Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972)

Season 5

Fat 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.

Released Sept. 9, 1972 Episode 30 min 6+

Genres: Animation, Comedy, Family

Keywords: imdb.philadelphia-pennsylvania, imdb.educational-program, imdb.laugh-track, imdb.stand-up-comedian, imdb.famous-opening-theme, imdb.problem-solving, imdb.part-live-action + 14 more, imdb.based-on-standup-comedy, imdb.character-name-in-title, imdb.black-american, imdb.african-american, imdb.superhero, imdb.inner-city, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.girl, imdb.boy, imdb.part-animated, imdb.friendship, imdb.fat, imdb.fat-guy, imdb.pennsylvania

Network: CBS

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb

6.7

/2802/

Trakt

/77/

TMDb

/28/

Tomatoes

Bill Cosby
Director

Bill Cosby
Bill Cosby, Fat Albert Robertson, Mushmouth

Erika Scheimer

Lou Scheimer
Dumb Donald

Jan Crawford
Bucky, Russell Cosby

Gerald Edwards
Weird Harold

Eric Suter
Rudy Davis

S5E1 - In My Merry Busmobile

The gang is bussed to an integrated school, finding it difficult to make new friends.

Sept. 8, 1979, midnight

S5E2 - The Dancer

Fat Albert and the gang meet a new kid, who is in dance class. Fat Albert joins the class and finds out he's not so graceful.

Sept. 15, 1979, midnight

S5E3 - Spare the Rod

Mr. Tyrone wants to sell the junkyard, which could spell the end for Fat Albert and the Gang's clubhouse. Can they convince him to keep it.

Sept. 22, 1979, midnight

S5E4 - Sweet Sorrow

Fat Albert's ice skating friend, Roberta, offers to help the kids with their ""hockey skills""(if you can call it that). Unfortunately, she seems troubled by other things on her mind. Her parents are getting divorced, so she takes her anger out on the team. She finally learns it's not her fault that their getting divorced. Roberta also learns she can enjoy both of her parents without having to enjoy them at the same time.

Sept. 29, 1979, midnight

S5E5 - Poll Time

2 Candidates in the school election, Hugo and Baron, both of different color, play race politics until Fat Albert and the gang come up with an alternative

Oct. 6, 1979, midnight