Yes, the lowbudget production values of jay ward and bill scotts bullwinkle actually enhanced the shows satirical quality and, yes, the squiggle vision of dr. The overall picture quality is good, but not great. Fat albert and the cosby kids western animation tv tropes. Halloween is approaching soon, so make sure you watch this holiday classic before it is. Fat alberts halloween special dvd 1977 television on.
Most likely, people are just remembering the book and misremembering the ending as being in the cartoon. Put your halloween books and movies away when you pack up your halloween decorations. Filmation was the production company for the series. As a 30 something year old father, it was great to stroll down memory lane with fat albert s halloween special. The fat albert christmas special is a 1977 christmas special based on the bill cosby animated tv series fat albert and the cosby kids. Halloween special lip sync battle shorties halloween spirits. In the film, balk plays mildred, a girl who has trouble casting a spell. As a 30 something year old father, it was great to stroll down memory lane with fat alberts halloween special. Fat albert and the gang leave the cartoon world and enter the real world in order to help a teenage girl deal with the challenges of being unpopular, and not having any friends except her foster sister. Fat albert and the cosby kids lmao i just looked up a few episodes the other night actually and i really dont think i will be seeing any reruns on cable any time soon. From 1977, a special episode of fat albert and the cosby kids, originally aired on cbs as a prime time special. It also has some holiday specials, childrens shows, clipart, and activities. Shop for halloween books for kids in halloween books.
The special opens with fat albert and his friends, the junkyard gang, heading over to a store called rootn rummage. I also own the fat albert christmas special and its just as great as this one. My son now enjoys it, although i suppose the whole fat albert thing is a bit politically incorrect in 2005. But man, i used to love this show fat albert was awesome dude. Filmation associates or filmation studios was an american production company that produced animated television series and live action programming during the late 20th century. Fat alberts halloween special is presented in dolby digital stereo. As you can probably guess, things dont go too well and they learn their lessons searchlight catches them up to no good in the theatre and throws them out. The top 10 halloween movies searches on roku for children and adults. Fat albert and the cosby kids season 1 episode 1 part 1 full episodes. Haunted halloween 2018 grow up, tony phillips 20 halloween. Retroist podcast episode 176 the fat albert halloween special. It was in the book version of the story, but no ones found a video that included that scene yet. When some of the kids do not return from trickortreating, which cosby kid will show the most courage.
Nevertheless these classics do not compare the real fat albert. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Fat alberts halloween special premiered in 1977, and stood out from other halloween specials of the day, not only because it featured kids wandering around gritty urban streets that were just a little threatening to this 7year old kid from the suburbs, but also because their world seemed populated by adults who were hostile to kids. I remember this more than the other holiday specials from fat albert. Harry potter and the cursed child, parts one and two.
The fat albert halloween special halloween specials wiki. Devray and rudy want to get revenge on the elderly man by scaring him, but the idea. The fat albert halloween special 1977 tv short plot. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. The fat albert halloween special tv short 1977 imdb. Know another quote from the fat albert halloween special. The official playscript of the original west end production paperback at walmart and save. Fat alberts halloween special dvd, 2008 for sale online. The halloween tree im not sure if this special, featuring the voices of leonard nimoy and ray bradbury author of the book on which its based himself, was made for video or made for tv. The colors are vibrant, but the image at times looks like it came from a less than superior source. She lives in an old house by the cemetery and is supposedly very mean. This is a rap song that incorporates the 1977 halloween. Fat albert s halloween special is presented in dolby digital stereo. Fat albert is a cartoon series created by bill cosby thats based on childhood memories of his old neighborhood.
Fat albert and his friends go to the local store to buy halloween costumes, only to be kicked out by mr. Fat albert and the cosby kids is an american animated television series created, produced, and hosted in live action bookends by comedian bill cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including fat albert and himself. Mudfoot brown eats most of their candy, and old lady bickwell turns. The fat albert halloween special halloween wiki fandom. In 20, the series was licensed to dreamworks classics in january 20, cosby announced on his facebook page that a new. Rowlings book about a young boy who on his eleventh birthday discovers, he is the orphaned boy of two powerful wizards and has unique magical powers. In the hands of filmation there was this hullabaloo about values not being apparent in childrens programming, especially on commercial networks, said lou scheimer, the head of filmation associates, which produced the tv series and the second primetime special, weird harold, in 1973, as well as fat albert easter, halloween and christmas specials. With bill cosby, jan crawford, gerald edwards, eric suter. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. See also halloween episode and for contrast the christmas special and the easter special. The fat albert christmas special christmas specials wiki. Fat alberts halloween special dvd, 2005 for sale online.
In this primetime special, rudy and his new friend devray spend halloween playing practical jokes on the elderly. What are the names and pictures of fat albert characters. The fat albert halloween special 1977 the fat albert christmas special 1977 a snow white christmas 1980. Theyll seem new and extra special when you bring them out the following year. Rudy and his new pal devray get the fright of their lives while playing halloween pranks on the elderly as the rest of the kids set their sights on searchlight johnson and mudfoot brown. In any case, it was released on video in 1993 and was a late 90s staple of cable tv around halloween. Fat alberts halloween special online full episodes of. The sound mix is good, with consistent audio levels and. Its a fun diddy and i would love for you all to love it with me. The lovable gang of street urchins undertake an adventure on the scariest day of the year in fat alberts halloween special. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing fat alberts halloween special near you. Cosby also produced and hosted the show, which fat albert and the cosby kids, cartoon of my childhood. The fat albert halloween special tv short 1977 plot.
The fat albert halloween special is an animated halloween special that aired as part of the fat albert and the cosby kids show. Charlie brown and fat albert halloween special on tv. Fat albert and the cosby kids go halloween costume shopping and quiver at the sight of mrs. Faking the grade fat albert and the cosby kids 1985. It wasnt well received by critics and the box office. It contains thousands of pictures, info, and much more. At christmas 2004, 20th century fox released a liveaction fat albert feature film starring kenan thompson note, in which the cast of the fat albert cartoon step out of the tv to make a little girls life better. We all have many more things in common as opposed to hate. Fat albert s halloween special available in dvd ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers. A lot of the scenes in the movie seemed as though they were for occupying space and time more than for aiding the plot.
I talk about the man behind the special, bill cosby, the origin of fat albert, the production company, the plot, the voice actors, the music and much more. It was a feel good story with a good message, but it was terribly done. Fat albert and his friends are rehearsing in their junkyard clubhouse for a christmas pageant that they want to put on for their families. The fat albert halloween special 1977 the flintstones meet rockula and frankenstone 1979 frankenstein and me 1996 frankenweenie 2012 fright to the finish 1954 fun size 2012 garfields halloween adventure 1985 ghost squad 2015 girl vs.
Fat albert halloween special bill cosby, 1977 halloween. Dont let people miss on a great quote from the the fat albert halloween special movie add it here. Fat alberts halloween special by hal sutherland hal. This site contains almost every single cartoon that has ever aired on globally. Nbc will also be on the animated map this season, airing a rare special that has not been seen in years, the fat albert halloween special. Filmation simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The length of the fat albert halloween special is kind of short about 22 minutes but you get 2 additional fat albert episodes on the dvd. This halloween, abc will be airing the 1966 classic its the great pumpkin, charlie brown and the modern classic boo. The top 10 halloween movies searches on roku for children. The characters are fat albert jackson, mushmouth is chinless and wears a red knit hat and a blue scarf, dumb donald always wears a green longsleeved jersey three sizes too big, and a pink. Retroist podcast episode 176 the fat albert halloween. While attempting their halloween mischief, the kids get the ultimate scare from the lady who lives in the spooky house by the graveyard. The fat albert halloween special is a 1977 halloween television special based on fat albert and the cosby kids.
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