hey hey hey it's faaaat albert!
By bjbailey
@bjbailey (114)
United States
August 19, 2008 9:15pm CST
I was having a discussion with the husband and we tried to remember their names but for the life of us could not think of any of them but Alberts. I was wonder who can name all the kids on The Fat Albert?
3 responses
@Angra_Mainyu (377)
• United States
20 Aug 08
I don't even remember how many there were but I'll see what I can do.
Fat Albert
Weird Harold
Rudy
Mush Mouth
Bill
Maybe Donald
Bucky
I don't know if there are more.
@Angra_Mainyu (377)
• United States
20 Aug 08
There is the little kid. Russel. I went through the list visualizing who each of them were and I forgot about the kid.
@sparkofinsanity (20471)
• Regina, Saskatchewan
20 Aug 08
Got this from the official Fat Albert website:
"Fat Albert was "the undisputed leader" of a gang of rambunctious black kids living in a seedy but respectable inner-city Philadelphia neighborhood. His buddies included Bill (based on guess who) pint-sized, sarcastic Russell (based on Cosby's real-life kid brother), blustery braggart Rudy, laid-back Bucky stringy Old Weird Harold, affable oaf Dumb Donald, and of course Mushmouth, whose bizarre speech patterns were the source of humor for many a youthful amateur impressionist."
@nicholejade (2430)
• Canada
20 Aug 08
Fat Albert - Main Protagonist - Catchphrase: "Hey Hey Hey"
Mushmouth - spoke in virtual Ubbi Dubbi, same as the effect of too much novocaine in the mouth, according to Cosby's "Dentist" monologues
Dumb Donald - Wore a pink stocking cap over part of his face. Prone to poor judgment.
Russell - Bill's laid-back younger brother (named for Cosby's real-life brother Russell). Always dressed for the winter, as he was seen wearing a hat; jacket; and boots. Catchphrase: "No class" (usually used to insult Rudy)
Weird Harold - a tall, skinny kid who always wears a shirt and jacket. Clumsy, except on the basketball court.
Bill - based on Bill Cosby himself
Rudy - Flamboyantly-dressed smooth-talker and braggart who constantly ends up with "egg on his face". His family is implied to be significantly more well-off than the others, as he is the only band member with a real musical instrument (the others use home-made variations). Bill Cosby originally intended to introduce "Rich Rudy" on The Cosby Show as one of the Huxtable children. While the character did not actually carry over, the name "Rudy" was given to youngest daughter, played by Keshia Knight Pulliam.
Bucky - A kid with buck teeth
MudFoot - A hobo in the park who constantly gives legal advice to the gang
The Brown Hornet - Show-within-a-show about an African-American superhero (a parody of The Green Hornet), whose cartoons were watched by the group
Legal Eagle - Another show-within-a-show, involving a crime-fighting cartoon bird and two lazy squirrel underlings.