Product Details

• Actors: Bill Cosby, Lou Scheimer, Jan Crawford, Gerald Edwards, Erika Scheimer
• Directors: Bob Arkwright, Ed Friedman, Ernie Schmidt, Gwen Wetzler, Hal Sutherland
• Writers: Bill Cosby, Bill Danch, Charles H. Sullivan
• Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English (Unknown)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 3
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Urban Works
• DVD Release Date: October 11, 2005
• Run Time: 265 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0006SSPI0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #26,940 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids -Vol 2" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Hey, Hey, Hey!!! Let’s go back to the very beginning of what eventually became classic, American television. Fat Albert and the Cosby kids – The Original Animated Series Vol.2 picks up where Vol. 1 left off with 13-24 episodes broadcast on CBS. This 2-disc set features episodes from 1974 to 1975 in the order they were originally aired. Join Fat Albert, Rudy, Weird Harold, Mushmouth, Dumb Donald and the rest of the crew as they sing, laugh and rejoice their way into history. Also included: Bonus 12-track audio CD featuring original music from the animated series – Available for the first time!!!

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hey, hey, hey...Fat Albert is here to stay!, June 9, 2006

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Kelley A. Bergamo (Homewood, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids -Vol 2 (DVD)

Although Fat Albert had been on the air four years when I was born, I still enjoyed eight years of it (1976-1984) on Saturday mornings, and even more in syndication. I had forgotten how funny the characters were, especially the way Russell and Rudy used to spout off on each other. This show had a great way of entertaining you and educating you at the same time. Included in this disc set are the following episodes:

13. Tomboy: Penny, a new girl at school, alienates the gang because she's so good at sports. Penny meets her match though, when she goes up against Fat Albert in a baking contest.

14. Stage Fright: The kids try to perform "Moby Dick" in a play contest, but they are all overcome with a severe case of stage fright, and their set ends up hilariously falling to pieces.

15. The Bully: A bully named Slappy is harassing the kids and surprisingly, it's the smallest one of them all, Russell, who finds Slappy's weakness.

16. Smart Kid: Thurmond, the class genius, will help the kids improve their grades if they will help him improve his athletic skills.

17. Mister Big Timer: Frainey is a big hit with the gang when he's constantly showering them with gifts. What no one realizes is that his big brother, Muggles, is a big time drug dealer.

18. The Newcomer: Dumb Donald's life is jarred when his parents give him a new baby sister, but then he learns that being a big brother can be a lot of fun.

19. Dad's Job: The boys get an eye opener when they learn what their dads do for a living.

20. Mom and Pop: A new girl at school, Flora, is trying to cope with the divorce of her parents. Fat Albert and the gang help her out by making her "queen of the junkyard" and boosting her spirits.

21. How the west was Lost: Rudy is so sure he knows everything about Indians, only because he's seen a slew of Western movies. When Johnny, a Hopi Indian boy joins their class, it helps dispels a lot of stereotypes and rumors about Native Americans.

22. Sign Off: The gang learns the importance of street signs when a kid named Cool Roy gets his kicks off wrecking signs and spraying ugly grafitti all over town.

23. The Fuzz: Parker can't stand the cops or anyone else in uniform, but when he leads the gang into danger at an abandoned amusement park, he finds himself turning to the same men he despises. Fat Albert becomes a real hero in this episode.

24. Ounce of Prevention: The kids help their friend, Lucius, overcome a drinking problem.

I definitely reccommend these DVD's for any Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids fan. The cartoons may be old, but the messages are timeless...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth every penny, October 11, 2005

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Calatine9 "calatine9" (Tupelo,MS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids -Vol 2 (DVD)

If you loved Vol. 1 of the original Fat Albert series, you're gonna love Vol. 2. Vol. 2 picks up where Vol. 1 left off, with the same soup mixture of music, comedy, fun, and education. There are no 1984 Cosby intros on here, just the straight up 1970's Cosby intros, and to my surprise, 6 of these eps contain good ol' Cos with a beard too. I do remember 'the bearded Cosby eps', except Mom Or Pop, I never really seen this ep before ever, but I do remember the rest of them on these DVDs. The one thing that shocked me was that the 'Ounce Of Prevention' ep has a song on there, the booklet says that its called, "There's A Whole Lot Of Fish In The Sea", but that song is on the 'Fat Albert Meets Dan Cupid' ep (which will be on Vol. 3 and currently on the Ultimate Collection DVD set too.), maybe they didn't know what the song title was, but anyway. UrbanWorks and Entertainmet Rights have done an outstanding job on this set, just like Vol. 1, and I hope they keep it up, delivering incredible Fat Albert shows on DVD. I'll be waiting for the rest of them too.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hey Hey Hey, get out the way..., December 12, 2005

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microjoe - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids -Vol 2 (DVD)

We loved this set, released to DVD in 2005. It is volume 2 of what has been 3 volumes so far in the "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Vol. _: The Original Animated TV Series". This one has the second season, with episodes #13 to #24 as they were originally broadcast on CBS TV. Each volume has 12 episodes, and a bonus audio CD disc that has songs from the episodes on this volume.

There was a different set in 2004 called the "Ultimate Collection" which kind of randomly chose 20 episodes from across the years for each of 4 volumes, but that set is already out of print. I like this better, as I prefer the early years.