Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. L to R Cluck, Bill, Rudy, Dumb Donald, Mushmouth, Fat Albert, Bucky, Russell, Weird Harold. Also known as. The New Fat Albert Show. The Adventures of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. Genre. Comedy drama. Educational. Created by. The First Teaser for American Horror Story Cult Tells Us Nothing, But It Sure Is Full of CreepyAss Clowns. Offers news, comment and features about the British arts scene with sections on books, films, music, theatre, art and architecture. Requires free registration. Watch Moby Dick and Mighty Mightor 19671969 full episodes online Synopsis Another twopart Saturday morning cartoon from HannaBarbera. In the first pa. Bill Cosby. Directed by. Hal Sutherland. Creative directorsDon Christensen. Presented by. Bill Cosby. Voices of. Theme music composer. Ricky Sheldon. Edward Fournier. Opening theme. Performed by Michael Gray. Country of origin. United States. Original languagesEnglish. No. of seasons. 8No. Production. Executive producersBill Cosby. ProducersLou Scheimer. Norm Prescott1. 97. LocationsUnited States. Production companysFilmation. Distributor. Group W Productions syndicatedNBCUniversal Television Distribution. Release. Original network. CBS1. 97. 28. 4first run syndication1. Picture format. 48. SDTV1. 08. 0i HDTVAudio format. Mono. Original release. September 9, 1. 97. Cult Comedy Cartoons Garfield ' title='Cult Comedy Cartoons Garfield ' />October 2. September 6, 1. 97. Watch Veggietales: Abe And The Amazing Promise Hd. October 3. 0, 1. 97. September 8, 1. 97. September 1. 6, 1. Watch Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers full episodes online cartoon. Synopsis Disneys funloving chipmunks are reimagined as the leaders of a team of detecti. Read the Latest Entertainment and Celebrity News, TV News and Breaking News from TVGuide. 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The show, based on Cosbys remembrances of his childhood gang, centered on Fat Albert known for his catchphrase Hey hey hey, and his friends. The show features an educational lesson in each episode, emphasized by Cosbys live action segments. In addition, at the end of the early episodes, the gang typically gathers in their North Philadelphiajunkyard to play a song on their cobbled together instruments, summarizing the shows lesson. OriginseditThe character Fat Albert first appeared in Cosbys stand up comedy routine Buck Buck, as recorded on his 1. Revenge. 3 The stories were based upon Cosbys tales about growing up in inner city. North Philadelphia. In 1. Cosby and veteran animator Ken Mundie brought Fat Albert to animation in a one shot prime time special entitled Hey, Hey, Hey, Its Fat Albert. The special, which aired on NBC, was a hybrid of live action and animation. The music for the special was written and performed by jazz pianistkeyboardist Herbie Hancock in 1. Warner Bros. album Fat Albert Rotunda. For the animated portion of the special, it was necessary to develop the actual appearance of each of the Fat Albert Gangs characters. For this, Ken Mundie relied on animator Amby Paliwoda, a former Disney artist. Paliwoda not only created all the Gangs characters, but painted a group portrait which was eventually shown on the front page of TV Guide magazine shortly before the showing of the special. The producers wanted NBC to bring Fat Albert to Saturday mornings, but the network programming managers refused because the series was too educational. Bill Cosby and a new production company, Filmation Associates, then took the property to CBS. The Fat Albert gangs character images were primarily created by the artist Randy Hollar with the assistance of one time Disney animator Michelle Mc. Kinney, under the direction of Ken Brown. Retitled Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, the series premiered on September 9, 1. CBS. Production lasted for 1. It also spent another season in first run syndication 1. Three prime time holiday specials Halloween, Christmas, and Easter featuring the characters were also produced. Like most Saturday morning cartoons of the era, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids contained an adult laugh track, which was eliminated during the final season. The series was rerun on NBC Saturday mornings and on the USA Network in 1. On January 1. 5, 2. Bill Cosby posted the following on his Facebook page Im telling you there are people at work who, I think, will make Fat Albert happen again. And it will be loved by all generations to come, hinting that the series might be brought back once again. No further word has been given yet. CharacterseditThe Cosby KidseditFat Albert voiced by Bill Cosby singing by Michael Gray8 is based on Cosbys childhood friend Albert Robertson. The main character in the series, he is usually the conscience of the Junkyard Gang. Though very obese, he is athletic and enjoys playing sports. He always wears a red shirt and blue pants. Civic minded and wise beyond his years, Fat Albert works hard to maintain integrity in the gang and with others, and is the lead singer as well as bagpipe accordion made from a funnel, radiator and an airbag player in the Junkyard Band and on occasion, plays the bedspring. James Mushmouth Mush voiced by Bill Cosby is a slack jawed simpleton with big lips. He always wears a red knit hat and a blue scarf who always speaks in virtual Ubbi Dubbi, tantamount to an overdose of novocaine in the mouth, which Cosby would later use in the Dentist monologue from his 1. Himself. He plays a homemade bass guitar in the Junkyard Band. Dumb Donald voiced by Lou Scheimer is a lanky, dimwitted fellow. He is Rudys best friend. He always wears a green long sleeved jersey three sizes too big, and a pink stocking knit cap covering his entire face except his eyes and mouth. In the Junkyard Band, he plays a trombone made out of plumbers pipe and a morning glory horn from an old phonograph. William Bill Cosby voiced by Bill Cosby is a character based on Cosby himself. Like the others, Bill is a good athlete and enjoys playing sports. However he spends most of his time trying, often unsuccessfully, to keep his little brother Russell out of trouble. Like Fat Albert, Bill is often a voice of reason in the gang, although at times a little more stubborn. In the Junkyard Band, he plays homemade drums made from a discarded foot pedal trash can using spoons for sticks. Russell Cosby voiced by Jan Crawford is Bills younger brother based on his real life brotherwhom he often talked about in his routines and the smallest and youngest of the Junkyard Gang. He always wears a heavy blue jacket, a yellow scarf, red boots, and a dark blue Ushanka winter hat regardless of the weather. Russell has a penchant for making snide remarks and blunt observations much to his older brothers consternation. Russell frequently criticizes Rudy, reserving his most withering insults for when Rudy is being especially cocky. His catchphrase is no class. He plays the xylophone in the Junkyard Band made out of empty cans and a discarded coat rack. Weird Harold voiced by Gerald Edwards is a tall, skinny, beady eyed kid who is the tallest one of the Junkyard Gang and always wears a gold dress blazer, a brown sock on one foot and a red sock on the other, and is clumsy. In the Junkyard Band, he plays a harp made from bedsprings, and on occasion plays a dressmaker dummy in the percussion section. In the film adaptation, he is called Old Weird Harold, like he was in Cosbys stand up routines. Rudy Davis voiced by Eric Suter is a sharp dressed, smooth talking, cocky huckster whose smart aleck attitude frequently gets him into trouble. He is Dumb Donalds best friend. Rudys cocky attitude and dismissive demeanor are often the catalyst for a typical plots conflict. But inside he has a good heart and usually learns lessons from his mistakes. In the Junkyard Band, he plays a makeshift banjo, whose parts include a broomstick handle and sewing thread spool to hold the strings. However, when shown playing apart from the others, Rudy plays an electric guitar personalized with a big R. He always wears an orange flat cap, a fuchsia vest, a pink turtleneck, purple bell bottomjeans, and boots. Rudys personality in the Fat Albert movie is much different as he is portrayed as a kind and chivalrous gentleman who falls in love with the female lead Doris Kyla Pratt. Entertainment and Celebrity News, TV News and Breaking News. Things to Watch This Weekend September 1. Why you should check out the Emmys, Outlander and more.