Product Details

• Actors: Kenan Thompson, Kyla Pratt, Omarion Grandberry, Marques Houston, Dania Ramirez
• Directors: Joel Zwick
• Writers: Bill Cosby, Charles Kipps
• Producers: Alexander H. Gayner, Bill Cosby, Camille O. Cosby, Jeffrey Stott, John Davis
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: 20th Century Fox
• VHS Release Date: September 6, 2005
• Run Time: 93 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (95 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0007NMHME
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #203,916 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Hey, Hey, Hey—you’re "gonna have a good time" watching Fat Albert (Kenan Thompson) and his pals in their first feature-length movie! The beloved animated characters from the ’70s make the leap to live action to help a troubled teenager (Kyla Pratt) as they experience the heartfelt emotions and hilarious absurdities of the real world. Comedy genius Bill Cosby (creator of the original "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" TV show) co-stars in this crowd-pleasing family favorite that’s bursting with fresh hip-hop music and tons of laughs!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and Clever--A Movie With Heart, April 4, 2005

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Janet Boyer "Author, Blogger, Radio Host" (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fat Albert (DVD)

I usually stay away from comedies because most of them insult my intelligence, with crude humor and language substituting for smart (and funny) writing.

As a child of the 70's, I grew up watching Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. I was hoping this movie wouldn't be a lame re-invention like Scooby-Doo (as an example).

Both my husband and I were pleasantly suprised! We laughed our butts off throughout the movie; it was hilarious to see "Fat Albert" and the gang doing a modern, hip-hop version of "Gonna Have a Good Time (Hey, Hey, Hey!)".

The plot is sweet, but it's not saccharine. There's enough clever humor and sight gags to please adults, as well as the kids (especially if you're familiar with the gang). One of my favorite parts is when Fat Albert and the guys pass a video shop. They see that they're coming out on "DIV-i-der" (the phonetic pronunciation of DVD. It's a lot funnier to see it...) Seeing what happens when cartoons from the 70's come to life in the modern world brings some very hilarious moments, to be sure!

Some interesting mysteries pop up, too: Does Dumb Donald have a face under that pink cap? Will Mush Mouth be relegated to mumbling through every conversation in "the real world"?

The most touching part of the DVD is the very end. I don't want to give it away, but I will say that I cried...and that is has to do with Bill Cosby and the real life people that Fat Albert and the gange were patterned after.

There's not a lot of features on this DVD, and I was hoping to hear stories from Cosby about the individuals he patterned the cartoon after. Still, the movie itself is definitely worth the price, and can be enjoyed by young and old alike.

Now, if I can just stop my husband and 6 year old from walking around the house saying "Hey, hey, hey!"...

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars simply devine, March 27, 2005

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Jacqueline Garrett "jackie g" (philadelphia, pa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fat Albert (DVD)

i loved the movie and everything about it. i smiled and smiled and smiled.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Sweet, December 30, 2004

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M. Ness (Small town, Rural MN) - See all my reviews
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This movie was just simply sweet, but not sappy. It lacks bad language and any kind of sexual overtones, though there is plenty of opportunity for it. This aspect alone was very refreshing.
I've listened to a lot of Bill Cosby's stand up routines and it was cool to see that the kids he talked about growing up with were the kids in the movie (I didn't watch Fat Albert as a child). It's definitely something I would recommend for a child.