Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

1972
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

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EP1 Have a Heart Sep 01, 1984

The gang stays after school to learn about CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), but Rudy ditches the class early to focus more on basketball. When Mudfoot stops by, he joins him in practice and gives his usual advice on the importance of education. Shortly afterward, he has a heart attack and Rudy is unable to help. Luckily, the gang leaving CPR class, is able to intervene with Fat Albert giving Mudfoot CPR while others call the paramedics. Mudfoot recovers and Rudy learns an important lesson, deciding to take the CPR class to be better prepared.

EP2 Watch Thy Neightborhood Sep 08, 1984

The boys go to a Neighborhood Watch meeting after a burglary at Dumb Donald's house.

EP3 Cosby's Classics Sep 15, 1984

Bill devises a new form of entertainment when the clubhouse TV breaks.

EP4 Justice Good as Ever Sep 22, 1984

An accident foils the boys' plan to enter Rudy's new bike in a big race.

EP5 Rebop for Bebop Sep 29, 1984

Mudfoot offers to help when the boys enter a battle of the bands.

EP6 Sinister Stranger Oct 06, 1984

A police officer offers kids at school safety tips, but Hank was not listening.

EP7 Handwriting on the Wall Oct 13, 1984

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.

EP8 Busted Oct 20, 1984

Larry is a car thief who impresses the gang by saying he knows how the police work. However, accepting a ride from Larry to the pool leads to trouble when Larry realizes John Law has other ideas up his sleeve. The gang is frightened of what they see in the jailhouse and a police sergeant sentences them to one-minute imprisonment, showing they could have a much longer time behind bars if they are not more careful who they associate with.

EP9 It All Ads Up Oct 27, 1984

The kids contribute to the school's rummage sale. The gang is concerned some of the older stuff will not sell, but Rudy uses slick ways to sell their entire selection. One of the teachers shows Rudy the effects of his actions by giving him a faulty device that ruins his hat versus that shown in a glitzy TV commercial. The lesson is not over, as Rudy, Fat Albert and the others must also head the harbor when Rudy realizes he sold a faulty raft to a boy who cannot swim.

EP10 Never Say Never Nov 03, 1984

The gang tries to cheer a friend who awaits a kidney transplant.

EP11 Don't Call Us Nov 10, 1984

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.

EP12 The Runner Nov 17, 1984

A classmate is selling drugs at school, but Fat Albert and friends must decide whether to report it.

EP13 Video Mania Nov 24, 1984

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.

EP14 You Gotta Have Art Dec 01, 1984

Fat Albert makes friends with the new girl in school, who is a budding artist.

EP15 Long Live the Queen Dec 08, 1984

On America Day, the gang gets to vote on who wins the title of America's Queen.

EP16 The Joker Dec 15, 1984

Dumb Donald's cousin does not realize his pranks are getting out of hand.

EP17 Second Chance Dec 22, 1984

Teddy is accused when gym equipment disappears, and Fat Albert and the gang hunt for the real culprits.

EP18 Kiss and Tell Dec 29, 1984

Bob discovers that problems—especially those involving one's health—do not go away on their own.

EP19 Teenage Mom Jan 05, 1985

The kids help their friend Liz with their new baby.

EP20 Film Follies Jan 12, 1985

The kids make their own episode of the Brown Hornet.

EP21 Harvest Moon Jan 19, 1985

The Cosby kids discover a dangerous chemical spill when they help out at their friend Roy's farm.

EP22 Read Baby Read Jan 26, 1985

The boys try to convince the school's star football player Mickey that reading is more important than winning.

EP23 The Whiskey Kid Feb 02, 1985

Fat Albert notices that his friend Peter is acting strangely and finds out that it is due to alcohol.

EP24 Millionaire Madness Feb 09, 1985

The Cosby kids search for hidden loot after Weird Harold finds a treasure map.

EP25 Call of the Wild Feb 16, 1985

Fat Albert and the Cosby kids take a trip to the country to visit Weird Harold's uncle.

EP26 Funny Business Feb 23, 1985

Weird Harold and Waldo's sister Mindy learn the importance of having a sense of humor when they get trapped in a cave.

EP27 3 Strikes and You're In Mar 02, 1985

Fat Albert finds the perfect star pitcher when the boys get a challenge from the Junior League baseball champions, but she is a girl.

EP28 What's the ID? Mar 09, 1985

Rudy and his new friend Hector try to use fake I.D.s at a nightclub.

EP29 Rules Is Cool Mar 16, 1985

The police show up when Fat Albert's friend Tommy throws a party at his parents' house.

EP30 The Birds, the Bees and Dumb Donald Mar 23, 1985

Dumb Donald falls for Elaine, a cheerleader, but how will he compete with the star quarterback Hammerhead Rex?

EP31 Double or Nothing Mar 30, 1985

Rudy learns an important lesson about winning big and losing big when he catches the gambling bug.

EP32 Hot Wheels Apr 06, 1985

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids visit the Museum of Natural History to see an exhibit on bicycles.

EP33 No Place Like Home Apr 13, 1985

The Cosby Kids find out that real friends do not care whether you are rich or poor—they like you for you.

EP34 Not So Loud Apr 20, 1985

The Cosby Kids enter the Sound City TV competition in hopes of winning airtime for their band.

EP35 The Jinx Apr 27, 1985

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids visit Rudy's uncle's ranch and leave the big city behind.

EP36 You Don't Say May 04, 1985

Everybody wants to be on the school pep squad but will Fat Albert and Weird Harold win a place?

EP37 Amiss With Amish May 11, 1985

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids visit an Amish community and learn the values of Amish society with their friend Sharon.

EP38 Gang Wars May 18, 1985

Fat Albert tries to save his friend Tito from getting involved with his older brother's gang life.

EP39 Computer Caper May 25, 1985

Fat Albert exposes his classmate Greg as a computer hacker while working on a history assignment.

EP40 We All Scream for Ice Cream Jun 01, 1985

Weird Harold is left in a sticky situation while working at his new job serving ice cream at Mr. Cooper's Ice Cream Shop.

EP41 Superdudes Jun 08, 1985

Hoping to be like his hero, Dexter attempts a death-defying stunt.

EP42 Painting the Town Jun 15, 1985

Fat Albert and the boys try to help their friend Lenny find a job.

EP43 Rudy and the Beast Jun 22, 1985

Rudy thinks it's his big break when the Cosby Kids meet a new girl whose father is a big time movie producer.

EP44 Wheeler Jun 29, 1985

Fat Albert and the boys try to help their new friend Chuy, a.k.a. the Wheeler, feel welcome at school.

EP45 Faking the Grade Jul 06, 1985

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.

EP46 Write On Jul 13, 1985

Fat Albert gives his classmate Richard the encouragement he needs to write a blue ribbon poem for the school writing contest.

EP47 Cable Caper Jul 20, 1985

When the Cosby Kids find out that Mr. and Mrs. Gibson may lose their home, they hit the airwaves to tell their neighbors' story.

EP48 Say Uncle Jul 27, 1985

When Weird Harold's Uncle Marcus moves in with his family, space gets tight especially in Weird Harold's room.

EP49 No News Is Good News Aug 03, 1985

The Cosby Kids learn about the responsibilities of the press when Rudy submits a false story to the school newspaper.

EP50 Attitude of Gratitude Aug 10, 1985

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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Released: 09 September 1972 Ended
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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.

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ctyankee1 I like this series. It is on the Bounce Channel. http://www.bouncetv.com/schedule/Bill Cosby is the narrator and talks to the parents and kids in between scenes in the episode about values and the way kids can give back.I think Bill Cosby is an amazing example of how actors or comics use their talent and a cartoon show to teach good things to kids to learn.The characters in the episodes are funny and the episodes are full of laughs and funny scenes.To me Bill Cosby is such a good example of the way kids and adults can learn how good behavior and kindness can help others and build their character.We need more people with his code of ethic and love for others in the media industry.
Brian Washington This is probably the finest effort by Bill Cosby, even better than the Cosby Show. This show managed to teach valuable lessons without being overly preachy like other show's that came out around the same time (Isis, Shazam etc.). Also, the show had memorable characters such as Russell (based on Cosby's own brother), Weird Harold, Dumb Donald and, of course, Fat Albert. This will always be one of the great series in the history of Saturday morning programming.
leighabc123 I remember watching this cartoon in the 4th grade. I had to finish my homework before 5:30 when it came on. Every episode back in the days, they either sang a song at the end of the cartoon or showed the Brown Hornet or Legal Eagle at the beginning of the cartoon. It took them 100 years to bring Fat Albert back. And they just started selling DVDs of SOME Fat Albert episodes. There are still some episodes that I have never seen and some episodes that I haven't seen in 21 years! The movie was nothing like the cartoon. No bickering between Rudy and Russell that we saw every episode of the cartoon. And if anyone saw the movie before seeing the cartoon, they are like school at midnight, "NO CLASS!"
raysond In the late 1960's,and throughout the 1970's and 1980's for that matter, Lou Scheimer and his partner Norm Prescott crank out a ton of cartoons for Filmation productions during the time. They were some that were in fact down right awful,and some that were very successful indeed(like their animated version of Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek,and The Archies) to name a few. But the one that blew them out of the water and perhaps one of the better Saturday Morning cartoon shows that had a minority in a starring role was that of "Fat Albert". There was some criticism during this show's run,but when it was on CBS,it garnered more awards and praises then any children's show ever produced. It was the show that broke the mold and the quinessential animated show of all time. As a kid growing up,I couldn't wait for it to come on. Each episode had the kids in usual predictments,and after the band would sing a song regarding the lesson they learned. However,me and me friend had a debate on who was singing those songs. We knew that Bill Cosby was the voice behind Fat Albert,but we it was a unknown singer that did the songs.........From its premiere episode in September of 1972 to the final episode of the series in September of 1985,this was the show to watch. However,the years on CBS were from 1972-1979,and when the network cancelled "Fat Albert",the series went into syndication from 1979-1985,under the title,"The New Adventures Of Fat Albert". Bill Cosby was not only the star of the show,but served as executive producer,executive in charge of production and also as the educational consultant for the series. Repeats of the show ran every Saturday Morning from two decades(1970's and 1980's)and later on in syndication markets.It was a great show. However,their were many specials produced that were good including the riveting "A Fat Albert Christmas" and others. It a crying shame that this series isn't on Cartoon Network or FOX family channel or the Odyssey network,since the show had family values. It would be nice if Bill Cosby would release these episodes on videocassette or DVD(as a box set..they did with the animated version of Star Trek). Great show from the groovy 1970's!!