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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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26. Funny Business
23 Feb '85Weird Harold and Waldo's sister Mindy learn the importance of having a sense of humor when they get trapped in a cave.
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27. 3 Strikes and You're In
02 Mar '85Fat Albert finds the perfect star pitcher when the boys get a challenge from the Junior League baseball champions, but she is a girl.
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28. What's the ID?
09 Mar '85Rudy and his new friend Hector try to use fake I.D.s at a nightclub.
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29. Rules Is Cool
16 Mar '85The police show up when Fat Albert's friend Tommy throws a party at his parents' house.
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30. The Birds, the Bees and Dumb Donald
23 Mar '85Dumb Donald falls for Elaine, a cheerleader, but how will he compete with the star quarterback Hammerhead Rex?
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31. Double or Nothing
30 Mar '85Rudy learns an important lesson about winning big and losing big when he catches the gambling bug.
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32. Hot Wheels
06 Apr '85Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids visit the Museum of Natural History to see an exhibit on bicycles.
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33. No Place Like Home
13 Apr '85The Cosby Kids find out that real friends do not care whether you are rich or poor—they like you for you.
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34. Not So Loud
20 Apr '85The Cosby Kids enter the Sound City TV competition in hopes of winning airtime for their band.
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35. The Jinx
27 Apr '85Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids visit Rudy's uncle's ranch and leave the big city behind.
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36. You Don't Say
04 May '85Everybody wants to be on the school pep squad but will Fat Albert and Weird Harold win a place?
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37. Amiss With Amish
11 May '85Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids visit an Amish community and learn the values of Amish society with their friend Sharon.
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38. Gang Wars
18 May '85Fat Albert tries to save his friend Tito from getting involved with his older brother's gang life.
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39. Computer Caper
25 May '85Fat Albert exposes his classmate Greg as a computer hacker while working on a history assignment.
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40. We All Scream for Ice Cream
01 Jun '85Weird Harold is left in a sticky situation while working at his new job serving ice cream at Mr. Cooper's Ice Cream Shop.
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41. Superdudes
08 Jun '85Hoping to be like his hero, Dexter attempts a death-defying stunt.
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42. Painting the Town
15 Jun '85Fat Albert and the boys try to help their friend Lenny find a job.
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43. Rudy and the Beast
22 Jun '85Rudy thinks it's his big break when the Cosby Kids meet a new girl whose father is a big time movie producer.
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44. Wheeler
29 Jun '85Fat Albert and the boys try to help their new friend Chuy, a.k.a. the Wheeler, feel welcome at school.
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45. Faking the Grade
06 Jul '85Dumb 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.
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46. Write On
13 Jul '85Fat Albert gives his classmate Richard the encouragement he needs to write a blue ribbon poem for the school writing contest.
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47. Cable Caper
20 Jul '85When the Cosby Kids find out that Mr. and Mrs. Gibson may lose their home, they hit the airwaves to tell their neighbors' story.
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48. Say Uncle
27 Jul '85When Weird Harold's Uncle Marcus moves in with his family, space gets tight especially in Weird Harold's room.
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49. No News Is Good News
03 Aug '85The Cosby Kids learn about the responsibilities of the press when Rudy submits a false story to the school newspaper.
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50. Attitude of Gratitude
10 Aug '85When 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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