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The Worst 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 - Smart Kid
S2:E29/15/1973
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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#2 - The Newcomer
S2:E49/29/1973
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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#3 - Mom Or Pop
S2:E610/13/1973
Flora's parents get a divorce.
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#4 - Ounce Of Prevention
S3:E29/13/1975
The gang tries to help Lucius, who has a problem with alcohol.
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#5 - Fat Albert Meets Dan Cupid
S3:E39/20/1975
Fat Albert falls in love but is afraid to admit and the gang picks on him.
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#6 - Take Two, They're Small
S3:E49/27/1975
Fat Albert's cousin, Justin, starts shoplifting. Harlow is a thief who tricked Justin into stealing. Justin realized it was wrong and helped the gang turn him into the police.
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#7 - Little Tough Guy
S3:E610/11/1975
Dwayne is the new kid in school with a foot problem and Fat Albert and the Gang try to hide it.
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#8 - What Say?
S4:E29/18/1976
Rudy likes Shanna but can't get her attention. The gang thinks Shanna's stuck up until Fat Albert figures out Shanna has a hearing problem, eventually convincing her to see a doctor for an examination. She eventually gets a hearing aid and Albert helps the gang to understand her situation.
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#9 - Readin', Ritin' And Rudy
S4:E39/25/1976
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.
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#10 - Little Business
S4:E510/9/1976
The Gang goes into business so they can win a bike but then get tricked.
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#11 - TV or Not TV
S4:E610/16/1976
Monroe spends all his time watching Tv that he lets it ruin his life.
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#12 - In My Merry Busmobile
S5:E19/8/1979
The gang is bussed to an integrated school, finding it difficult to make new friends.
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#13 - The Dancer
S5:E29/15/1979
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.
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#14 - Spare the Rod
S5:E39/22/1979
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.
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#15 - Sweet Sorrow
S5:E49/29/1979
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.
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#16 - Poll Time
S5:E510/6/1979
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
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#17 - Free Ride
S5:E710/20/1979
Dumb Donald starts cheating in school to get better grades. He soon finds out the consequences.
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#18 - Soft Core
S5:E810/27/1979
Rudy's friend Dustin gives Fat Albert and his friends the wrong sources on sex education.
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#19 - Pain, Pain, Go Away
S6:E19/6/1980
The gang's friend, Darrell, has been feeling tired and sickly, but doesn't think he needs to see the school nurse or a doctor. A concerned Fat Albert speaks to Darrell's parents, who make him go to the hospital. It's discovered he has Hodgkin's disease, a form of cancer of the lymph nodes. But because it's in a localized area and it was detected early, it can be treated easily. Afterward, he and his parents express their gratitude to Fat Albert.
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#20 - The Rainbow
S6:E29/13/1980
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.
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#21 - The Secret
S6:E38/20/1980
Beau and Francie are brother and sister. However, Beau lets it slip that Francie was adopted by their parents. After she confronts them, the parents indeed admit they adopted her when she was a baby. Francie is distraught and runs away, only to wind up in danger as she falls into a river and will get pulled into a drain tunnel. Beau and Fat Albert are able to save her in time and the family reunite proving that they love their daughter no matter what.
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#22 - Easy Pickin's
S6:E49/27/1980
The gang is impressed with the number of material items Steve and Claudia have, giving them the impression they're rich. However, when Fat Albert investigates, he learns the twin siblings are routine shoplifters, stealing the various items from department stores and selling them to other kids. Fat Albert later notifies their parents, who indeed find some of the stolen items in their rooms. The twins think they'll never be caught. But when a stockboy is arrested, accused of being the thief, they feel guilty and confess their crimes to the store manager.
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#23 - Good Ol' Dudes
S6:E510/4/1980
The gang's friend Richard has a tendency to "borrow" his uncle's car and gives them joyrides throughout town. He then takes a neighbor's car out while he's away, giving the gang another joyride. However, this leads to danger as their ride gets out of control and the car winds up in a lake. Fat Albert arrives in the nick of time to rescue them. As a result, Richard has to face the consequences with the police, his parents, and the neighbor who owns the car.
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#24 - Heads or Tails
S6:E610/11/1980
Weird Harold develops a gambling habit and tries to convince the gang to bet in a horse race. When they initially decline to contribute, Harold becomes an errand boy for Sheldon, a hustler, who promises to pay him. He's able to convince the others to join him, but Fat Albert refuses as he tries to talk sense into the gang. When the gang's sure bet loses, Weird Harold has to face the consequences for his actions as Sheldon has already since he was thrown in jail for his scams.
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#25 - The Gunslinger
S6:E810/25/1980
The gang's friend Shawn thinks he's cool by carrying around his father's gun. All are impressed except Fat Albert, who goes to his parents in an effort to stop him. Though the gun is usually unloaded, Rudy finds a bullet which enables Shawn to use it for target practice. But a near tragedy occurs when the gun backfires, severely injuring his hand. Fortunately, his father had medical training which helps to save his son. As a result, the gang learns a valuable lesson.
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Worst Episodes Summary

"Smart Kid" is the worst rated episode of "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/15/1973. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The Newcomer".