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He was normally a background character, but in the season 8 episode "Video Mania" he briefly developed an addiction to video games, but quickly got that under control, and responsibly made efforts to atone for the trouble it caused. In the season 7 episode "Little Girl Found", he helped the police find Fat Albert and Greta, a teen runaway whom Fat Albert befriended, before they were attacked by a gang of thieves Greta had run afoul from. |
He was normally a background character, but in the season 8 episode "Video Mania" he briefly developed an addiction to video games, but quickly got that under control, and responsibly made efforts to atone for the trouble it caused. In the season 7 episode "Little Girl Found", he helped the police find Fat Albert and Greta, a teen runaway whom Fat Albert befriended, before they were attacked by a gang of thieves Greta had run afoul from. |
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| + | It remains unknown who was Bill Cosby's inspiration for the character of Weird Harold. Cosby first told about his friend in the story "9th Street Bridge" from his Grammy-winning 1967 album ''Revenge''. In the story, Cosby tells about how he and Harold went to a late night horror movie festival, spending most of the time hiding on the floor unable to watch the monsters when they came on screen. When Bill's mother fails to come and pick them up, they are faced with the frightening problem of having to walk home in the dark alone. En route, Bill and Harold, clinging onto one another for dear life, pass under the completely darkened 9th Street Bridge and unknowingly encounter what they believe is a monster, but is actually a wandering drunken vagrant. |
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== Gallery == |
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Revision as of 09:54, 10 June 2019
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Old Weird Harold |
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Voiced by |
Gerald Edwards (classic series) |
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Portrayed by |
Aaron Frazier (film) |
Old Weird Harold (mostly referred to as Weird Harold) is a member of the Junkyard Gang. In the Junkyard Band, he plays a harp he made from bedsprings, but also occasionally plays a dressmaker dummy like an upright bass.
Appearance
Weird Harold is far and away the tallest member of the Junkyard Gang. In Bill Cosby's standup routines, 'Old Weird Harold' got his nickname "because he was 6'9" and weighed fifty pounds"; Cosby also quipped that they "used him to get the football out of the sewer". In Cosby's routines he counts Weird Harold as his closest friend, but in the TV series Harold is closer friends with Fat Albert.
Harold wears a yellow dress blazer, a white button-down shirt, blue jeans, socks (one yellow and one red) and white sneakers. Harold's eyes have snake-like pupils, mostly seen in close-up shots.
In the film, Weird Harold's appearance significantly changed; his white button down and yellow blazer remained the same, but his snake-like pupils were removed, he has an afro as opposed to his regular hair, green and black plaid pants, and white and green sneakers.
Personality
Weird Harold is extremely clumsy. While he's one of the less-intelligent members of the Junkyard Gang, what he lacks in intellect he makes up for in heart. He tends to be more straightforward and gets right to the point when he speaks.
He was normally a background character, but in the season 8 episode "Video Mania" he briefly developed an addiction to video games, but quickly got that under control, and responsibly made efforts to atone for the trouble it caused. In the season 7 episode "Little Girl Found", he helped the police find Fat Albert and Greta, a teen runaway whom Fat Albert befriended, before they were attacked by a gang of thieves Greta had run afoul from.
Character Inspiration
It remains unknown who was Bill Cosby's inspiration for the character of Weird Harold. Cosby first told about his friend in the story "9th Street Bridge" from his Grammy-winning 1967 album Revenge. In the story, Cosby tells about how he and Harold went to a late night horror movie festival, spending most of the time hiding on the floor unable to watch the monsters when they came on screen. When Bill's mother fails to come and pick them up, they are faced with the frightening problem of having to walk home in the dark alone. En route, Bill and Harold, clinging onto one another for dear life, pass under the completely darkened 9th Street Bridge and unknowingly encounter what they believe is a monster, but is actually a wandering drunken vagrant.
Gallery
