Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

Name: Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Released: 1972-09-09
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Bill Cosby, Bill Cosby, Erika Scheimer, Lou Scheimer, Eric Suter

1972·Series·TV-PG·30 min·★ 6.6(33)

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Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is an animated series created, produced, and hosted by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat Albert himself. Filmation was the production company for the series. The show premiered in 1972 and ran until 1985. The show, based on Cosby's remembrances of his childhood gang, centered on Albert, and his friends. The show always had an educational lesson emphasized by Cosby's live-action segments, and in early episodes the gang would usually gather in their North Philadelphia junkyard to play a rock song on their cobbled-together instruments at the end of the show.

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About Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is a 1972 English-language animation and comedy series created by Bill Cosby and Ken Mundie. The cast is led by Bill Cosby, Bill Cosby, Erika Scheimer. It spans 8 seasons and 110 episodes and has concluded.

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids was produced in United States of America. It was first aired on September 9, 1972, and carries a TV-PG certification.

Created by: Bill Cosby, Ken Mundie
First aired: September 9, 1972
Last aired: August 10, 1985
Original language: English
Age rating: TV-PG
Status: Ended
Seasons: 8 (110 episodes)
Network: CBS
Country: United States of America

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids cast & crew

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids was created by Bill Cosby and Ken Mundie.

The cast features Bill Cosby as Bill Cosby, Bill Cosby as Fat Albert Robertson, Lou Scheimer as Dumb Donald, Eric Suter as Rudy Davis, Jan Crawford as Russell Cosby, and Bill Cosby as Mushmouth.

Behind the camera, it was produced by Bill Cosby and Norm Prescott.

Is Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids worth watching?

With 8 seasons and 110 episodes, it's a long-haul binge.

If you enjoy animation and comedy, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is worth a place on your watchlist.

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