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The Best Episodes of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 2 Episode 3 - Mister Big Time
    9.8/10(18 votes)

    #1 - Mister Big Time

    S2:E3

    Fat Albert turns Muggles into the police for selling drugs.

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  2. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 2 Episode 5 - What Does Dad Do?
    9.0/10(16 votes)

    #2 - What Does Dad Do?

    S2:E5

    The Gang makes up stories about what their Dads do and get busted. Mrs Breyfoglye suggest that the gang goes to work with their Dads for a day.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 1 Episode 9 - Begging Benny
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #3 - Begging Benny

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 1 Episode 13 - The Tomboy
    8.5/10(18 votes)

    #4 - The Tomboy

    S1:E13

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

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 1 Episode 7 - Playing Hookey
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    #5 - Playing Hookey

    S1:E7

    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.

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  6. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 1 Episode 4 - Creativity
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    #6 - Creativity

    S1:E4

    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.

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  7. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 1 Episode 10 - The Hero
    8.0/10(17 votes)

    #7 - The Hero

    S1:E10

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

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 4 Episode 4 - Suede Simpson
    8.0/10(15 votes)

    #8 - Suede Simpson

    S4:E4

    Suede Simpson looks good but smells bad. Fat Albert and Russell have to tell Suede Simpson that it's important to keep yourself clean.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 5 Episode 6 - The Mainstream
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    #9 - The Mainstream

    S5:E6

    A neighborhood band challenges Fat Albert and his friends to a competition, the winner gets the clubhouse.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 1 Episode 5 - Fish Out Of Water
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    #10 - Fish Out Of Water

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 1 Episode 14 - Stagefright
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #11 - Stagefright

    S1:E14

    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.

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  12. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 1 Episode 1 - Lying
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    #12 - Lying

    S1:E1

    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.

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  13. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 1 Episode 2 - The Runt
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    #13 - The Runt

    S1:E2

    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.

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  14. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 1 Episode 3 - The Stranger
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    #14 - The Stranger

    S1:E3

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

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  15. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 1 Episode 6 - Moving
    7.7/10(20 votes)

    #15 - Moving

    S1:E6

    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.

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  16. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 2 Episode 8 - Sign Off
    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #16 - Sign Off

    S2:E8

    Cool Roy thinks it's awesome to move and change signs. Fat Albert tells him it's dangerous.

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  17. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 1 Episode 11 - The Prankster
    7.4/10(17 votes)

    #17 - The Prankster

    S1:E11

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

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  18. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 1 Episode 8 - The Hospital
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - The Hospital

    S1:E8

    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.

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  19. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 1 Episode 12 - Four Eyes
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Four Eyes

    S1:E12

    Heywood is the clumsiest person who can't see anything. Once Heywood got his glasses, the gang wanted to be just like him.

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  20. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 2 Episode 1 - The Bully
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - The Bully

    S2:E1

    Slappy bullies the gang (when Fat Albert's not around) to get attention.

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  21. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 2 Episode 2 - Smart Kid
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Smart Kid

    S2:E2

    Thurmond is the smartest kid in school who loves to study but is terrible at sports. Thurmond shows Fat Albert and the Gang that studying is cool and they show him how to improve in sports.

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  22. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 2 Episode 4 - The Newcomer
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - The Newcomer

    S2:E4

    Dumb Donald gets the shock of his life when his parents tell him that they're going to have another baby, and this news isn't sitting well with Donald at all. The gang tries to help smooth things over for Donald. When Donald's new baby sister finally arrives, he learns to cope with sharing his room and life with her.

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  23. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 2 Episode 6 - Mom Or Pop
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Mom Or Pop

    S2:E6

    Flora's parents get a divorce.

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  24. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 2 Episode 7 - How the West Was Lost
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - How the West Was Lost

    S2:E7

    Johnny is a new kid who's an American Indian from Arizona. The gang thinks that because Johnny's Indian that he can make a rain storm and do other tricks. Mudfoot tells the gang a fake story about him to show them how foolish they were being.

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  25. Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 3 Episode 1 - The Fuzz
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - The Fuzz

    S3:E1

    A guy named Parker has no respect for people in a uniform.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Mister Big Time" is the best rated episode of "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids". It scored 9.8/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/22/1973. This episode scored 0.8 points higher than the second highest rated, "What Does Dad Do?".