Episode 1
Call of the Wild
22m
The newlywed Sondra and Elvin return from their honeymoon with shocking news for Cliff and Clair.
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Directed by Jay SandrichGuest stars Geoffrey Owens
TV series
The Cosby Show
1984TV-PG8 seasons7.0 / 10
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.
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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.
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Episode 2
Theogate
22m
Theo and Cockroach come home unusually late from a track meet. They both deny anything out of the ordinary happened, but Clair knows better. A mock trial is held to get to the bottom of the situation.
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Directed by Jay SandrichGuest stars Peter Costa, Deon Richmond, Carl Anthony Payne II
Episode 3
It's Not Easy Being Green
22m
Rudy wants to wear summer clothes in winter to a party, while Cliff tries to get rid of an old water heater.
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Written by Carmen FinestraGuest stars Dondré Whitfield
Episode 4
Cliff's Mistake
22m
While setting up the house as a "haunted house" for Halloween, Cliff discovers he's lost a power drill that his neighbor loaned to him.
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Written by Janet LeahyGuest stars Peter Costa, Deon Richmond, Wallace Shawn, Penni Penniman
Episode 5
Shakespeare
22m
Theo must read ‘Julius Caesar’ for school, but complains that it is boring. Russell and his friends read scenes from the play aloud, and Theo is enthralled.
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Directed by Jay SandrichGuest stars Lisa Bonet, Carl Anthony Payne II, Earle Hyman, Roscoe Lee Browne, Christopher Plummer
Episode 6
That's Not What I Said
22m
Cliff and Clair have an argument after Theo gets detained by police for riding in a car with an unlicensed driver.
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Directed by Jay SandrichWritten by Carmen FinestraGuest stars Freda Foh Shen, Ron Foster
Episode 7
Autumn Gifts
22m
Rudy goes to an older widowed lady's house each afternoon to have tea and play cards, but notices that she refuses to take her daily medication for diabetes.
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Written by Matt WilliamsGuest stars Earle Hyman, Eileen Heckart
Episode 8
Looking Back
43m
Sondra and Elvin have their first marital fight, and Elvin comes to the Huxtable house for comfort and support. Clair shares about the difficulties in their house as flashbacks are shown.
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Directed by Jay SandrichWritten by Carmen FinestraGuest stars Lisa Bonet, Earle Hyman, Clarice Taylor
Episode 9
Where's Rudy?
22m
Theo and Vanessa lose track of Rudy in a mall while Clair enters a squash exhibition.
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Directed by Tony SingletaryGuest stars Louis Nye, Conrad McLaren, Naoka Nakagawa, Ronald Yamamoto, Marina Durell, Marc Hardy
Episode 10
Dance Mania
22m
Theo and Cockroach have tickets to appear on television on the dance show "Dance Mania", but are told that only one of them can enter the studio during the filming because of fire laws.
Episode credits
Written by Matt WilliamsGuest stars Carl Anthony Payne II, Adam Sandler, Troy Winbush, Robert Gossett, Khalif Bobatoon
Episode 11
The Locker Room
22m
Theo and his classmates brag about their dates with girls in the locker room, but Theo's mood changes when one of the guys goes out with Vanessa and brags about it the next day.
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Directed by Jay SandrichWritten by Janet LeahyGuest stars Adam Sandler, Troy Winbush, Pam Potillo, Dennis Singletary, Brian K. Grant
Episode 12
The Show Must Go On
22m
Vaudeville is shown to Rudy and her friends, who are unimpressed.
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Directed by Jay SandrichWritten by Carmen FinestraGuest stars Peter Costa, Deon Richmond, Carmen Finestra, Carl Ballantine, Bill Irwin, Jeff Pope, Dondré Whitfield, Pam Potillo
Episode 13
Bookworm
22m
Clair drags Cliff to her book club meeting, and he's the lone male there. Much to Clair's surprise, Cliff knows quite a bit about the book in question! Meanwhile, the kids attempt a sleepover at Sondra and Elvin's run-down studio apartment.
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Directed by Jay SandrichWritten by Janet LeahyGuest stars Kathleen Doyle, Angela Bassett, S. Epatha Merkerson, Susan Bigelow, Alva Chinn, Helen Gumpel
Episode 14
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
22m
Rudy has to play the violin in music class at school, but gets jealous because she thinks her classmates' instruments are more fun.
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Directed by Chuck VinsonWritten by Carmen FinestraGuest stars Deon Richmond, Melba Moore, Naoka Nakagawa
Episode 15
The Visit
22m
Theo visits a friend in the hospital who has cancer.
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Written by Carmen FinestraGuest stars Deon Richmond, Adam Sandler, Troy Winbush, Khalif Bobatoon, Dennis Singletary, Brian K. Grant, Christopher Collet, Gwen McGee
Episode 16
The Drum Major
22m
Vanessa tries out for the drum major at school. Meanwhile, Cliff cooks up a batch of extremely spicy chili, and Russell tries to pay off a loan from an old friend.
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Guest stars Deon Richmond, Earle Hyman, Troy Winbush, Dub Taylor, Eddie Castrodad, Claude Brooks, Hazen Gifford
Episode 17
Waterworks
22m
Clair tries to stop Cliff from fixing a leaky pipe by hiring a team of professionals: friends of Sondra and Elvin from Princeton.
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Written by Janet LeahyGuest stars Erica Gimpel, Josh Pais, Kevin Rock, Laura Hill, Helen Lee
Episode 18
Once Upon a Time
22m
Rudy writes a fairy tale, and the colorful story is acted out in her fantasy.
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Written by Carmen FinestraGuest stars Peter Costa, Deon Richmond, Earle Hyman, Alex Germain
Episode 19
Petanque
22m
Cliff and a friend play pétanque.
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Written by Matt WilliamsGuest stars Sullivan Walker, Michele Shay, Laurie Morrison
Episode 20
Trust Me
22m
A friend of Clair's has marital problems; Cliff takes a "mini-vacation" in the house as Theo, Rudy, and Vanessa try to stump each other with riddles.
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Directed by Jay SandrichWritten by Carmen FinestraGuest stars Meg Foster, Joel Fabiani, Jodi Long
Episode 21
Home for the Weekend
22m
Denise comes home from college, but seems to have more time for her friends than for the family.
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Written by Carmen FinestraGuest stars Lisa Bonet, Susan Diol, Nina Zoie Lam, Colin Quinn, Belinda Sawyer, Wynonna Smith
Episode 22
The Prom
22m
Theo, Denny and Smitty go to great lengths to impress their dates for the senior prom, but fail disastrously; Cliff and Clair relive their own prom.
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Written by Janet LeahyGuest stars Adam Sandler, LaChanze, Troy Winbush, Michelle Thomas, Robert Weil, Brian K. Grant, Stacey Williams
Episode 23
Gone Fishin'
22mfinale
When the Huxtable men go fishing, Theo catches a dead body, and soon attracts attention from the media. This success goes to his head, while Rudy and Kenny find a nest of baby birds, but the mother bird is missing. The two stories eventually cross in a surprising-and rather humiliating-lesson for Theo.
Episode credits
Written by Carmen FinestraGuest stars Deon Richmond, Alanna Davis, Darrell Echols
Episode information updated Sep 14, 2026
More about The Cosby Show
Cast
Bill CosbyHeathcliff Huxtable
Phylicia RashādClair Huxtable
Malcolm-Jamal WarnerTheo Huxtable
Tempestt BledsoeVanessa Huxtable
Lisa BonetDenise Huxtable
Keshia Knight PulliamRudy Huxtable
Sabrina Le BeaufSondra Huxtable
Erika AlexanderPam TuckerCredits
- Created by
- Bill Cosby, Michael J. Leeson, Ed. Weinberger
- Written by
- Bill Cosby, John Markus, Gary Kott, Carmen Finestra, Janet Leahy, Matt Williams, Mark St. Germain, Lore Kimbrough, Elliot Shoenman, Ehrich Van Lowe, Adriana Trigiani, Jerry Ross, Elaine Arata, Michael J. Leeson, Oliver Hailey, Winifred Hervey, Thad Mumford, Lisa Albert, Ed. Weinberger, Stuart Silverman
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 197
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
NBCUnited States
Carsey-Werner CompanyUnited States- Bill Cosby
Themes
brooklyn, new york citysitcom
