Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids was a Saturday morning cartoon that was created, produced and hosted by Bill Cosby. The show premiered in 1972 and ran until 1984. The show, based on Bill Cosby’s remembrances of his childhood gang, focused on the lovable, oversized Albert, with his signature rumbling exclamation “Hey hey hey!”, and his friends -- Mushmouth , Dumb Donald, Bill, Russell, Weird Harold, Rudy Davis and Bucky.
The show always had an educational “lesson” emphasized by Cosby’s live cameos. The gang always gathered in their north Philly junkyard to play a rock song on their cobbled-together instruments. Cosby’s Kids had an upbeat attitude and were eager to learn, in spite of their apparent poverty.
1984 Opening Theme
Play Family Village was released in 1973 by Fisher-Price. This 32-piece set consisted of two imaginary streets hinged to a removable bridge with traffic light. On one street was a firehouse 
with a dog, cot, siren, fireman, and a fire engine with extension ladder; dentist office with chair and black/white dentist; theatre with seats and stage; post office with mailbox, blue mailman, white truck and 6 coded letters to fit matching mail slots; and a rooftop restaurant with yellow chair and table with green umbrella. The other street had a police station with police car, blue policewoman, and a jail cell with bunks; barber shop with barber and chair; apartment with sofa and coffee table, sundeck chair with barbeque grill; and a garage with cranking car lift, gas pump, and a red driver. There was also a telephone booth.
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