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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.
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. Two tracks on the album were previously released (and edited differently) on When I Was a Kid : "Fat Albert Got a Hernia" (as "My Hernia") and "My Brother, Russell."
Fat Albert appears at the mere mention of his name and with a loud booming "Hey, hey, hey!" They are soon greeted by their friend Rudy who invites them all to come see a triple feature of The Wolf Man which is playing at the local cinema. Everyone agrees to go, except Fat Albert who does not like scary movies and heads home.
Fat Albert Rotunda is the eighth album by jazz keyboardist Herbie Hancock, released in 1969. It was Hancock's first release for Warner Bros. Records after his departure from Blue Note Records . The music was originally done for the TV special Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert , which later inspired the Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids TV show.
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids ("Gonna Have a Good Time (Fat Albert Theme") – Michael Gray; Father Dowling Mysteries – Dick DeBenedictis; Father Knows Best – Don Ferris and Izzy Friedman; Father Ted ("Songs Of Love") – The Divine Comedy; Fawlty Towers – Dennis Wilson; Fay ("Coming Into My Own") – Jaye P. Morgan
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 ...
Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits is a tribute album of songs from Saturday morning children's television shows and cartoons (mostly) from the 1960s and 1970s. The project was produced by Ralph Sall, with the songs performed by alternative rock artists.
It was Cosby's second animated series, after Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids for Hanna-Barbera and Filmation. [ 8 ] The show's main character, Little Bill, is a fictionalized younger version of Cosby; [ 8 ] the show's executive producer, Janice Burgess , described the character as "little Bill Cosby."