Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is an American animated television series created, produced, and hosted by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat Albert and 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, focused on Fat Albert, and his friends. The show features an educational lesson in each episode, emphasized by Cosby's live-action segments. In addition, at the end of the early episodes, the gang typically joins in their North Philadelphia junkyard to play a song on their cobbled-together instruments, summarizing the show's lesson.
| Genre | Comedy-drama, Educational |
| Created by | Bill Cosby |
| Directed by | Hal Sutherland |
| Creative director(s) | Don Christensen |
| Presented by | Bill Cosby |
| Voices of | Bill Cosby, Lou Scheimer, Jan Crawford, Gerald Edwards, Eric Suter, Demetra McHenry, Erika Carroll, Lane Vaux |
| Theme music composer | Ricky Sheldon, Edward Fournier |
| Opening theme | "Gonna Have A Good Time (Fat Albert Theme)" (Performed by Michael Gray) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 110 + 5 specials |
| Executive producer(s) | Bill Cosby |
| Producer(s) | Lou Scheimer, Norm Prescott (1972–84) |
| Location(s) | United States |
| Production company(s) | Filmation |
| Distributor | Group W Productions (syndicated), NBCUniversal Television Distribution (current, on behalf of DreamWorks Classics) |
| Original network | CBS (1972–84), first-run syndication (1984–85) |
| Picture format | 480i |
| Audio format | Mono |
| Preceded by | Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert (1969) |
About Fat Albert
Based on the TV show of the same name, this film follows Fat Albert as he comes to life in the real Philadelphia.
Achievement of Fat Albert
Forest Whitaker was the original director of the film but the role later went to Joel Zwick. There was an open casting call for the role of Fat Albert which later went to Kenan Thompson.
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Latest information about Fat Albert updated on July 28 2021.
