Topic: "Sex and The Office."              

Bill Cosby and his childhood chums from North Philadelphia star in Bill's first animated TV Special.  

      An autobiographical animated special featuring comedian Bill Cosby's childhood reminiscences about friendship, football, monster movies, and girls. Serving as an imaginative proxy for the humorist is "Fat" Albert, a gargantuan playground fixture known for his throaty salutation "Hey, hey, hey!" 

The Tackle Championship of the Entire World is at stake as Captain Cosby's Eagles prepare to meet the fearsome Green Street Terrors. With Fat Albert on their team, the Eagles are confident they can forgo practice for a matinee (featuring Lon Chaney Jr. as the Wolfman).
But without Fat Albert the Eagles are nothing. And at game time, Fat Albert is what the're without. Hurt by his teammates' wisecracks about his size, Big A says he'll sit this one out. Maybe even leave the neighborhood. 

Music by Herbie Hancock.
  
Bill Cosby … Cast, Voice, Fat Albert, Mushmouth, Mudfoot, Dumb Donald

Steven Cheatham … Cast, Voice, Russell
Ernestine Wade … Cast, Voice, Bill's Mother
Solomon Young … Cast, Voice, Weird Harold
Alvin Hillard … Cast, Voice, Weasel
Gary Moore … Cast, Voice, Nolan
Ben Anderson … Cast, Voice, Rudy
Pat Ross … Cast, Voice, Rosemary
Angela Miller … Cast, Voice, Naomi
Dana Marshall … Cast, Voice, 1st Green Street Terror
Roosevelt Blow … Cast, Voice, 2nd Green Street Terror

NOTE:
In 1969, Cosby and veteran animator Ken Mundie brought Fat Albert to animation in a prime-time special entitled "Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert."

The special, which aired on NBC, was a hybrid of live action and animation. The music for the special was written and performed by jazz pianist/keyboardist Herbie Hancock in 1969 and was released on the Warner Bros. album Fat Albert Rotunda. For the animated portion of the special, it was necessary to develop the actual appearance of each of the Fat Albert Gang's characters. For this, Ken Mundie relied on animator Amby Paliwoda, a former Disney artist. Paliwoda not only created all the Gang's characters, but painted a "group portrait" which was eventually shown on the front page of TV Guide magazine shortly before the showing of the special.

1972 (Syndicated). Impressionist George Kirby hosted this variety half hour. Among the regulars was Steve Martin.   


Duplicate of #2788.          

Presented on "DINAH SHORE SPECIAL." A lighthearted salute to the female of the species via comedy sketches and music.    

Dupe of 5950         

Presented on "DINAH SHORE SPECIAL." A lighthearted salute to the female of the species via comedy sketches and music.   


Duplicate of #5950.          

1972 (Syndicated). Impressionist George Kirby hosted this variety half hour. Among the regulars was Steve Martin.             

Richard Pryor live in concert from Long Beach, California.             

In 1979, just a few years after HBO came on the air, it took a chance on a young comedian, giving him his first TV Special. That was Billy Crystal.

Slipping out of his "Soap" role Billy demonstrates his talents for improvisation and bittersweet comedy sketches, among the more incredible his 9 minute brilliant  "Fifteen Rounds" routine on the  18 year career of Muhammad Ali, in and out of the ring. Billy Crystal takes on the voices of both Ali and Howard Cosell. 

At the conclusion of his routine Billy is surprised by Muhammad himself who trades quips with Crystal for an additional five minutes. They reverse roles, Muhammad impersonating Howard Cosell and Billy impersonating Muhammad Ali.                         

Highlights of various Dean Martin Roasts are presented. They include Johnny Carson (1975), Muhammad Ali (1976), Bob Hope, (1975), Jackie Gleason (1976), Jack Benny (1974), Michael Landon (1977), Lucille Ball (1977), and Dean Martin (1978). Roasters include John Wayne, Senator Hubert Humphrey, Jack Benny, Freddie Prinze, Totie Fields, Jonathan Winters, and Dom DeLuise.