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saturday_am_80sFat Albert and the Cosby Kids was a Filmation animated series created, produced, and hosted (in live action bookends) by comedian Bill Cosby, who also did a huge chunk of the voices for the show (including Fat Albert himself). The show premiered in 1972 and *kind of* ran until 1985... See, up till 1983 they had been doing short-order seasons of the show - 6 to 8 new episodes per season - but then between 1984 and 1985 the cranked out some FIFTY NEW EPISODES of the cheaper, lower-quality "The Adventures of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids".
It should also be noted that this was the year that they replaced the "Junkyard Rock Band" segments of the show with Fat Albert and the gang rushing to their clubhouse to watch the latest episode of "The Brown Hornet" (Also voiced by Cosby).
What do you think? Have any good memories or thoughts to share about Fat Albert and the gang? Come at me with comments and fun, and if you're not careful you might just learn something before we're done. So let's get ready, okay? Hey, hey, HEY!
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Date: 2013-05-23 04:02 am (UTC)I pretty clearly remember the episode about shoplifting, but not much else in particular. I also remember the difference in the episodes with The Brown Hornet. I was young at the time, but I could tell they weren't quite as good and was a little disappointed when they showed those. I guess I was already becoming a cartoon connoisseur. XD
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Date: 2013-05-23 11:52 am (UTC)~*::Meow::*~
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Date: 2013-05-23 05:40 pm (UTC)http://www.myretrotv.com/
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Date: 2013-05-23 06:16 pm (UTC)~*::Meow::*~
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Date: 2013-05-23 04:52 am (UTC)Between Fat Albert, the vinyl records of Cosby's stand-up routines (including the ones that led to the creation of the cartoon) that I played to death and still have, and his TV appearances on everything from The Electric Company to his own Cosby Show, the man was a gigantic part of my childhood and adolescence.
Was the animation itself groundbreaking art? No.
Was the content and structure? Absolutely.
"If you're not careful, you just might learn something" has been part of my vocabulary for nearly 40 years now.
I was rather inordinately content to be living around the corner from Cosby Ave when I had my dinky little offcampus apartment in Amherst MA, named for one of UMass's funniest alumni -- and not an honorary degree. He earned his doctorate in education there in the mid-70s; his dissertation included using Fat Albert as a teaching tool.
Na na na gonna have a good time....
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Date: 2013-05-23 08:52 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2013-05-23 11:54 am (UTC)LOVE this show!
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Date: 2013-05-23 01:10 pm (UTC)I also remember Richard Pryor's attempt to copy it, with puppets. Didn't go so well. :-`
-The Gneech
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Date: 2013-05-23 05:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-05-23 05:39 pm (UTC)-TG
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Date: 2013-05-23 08:59 pm (UTC)Loved his comedy, understanding the context it came from.
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Date: 2013-05-23 05:42 pm (UTC)AMAZON PRE-ORDER LINK (http://www.amazon.com/Fat-Albert-And-Cosby-Kids/dp/B007RMQ56M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369318083&sr=8-1&keywords=fat+albert+and+the+cosby+kids+the+complete+series)
SHOUT! FACTORY LINK (http://www.shoutfactory.com/?q=node/174776)
"Shout! Factory has announced details for its complete collection for Bill Cosby’s educational comedy Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids on DVD. The release will collect all 110 episodes of the Filmation cartoon on a 15 disc set, including those episodes produced under the titles The New Fat Albert Show and The Adventures of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. For extras the collection will include still galleries and the one-hour documentary “Hey, Hey, Hey…It’s The Story of Fat Albert”, as well as three audio commentaries:
* “Gang Wars” – with Storyboard Artist Tom Tataranowicz
* “Have A Heart” – with Writer Robby London
* “Lying” – with Bill Cosby and Storyboard Artist Michael Swanigan. Hosted by Wally Wingert
Shout! Factory has scheduled the DVD collection for June 25th, 2013, selling for a MSRP Price of $119.99."
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Date: 2013-05-23 08:53 pm (UTC)XD
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