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Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (often referred to simply as Fat Albert) is an educational American animated television series created, produced, and hosted (in live action bookends) 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.
Fat Albert (1973) is the 15th comedy album by Bill Cosby. After six years of recalling memories of his childhood friend "Fat Albert" Robertson in his stand-up routines, this would be the final album in which Fat Albert is mentioned.
It also serves to introduce Fat Albert, one of his most enduring characters. The track "Buck Buck" contains Cosby's first recorded mention of Fat Albert, his Philadelphia childhood friend who would later become the basis for the hit cartoon series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids; Albert's signature cry "Hey! Hey!
Fat Albert was intentionally written as an alternative to the archetypal, funny fat character. Speaking to The New York Times in 2013, Bill Cosby stated, “I changed Albert, making him the leader ...
'Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids' (1972-1985) This animated series was created by none other than the famous comedian Bill Cosby. While Fat Albert's catch phrase "Hey, hey, hey" (as well as Cosby's ...
While public showings of the episode are limited, it can be viewed upon request. It was created by Bill Cosby and animator Ken Mundie. It was based on Cosby's stand-up routines, which were based on his childhood. It would later inspire the long-running 1972 animated series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.
Cosby was kind to him when he was Urkel, White writes in his new book. Jaleel White recalls Bill Cosby's curse-filled rant over “Fat Albert” movie: No 'f---ing “Nutty Professor”, fat suit ...
Also that year, he signed a deal with 20th Century Fox to develop a live-action feature film centering on the popular Fat Albert character from his 1970s cartoon series. Co-written and executive produced by Cosby, Fat Albert was released in theaters in December 2004. Cosby makes an appearance in the film as himself.