Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972)
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is an animated series created, produced, and hosted by comedian Bill Cosby, who also lent his voice to a number of characters, including Fat Albert himself. Filmation was the production company for the series. The show premiered in 1972 and ran until 1985. The show, based on Cosby's remembrances of his childhood gang, centered on Albert, and his friends. The show always had an educational lesson emphasized by Cosby's live-action segments, and in early episodes the gang would usually gather in their North Philadelphia junkyard to play a rock song on their cobbled-together instruments at the end of the show.
Seasons & Episode
The boys go to a Neighborhood Watch meeting after a burglary at Dumb Donald's house.
Bill devises a new form of entertainment when the clubhouse TV breaks.
An accident foils the boys' plan to enter Rudy's new bike in a big race.
Mudfoot offers to help when the boys enter a battle of the bands.
A police officer offers kids at school safety tips, but Hank was not listening.
A field trip is canceled because of the expense of covering over graffiti painted on a school wall. In order to recoup the money, the gang takes on a city project to paint a patriotic mural on a city building.
The gang tries to cheer a friend who awaits a kidney transplant.
Red wants to quit school to focus on her singing career, but Fat Albert and the gang try to convince her that it is a mistake.
A classmate is selling drugs at school, but Fat Albert and friends must decide whether to report it.
Weird Harold spends all his money on video games, then makes amends by taking a job at the video arcade to earn money for picnic equipment for the gang.
Fat Albert makes friends with the new girl in school, who is a budding artist.
On America Day, the gang gets to vote on who wins the title of America's Queen.
Dumb Donald's cousin does not realize his pranks are getting out of hand.
Teddy is accused when gym equipment disappears, and Fat Albert and the gang hunt for the real culprits.
Bob discovers that problems—especially those involving one's health—do not go away on their own.
The kids help their friend Liz with their new baby.
The kids make their own episode of the Brown Hornet.
The Cosby kids discover a dangerous chemical spill when they help out at their friend Roy's farm.
The boys try to convince the school's star football player Mickey that reading is more important than winning.
Fat Albert notices that his friend Peter is acting strangely and finds out that it is due to alcohol.
The Cosby kids search for hidden loot after Weird Harold finds a treasure map.
Fat Albert and the Cosby kids take a trip to the country to visit Weird Harold's uncle.
Weird Harold and Waldo's sister Mindy learn the importance of having a sense of humor when they get trapped in a cave.
Fat Albert finds the perfect star pitcher when the boys get a challenge from the Junior League baseball champions, but she is a girl.
Rudy and his new friend Hector try to use fake I.D.s at a nightclub.
The police show up when Fat Albert's friend Tommy throws a party at his parents' house.
Dumb Donald falls for Elaine, a cheerleader, but how will he compete with the star quarterback Hammerhead Rex?
Rudy learns an important lesson about winning big and losing big when he catches the gambling bug.
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids visit the Museum of Natural History to see an exhibit on bicycles.
The Cosby Kids find out that real friends do not care whether you are rich or poor—they like you for you.
The Cosby Kids enter the Sound City TV competition in hopes of winning airtime for their band.
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids visit Rudy's uncle's ranch and leave the big city behind.
Everybody wants to be on the school pep squad but will Fat Albert and Weird Harold win a place?
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids visit an Amish community and learn the values of Amish society with their friend Sharon.
Fat Albert tries to save his friend Tito from getting involved with his older brother's gang life.
Fat Albert exposes his classmate Greg as a computer hacker while working on a history assignment.
Weird Harold is left in a sticky situation while working at his new job serving ice cream at Mr. Cooper's Ice Cream Shop.
Hoping to be like his hero, Dexter attempts a death-defying stunt.
Fat Albert and the boys try to help their friend Lenny find a job.
Rudy thinks it's his big break when the Cosby Kids meet a new girl whose father is a big time movie producer.
Fat Albert and the boys try to help their new friend Chuy, a.k.a. the Wheeler, feel welcome at school.
Dumb Donald's schoolwork needs to improve or he may not be able to advance to the next grade. This catches the attention of a teenager who previously had Dumb Donald's teacher, and offers to sell him the answers to future tests. Donald is conflicted amongst himself about the meaning of academic success and facing the stigma of being held back.
Fat Albert gives his classmate Richard the encouragement he needs to write a blue ribbon poem for the school writing contest.
When the Cosby Kids find out that Mr. and Mrs. Gibson may lose their home, they hit the airwaves to tell their neighbors' story.
When Weird Harold's Uncle Marcus moves in with his family, space gets tight especially in Weird Harold's room.
The Cosby Kids learn about the responsibilities of the press when Rudy submits a false story to the school newspaper.
When Fat Albert takes a job at the local zoo, he has trouble juggling his many responsibilities including school, homework, and work.
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