6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.6
Overview
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is an animated series created, produced, and hosted by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat Albert himself. Filmation was the production company for the series. The show premiered in 1972 and ran until 1985. The show, based on Cosby's remembrances of his childhood gang, centered on Albert, and his friends. The show always had an educational lesson emphasized by Cosby's live-action segments, and in early episodes the gang would usually gather in their North Philadelphia junkyard to play a rock song on their cobbled-together instruments at the end of the show.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Overview
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is an animated series created, produced, and hosted by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat Albert himself. Filmation was the production company for the series. The show premiered in 1972 and ran until 1985. The show, based on Cosby's remembrances of his childhood gang, centered on Albert, and his friends. The show always had an educational lesson emphasized by Cosby's live-action segments, and in early episodes the gang would usually gather in their North Philadelphia junkyard to play a rock song on their cobbled-together instruments at the end of the show.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids receives a neutral rating because its central subject matter focuses on universal moral and social lessons for children, emphasizing individual responsibility and interpersonal ethics rather than promoting specific political ideologies or systemic critiques.
This animated series is notable for its diverse main cast of predominantly Black characters, a significant aspect for its era. The narrative centers on universal moral lessons and community experiences, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the plot beyond the inherent character representation.
Secondary
The show frequently depicts characters attending church, referencing God, and engaging in practices that align with general Christian values, such as forgiveness, community, and moral uprightness. These portrayals are consistently respectful and integrate faith as a positive influence on the characters' lives and the show's overall moral lessons.
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, an animated children's series from the 1970s and 80s, focused on moral lessons and everyday life experiences of inner-city youth. The show did not include any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes, consistent with the typical content of children's programming during its original broadcast period.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The characters in "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" were original creations for the animated series, establishing their genders from their initial appearance. There is no prior source material or historical record indicating a change in any character's established gender.
The characters in "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids" were originally conceived and consistently portrayed as Black children from the show's inception. There is no prior canon or source material establishing them as a different race.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.7
6.5
Critic Ratings
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