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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 8
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
With This Ring?
1991-09-19 · 22m18 year old Vanessa reveals that she is engaged to a 29 year old Head Caretaker of her University ... and has been for six months.
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E02
Episode 2
There's No Place Like This Home
1991-09-26 · 22mCliff announces plans to add a new room to the house for Clair ... and only Clair. Sondra and Elvin are on the verge of purchasing their first house.
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E03
Episode 3
Particles in Motion
1991-10-03 · 22mDuring his first parent-counselor meeting, Theo and a single mother discover mutual attraction. Rudy meets Stanley and the two are immediately smitten with each other, much to the chagrin of a jealous Kenny.
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E04
Episode 4
Pam Applies to College
1991-10-10 · 22mPam begins to realize that, because of her below average grades earlier in high school, she will not be able to attend the same college as her best friend.
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E05
Episode 5
Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown
1991-10-17 · 22mAnxious to see a famous rapper, Rudy and her friends lie to their parents in order to get into a club for 16 year olds and up. Cliff and Clair secretly send Pam, Lance and Charmaine to keep an eye on them.
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E06
Episode 6
It's Apparent to Everyone
1991-10-24 · 22mWinnie and Nelson drive Cliff and Clair crazy around the house while Elvin and Sondra wait to move into their new house.
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E07
Episode 7
The Iceman Bricketh
1991-10-31 · 22mVanessa's grandparents Russell Huxtable and Carrie Hanks are desperate to meet her fiancé Dabnis, who bonds with Cliff over a plumbing job.
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E08
Episode 8
Olivia's Field Trip
1991-11-07 · 22mCliff chaperones Olivia's field trip to the museum; Theo falls victim to a scammer while ordering T-shirts for the community center.
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E09
Episode 9
For Men Only
1991-11-14 · 22mCliff teaches a class "for men only" at the community center.
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E10
Episode 10
Olivia Comes Out of the Closet
1991-11-21 · 22mOlivia tries to delay Martin's return to Asia.
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E11
Episode 11
Two Is a Crowd
1991-12-05 · 22mVanessa and Dabnis have relationship problems, as do Rudy and Stanley.
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E12
Episode 12
Clair's Place
1991-12-19 · 22mAs Christmas approaches, Clair gets a wonderful present: the completion of her special room.
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E13
Episode 13
Theo's Future
1992-01-02 · 22mTheo is accepted to graduate school at NYU, but faces a tough decision when he is unexpectedly offered a chance to interview for a corporate job in San Francisco.
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E14
Episode 14
The Price Is Wrong
1992-01-09 · 22mPam, Lance, Charmaine, and a group of senior citizens protest a grocery chain that gives preferential treatment to customers in wealthier neighborhoods.
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E15
Episode 15
Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle
1992-01-16 · 22mKenny pretends that he is dating another girl, in order to make Rudy jealous and force Stanley out of the picture.
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E16
Episode 16
Eat, Drink and Be Wary
1992-01-30 · 22mRudy and her friends want to go on the subway.
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E17
Episode 17
The Getaway
1992-02-06 · 22mSondra, Elvin, and the twins finally move into their own house in New Jersey.
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E18
Episode 18
Cliff Gets Jilted
1992-02-06 · 22mVanessa and Dabnis announce that they have broken their engagement ... and would-be father-in-law Cliff is devastated.
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E19
Episode 19
Cliff and Theo Come Clean
1992-02-13 · 22mTheo decides to turn down the corporate job in San Francisco and attend graduate school in New York. One of the students at the community center finds $600.
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E20
Episode 20
Clair's Reunion
1992-02-20 · 22mClair and her college friends plan a retirement party for one of their former professors from Hillman. Vanessa brings home a Senegalese exchange student.
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E21
Episode 21
Rudy's Retreat
1992-02-27 · 22mCliff and Clair see Rudy changing. While preparing their wills, Sondra and Elvin try to determine who should be the twins' legal guardian if the couple should both die. Charmaine and Lance prepare to visit Hillman College.
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E22
Episode 22
You Can't Stop the Music
1992-03-26 · 22mCliff and Clair go to a local radio station for a live salsa performance. Kenny babysits Olivia.
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E23
Episode 23
Some Gifts Aren't Deductible
1992-04-23 · 22mKenny turns to Rudy and Cliff for help after lying to his girlfriend about plans for her birthday party. Cliff and Clair work on their income tax return.
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E24
Episode 24
And So We Commence
1992-04-30 · 41mTheo prepares to graduate from New York University. An elated Cliff continues to invite additional people to the ceremony, despite the fact that Theo only has a limited number of tickets. As Theo graduates from NYU, Cliff remembers how a 14 year old Theo received D's in 9th grade and had no desire to attend college at all. Denise telephones and reveals that she is pregnant. Olivia leaves to join Denise and Martin in Singapore.
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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