Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
In My Merry Busmobile
Sep 8, 1979 · 30 min
The gang is bussed to an integrated school, finding it difficult to make new friends.
The Dancer
Sep 15, 1979 · 30 min
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.
Spare the Rod
Sep 22, 1979 · 30 min
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.
Sweet Sorrow
Sep 29, 1979 · 30 min
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 mi
Poll Time
Oct 6, 1979 · 30 min
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
The Mainstream
Oct 13, 1979 · 30 min
A neighborhood band challenges Fat Albert and his friends to a competition, the winner gets the clubhouse.
Free Ride
Oct 20, 1979 · 30 min
Dumb Donald starts cheating in school to get better grades. He soon finds out the consequences.
Soft Core
Oct 27, 1979 · 30 min
Rudy's friend Dustin gives Fat Albert and his friends the wrong sources on sex education.