Playback is currently unavailable for S5 E1 · Together Again and Again. Episode details remain available below.
The Cosby Show
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
Season 5
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
Together Again and Again
1988-10-06 · 22mAs 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.
Current episode
E02
Episode 2
The Physical
1988-10-13 · 22mCliff prepares for a physical.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E03
Episode 3
Rudy's All-Nighter
1988-10-20 · 22mRudy's friend sleeps over.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E04
Episode 4
Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game)
1988-10-27 · 22mEveryone wants pregnant Sondra and Elvin to find a new house.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E05
Episode 5
Out of Brooklyn
1988-11-03 · 22mDenise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E06
Episode 6
The Birth
1988-11-10 · 42mSondra 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.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E07
Episode 7
Cyranoise de Bergington
1988-11-17 · 22mTheo wants to date his friend Howard's ex-girlfriend, but he is stunned upon learning who she wants to date.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E08
Episode 8
How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
1988-12-01 · 22mVanessa, Janet and Kara want to be professional singers; Russell wins a prize in a sweepstakes.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E09
Episode 9
If the Dress Fits, Wear It
1988-12-08 · 22mClair secretly goes on a crash diet and exercise program to lose five pounds in a week so she can fit into a dress.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E10
Episode 10
Is There a Hamster in the House?
1988-12-15 · 22mRudy takes care of a friend's hamster for the weekend.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E11
Episode 11
Truth or Consequences
1989-01-05 · 22mRudy lies to cover for Vanessa, who secretly goes out on a date with her older boyfriend.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E12
Episode 12
Cliff Babysits
1989-01-12 · 22mCliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E13
Episode 13
Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten
1989-01-26 · 22mClair 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.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E14
Episode 14
The Lost Weekend
1989-02-02 · 22mWith the rest of the family gone for the night, Theo throws a "small" party that gets out of control.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E15
Episode 15
No Way, Baby
1989-02-06 · 22mCliff 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.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E16
Episode 16
Can I Say Something, Please?
1989-02-09 · 22mRudy wants to change some of her rules.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E17
Episode 17
The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus
1989-02-16 · 22mTheo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for advice on winning his girlfriend back.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E18
Episode 18
The Boys of Winter
1989-02-23 · 22mCliff's old basketball friend comes to visit.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E19
Episode 19
It Comes and It Goes
1989-03-09 · 22mSondra bemoans taking care of the twins.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E20
Episode 20
Theo's Women
1989-03-16 · 22mAfter 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.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E21
Episode 21
Birthday Blues
1989-03-30 · 22mClair's 46th birthday.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E22
Episode 22
A Room With No View
1989-04-13 · 22mVanessa and Rudy argue and fight. After the sisters do physical damage to the house, Cliff exiles them to the basement.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E23
Episode 23
What He Did for Love
1989-04-27 · 22mTheo's friend Denny finds an expensive watch and gives it to his girlfriend, but it is soon revealed to be stolen merchandise.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E24
Episode 24
Day of the Locusts
1989-05-04 · 22mSondra comes down with strep throat, prompting her mother Clair and Elvin's mother Francine to "steal" the babies.
Watch progress · Not tracked
E25
Episode 25
57 Varieties
1989-05-11 · 22mTheo wants to go to Egypt for an archaeological dig.
Watch progress · Not trackedCast
Bill Cosby
Heathcliff Huxtable
Phylicia Rashād
Clair Huxtable
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Theo Huxtable
Tempestt Bledsoe
Vanessa Huxtable
Keshia Knight Pulliam
Rudy Huxtable
Sabrina Le Beauf
Sondra Huxtable
Geoffrey Owens
Elvin Tibideaux
Raven-Symoné
Olivia Kendall
Erika Alexander
Pam Tucker