Release OrderRecommended
0 / 5 watchedPilot special, then the series eras and the film in the order they premiered.
Pilot
- 1 Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert Prime-time NBC special with music by Herbie Hancock.
CBS run
- 2 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Original run, 1972 to 1979, with Cosby's live-action bookends and a lesson song in most episodes.
- 3 The New Fat Albert Show Retitled run adding the Brown Hornet space-hero segment.
Syndication
- 4 The Adventures of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids First-run syndication adding the Legal Eagle segment; production ended in 1985.
Film
- 5 Fat Albert 20th Century Fox sequel with Kenan Thompson; the gang leaves the cartoon world for the real one.
Starter Order
0 / 3 watchedShort on time? The pilot, a taste of the series and the film give the full arc.
- 1 Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert Where the gang began.
- 2 Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids The heart of the run; sample any season.
- 3 Fat Albert The gang in the real world.
About Fat Albert
Bill Cosby built the series from his childhood stories, opening with the 1969 NBC special and running on CBS from 1972 to 1982 with live-action bookends and a junkyard band song in most episodes. Later seasons added the Brown Hornet and Legal Eagle segments, syndication followed in 1984 and 1985, and Kenan Thompson starred in the 2004 film.
Good to know
Three prime-time holiday specials (Halloween, Christmas and Easter) aired during the run and play as standalone extras. No new Fat Albert project has been announced, and the 2004 film remains the latest screen entry.
