Robert Tyler)
Bob Tyler	....	layout artist (1984)
Dardo Velez	....	animator (1976-1984)
Russ von Neida	....	animator (1972)
Cliff Voorhees	....	layout artist (1972-1979)
Cliff Voorhees	....	layout supervisor (1984)
Val Vreeland	....	paint supervisor (1979)
George Waiss	....	animator (1972)
James T. Walker	....	animator (1979) (as James Walker)
Curt Walstead	....	layout artist (1979)
Neal Warner	....	animator (1984)
Wendell Washer	....	layout artist (1972)
Don Watson	....	background artist (1976-1984)
Sherilan Weinhart	....	layout supervisor (1984) (as Sheri Weinhart)
David West	....	layout artist (1976-1980)
David West	....	layout supervisor (1984)
Ron Westlund	....	animator (1976)
Gwen Wetzler	....	animation director (1979)
Gwen Wetzler	....	animator (1976)
Gwen Wetzler	....	director in charge of animation (1980)
Sherry Wheeler	....	layout artist (1979)
Barry Whitebook	....	animator (1979)
Larry White	....	animator (1979-1980)
Jim Willoughby	....	layout artist (1976)
Kaem Wong	....	animator (1972)
Bill Wray	....	layout artist (1979) (as William Wray)
Kay Wright	....	animation director (1979-1980)
Kay Wright	....	layout artist (1972)
Paul Xander	....	background artist (1972)
Woody Yocum	....	animator (1979)
Lou Zukor	....	animation director (1972-1980)

Editorial Department
Doreen A. Dixon	....	editorial supervisor (1972) (as Doreen Dixon)
Paul Galloway	....	film transfer (1980)
George Mahana	....	supervising editor (1984)
Joseph Simon	....	editorial supervisor (1972-1976)

Music Department
Richard Delvy	....	music producer
Ed Fournier	....	music producer
Sam Horta	....	music editor (1984)
George Mahana	....	music supervisor (1979)
Robert Waxman	....	music editor (1979)

Other crew
Dwight W. Allen	....	educational advisor (1972) (as Dr. Dwight W. Allen)
Gordon L. Berry	....	educational advisor (1972-1984) (as Dr. Gordon L. Berry)
Robert Chenault	....	director: live action sequences (1972) (as Robert P. Chenault)
Don Christensen	....	creative director (1976-1980)
Toni Christiansen	....	film coordinator (1979-1980)
Nathan Cohen	....	educational advisor (1972) (as Dr. Nathan Cohen)
Norma Feshbach	....	educational advisor (1972) (as Dr. Norma Feshbach)
Seymour Feshbach	....	educational advisor (1972-1976) (as Dr. Seymour Feshbach)
Atron A. Gentry	....	educational advisor (1972) (as Dr. Atron A. Gentry)
June Gilham	....	film coordinator (1972-1984)
Simon Gonzalez	....	educational advisor (1972) (as Dr. Simon Gonzalez)
C. Wayne Gordon	....	educational advisor (1972) (as Dr. C. Wayne Gordon)
Madeline Hunter	....	educational advisor (1972) (as Dr. Madeline Hunter)
Christie Meyer	....	film coordinator (1984)
Arthur H. Nadel	....	director: live action sequences (1976-1984)
Arthur H. Nadel	....	executive vice president/creative affairs (1980-1984)
R.W. Pope	....	creative technical advisor (1984)
Gloria Powell	....	educational advisor (1976) (as Dr. Gloria Powell M.D.)
James O. Simmons	....	educational advisor (1972) (as Dr. James O. Simmons)
Arthur Smith	....	educational advisor (1972) (as Dr. Arthur Smith)
Carol A. Tracy	....	production coordinator (1984)
Pamela Vincent	....	production associate (1984)
Robert W. Wilson	....	production controller (1979-1984)

Production Companies

• Filmation Associates
• Bill Cosby

Distributors

• Entertainment Rights (2004) (worldwide) (all media)
• Barr Films
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1972-1984) (USA) (TV)
• Group W Productions (1984-1985) (USA) (TV)
• Hallmark Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1989) (USA) (TV)
• Time-Life Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• United American Video (1989) (USA) (VHS)
• Ventura Distribution (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Shermley Music Co.  music publisher
• Horta-Mahana Corp.  1972-1976 (music and sound effects)
• Glen Glenn Sound  1979-1984 (sound by)

Also Known As:

"The New Fat Albert Show" (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

30 min (110 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Canada:G (TV rating) | USA:TV-Y7

Company:

Filmation Associates

Goofs:

Continuity: In episode #7, "Playing Hooky", Dumb Donald refuses to play hooky with the gang and goes to school. However, as the gang plays hooky, in one scene Dumb Donald is seen skateboarding with the gang and in another, when they are going to use their homemade box-slide ride, he is seen in the box waiting for the ride.

Quotes:

Announcer: It's not a bird... it's not a bee... it's the *Brown Hoooooooooooooornet*! As you recall, last time we left our hero, the Brown Hornet, and his trusty pal Stinger hopelessly trapped in
[Different Dangerous Situation]
Announcer: . Using the Brown Hornet's super powers, they naturally escaped unharmed!

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in The Fairly OddParents in: Channel Chasers (2004) (TV)

Truly Ground Breaking!

I saw Fat Albert at probably 6 years old when it was in reruns. I only saw two episodes but it did make an impression on me. Even at 6 I knew this was an unusual show. I'd never seen a cartoon with an all African American cast. And the episodes I saw were about serious subjects like drugs and deaths in the family (I recently found out these episodes were titled "Pot of Gold" and "Shuttered Window"). I commend the show for always being so ground breaking.

After seeing the movie and the cartoons on DVD, I decided Rudy was my favorite character. I liked that he was a little more complicated than the others (not that I take this show too seriously! Hehe). My 2nd favorite character would be Dumb Donald. He's funny and there's so much to him than just being "dumb." It's nice to see a kids' show that promotes good values while still being "cool." Somehow the show always makes me smile. :)

Btw, I'd definitely recommend the Fat Albert Easter Special, very inspiring!