Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
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Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is an American animated television series from the 1970s and 1980s that follows the adventures of a group of urban adolescents, known for its humor, moral lessons, and characters created and voiced by Bill Cosby.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Context triple: [Bill Cosby, notableWork, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Target entity description: Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is an American animated television series from the 1970s and 1980s that follows the adventures of a group of urban adolescents, known for its humor, moral lessons, and characters created and voiced by Bill Cosby.
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A.
The Coneheads
The Coneheads are a family of absurd, cone-headed aliens from the planet Remulak who became popular comedic characters through sketches and later a feature film.
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B.
The Flintstones
The Flintstones is a classic animated television sitcom that humorously portrays the lives of a Stone Age family and their neighbors in the prehistoric town of Bedrock.
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C.
Beavis and Butt-Head
Beavis and Butt-Head is an animated comedy series created by Mike Judge that follows two dim-witted teenage slackers known for their crude humor, heavy metal obsession, and satirical commentary on music videos and pop culture.
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D.
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet is a classic American radio and television sitcom that followed the real-life Nelson family and became one of the longest-running live-action sitcoms in U.S. TV history.
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E.
Sesame Street
Sesame Street is a long-running American children's television series that uses Muppets, live-action, and animation to teach preschoolers basic academic and social skills.
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Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television series
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animated television series ⓘ children's television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fat Albert ⓘ |
| basedOn | Bill Cosby's stand-up comedy routines ⓘ |
| character |
Bill
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Bucky ⓘ Dumb Donald ⓘ Fat Albert ⓘ Mushmouth ⓘ Rudy ⓘ Russell ⓘ Weird Harold ⓘ |
| characterVoicedBy |
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
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surface form:
Fat Albert – Bill Cosby
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Bill Cosby ⓘ |
| episodeStructure | self-contained stories with a moral ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1972 ⓘ |
| format | animated series ⓘ |
| genre |
animation
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children's television ⓘ comedy ⓘ educational television ⓘ |
| hasEducationalContent | yes ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistGroup | group of urban adolescents ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
education
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friendship ⓘ morality ⓘ social issues ⓘ |
| intendedMessage | positive role models for urban youth ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1985 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Fat Albert ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| musicElement | junkyard band performances ⓘ |
| network | CBS ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
live-action segments featuring Bill Cosby
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moral lessons at the end of episodes ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of humor to teach life lessons ⓘ |
| originalChannelType | broadcast television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalRunPeriod |
1970s
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1980s ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Filmation ⓘ |
| setting | urban neighborhood ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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families ⓘ |
| voiceActor | Bill Cosby ⓘ |
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