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Series · 1972 – 1985 · Animation

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

★6.7 1972 – 1985 8 Seasons Bill Cosby TV-MA

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 & episodes

8 seasons · 110 episodes

Lying

Episode 01

Lying

Sep 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

Episode 02

The Runt

Sep 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 being who you are that counts.

The Stranger

Episode 03

The Stranger

Sep 23, 1972 · 30 min

Fat Albert and the gang meet a new girl from the south.

Creativity

Episode 04

Creativity

Sep 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. Fat Albert makes an instrument out of an old radiator, a funnel, and a big potato bag. Bill makes a set of drums out of trash cans as well as turning old tin cans into chimes for Russell. Weird Harold turns a bed frame into a harp. Dumb Donald creates a trombone out of pipes and a horn from a grammaphone. Mushmouth takes an old bird cage and makes his own guitar. Bucky puts big pipes together to make an organ.

Fish Out Of Water

Episode 05

Fish Out Of Water

Oct 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

Episode 06

Moving

Oct 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 moved around the corner in his neighborhood.

Playing Hookey

Episode 07

Playing Hookey

Oct 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 he was joking but got made fun of and kept walking. Fat Albert and his friends had so much playing hookey knowing they wouldn't get caught.Later on that evening the Junkyard Gang met two homeless bums who didn't go to school telling them that if they didn't finish their education you won't be able to read and write letters. The Gang decide to stay in school realizing it's cool.

The Hospital

Episode 08

The Hospital

Oct 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, they give all their favorite posessions to their friends, only to find that they will pull through. They also find out that they will get ice cream afterwards and learn that it won't be so bad after all.

Begging Benny

Episode 09

Begging Benny

Nov 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

Episode 10

The Hero

Nov 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

Episode 11

The Prankster

Nov 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

Episode 12

Four Eyes

Nov 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

Episode 13

The Tomboy

Dec 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

Episode 14

Stagefright

Dec 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.

About the series

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Audience score
★ 6.7 /10

based on 37 votes

Synopsis

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.

AnimationComedy

Cast

8 principal 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

Where to watch Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The animation from Bill Cosby, Ken Mundie has 8 seasons and 110 total episodes, rated 6.7/10 by 37 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids have?

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids has 8 seasons with 110 episodes in total.

Is Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids still on the air?

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids?

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids airs on CBS.

When did Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids first air?

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids first aired on September 9, 1972.

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