Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids - Season 1

Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

Season 1

1972 • 14 Episodes

Episodes

Lying - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

1. Lying

September 9, 1972

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 - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

2. The Runt

September 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.

The Stranger - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

3. The Stranger

September 23, 1972

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

Creativity - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

4. Creativity

September 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.

Fish Out Of Water - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

5. Fish Out Of Water

October 7, 1972

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 - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

6. Moving

October 14, 1972

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 - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

7. Playing Hookey

October 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.

The Hospital - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

8. The Hospital

October 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.

Begging Benny - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

9. Begging Benny

November 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.

The Hero - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

10. The Hero

November 11, 1972

The Gang looks up to Scrap Iron because he's cool then gets them busted and realize he's not a hero.

The Prankster - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

11. The Prankster

November 18, 1972

Otis becomes the coolest kid on the block with his pranks that he doesn't care who he hurts.

Four Eyes - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

12. Four Eyes

November 25, 1972

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 - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

13. The Tomboy

December 2, 1972

A new Girl named Penny comes to town and tags along with Fat Albert and the Gang playing sports with them.

Stagefright - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

14. Stagefright

December 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.