Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids was 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. Filmation was the production company for the series. The show premiered in 1972 and ran until 1985 (with new episodes being produced sporadically during that time frame). The show, based on Cosby's remembrances of his childhood gang, centered on Fat Albert (known for his catchphrase "Hey hey hey!"), and his friends who routinely gathered in a North Philadelphia junkyard to play a song on their cobbled-together instruments.
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1970s, african american, band, cartoons, good time
"Was comin' back from the island of Tinian to Leyte. Just delivered the bomb, The Hiroshima Bomb. Japanese submarine slammed two torpedoes into our side, Chief. Eleven-Hundred Men went into the water. Vessel went down in twelve minutes. Didn't see the first shark for about half an hour, A Tiger, Thirteen-footer. you know how you know that when you're in the water, Chief? You can tell by looking from the dorsal to the tail. Well we didn't know. 'Cause our bomb mission had been so secret, no distress signal had been sent. They didn't even list us as overdue for a week.
