The BEST episodes of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Every episode of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids!
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 - The Rainbow
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/1980
Elisa has trouble accepting mixed-race children, especially when Kim, the gang's other classmate is the son of an interracial couple. She avoids interacting with him and runs off rather than play games with the group. She wanders into the old garment factory, which is condemned and winds up in danger. Kim and Fat Albert are able to enact a rescue and Elisa is able to learn a valuable lesson.
#3 - Pot of Gold
Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/18/1980
The gang's classmate Patty was a straight-A student until she fell into the drug scene and now gets regularly high on marijuana. When the gang meets her drug pusher, Rudy is tempted to try it himself, but has a change of heart when he sees Patty in danger. He and Fat Albert are able to save her. They and a police officer meet with Patty's parents about her problem and she agrees to help get the pusher arrested, which is the first step on her road to recovery.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - Ounce of Prevention
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/1975
The gang tries to help Lucius, who has a problem with alcohol.
#6 - In My Merry Busmobile
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1979
The gang is bussed to an integrated school, finding it difficult to make new friends.
#7 - Playing Hookey
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/1972
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.
#8 - The Mainstream
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/1979
A young boy named Dennis, who has a mild form of autism, teaches the gang that he can rise above his disability with plenty of abilities of his own, using the school art show as his showcase.
#9 - The Runt
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1972
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.
#10 - Creativity
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/1972
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - The Fuzz
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/1975
A guy named Parker has no respect for people in a uniform.
#13 - The Hospital
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/1972
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#16 - The Prankster
Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/18/1972
Otis becomes the coolest kid on the block with his pranks that he doesn't care who he hurts.
#17 - Readin', Ritin' and Rudy
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/1976
Rudy can't stand school and his teacher so he drops out.Then Mudfoot talks to him about how Important it is to be in school and thanks him.
#18 - Stagefright
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/9/1972
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.
#21 - The Tomboy
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/2/1972
A new Girl named Penny comes to town and tags along with Fat Albert and the Gang playing sports with them.
#22 - Begging Benny
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/4/1972
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.
#23 - 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.