Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Bikes in Film: Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids...


A week, maybe two weeks, ago my son discovered we were picking up a new channel over the airwaves. It was a Tuesday night, what this station is calling Fat Tuesday. Why? Because they are showing that old Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids cartoon from the 1970s. It was one of those Saturday morning shows that my brother and I would watch on occasion. Anyway, we had last night's episode, called Justice Good As Ever, (you can watch the episode by clicking) on and watched intently because the story revolved around Rudy and his new bike, and concluded with a bike race vaguely reminiscent of Breaking Away. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids was not your average '70s cartoon, it always had a social message, or multiple messages woven into the storyline. You could pull several out of last nights episode including honesty, cheating, watching where you are driving, and even bike maintenance (doing the job right the first time). All the usual Kids were there (and Bill Cosby), including Dumb Donald with that pink stocking cap with eye slits so he could see. Hey, hey, hey, what a trip down memory lane. I know, that last part should rhyme.

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