Does anyone remember Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids?

[Tiger32]

Hey, Hey Hey! One of my all time favorite cartoons was Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. It was actually based on Bill Cosby's childhood experiences in Philadelphia. It was very funny and it was also very educational as well. I wish there was a place that still showed this cartoon, because was truly one of the written animated series that I have ever seen.

[Pitooey]

This is a great cartoon. My favorite character was the buh de, buh de boy. (The one no one could understand - I don't remember his name). He would crack me up every Sauturday morning. :happyface :crazy: :happyface :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

[Tiger32]

The character's name was mush mouth. Yes he was very funny. My favorite character was Rudy, because he had sort of an adversarial relationship with the others.

[gothic of darkness]

I vaguely remember this cartoon, but I know I liked
it when I was about five....or maybe I'm mistaken.
lol....just ignore me.

[lentzmatt]

I liked when they would race to their clubhouse to watch
THE BROWN HORNET!!

[Pitooey]

Originally posted by Tiger32
The character's name was mush mouth. Yes he was very funny. My favorite character was Rudy, because he had sort of an adversarial relationship with the others. Mush mouth? It's been so long that I had seen this cartoon that I completely forgot this characters name. I remember another character with his hat over his face with his 2 eyeballs. Now who was that?

Bill Cosby was a genius. I wish they would bring back this cartoon........ :D :happyface :lol:

[lentzmatt]

The character with the hat was Donald

[17Mar59]

I just read Bill Cosby's(as opposed to Art Linkletter's book of
the same title)KIDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS and he talks
about Fat Albert in one place(the REAL Fat Albert who became
the model for the cartoon Fat Albert,I believe all the characters
on FAT ALBERT AND THE COSBY KIDS were based on Bill Cosby
and his friends in Philadephia.)

[Tiger32]

Yes you are correct 17Mar59, all of the characters were based on his actual childhood friends, and Russell is his brother in real life, just as he was in the cartoon. If I could ask Bill Cosby one question regarding the cartoon series, it would have to be, why was Russell always wearing a coat and hat? He wore the coat even during summer time when it was 80 degrees or more.

[Pitooey]

Hey Tiger you're right! I would ask Bill Cosby........ How can you hang around with Mush mouth and not understand a word he said? Looking back at my own life I never knew a Mush mouth. :lol: :rotflmao: :rotflmao: :quest: :dance:

[Tiger32]

Jenny, I can't say that I have ever met anyone who spoke the way that Mush Mouth spoke. I agree that they should bring back the series, I thought it was funny and yet educational as well. Plus that junkyard band sounded pretty cool. I hope that the cartoon network starts showing this series, because there is a whole generation who have never seen this show at all, and there are many others who were too young to really understand the messages.

[Tiger32]

http://www.yesterdayland.com/popopedia/shows/saturday/sa1046.php[/IMG]

"Learnin' from each other, while we do our thing..."

Live action bumpers featuring Bill Cosby were set around animated episodes of Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids, a series about a group of urban adolescents growing up in a Philadelphia neighborhood. The show was based on Cosby’s 60's stand up comedy monologues about his childhood.

The episodes revolved around the daily life lessons learned by Albert and his friends. Topics ranged from social issues to personal introspection and were blended with humor and music. Among the many great characters that inhabited Fat Albert’s world were Rudy, Mushmouth, Donald, Bill, Weird Harold and Russell.

In 1979 the show was re-titled The New Fat Albert Show and featured a new segment called The Brown Hornet, a send-up of superhero cartoons starring a larger-than-life African-American crime fighter in outer space.

Bill Cosby lent his voice to many of the Fat Albert characters, playing Fat Albert, Bill, Mushmouth, Mudfoot and the Brown Hornet.

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids enjoyed one of the longest careers in Saturday morning cartoon history, running for twelve consecutive years; a record bested only by the many incarnations of Scooby-Doo. The show initially ran on CBS from 1972-1984, but moved to NBC in syndication for one year in 1989.

"Na-na-na, gonna have a good time,
Hey, hey hey!"


Release History

9/9/72 - 8/25/84 CBS



Cast
Character Voice
Fat Albert Bill Cosby
Mushmouth Bill Cosby
Mudfoot Bill Cosby
Bill Bill Cosby
Dumb Donald Lou Scheimer
Russell Jan Crawford
Bucky Jan Crawford
Weird Harold Gerald Edwards
Rudy Eric Suter
Devery Eric Suter
The Brown Hornet (1979-80) Bill Cosby
Stinger (1979-80) Lou Scheimer
Legal Eagle (1984-85) Lou Scheimer

[Pitooey]

Tiger! You did good.......... When I saw the characters on the website you posted it made me smile........ I forgot but, for months now I've been seeing the Fat Albert clothes (I see them all the time). Bill Cosby was a genius! :happyface :D

[Tiger32]

Jenny, you are right Bill Cosby was a genious, but I did not realize that next to Scooby Doo, Fat Albert was the longest running cartoon series (1972-1984). That is pretty significant when you think of all of the cartoon series that have existed over the years. I think CBS liked the fact that Bill Cosby was educating the kids at the same time he was entertaining them. I just hope that the cartoon network picks up this series, because I think it could be just as educational and entertaining to kids of today.

[Schmoopie]

This is a great cartoon. My favorite character was the buh de, buh de boy. (The one no one could understand - I don't remember his name). He would crack me up every Sauturday morning. :happyface :crazy: :happyface :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

Oh I loved this show! And Bill Cosby was great! I liked this character the best, too!

Andrea

[Schmoopie]

I haven't watched this show in years but it's nice to know that it has some educational values. I wouldn't expect anything else from Bill Cosby, though. He's a great role model! Hmmm.... I wonder if these are on DVD at all. I'd love to see some episodes again.

Andrea

[TVFactFan]

I haven't watched this show in years but it's nice to know that it has some educational values. I wouldn't expect anything else from Bill Cosby, though. He's a great role model! Hmmm.... I wonder if these are on DVD at all. I'd love to see some episodes again.

Andrea


I think the Holiday Specials of Fat Albert are out on DVD

[BarneyFife]

One of my favorite cartoons of all time. I watched the Movie a few months ago and thought it was good. Hey Hey Hey!

[catlover79]

I loved that show when I was a kid. I'd love to see it again.

[tv star collector]

This is a great cartoon. My favorite character was the buh de, buh de boy. (The one no one could understand - I don't remember his name). He would crack me up every Sauturday morning. :happyface :crazy: :happyface :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

That was Mushmouth, one of the voices that Cos himself supplied (the others
were Fat Albert, Mudfoot, Dumb Donald, the Brown Hornet and, of course, Bill).