Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Seen it?1972 | 8 seasons | 30 min | Animation, Comedy
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh and animation lovers. If you loved Animaniacs, start here.
- The mood
- Light and funny, feel-good.
- The pace
- 8 seasons, but most episodes stand on their own, so you can dip in anywhere (about 30 minutes each).
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
- Made in 1972: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerSolid
Ran for 8 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactStrong
About 166K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up.
- Season 11972 · 14 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 21973 · 8 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 31975 · 6 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 41976 · 8 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 51979 · 8 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 61980 · 8 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 71981 · 8 episodesNot rated yet
- Season 81984 · 50 episodesNot rated yet
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Cast & crew
Created by Bill Cosby, Ken Mundie
- Bill CosbyBill Cosby
- Bill CosbyFat Albert Robertson
- Erika Scheimer
- Lou ScheimerDumb Donald
- Eric SuterRudy Davis
- Jan CrawfordRussell Cosby
- Bill CosbyMushmouth
- Jan CrawfordBucky
- Gerald EdwardsWeird Harold