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  • TV-14
  • CBS
  • Nov 18, 1972
  • 20 m
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  • CBS
  • Nov 18, 1972
  • 20 m

Summary Live action bumpers featuring Bill Cosby were set around animated episodes of Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids, a series about a group of urban adolescents growing up in a Philadelphia neighborhood. The show was based on Cosby's '60s stand up comedy monologues about his childhood. The episodes revolved around the daily life lessons lear...

  • TV-14
  • CBS
  • Nov 18, 1972
  • 20 m
  • TV-14
  • CBS
  • Nov 18, 1972
  • 20 m
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
S1 • Episode 11
The Prankster
Air Date: Nov 18, 1972
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Summary Live action bumpers featuring Bill Cosby were set around animated episodes of Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids, a series about a group of urban adolescents growing up in a Philadelphia neighborhood. The show was based on Cosby's '60s stand up comedy monologues about his childhood. The episodes revolved around the daily life lessons lear...

Created By: Bill Cosby

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Sep 9, 1972 • 20 m
Lying
When Edward starts telling wild stories from his alligator wrestling days, Bill becomes skeptical.
Episode 2 • Sep 26, 1972 • 19 m
The Runt
Fat Albert and the kids meet, Pee Wee, who's very small and feels left out of everything. The kids soon learn that it is not one's size that matters, but one's character.
Episode 3 • Sep 23, 1972 • 20 m
The Stranger
Friendship turns to friction when Dumb Donald's cousin, Betty, moves to town.
Episode 4 • Sep 30, 1972 • 22 m
Creativity
Episode 5 • Oct 7, 1972 • 22 m
Fish Out of Water
The gang goes to summer camp which features the usual "other kids". After Russell runs away they all band together and a happy ending ensues
Episode 6 • Oct 14, 1972 • 22 m
Moving
Fat Albert finds out that his family is moving just before the big "Buck Buck" match.
Episode 7 • Oct 21, 1972 • 19 m
Playing Hookey
After successfully skipping a day of school, Fat Albert and the kids run into a pair of hobos that teach them an important lesson about hitting the books.
Episode 8 • Oct 28, 1972 • 19 m
The Hospital
When Russell and Bill discover they have tonsillitis, they begin preparing for the worst.
Episode 9 • Nov 4, 1972 • 19 m
Beggin' Benny
Things get muddy when Fat Albert's needy cousin, Benny, comes to town.
Episode 10 • Nov 11, 1972 • 20 m
The Hero: Cool or Fool?
Episode 11 • Nov 18, 1972 • 20 m
The Prankster
A boy named Otis gains approval from the Cosby Kids gang with his pranks. But things begin to go too far when a rival gang becomes frustrated with the boy's tricks, leaving Fat Albert to come to everyone's rescue.
Episode 12 • Nov 25, 1972 • 20 m
Four Eyes
The clumsiest kid in Fat Albert's class also is the dumbest ... or are these screw-ups a tipoff he may need glasses?
Episode 13 • Dec 2, 1972 • 20 m
The Tomboy
When a new girl, Penny, starts beating the guys at all their games, Fat Albert decides to showcase his own skills in the school baking contest.
Episode 14 • Dec 9, 1972 • 20 m
Stagefright
When the "Fat Albert Repertory Company" stages a performance of Moby Dick, things quickly become a whale of a disaster.
Episode 16 • Dec 15, 1984 • 22 m
The Joker
Dumb Donald's prank-playing cousin, Jason, doesn't seem to realize his jokes are getting out of hand until someone gets hurt.
9 Seasons

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