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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 8

Episodes

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Episode 1

With This Ring?

1991-09-19 · 22m

18 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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Episode 2

There's No Place Like This Home

1991-09-26 · 22m

Cliff 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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Episode 3

Particles in Motion

1991-10-03 · 22m

During 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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Episode 4

Pam Applies to College

1991-10-10 · 22m

Pam 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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Episode 5

Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown

1991-10-17 · 22m

Anxious 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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Episode 6

It's Apparent to Everyone

1991-10-24 · 22m

Winnie 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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Episode 7

The Iceman Bricketh

1991-10-31 · 22m

Vanessa'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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Episode 8

Olivia's Field Trip

1991-11-07 · 22m

Cliff 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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Episode 9

For Men Only

1991-11-14 · 22m

Cliff teaches a class "for men only" at the community center.

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Episode 10

Olivia Comes Out of the Closet

1991-11-21 · 22m

Olivia tries to delay Martin's return to Asia.

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Episode 11

Two Is a Crowd

1991-12-05 · 22m

Vanessa and Dabnis have relationship problems, as do Rudy and Stanley.

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Episode 12

Clair's Place

1991-12-19 · 22m

As Christmas approaches, Clair gets a wonderful present: the completion of her special room.

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Episode 13

Theo's Future

1992-01-02 · 22m

Theo 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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Episode 14

The Price Is Wrong

1992-01-09 · 22m

Pam, 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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Episode 15

Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle

1992-01-16 · 22m

Kenny pretends that he is dating another girl, in order to make Rudy jealous and force Stanley out of the picture.

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Episode 16

Eat, Drink and Be Wary

1992-01-30 · 22m

Rudy and her friends want to go on the subway.

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Episode 17

The Getaway

1992-02-06 · 22m

Sondra, Elvin, and the twins finally move into their own house in New Jersey.

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Episode 18

Cliff Gets Jilted

1992-02-06 · 22m

Vanessa and Dabnis announce that they have broken their engagement ... and would-be father-in-law Cliff is devastated.

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Episode 19

Cliff and Theo Come Clean

1992-02-13 · 22m

Theo 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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Episode 20

Clair's Reunion

1992-02-20 · 22m

Clair 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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Episode 21

Rudy's Retreat

1992-02-27 · 22m

Cliff 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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Episode 22

You Can't Stop the Music

1992-03-26 · 22m

Cliff and Clair go to a local radio station for a live salsa performance. Kenny babysits Olivia.

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Episode 23

Some Gifts Aren't Deductible

1992-04-23 · 22m

Kenny 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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Episode 24

And So We Commence

1992-04-30 · 41m

Theo 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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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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