Muppets, Fat Albert 75% off at Time-Life
11-25-04 | 12:15 AM
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From: Texas! Damn right.
Apparently, you folks are getting mislead by the '12 years' deal.
It's 13 years really, but there were only four actual seasons. As seen in the link provided by Jah-Wren, the series ran for 4 staggered seasons in the '70s. The real confusion comes in when you date the show from '69 to '82. The show had a special in 1969 and one in 1982 (as well as two more in the '70s), which is what probably causes people to believe it ran consecutively for so long.
Thanks for the link, JWR. That certainly answers my original question.
It's 13 years really, but there were only four actual seasons. As seen in the link provided by Jah-Wren, the series ran for 4 staggered seasons in the '70s. The real confusion comes in when you date the show from '69 to '82. The show had a special in 1969 and one in 1982 (as well as two more in the '70s), which is what probably causes people to believe it ran consecutively for so long.
Thanks for the link, JWR. That certainly answers my original question.
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11-25-04 | 12:25 AM
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Keep in mind there will be a Fat Albert Greatest Hits Collection out soon which has 20 episodes on 4 DVDs. Price is about $30 on preorder right now at the major e-tailers. The TimeLife set is 8 DVDs in separate keep cases with 3 episodes each so you do get 4 more episodes total but it'll take up a lot more storage space.
11-28-04 | 03:38 PM
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Somethings looks screwy on my order. I received an email from Time/Life notifying me my order shipped, as follows;
Today my credit card was charged the entire amount. Both my Order History page on the website and this email seem to indicate that only Fat Albert was shipped, not the Muppets. What does "Status: New" mean? Did anyone else get this?
Order Shipped
Dear ********,
You will be happy to know that your order, #*******, shipped from our warehouse...
Current Shipment Details
Product: The Adventures of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Collection - 8 DVD
Quantity Shipped: 1.0 of 1
Format: DVD
Unit Price: $28.79
Status: Shipped
Your shipment was sent to:
(my address)
via Express Shipping
Note: In-stock items shipped via express shipping should arrive within 3-5 business days after you placed your order.
Status of Other Items in Your Order
Product: Muppet 9-Volume Set -- The Best-Sellers on DVD
Quantity Shipped: 0 of 1
Format: DVD
Unit Price: $46.58
Status: New
Your shipment was sent to:
(my address)
via Express Shipping
Note: In-stock items shipped via express shipping should arrive within 3-5 business days after you placed your order.
Dear ********,
You will be happy to know that your order, #*******, shipped from our warehouse...
Current Shipment Details
Product: The Adventures of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Collection - 8 DVD
Quantity Shipped: 1.0 of 1
Format: DVD
Unit Price: $28.79
Status: Shipped
Your shipment was sent to:
(my address)
via Express Shipping
Note: In-stock items shipped via express shipping should arrive within 3-5 business days after you placed your order.
Status of Other Items in Your Order
Product: Muppet 9-Volume Set -- The Best-Sellers on DVD
Quantity Shipped: 0 of 1
Format: DVD
Unit Price: $46.58
Status: New
Your shipment was sent to:
(my address)
via Express Shipping
Note: In-stock items shipped via express shipping should arrive within 3-5 business days after you placed your order.
11-28-04 | 08:10 PM
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...actually.....
Originally posted by The Cow
There were 44 episodes (not counting the 3 specials and the pilot) made.
There were 44 episodes (not counting the 3 specials and the pilot) made.
...There were actually a total of 114 episodes including the pilot, and 3 specials, starting from the Pilot episode in 1969, and episodes running to 1984.
Episodes 1-36: Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Episodes 37-44: The New Fat Albert Show
Episodes 45-60: "The Lost Episodes"
Episodes 61-110: The Adventures of Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids
More Info Here
http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet...readid-143101/
12-08-04 | 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Samuel
I got my Muppet Show set over the weekend and although my total at the time of checking-out was $51.++ I was only charged $43.99. Sweet.
