Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

Overview

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.

Episodes

Lying

S01E01 Lying

September 9, 1972 30 min
Edward tells stories about wrestling with alligators. Fat Albert and the gang realize that Edward has been lying to them about everything and gets caught at the end.
The Runt

S01E02 The Runt

September 16, 1972 30 min
Fat Albert and the Gang meet a guy named Pee Wee who's very small that he feels left out of everything. The Gang and Pee Wee learned that It's not your size that matters but...
The Stranger

S01E03 The Stranger

September 23, 1972 30 min
Fat Albert and the gang meet a new girl from the south.
Creativity

S01E04 Creativity

September 30, 1972 30 min
The origin of the Junkyard Band. The gang tries doing odd jobs for money but they only made enough money to buy a broken drumstick but then they realize they could make their own instruments....
Fish Out Of Water

S01E05 Fish Out Of Water

October 7, 1972 30 min
The Gang goes to Camp Green Lane for the Summer meeting people that are different from them. Fat Albert and the gang learned meeting new people is cool.
Moving

S01E06 Moving

October 14, 1972 30 min
Fat Albert recieves news that he's moving away and the gang kicked him out of the club. The Cosby Kids missed Fat Albert so much that all they wanted was their friend back. Fat Albert...
Playing Hookey

S01E07 Playing Hookey

October 21, 1972 30 min
Fat Albert and the Gang think school is nothing but a waist of time so they decide to play hookey the next day. Dumb Donald told the gang he was going to school and thought...
The Hospital

S01E08 The Hospital

October 28, 1972 30 min
Russell has a physical with the school doctor and learns he needs to have a tonsilectomy. In the process, it is discovered that Bill needs one, too. Thinking the operation will take their lives away,...
Begging Benny

S01E09 Begging Benny

November 4, 1972 30 min
Fat Albert's Cousin Benny comes to visit and mistreats all his friends. In the long run he learns what a real friend is all about.
The Hero

S01E10 The Hero

November 11, 1972 30 min
The Gang looks up to Scrap Iron because he's cool then gets them busted and realize he's not a hero.
The Prankster

S01E11 The Prankster

November 18, 1972 30 min
Otis becomes the coolest kid on the block with his pranks that he doesn't care who he hurts.
Four Eyes

S01E12 Four Eyes

November 25, 1972 30 min
Heywood is the clumsiest person who can't see anything. Once Heywood got his glasses, the gang wanted to be just like him.
The Tomboy

S01E13 The Tomboy

December 2, 1972 30 min
A new Girl named Penny comes to town and tags along with Fat Albert and the Gang playing sports with them.
Stagefright

S01E14 Stagefright

December 9, 1972 30 min
Fat Albert and the Gang perform in front of an audience and get stage fright. The Gang realized that It's Important to speak up when you're in front of others.

Cast

Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
Fat Albert Robertson
Erika Scheimer
Erika Scheimer
Lou Scheimer
Lou Scheimer
Dumb Donald
Eric Suter
Rudy Davis
Jan Crawford
Russell Cosby
Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby
Mushmouth
Jan Crawford
Bucky
Gerald Edwards
Weird Harold

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