Season 5
Episodes
1. In My Merry Busmobile
1979-09-08
The gang is bussed to an integrated school, finding it difficult to make new friends.
2. The Dancer
1979-09-15
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.
3. Spare the Rod
1979-09-22
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.
4. Sweet Sorrow
1979-09-29
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.
5. Poll Time
1979-10-06
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
6. The Mainstream
1979-10-13
A neighborhood band challenges Fat Albert and his friends to a competition, the winner gets the clubhouse.
7. Free Ride
1979-10-20
Dumb Donald starts cheating in school to get better grades. He soon finds out the consequences.
8. Soft Core
1979-10-27
Rudy's friend Dustin gives Fat Albert and his friends the wrong sources on sex education.