The BEST episodes of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids season 8
Every episode of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids season 8!
A group of urban adolescents who stick together through thick and thin, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids show us that if you put your imagination to work you can achieve anything!
#1 - Millionaire Madness
Season 8 - Episode 24 - Aired 2/9/1985
The Cosby kids search for hidden loot after Weird Harold finds a treasure map.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - No News is Good News
Season 8 - Episode 49 - Aired 8/3/1985
The Cosby Kids learn about the responsibilities of the press when Rudy submits a false story to the school newspaper.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Attitude of Gratitude
Season 8 - Episode 50 - Aired 8/10/1985
When Fat Albert takes a job at the local zoo, he has trouble juggling his many responsibilities including school, homework, and work.
#4 - Have a Heart
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/1984
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Watch Thy Neightborhood
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/1984
When Dumb Donald's house is robbed, Officer Gomez gathers the community together where Fat Albert and the gang learn all about the neighborhood watch. Afterward, when they go to the movies, Rudy forgets his money and decides to go back home. Fat Albert accompanies him and along the way, they see a strange van pulling up at a home which is unoccupied as the neighbors are away on vacation. They guys then go back to Fat Albert's home where his mother calls the police, who quickly arrive and apprehend the burglars. Officer Gomez commends the boys for doing everything right, including staying out of the way, making no effort to catch the criminals themselves and calling the police right away.
#6 - Cosby's Classics
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/15/1984
When the gang is unable to watch The Brown Hornet when the TV breaks down, they rendezvous with Bill Cosby himself, who entertains the guys with the tall tale of Paul Bunyan, Babe the Big Blue Ox, and his new best friend Brimstone Bill.
Watch Now:Amazon#7 - Second Chance
Season 8 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/22/1984
The gang meets Theodore, or "Fast Teddy", when he helps them out while they're building a time machine at the junkyard. After he, Bucky, and Rudy have a run-in with hustlers Melvin and Hoof, the gang eventually learn Teddy had spent some time in prison. A couple of days later, they find out the local gym where they work out was robbed. Suspicions lead to Fast Teddy, but the gang figures Melvin and Hoof were involved and decide to set up a sting where they can trap them. Sure enough, they were in possession of the stolen items and the gang, with the police, are able to apprehend them. Fast Teddy is released from custody and goes back with the gang to the gym for another workout.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Kiss and Tell
Season 8 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/29/1984
After a blunder-filled game of hockey, the gang seeks the help of Bob, the captain of the school's hockey, to help them work on their game. But he's not able to do so because he hasn't been feeling well lately, especially since he puts off seeing a doctor about his condition. In health class, the gang learns about sexually-transmitted (or venereal) diseases. Afterward, Fat Albert suspects Bob, who later admits, to having such a disease. He's embarrassed about it and continues to put off seeing a doctor. However, his performance suffers during a school game, and he's forced to go to the hospital. Bob's treated with some medicine and he confesses to his figure skater girlfriend Shanna to having VD, prompting her to see a doctor. She also had the disease, but got treated for it before her condition got worse. She's quickly back on the ice, showing off her moves to the gang.
Watch Now:Amazon#9 - Teenage Mom
Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 1/5/1985
The gang's friend Liz Walker returns after a few months away to see that she's the single mother of her baby daughter Monica. Her ex-boyfriend Gary split after learning she became pregnant, leaving Liz to deal with her daughter alone. She begins to feel overwhelmed by her motherly duties to the point that she nearly hits her child. She takes a time out to talk to Fat Albert when he visits. But a fire breaks out at the apartment, trapping the two with the baby inside. The rest of the gang call the fire department, and they quickly respond to get everyone to safety. The duplex is ruined, forcing Liz and her mother to move in with her aunt. Fat Albert tells Liz that the local community guidance center can help her care for Monica. Liz can go back to school and learn to better care for her daughter with help from her mother and the center.
Watch Now:Amazon#10 - Film Follies
Season 8 - Episode 20 - Aired 1/12/1985
The gang enters a kids film festival where they can make their own movie and submit it for a chance to win a cash prize. They decide to make a film on the Brown Hornet with Rudy directing. A number of mishaps occur during the making of the movie, which gets Rudy frustrated with the rest of the gang. Mudfoot advises him that if he treats them more kindly, he'll get better results. Rudy returns to finish directing, indeed putting on his kinder face. They become suspicious of what he's up to and find out for sure on the night of the film contest. Rudy plans to give a speech putting down the gang's bad efforts, calling them amateurs. Surprisingly, the Brown Hornet film wins and before Rudy goes on stage to accept the trophy, Fat Albert tells him it was a full team effort. Rudy has a change of heart and complements the rest of the gang, apologizing for the way he acted before. They all come out on stage with him as they join in their victory together.
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - Harvest Moon
Season 8 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/19/1985
The Cosby kids discover a dangerous chemical spill when they help out at their friend Roy's farm.
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - Read Baby Read
Season 8 - Episode 22 - Aired 1/26/1985
The boys try to convince the school's star football player Mickey that reading is more important than winning.
Watch Now:Amazon#13 - The Whiskey Kid
Season 8 - Episode 23 - Aired 2/2/1985
Fat Albert notices that his friend Peter is acting strangely and finds out that it is due to alcohol.
Watch Now:Amazon#14 - Say Uncle
Season 8 - Episode 48 - Aired 7/27/1985
When Weird Harold's Uncle Marcus moves in with his family, space gets tight especially in Weird Harold's room.
Watch Now:Amazon#15 - Call of the Wild
Season 8 - Episode 25 - Aired 2/16/1985
Fat Albert and the Cosby kids take a trip to the country to visit Weird Harold's uncle.
Watch Now:Amazon#16 - Funny Business
Season 8 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/23/1985
Weird Harold and Waldo's sister Mindy learn the importance of having a sense of humor when they get trapped in a cave.
Watch Now:Amazon#17 - Three Strikes and You're In
Season 8 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/2/1985
Fat Albert finds the perfect star pitcher when the boys get a challenge from the Junior League baseball champions, but she is a girl.
#18 - What's the ID?
Season 8 - Episode 28 - Aired 3/9/1985
Rudy and his new friend Hector try to use fake I.D.s at a nightclub.
#19 - Rules Is Cool
Season 8 - Episode 29 - Aired 3/16/1985
The police show up when Fat Albert's friend Tommy throws a party at his parents' house.
#20 - The Birds, the Bees and Dumb Donald
Season 8 - Episode 30 - Aired 3/23/1985
Dumb Donald falls for Elaine, a cheerleader, but how will he compete with the star quarterback Hammerhead Rex?
#21 - Double or Nothing
Season 8 - Episode 31 - Aired 3/30/1985
Rudy learns an important lesson about winning big and losing big when he catches the gambling bug.
#22 - Hot Wheels
Season 8 - Episode 32 - Aired 4/6/1985
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids visit the Museum of Natural History to see an exhibit on bicycles.
#23 - No Place Like Home
Season 8 - Episode 33 - Aired 4/13/1985
The Cosby Kids find out that real friends do not care whether you are rich or poor—they like you for you.
#24 - Not So Loud
Season 8 - Episode 34 - Aired 4/20/1985
The Cosby Kids enter the Sound City TV competition in hopes of winning airtime for their band.
#25 - Don't Call Us
Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/10/1984
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.