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Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids : Season 8
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Air date: 01 Sep '84 - 50 episodesFat 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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List of Episodes (50)
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Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972)
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1. Have a Heart
01 Sep '84The 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, d
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2. Watch Thy Neightborhood
08 Sep '84The boys go to a Neighborhood Watch meeting after a burglary at Dumb Donald's house.
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3. Cosby's Classics
15 Sep '84Bill devises a new form of entertainment when the clubhouse TV breaks.
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4. Justice Good as Ever
22 Sep '84An accident foils the boys' plan to enter Rudy's new bike in a big race.
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5. Rebop for Bebop
29 Sep '84Mudfoot offers to help when the boys enter a battle of the bands.
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6. Sinister Stranger
06 Oct '84A police officer offers kids at school safety tips, but Hank was not listening.
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7. Handwriting on the Wall
13 Oct '84A 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.
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8. Busted
20 Oct '84Larry 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.
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9. It All Ads Up
27 Oct '84The 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.
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10. Never Say Never
03 Nov '84The gang tries to cheer a friend who awaits a kidney transplant.
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11. Don't Call Us
10 Nov '84Red 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.
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12. The Runner
17 Nov '84A classmate is selling drugs at school, but Fat Albert and friends must decide whether to report it.
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13. Video Mania
24 Nov '84Weird 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.
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14. You Gotta Have Art
01 Dec '84Fat Albert makes friends with the new girl in school, who is a budding artist.
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15. Long Live the Queen
08 Dec '84On America Day, the gang gets to vote on who wins the title of America's Queen.
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16. The Joker
15 Dec '84Dumb Donald's cousin does not realize his pranks are getting out of hand.
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17. Second Chance
22 Dec '84Teddy is accused when gym equipment disappears, and Fat Albert and the gang hunt for the real culprits.
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18. Kiss and Tell
29 Dec '84Bob discovers that problems—especially those involving one's health—do not go away on their own.
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19. Teenage Mom
05 Jan '85The kids help their friend Liz with their new baby.
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20. Film Follies
12 Jan '85The kids make their own episode of the Brown Hornet.
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21. Harvest Moon
19 Jan '85The Cosby kids discover a dangerous chemical spill when they help out at their friend Roy's farm.
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22. Read Baby Read
26 Jan '85The boys try to convince the school's star football player Mickey that reading is more important than winning.
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23. The Whiskey Kid
02 Feb '85Fat Albert notices that his friend Peter is acting strangely and finds out that it is due to alcohol.
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24. Millionaire Madness
09 Feb '85The Cosby kids search for hidden loot after Weird Harold finds a treasure map.
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25. Call of the Wild
16 Feb '85Fat Albert and the Cosby kids take a trip to the country to visit Weird Harold's uncle.
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