# "Dude, Where's My Car?" Is Oscar-Worthy Compared To This... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 18, 2004, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426 "2004-08-18T17:44:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/41 "2004-08-19T13:43:50Z")
> [@Kilt-wearin' man](#): > > Any bets on how long the build-up period lasts? I’m thinking 6 weeks of hype, then the permiere, maybe a week on the screen, then relative peace again. Peace and quiet until “the gang is back” in summer of 2006 in “Fat Albert 2 Electric doo doo” ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/42 "2004-08-19T14:10:15Z")
> [@TommyTutone](#): > > Cosby himself was a writer so I’m not going to entirely write this off. Most likely because he invented the characters, their characteristics, catch phrases, etc. I haven’t heard anything about him being associated with this in an active way. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/43 "2004-08-19T15:08:38Z")
Can we name the characters. . . In [this](http://www.darkhorizons.com/2004/fat/fatalbert2.jpg) picture, I think it goes (left to right) Mushmouth Dumb Donald Bucky ? (in the back) Bill ? (in the blue) ??? (tall guy in the back) Russell Fat Albert. Am I crazy or was there a Russell and a Rudy? Rudy was short and wore a hat like Russell. I would have like to see that black guy from the Kangaroo movie and Malibu’s Most Wanted play Fat Albert. I think he’s pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/44 "2004-08-19T15:15:27Z")
Given the level of knee-jerk reaction to the way the Gungans spoke in the Star Wars movies, I will be quite surprised if there isn’t a fair amount of knee-jerkishness if they have Mushmouth talk the same way he did in the cartoon… ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/45 "2004-08-19T15:28:34Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > Am I crazy or was there a Russell and a Rudy? Rudy was short and wore a hat like Russell. Rudy’s the one looking over Fat Albert’s shoulder. I think the one with the 'fro is Weird Harold. > [@Sean Factotum](#): > > Most likely because he invented the characters, their characteristics, catch phrases, etc. I haven’t heard anything about him being associated with this in an active way. From my most recent link: > [@](#): > > The film is based on a script by Bill Cosby and Charles Kipps… ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/46 "2004-08-19T15:35:23Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > Am I crazy or was there a Russell and a Rudy? Rudy was short and wore a hat like Russell. Russell was Bill’s little brother, and he’s not in the live action pic. He’s on the left of [this](http://www.retrobug.com/fatalbert/index13.html) pic, and Rudy is on the right. Rudy was the only “cool” kid in the group. I think he played guitar. Based on looks alone, I think they did a great job with casting, wardrobe and make-up. As long as the Brown Hornet is involved, I think this has a chance to be not _too_ bad. Pash ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/47 "2004-08-19T15:43:57Z")
Well, perhaps we’ll get to find out where Rudy was plugging in. It’s been bugging me for years. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/48 "2004-08-19T15:49:35Z")
> [@Pashnish Ewing](#): > > Russell was Bill’s little brother, and he’s not in the live action pic. He’s on the left of [this](http://www.retrobug.com/fatalbert/index13.html) pic, and Rudy is on the right. No, I think that’s Mudfoot next to Rudy. Russell looked like Bill but with a gap in his teeth. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/49 "2004-08-19T18:40:42Z")
The odor of Scooby Doo 2 has yet to vacate movie theaters, so I don’t think this can come as even a mild surprise. We’ll probably get a Captain Caveman movie someday. Ooh! and Grape Ape. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/50 "2004-08-19T18:46:34Z")
And that means Speedbuggy isn’t far behind. Which just confirms my suspicions that the execs at Hanna Barbera are not human at all, but Satan Spawn. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/51 "2004-08-19T18:56:49Z")
When what we really want is a live action _Jetsons…_ ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/52 "2004-08-19T19:17:51Z")
Or a live-action “Clutch Cargo” …with CGI mouths of course! ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/53 "2004-08-19T20:01:14Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > When what we really want is a live action _Jetsons…_ Only because you’re in lust with Judy. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/54 "2004-08-19T20:28:11Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > And that means Speedbuggy isn’t far behind. Which just confirms my suspicions that the execs at Hanna Barbera are not human at all, but Satan Spawn. You are aware that Fat Albert isn’t a H-B property, right? ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/55 "2004-08-19T20:50:17Z")
Um, yes. I was actually responding to this: > [@Captain Lance Murdoch](#): > > The odor of Scooby Doo 2 has yet to vacate movie theaters, so I don’t think this can come as even a mild surprise. We’ll probably get a Captain Caveman movie someday. Ooh! and Grape Ape. All of those _are_ HB cartoons. Really, really hideous ones. Yes, even Scooby Doo. ---
**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/56 "2004-08-19T20:58:43Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > All of those _are_ HB cartoons. Really, really hideous ones. Yes, even Scooby Doo. Yeah, I’m just waiting for a live action _Space Ghost_… Or _Herculoids_. Starring Kevin Sorbo as the Tarzan rip-off father character. ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2004, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/57 "2004-08-19T21:12:10Z")
Now, see, I couldn’t watch the Space Ghost cartoon, but I love Space Ghost Coast to Coast. Cheese of the finest variety. Loved Brak. ---
**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/58 "2004-08-20T13:36:45Z")
> [@Maureen](#): > > Now, see, I couldn’t watch the Space Ghost cartoon, but I love Space Ghost Coast to Coast. Cheese of the finest variety. Loved Brak. I’ll bet you the beverage of your choice (within reason, if we’re in the same restaraunt I’ll buy) that not only would it be in the style of the “adventure show” cartoon, but they’d also try to play it for laughs like the '60s _Batman_ series. I’m also fully expecting a live-action _Johnny Quest_ sometime soon. ---
**Author:** ![Pashnish\_Ewing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8797f3/32.png) [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2004, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426/59 "2004-08-20T15:12:21Z")
> [@Jeff Olsen](#): > > No, I think that’s Mudfoot next to Rudy. Russell looked like Bill but with a gap in his teeth. No, Mudfoot was the old (homeless?) dude. Just so we can keep them all straight… [Fat Albert](http://www.tvparty.com/satfat/albert.html) [Bill](http://www.tvparty.com/satfat/bill.html) [Rudy](http://www.tvparty.com/satfat/rudy.html) [Mushmouth](http://www.tvparty.com/satfat/mush.html) [Weird Harold](http://www.tvparty.com/satfat/harold.html) [Russell](http://www.tvparty.com/satfat/russell.html) [Bucky](http://www.tvparty.com/satfat/bucky.html) [Dumb Donald](http://www.tvparty.com/satfat/donald.html) [Mudfoot](http://www.tvparty.com/satfat/mudfoot.html) I checked a couple of different sites, and this is the only one that seemed to be able to keep them straight. (Oh my god, did I just spend 30 minutes looking up Fat Albert info?) Pash [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-wheres-my-car-is-oscar-worthy-compared-to-this/260426.md?page=2)