Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

Overview

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is an animated series created, produced, and hosted 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. The show premiered in 1972 and ran until 1985. The show, based on Cosby's remembrances of his childhood gang, centered on Albert, and his friends. The show always had an educational lesson emphasized by Cosby's live-action segments, and in early episodes the gang would usually gather in their North Philadelphia junkyard to play a rock song on their cobbled-together instruments at the end of the show.

Seasons

Season 1

14 Episodes•1972

Season 2

8 Episodes•1973

Season 3

6 Episodes•1975

Season 4

8 Episodes•1976

Season 5

8 Episodes•1979

Season 6

8 Episodes•1980

Season 7

8 Episodes•1981

Season 8

50 Episodes•1984