Episode
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids: Spare the Rod
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1979-09-22
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Spare the Rod is Episode 3 in Season 5 of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. It aired on 1979-09-22. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 2: 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.
Episode 4: 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.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: In My Merry Busmobile
The gang is bussed to an integrated school, finding it difficult to make new friends.
Episode 5: 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
Episode 6: The Mainstream
A neighborhood band challenges Fat Albert and his friends to a competition, the winner gets the clubhouse.
Episode 7: Free Ride
Dumb Donald starts cheating in school to get better grades. He soon finds out the consequences.
Episode 8: Soft Core
Rudy's friend Dustin gives Fat Albert and his friends the wrong sources on sex education.