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The adventures of Fat Albert and the Cosby kids : the complete series
(DVD)

Contributors

Cosby, Bill, 1937-
CBS Television Network
Shout! Factory (Firm)

Published

Los Angeles, CA : Shout! Factory, c2013.

Format

DVD

ISBN

9781603998031 (set), 1603998039 (set)

Physical Desc

15 videodiscs (39 hr.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.+ 1 booklet (14 pages : illustrated (some colored) ; 19 cm).

Status

Eastside Library - Media - DVDs/Blu-Rays
TV Series (1972-1976) Discs 1-3
1 available

Eastside Library - Media - DVDs/Blu-Rays
TV Series (1972-1976) Discs 4-5
1 available

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Location	Call Number	Status
Eastside Library - Media - DVDs/Blu-Rays	TV Series (1972-1976) Discs 1-3	On Shelf
Eastside Library - Media - DVDs/Blu-Rays	TV Series (1972-1976) Discs 4-5	On Shelf

Table of Contents

[Discs 1-3]. 1. Fat Albert and the Cosby kids (1972-1976): disc 1, Season 1. 1. Lying ; 1. The runt ; 3. The stranger ; 4. Creativity ; 5. Fish out of water ; 6. Moving ; 7. Playing hookey --

disc 2, Season 1. 8. The hospital ; 9. Beggin' Benny ; 10. The hero ; 11. The prankstar ; 12. Four eyes ; 13. The Tomboy ; 14. Stagefright --

disc 3, Season 2. 15. The bully ; 16. Smart kid ; 17. Mister Big Timer ; 18. The newcomer ; 19. What does dad do? ; 20. Mom or pop ; 21. How the West was lost ; 22. Sign off --

[Discs 4-6]. 2. Fat Albert and the Cosby kids (1972-1976): disc 4, Season 3. 23. The fuzz ; 24. An ounce of prevention ; 25. Fat Albert meets Dan Cubid ; 26. Take two they are small ; 27. The animal lover ; 28. Little tough guy --

disc 5, Season 4. --

29. Smoke gets in your hair ; 30. What say? ; 31. Readin', ritin' and Rudy ; 32. Suede Simpson ; 33. Little business ; 34. TV or not TV ; 35. The shuttered window ; 36. Junk food --

3. The new Fat Albert show (1979-1980): disc 1, Season 1. 37. In my merry busmobile ; 38. The dancer ; 39. Spare the rod ; 40. Sweet sorrow ; 41. Poll time ; 42. The mainstream ; 43. Soft core ; 44. Free ride --

[Discs 7-9]. disc 2, Season 2. 45. Pain, pain go away ; 46. The rainbow ; 47. The secret ; 48. Easy Pickin's ; 49. Good Ol' Dudes ; 50. Heads or trails ; 51. Pot of gold ; 52. The gunslinger --

disc 3, Season 3. 53. Habla Espanol ; 54. Two by two ; 55. Parking dog ; 56. Water are you waiting for? ; 57. The father ; 58. Double cross ; 59. Little girl found ; 60. Watch that first step --

4. The adventures of Fat Albert and Cosby kids (1984-1985): disc 1. 61. Have a heart ; 62. Watch thy neighborhood ; 63. Cosby's classics ; 64. Justice good as ever ; 65. Rebop for bebop ; 66. Sinister strainger ; 67. Handwriting on the wall --

[Discs 10-12]. disc 2. 68. Busted ; 69. It all ads up ; 70. Never say never ; 71. Don't call us ; 72. The runner ; 73. Video mania ; 74. You gotta have art ; 75. Long live the queen --

disc 3. 76. The Joker ; 77. Second chance ; 78. Film follies ; 81. Harvest Moon ; 82. Read baby read --

disc 4. 83. The whisky kid ; 84. Millionaire madness ; 85. Call of the wild ; 86. Funny business ; 87. Three strikes and you're in ; 88. What's the ID? ; 89. Rules is cool --

[Discs 13-15]. 5. The adventures of Fat Albert and Cosby kids (1984-1985): disc 5. 90. The birds, bees and dumb Donald ; 91. Double or nothing ; 92. Hot wheels ; 93. No place like home ; 94. Not so loud ; 95. The jinks ; 96. You don't stay --

disc 6. 97. Amiss with Amish ; 98. Gang wars ; 99. Computer caper ; 100. We all scream for ice cream ; 101. Superdudes ; 102. Painting the town ; 103. Rudy and the beast --

disc 7. 104. Wheeler ; 105. Faking the grade ; 106. Write on ; 107. Cable caper ; 108. Say uncle ; 109. No news is good news ; 110. Attitude of graditude.

Subjects

LC Subjects

African American teenagers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Animated television programs
Children's television programs.
Conduct of life -- Drama.
Friendship -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Television comedies.

Other Subjects

African American teenagers -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.
Conduct of life -- Drama.
Friendship -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Drama.

More Details

Published

Los Angeles, CA : Shout! Factory, c2013.

Language

English

ISBN

9781603998031 (set), 1603998039 (set)

UPC

826663133646

Notes

General Note

Title from container.

General Note

Originally packaged together in 2013 with 2, 3 or 4 discs per individual container.

General Note

Originally broadcast on CBS as individual episodes during the 1972-1985 season.

General Note

Season 5 (1979-1980) also known as the New Fat Albert Show. 1984-1985 season also known as: The Adventures of Fat Albert and Cosby kids.

General Note

Special features: Hey, hey, hey ... It's the story of Fat Albert: documentary.

Participants/Performers

Voice: Bill Cosby.

Description

Premiering in 1972 on CBS, this classic animated series was created, produced, and hosted by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat Albert himself. The show, based on Cosby's remembrances of his childhood gang, focused on the lovable, oversized Albert and his friends. The show always had an educational lesson emphasized by Cosby's live-action segments, and the gang would usually gather in their North Philadelphia junkyard to play a rock song.

Target Audience

Rating: Not rated.

System Details

DVD; NTSC.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Cosby, B. (2013). The adventures of Fat Albert and the Cosby kids: the complete series . Shout! Factory.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cosby, Bill, 1937-. 2013. The Adventures of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids: The Complete Series. Shout! Factory.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Cosby, Bill, 1937-. The Adventures of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids: The Complete Series Shout! Factory, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Cosby, Bill. The Adventures of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids: The Complete Series Shout! Factory, 2013.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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