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The Albertson’s distribution center at the north end of Jeronimo is surrounded by a high fence with barbed wire, which reminded me of a protected junkyard. It’s just too difficult to get to the cache from that direction, so find another way. A nice dirt road will lead you there.
Mudfoot was one of the characters from Fat Albert. He was the elderly proprietor of the junkyard where the group often hung out. He often conned the group out of their money.
I planted this cache as I was departing the area from freshly hiding the nearby cache Fat Albert GC10VQV. This guy who wasn’t a security guard, but an employee of the Albertson’s distribution center stopped to talk to me (through the fence—this is a clue). He was just curious about why I was back there, so we chatted a little while—I guess it would make for a better story if he actually tried to con me out of my money.
Minimal bushwacking might be necessary, but no more than gentle parting of the foliage to reveal the cache.
Container is camo’d plastic large vitamin container.
Original contents: Pencil for logging, logbook, and two glow sticks.
No clues are in the paragraphs below this point.
Since we named this one after this Junkyard Gang character, I’ll have to share some wikipedia information on Bill Cosby’s Fat Albert show.
Fat Albert first appeared in Cosby's stand-up comedy routine "Buck Buck," as recorded on his 1967 album Revenge. The stories were based upon Cosby's tales about growing up in the inner city of Philadelphia. In 1969, Cosby and veteran animator Ken Mundie brought Fat Albert to animation in a one-shot prime-time special entitled Hey, Hey, Hey, It's Fat Albert.
The producers anticipated NBC to bring Fat Albert to Saturday mornings, but they refused because the series was too educational. So, Bill Cosby and a new production company, Filmation Associates, took the property to CBS.
The series, now titled Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, premiered on September 9, 1972 on CBS for a 12-year run. It also spent a few more months in first-run syndication in 1984. Several prime-time holiday specials featuring the characters were also produced.
Fat Albert was honored and noted for its educational content. During each episode, Fat Albert and his friends, collectively known as The Junkyard Gang, dealt with an issue or problem commonly faced by young children, ranging from stage fright, first loves ("puppy love"), medical operations, and skipping school to harder, more serious themes (toned down somewhat for young children) including smoking, stealing, racism, being scammed by con artists, child abuse, drug use, and gun violence.
At the end of each episode, the gang would sing a song about the theme of the day. This sequence, similar to those seen in other Filmation shows including The Archie Show, has often been parodied.
Despite the reputation of educational children television series for being unpopular on commercial television, the series enjoyed one of the longest runs in the history of the Saturday morning cartoon timeslot.
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