The educational adventures of a group of Afro-American inner city kids.
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- 1 win & 4 nominations.
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Series Cast
| Bill Cosby | ... |
Fat Albert Jackson
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Gerald Edwards | ... |
Weird Harold
(31 episodes, 1972-1985)
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| Lou Scheimer | ... |
Dumb Donald
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(28 episodes, 1972-1985)
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Erika Scheimer |
(28 episodes, 1972-1985)
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Jan Crawford | ... |
Bucky
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(25 episodes, 1972-1985)
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Eric Suter | ... |
Rudy
(4 episodes, 1972-1985)
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Jay Scheimer | ... |
Miss Breyfogle (1972-1978)
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Production Companies
Distributors
- CBS (1972) (United States) (tv)
- Thorn EMI Video (1985) (United States) (VHS) (Betamax)
- Group W Productions (1985) (United States) (tv)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1989) (United States) (tv)
- United American Video (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- Video Treasures (1989) (United States) (VHS)
- Hallmark Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Time-Life Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Entertainment Rights (2004) (World-wide)
- Urban Works Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Urbanworks LLC (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Ventura Distribution (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Classic Media (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Shout! Factory (2013) (United States) (DVD) (complete series)
- Barr Films
- Barr Films (2014) (United States) (DVD)
- CBS Broadcasting (1972) (United States) (tv)
- CBS Television Studios (1972) (United States) (tv)
- Group W Productions (1984) (United States) (tv)
- Junior (2001) (Germany) (tv)
- Nickelodeon Network (1985) (United States) (tv)
- Shout! Factory Films (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Shout! Factory (2013) (United States) (DVD)
- Thorn EMI Video (1981) (United States) (video) (Betamax)
- Urbanworks LLC (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Shermley Music Co. (music publisher)
- Horta-Mahana Corp. (music and sound effects) (1972-1976)
- Glen Glenn Sound Company (sound by) (1979-1984)
- Hacienda Post (music and sound effects: absorbed rights) (1985)
- Horta Editorial & Sound (music and sound effects) (1985)
Storyline
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The series follows the adventures of an group of African American kids living in the ghettos of South Philadelphia in the early 70s. In pretty much every episode they deal with the challenges of life and many times make mistakes but learn from them and correct the mistake though sometimes there were lasting repercussions from that mistake. All and all it was a fun show that portrayed urban ghetto kids in a positive light. Written by Gourry Gabriev |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The characters are based on Bill Cosby and his childhood friends growing up in North Philadelphia. Cosby often talked about his childhood experiences in his earlier stand-up comedy albums. See more » |
| Goofs | Fat Albert's voice sounds very different in the main show than it does in the opening sequence. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Bill Paxton/Beck (1999). See more » |
| Quotes |
Bill Cosby:
This is Bill Cosby coming at you with music and fun, and if you're not careful, you may learn something before it's done. So let's get ready, okay? Hey, hey, hey! See more » |