Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert
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Sports
Jack Mendelsohn
Bill Cosby
- Bill Cosby
- Steven Cheatham
- Ernestine Wade
- Solomon Young
- Gary Moore
- Ben Anderson
- Pat Ross
- Angela Miller
- Dana Marshall
- Roosevelt Blow
| Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Slice of life Sports |
| Written by | Ed. Weinberger Jack Mendelsohn Bill Cosby |
| Directed by | Ken Mundie |
| Voices of |
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| Composer | Herbie Hancock |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bruce Campbell Roy Silver |
| Producer | Harry Gittes |
| Cinematography | Mike Bortman, Ken Brown |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | November 12, 1969 |
| Related | |
Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert is an animated primetime television special which originally aired on November 12, 1969, on NBC in the United States.[1] The special stars Fat Albert and the Cosby kids, a group of characters based on people Bill Cosby grew up with in his youth and had been mentioned in his prior stand-up routines. It was followed by an animated series which premiered on CBS three years later in 1972.
Bill and Russell are eating breakfast, but complain about the "lumps" in the cereal. They are told to finish eating it by their mother before leaving to meet up with their friends Nolan, Dumb Donald, Old Weird Harold, and Weasel. Dumb Donald dropped his football down a sewer hole after being told by his mother "not to kick it, not to drop it, not to throw it." Using a wad of gum and Harold's long lanky body, they manage to retrieve it. The boys are challenged to an upcoming football game against the Terrors in which Bill accepts. Although the boys express doubt of winning, Bill reiterates that their friend Fat Albert will be there to help them win the game. Fat Albert appears at the mere mention of his name and with a loud booming "Hey, hey, hey!"
They are soon greeted by their friend Rudy who invites them all to come see a triple feature of The Wolf Man which is playing at the local cinema. Everyone agrees to go, except Fat Albert who does not like scary movies and heads home. The rest of the boys go to see the film (using real footage from the actual movie) and despite putting on a tough front, are clearly scared of the picture. They walk home together where everything proceeds to scare them. They then try to laugh it off by making fat jokes about Fat Albert. They unknowingly pass by his apartment building where he hears them, saddened by their remarks.
On the day of the game, Bill goes to visit Fat Albert who makes it known that he does not want to be friends with him anymore and plans to move away after telling his parents. Bill goes to the game where the Terrors continuously clobber his team. Desperate, Bill goes back to Fat Albert one more time and offers to pay him for the rest of his life to participate in the game, but still refuses. Saddened by Albert's unwillingness, Bill expresses that he's sorry he's moving and sorry that he won't be his friend anymore. Fat Albert unexpectedly appears at the game and, using his weight, helps defeat the Terrors. Fat Albert is hailed a hero and tells his friends that he is not moving after all before proceeding to remind Bill about the payment he offered him earlier.