Episode
Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids: Handwriting on the Wall
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1984-10-13
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Handwriting on the Wall is Episode 7 in Season 8 of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. It aired on 1984-10-13. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 8: Busted
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