Episode
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids: Sinister Stranger
Overview
A police officer offers kids at school safety tips, but Hank was not listening.
Details
- Series
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 1984-10-06
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Sinister Stranger is Episode 6 in Season 8 of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. It aired on 1984-10-06. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 5: Rebop for Bebop
Mudfoot offers to help when the boys enter a battle of the bands.
Episode 7: Handwriting on the Wall
A field trip is canceled because of the expense of covering over graffiti painted on a school wall. In order to recoup the money, the gang takes on a city project to paint a patriotic mural on a city building.
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Episode 4: Justice Good as Ever
An accident foils the boys' plan to enter Rudy's new bike in a big race.
Episode 8: Busted
Larry is a car thief who impresses the gang by saying he knows how the police work. However, accepting a ride from Larry to the pool leads to trouble when Larry realizes John Law has other ideas up his sleeve. The gang is frightened of what they see in the jailhouse and a police sergeant sentences them to one-minute imprisonment, showing they could have a much longer time behind bars if they are not more careful who they associate with.
Episode 3: Cosby's Classics
Bill devises a new form of entertainment when the clubhouse TV breaks.
Episode 9: It All Ads Up
The kids contribute to the school's rummage sale. The gang is concerned some of the older stuff will not sell, but Rudy uses slick ways to sell their entire selection. One of the teachers shows Rudy the effects of his actions by giving him a faulty device that ruins his hat versus that shown in a glitzy TV commercial. The lesson is not over, as Rudy, Fat Albert and the others must also head the harbor when Rudy realizes he sold a faulty raft to a boy who cannot swim.
Episode 2: Watch Thy Neightborhood
The boys go to a Neighborhood Watch meeting after a burglary at Dumb Donald's house.
Episode 10: Never Say Never
The gang tries to cheer a friend who awaits a kidney transplant.
Episode 1: Have a Heart
The gang stays after school to learn about CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation), but Rudy ditches the class early to focus more on basketball. When Mudfoot stops by, he joins him in practice and gives his usual advice on the importance of education. Shortly afterward, he has a heart attack and Rudy is unable to help. Luckily, the gang leaving CPR class, is able to intervene with Fat Albert giving Mudfoot CPR while others call the paramedics. Mudfoot recovers and Rudy learns an important lesson, deciding to take the CPR class to be better prepared.
Episode 11: Don't Call Us
Red wants to quit school to focus on her singing career, but Fat Albert and the gang try to convince her that it is a mistake.
Episode 12: The Runner
A classmate is selling drugs at school, but Fat Albert and friends must decide whether to report it.
Episode 13: Video Mania
Weird Harold spends all his money on video games, then makes amends by taking a job at the video arcade to earn money for picnic equipment for the gang.