Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
a series about a group of urban adolescents growing up in a Philadelphia neighborhood. The show was based on Cosby's '60s stand up comedy monologues about his childhood. The episodes revolved around the daily life and lessons learned by Albert and his friends. Topics ranged from social issues to personal introspection and were blended with humor.
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Directors
- Bob Arkwright (1 episodes)
- Gwen Wetzler (1 episodes)
- Hal Sutherland (1 episodes)
Writers
- Bill Cosby (1 episodes)
- Misty Stewart-Taggart (1 episodes)
- Sam Simon (1 episodes)
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- Goof (errors made by characters, possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the episode Junk Food, Mushmouth says, "The whole 39 cents!" in Dumb Donald's voice.
- The series was originally offered to NBC but the network turned it down because it was too educational. It aired on CBS. NBC eventually aired repeats of the series in 1989.
- The characters are based on Bill Cosby and his childhood friends when grew up in North Philadelphia. Cosby talked about his childhood experiences in his stand-up comedy albums.
