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The Cosby Show

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The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.

Created by:
Bill Cosby, Michael J. Leeson, Ed. Weinberger
Cast:
Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashād, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
NBC

Episode guide

Seasons

9 available

Season 5

Episodes

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Episode 1

Together Again and Again

1988-10-06 · 22m

As Theo begins his freshman year at New York University, Denise announces that she is dropping out of Hillman College. Sondra is revealed to be pregnant.

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Episode 2

The Physical

1988-10-13 · 22m

Cliff prepares for a physical.

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Episode 3

Rudy's All-Nighter

1988-10-20 · 22m

Rudy's friend sleeps over.

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Episode 4

Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game)

1988-10-27 · 22m

Everyone wants pregnant Sondra and Elvin to find a new house.

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Episode 5

Out of Brooklyn

1988-11-03 · 22m

Denise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa.

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Episode 6

The Birth

1988-11-10 · 42m

Sondra goes into labor, and Elvin is a nervous wreck. Sondra gives birth to twins—a boy and a girl—who are named after Nelson Mandela and his then-wife Winnie. Elvin decides to return to medical school.

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Episode 7

Cyranoise de Bergington

1988-11-17 · 22m

Theo wants to date his friend Howard's ex-girlfriend, but he is stunned upon learning who she wants to date.

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Episode 8

How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?

1988-12-01 · 22m

Vanessa, Janet and Kara want to be professional singers; Russell wins a prize in a sweepstakes.

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Episode 9

If the Dress Fits, Wear It

1988-12-08 · 22m

Clair secretly goes on a crash diet and exercise program to lose five pounds in a week so she can fit into a dress.

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Episode 10

Is There a Hamster in the House?

1988-12-15 · 22m

Rudy takes care of a friend's hamster for the weekend.

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Episode 11

Truth or Consequences

1989-01-05 · 22m

Rudy lies to cover for Vanessa, who secretly goes out on a date with her older boyfriend.

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Episode 12

Cliff Babysits

1989-01-12 · 22m

Cliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert.

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Episode 13

Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten

1989-01-26 · 22m

Clair appears as a panelist on a local Sunday morning talk show entitled "Retrospective". She also buys a new couch and Cliff tries to cling to the old one.

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Episode 14

The Lost Weekend

1989-02-02 · 22m

With the rest of the family gone for the night, Theo throws a "small" party that gets out of control.

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Episode 15

No Way, Baby

1989-02-06 · 22m

Cliff tracks down the grandfather of one of his patients: an expectant teenage mother with no other family. Clair deduces that the charming man is illiterate.

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Episode 16

Can I Say Something, Please?

1989-02-09 · 22m

Rudy wants to change some of her rules.

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Episode 17

The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus

1989-02-16 · 22m

Theo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for advice on winning his girlfriend back.

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Episode 18

The Boys of Winter

1989-02-23 · 22m

Cliff's old basketball friend comes to visit.

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Episode 19

It Comes and It Goes

1989-03-09 · 22m

Sondra bemoans taking care of the twins.

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Episode 20

Theo's Women

1989-03-16 · 22m

After catching Theo kissing another woman in the lounge of her dormitory, Justine breaks up with him. Desperate to win her back, Theo turns to Cliff for advice.

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Episode 21

Birthday Blues

1989-03-30 · 22m

Clair's 46th birthday.

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Episode 22

A Room With No View

1989-04-13 · 22m

Vanessa and Rudy argue and fight. After the sisters do physical damage to the house, Cliff exiles them to the basement.

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Episode 23

What He Did for Love

1989-04-27 · 22m

Theo's friend Denny finds an expensive watch and gives it to his girlfriend, but it is soon revealed to be stolen merchandise.

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Episode 24

Day of the Locusts

1989-05-04 · 22m

Sondra comes down with strep throat, prompting her mother Clair and Elvin's mother Francine to "steal" the babies.

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Episode 25

57 Varieties

1989-05-11 · 22m

Theo wants to go to Egypt for an archaeological dig.

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Cast

Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby

Heathcliff Huxtable

Phylicia Rashād

Phylicia Rashād

Clair Huxtable

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Theo Huxtable

Tempestt Bledsoe

Tempestt Bledsoe

Vanessa Huxtable

Keshia Knight Pulliam

Keshia Knight Pulliam

Rudy Huxtable

Sabrina Le Beauf

Sabrina Le Beauf

Sondra Huxtable

Geoffrey Owens

Geoffrey Owens

Elvin Tibideaux

Raven-Symoné

Raven-Symoné

Olivia Kendall

Erika Alexander

Erika Alexander

Pam Tucker

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