The Cosby Show
The goings-on in the life of a successful African-American family.
Genre: Comedy, Family, Romance
Cast:Bill Cosby , Phylicia Rashad , Malcolm-Jamal Warner , Keshia Knight Pulliam , Tempestt Bledsoe , Sabrina Le Beauf , Lisa Bonet , Geoffrey Owens , Raven-Symoné , Joseph C. Phillips , Erika Alexander , Earle Hyman , Deon Richmond , Clarice Taylor , Peter Costa , Karen Malina White , Carl Anthony Payne II , Troy Winbush
S1.E1 ∙ Pilot
Clair is upset when Theo brings home a bad report card and claims he has no plans to attend college; Cliff is horrified to meet Denise's date.
S1.E2 ∙ Goodbye, Mr. Fish
Cliff forces the entire family to hold a funeral for Rudy's dead goldfish Lamont.
S1.E3 ∙ Bad Dreams
Vanessa sneaks into a scary movie despite her parents' forbidding it because she can't handle scary things. Cliff and Claire then have to deal with Vanessa sleeping between them in bed when she has nightmares from the movie.
S1.E4 ∙ Is That My Boy?
Theo makes the football team, so Cliff gives him some pointers.
S1.E5 ∙ A Shirt Story
Theo gets a shirt that cost too much, so Denise makes him an "Exact" replica.
S1.E6 ∙ Breaking with Tradition
Cliff's father, Russell Huxtable, comes over for a visit, and then tries to persuade Denise to go to Hillman college, which has become a family tradition.
S1.E7 ∙ One More Time
While babysitting one of Cliff's patients babies, Clair decides she wants to have another baby.
S1.E8 ∙ Play It Again, Vanessa
Vanessa is in the school's orchestra and plays the clarinet. Unfortunately, she is not good at it. While practicing at home, the family members put up with the noise she makes. At school, during a show, she has a solo performance.
S1.E9 ∙ How Ugly Is He?
Cliff and Claire are annoyed by Denise's new boyfriend and his arrogant attitude.
S1.E10 ∙ Bonjour, Sondra
Sondra is introduced, who comes back from college and is planning a trip to Paris for the summer.
S1.E11 ∙ You're Not a Mother Night
Clair is having too many mothering days with everyone wanting her attention and to do things for them. Cliff decides it is time for a mother's day off. He takes her for a romantic day and night at a hotel.
S1.E12 ∙ Rudy's Sick
Rudy is sick and has to stay home from school. Since Clair is being considered for a partner at her law firm, she has to go to work for the interview. Cliff takes care of Rudy while keeping office hours and seeing his patients.
S1.E13 ∙ Father's Day
It's Christmas and Cliff dreads the presents the children will give him as they are always ill-fitting or unusable. This year he asks them to think about him and get meaningful gifts; they come up with some unique thoughts and gifts.
S1.E15 ∙ Physician of the Year
Cliff's going to be Physician Of The Year. Theo is tapped to make his Dad's speech and accept the award for him, when Cliff's called to deliver a baby.
S1.E16 ∙ Jitterbug Break
After her unusual plan for getting concert tickets falls through, Denise and friends have an impromptu dance party in the living room.
S1.E17 ∙ Theo and the Joint
When Clair finds a marijuana joint in Theo's history book she and Cliff confront. Theo explains that it is not his and both Cliff and Clair believe him, but Theo feels that they are going to look down on him from this point on. So they next day he goes to school to confront the person it actually belonged to.
S1.E18 ∙ Vanessa's New Class
Vanessa's in an advanced science class but hardly works on her science fair project, and when her friend wins first place, Vanessa accuses her of getting help from her parents.
S1.E19 ∙ Clair's Case
Clair has a big case suing a mechanic that did lousy work on Sondra's car; Rudy does not want to go to a museum; Cliff teaches the kids how to do house chores, and he also cooks a soup with a cow's tongue.
S1.E20 ∙ Back to the Track, Jack
Cliff's former track coach wants him to compete in a track event for seniors but the laid back Cliff is not interested. That is until an old rival dares him to.
S1.E21 ∙ The Younger Woman
Cliff and Clair discuss their mortality, and wonder what the other would do if one of them was to pass away. They also get a visit from a friend of Cliff's that is dating a woman at least 25 years his junior.
S1.E22 ∙ Slumber Party
When Rudy announces she's bored, Cliff arranges for her friends to come over for a slumber party and then gets stuck entertaining the kids.
S1.E23 ∙ Mr. Quiet
Singer Tony Orlando guest stars as a man who runs an activity center where Dr. Huxtable is giving a class to expectant mothers. Tony's character has a girlfriend who also works with him. Thanks to Theo, he encounters and helps a boy who refuses to speak out of his fear of strangers. He has also just been teased and beaten up by other kids. Tony finds out who his mother is and while waiting for her, tries to get "Mr. Quiet" to talk.
S1.E24 ∙ Cliff's Birthday
It's Cliff's birthday and the family tries to keep his present (going to a Lena Horne show) a secret. Cliff will do whatever he can to find out what his present is. And to make sure that he doesn't find out, they don't tell the weak link (Theo) what it is.
S2.E1 ∙ First Day of School
The school season starts again and each one of the children faces it with different emotions. Cliff and Clair, however, are enthusiastic at getting the house back to themselves during the daytime.
S2.E2 ∙ The Juicer
Cliff warns Rudy not to play with his new juicer, but the machine's fancy gadgetry eventually proves to be too much of a temptation for Rudy and her friend, Peter. Cliff finds out and suspects that Rudy is responsible. After Clair prods Rudy's conscience, she admits the truth and is assigned to help Vanessa - punished for not keeping an eye on Rudy, as she had been told to - clean the resulting mess.
S2.E3 ∙ Happy Anniversary
It's Russell and Anna Huxtable's 49th anniversary, and the Huxtables observe the occasion with a classic impression of Ray Charles' "Night Time is the Right Time."
S2.E4 ∙ Cliff in Love
Sondra and Elvin break up, again, and Cliff and Clair tell Sondra to consider calling a boy that her friends say would be a good boyfriend to her. When the boy comes to the house, Cliff interviews him and falls in love with the guy.
S2.E5 ∙ Theo and the Older Woman
Denise's friend Susanne comes over to write a report on what a large family deals with, but Theo uses the occasion to try and impress her but ends up making a fool of himself.
S2.E6 ∙ Halloween
Vanessa has a boy/girl Halloween party at home. Cliff takes Rudy and her friends trick or treating.
S2.E7 ∙ Rudy Suits Up
Rudy enters into pee-wee football and despite Clair's fears she will get hurt, leads her team to victory after being nicknamed Sweet Feet.
S2.E8 ∙ Denise Drives
Denise earns her driver's license and finds a car that she loves and plans to plunge into her bank account and clean it out just to buy the car.
S2.E9 ∙ Clair's Sister
Clair's young sister arrives with news of her finally becoming engaged. Clair lets her know that married life won't be as simple as she thinks.
S2.E10 ∙ Clair's Toe
Cliff and Clair challenge each other to a "smooth" contest to see who'll be the best-dressed for a function. Clair has to find how to win when she breaks one of her toes.
S2.E11 ∙ Denise's Friend
A friend of Denise's comes to see Cliff about a personal problem she's had for a month and hasn't told her parents about. Cliff and Clair test the kids to find out if they would come to their parents if they had a problem.
S2.E12 ∙ Mrs. Westlake
Theo's math teacher, Mrs. Westlake, comes to the Huxtable house after Theo takes a math test, so naturally, he thinks he "blew it."
S2.E13 ∙ The Auction
Clair discovers that a painting by her late great-uncle is going to be auctioned off. She decides to bid on it and make it the family's again at all costs.
S2.E14 ∙ Vanessa's Bad Grade
Vanessa tries to hide the fact that she got a D on her report card from her parents. Denise and Vanessa get into a battle royale because Vanessa took one of Denise's sweaters.
S2.E15 ∙ Theo and Cockroach
Theo and his friend Walter decide to listen to a recording of "Macbeth" instead of reading the actual play. Cliff picks a snowball fight with some neighborhood children.
S2.E16 ∙ The Dentist
Peter has a toothache but is afraid to go to the dentist so Rudy goes with him. Meanwhile, Cliff tries to hide the newspaper from Clair because she won't let him sleep when she reads it in bed.
S2.E17 ∙ Play It Again, Russell
After an example of not so great trombone playing at a Jazz club gig, Russell needs to get it together quick because the next time is his career finale.
S2.E18 ∙ A Touch of Wonder
While driving in her car with Theo, Denise has a fender bender with Motown legend Stevie Wonder's chauffeured limousine.
S2.E19 ∙ Full House
Cliff finds it almost impossible to have a quiet day off at home with the kids and their friends in almost every room of the house.
S2.E20 ∙ Close to Home
Cliff's associate Dr. Morgan stops by to help plan a fundraiser but, behind his smile, he is harboring the pain of a serious family issue.
S2.E21 ∙ An Early Spring
Theo's math teacher goes into labor early, causing an important Math test to be postponed, much to the delight of Theo and "Cockroach". Rudy learns to ride a bike.
S2.E22 ∙ Theo's Holiday
Theo's confident when he's 18 and moves out on his own, he'll be able to get a job as a model and make a lot of money; the family puts him to a test to see how well he'd make it in the real world.
S2.E23 ∙ The Card Game
Cliff's Pinochle partner cancels on him, so Cliff asks former Hillman professor to sit in and help finally beat his father and his buddy who cheat. Meanwhile, Theo buys his girl a ring.
S2.E24 ∙ Off to the Races
Cliff's invited by a former college rival "Tail-Wind Turner" to be on his team at the Penn Relays for charity. Cliff accepts, but is in for a surprise at the event.
S2.E25 ∙ Denise's Decision
Denise keeps the family, and several potential colleges, waiting for her to finally choose a school to attend.
S3.E1 ∙ Bring 'Em Back Alive
Rudy sees a snake in the basement. Cliff and Theo cannot capture it, so Clair calls an exterminator. Theo and his friend plan a party with lots of girls attending.
S3.E2 ∙ Food for Thought
Cliff has to go on a diet. Rudy does not want her own room.
S3.E3 ∙ Golden Anniversary
Cliff, Clair, and the children plan an elaborate celebration for Cliff's parents 50th wedding anniversary. The Huxtable's perform a musical number for the parents and take them to a club for music and dancing.
S3.E4 ∙ Man Talk
At school, a classmate starts flirting with Theo. Theo is flattered and interested, but he already has a girlfriend. Rudy wants to have a tea party and since her sisters are busy, she asks Cliff to the tea party.
S3.E5 ∙ Mother, May I?
Vanessa starts wearing makeup without her parents' permission. Clair talks to Vanessa and reminds her she must wait until she's 15. Meanwhile, Theo is taking a fire-safety class at school and quizzes his parents on procedures.
S3.E6 ∙ The March
Theo has to rewrite a school paper on the 1963 March on Washington. Cliff & Clair, and Cliff's parents, who were actually there during the march, tell Theo what really happened and how they experienced it. He gets to really feel the event.
S3.E7 ∙ Theo's Flight
After a member of the Tuskegee Airmen makes a speech at Theo's school, Theo and Cockroach want to take flying lessons. Cliff and Clair agree, but then the reality of lessons and commitment hits Theo and Cockroach. Rudy has a new friend, Kenny.
S3.E8 ∙ Vanessa's Rich
Vanessa mentions to the popular cheerleaders the amount of money her mother paid for an art painting. Vanessa is then accepted on the pep squad and starts being picked on for being rich.
S3.E9 ∙ Denise Gets a 'D'
Clair has a pinched nerve and has to stay in bed. Cliff and the children try to make her day easier by doing chores around the house. At college, Denise gets a D in one of her classes and is afraid to tell her parents.
S3.E10 ∙ A Girl and Her Dog
Cliff's left alone with the kids for a day before they go on a trip out to Washington. A dog follows Rudy home and she has trouble letting go when the dog's owner comes to get it.
S3.E11 ∙ War Stories
Russel and his friends visit Cliff to play pinochle. Cliff's father and his friends reminisce about their days in military service.
S3.E12 ∙ Cliff in Charge
Clair is asked to help plan a celebration that honors the retiring president of Hillman College in Atlanta. While she is gone for ten days, Cliff has to take care of the house and children.
S3.E13 ∙ Monster Man Huxtable
Sondra comes home from college and brings Elvin along with her. Theo is written up in the school paper about his wrestling skills. Elvin helps him learn a few new moves and shares with Theo that he is going to propose marriage to Sondra.
S3.E14 ∙ Rudy Spends the Night
Rudy is spending the night with her grandparents. Denise is going with friends to The Village and invites Vanessa to go with her. Theo is waiting for news to go out with a girlfriend. When that falls through, Cliff creates Mens Night.
S3.E15 ∙ Say Hello to a Good Buy
Cliff buys a new car, but must contend with a tough salesman. Meanwhile, Rudy creates a collage of animals by cutting pictures out of Cliff's encyclopedias.
S3.E16 ∙ Denise Gets an Opinion
Denise makes a date with a guy she's only talked to on the phone. Robert stops by to get advice from Cliff and others about girls, romance and relationships.
S3.E17 ∙ Calling Doctor Huxtable
Cliff goes to the hospital to deliver a baby and finds out three patients are ready to deliver. Theo is in charge at home, and Vanessa has a friend over who smokes a cigarette in Vanessa's room.
S3.E18 ∙ You Only Hurt the One You Love
Theo talks Rudy into playing circus and when he tries to do the tumbling act, accidentally injures her.
S3.E19 ∙ The Shower
Denise gives her friend Veronica a bridal shower. Denise finds out Veronica and her fiancé planned to get pregnant just so they could get married.
S3.E20 ∙ Cliff's 50th Birthday
Cliff is turning 50 years old and the family plans a lot of surprises for him. He finds out all the things that are older than him, get a key chain that works for everyone except him, and has a party with some special friends.
S3.E21 ∙ I Know That You Know
Sondra and Elvin announce their engagement. Since Cliff always says he knows everything that goes on, Clair and the kids decide to play a joke on Cliff about the engagement. He finds out before the joke and turns the tables on the others.
S3.E22 ∙ Andalusian Flu
Both Cliff and Clair are sick in bed with the flu, leaving Theo in charge; Theo orders Vanessa and Rudy around to clean up the house while he takes the credit for it even though he's planning to go out with a girl.
S3.E23 ∙ Bald and Beautiful
Cockroach shaves his head to audition for a music video and tries to convince Theo to shave his head also. Cliff's friend from the Navy visits.
S3.E24 ∙ Planning Parenthood
Cliff takes Rudy & her friends to a fancy restaurant. All dressed up in their best clothes, they go to the restaurant. Chaos ensues despite Cliff's effort to show them elegance. Clair's sister visits and announces she wants to have a baby.
S3.E25 ∙ Hillman
Cliff, Clair, Theo, Vanessa, and Rudy visit Denise at Hillman College and meet her friends.
S4.E1 ∙ Call of the Wild
Cliff & Clair are excited about Sondra & Elvin's plans for grad school, but when they return from their honeymoon, the newlyweds announce other plans. Elvin & Sondra plan to open a wilderness store.
S4.E2 ∙ Theogate
Clair is concerned when Theo comes home late after a cross country meet and the principal calls the house. She decides to investigate what happened by holding a mock trial.
S4.E3 ∙ It Ain't Easy Being Green
Cliff has a hard time saying goodbye to his old water heater while Rudy and Clair get into a fight because Clair won't let Rudy wear a summer dress to a winter birthday party.
S4.E4 ∙ Cliff's Mistake
Cliff misplaces a power drill he borrowed; the children plan a Halloween party.
S4.E5 ∙ Shakespeare
Theo & Walter are studying Shakespeare for school but are not enthused. Cliff decides to have barbecue for dinner and invites family and friends. When Russell hears about the Shakespeare situation, he and his friend read part a play.
S4.E6 ∙ That's Not What I Said
Theo's friend gets into an altercation which gets Theo sent to a police station in Coney Island. The altercation gets Cliff and Clair into a fight, and they completely forget about Theo's punishment.
S4.E7 ∙ Autumn Gifts
The Huxtables have a problem when they find out the old woman Rudy visits with refuses to take her medication and becomes forgetful; everybody makes several humorous attempts to convince Mrs. Hickson why she needs to take her pills.
S4.E8 ∙ Looking Back
Sondra & Elvin have their first marital spat, but it is Elvin who runs home to the parents - Sondra's parents! As Elvin gives his side of the story, flashbacks are shown about Sondra's different boyfriends and their first meeting of Elvin.
S4.E9 ∙ Where's Rudy?
The Huxtables head to the mall where Clair enters her garden squash in a contest. Theo and Vanessa are in charge of watching Rudy but they lose track of her. Rudy meets a girl her age and they play together.
S4.E10 ∙ Dance Mania
Theo is upset after his friend, Cockroach, takes the last available spot on the TV show "Dance Mania."
S4.E11 ∙ The Locker Room
Vanessa dates Theo's friend Lyle, and Theo objects. Cliff wants to find out how Rudy makes milk vanish.
S4.E12 ∙ The Show Must Go On
Cliff is excited to take Rudy and six of her friends to see a Salute to Vaudeville show. They are the only ones in the audience. The children are not the best audience and are not impressed.
S4.E13 ∙ Bookworm
Clair's book club invites their spouses to attend a meeting, but Cliff is the only man that shows up. Despite Clair's doubts, Cliff read the book and joins the discussion. Sondra & Elvin have Theo, Vanessa, and Rudy over for a sleepover.
S4.E14 ∙ Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
Theo works on his psychic abilities but does not have much success. Rudy thinks her teacher hates her and tells her parents her problems. One of which is a music recital where she has to play the violin instead of a more fun instrument.
S4.E15 ∙ The Visit
One of Theo's high school friends has cancer and is in the hospital. Theo is hesitant to visit him because it is depressing. Sondra is on a trip without Elvin and he is lonely.
S4.E16 ∙ The Drum Major
Vanessa tries out for drum major but keeps getting blocked. Theo finds out it is because no girl has ever been drum major and tries to help. A musician friend of Russell's is in town for a show. Russell tries to repay a debt to his friend.
S4.E17 ∙ Waterworks
One tile falls from the bathroom wall, and as Cliff tries to repair it, the problem gets bigger. Clair asks friends of Sondra & Elvin to repair it before Cliff destroys the house when he tries to repair it.
S4.E18 ∙ Once Upon a Time
Rudy reads a story she wrote to Cliff and Clair about a happy land where the residents are taken prisoner by the evil king and his men, as acted out in a fantasy sequence by all the characters.
S4.E19 ∙ Petanque
The Harmons, friends of the Huxtables, come over for a visit. Cliff and Dr. Harmon get into a heated game of petanque while Theo tries to impress their daughter.
S4.E20 ∙ Trust Me
Cliff has worked straight for 22 days, so he takes a day off. While he rests at home, Theo, Vanessa, and Rudy try to stump each other with constant riddles. Clair's friend has marital problems and asks Clair for advice.
S4.E21 ∙ Home for the Weekend
Denise comes home from college for the weekend but disappoints her family when she chooses to spend every free moment with her friends instead.
S4.E22 ∙ The Prom
Theo and his friends and their dates get ready for their prom while Cliff and Clair have their own prom in the living room.
S4.E23 ∙ Gone Fishin'
Theo goes fishing with Cliff and Russell and hooks onto the body of a dead mobster, becoming the object of a local news story. Rudy and Kenny try to hide the fact from Clair that they're taking care of baby birds that have been abandoned.
S5.E1 ∙ Together Again and Again
Theo is starting college and Denise is to return to Hillman. Cliff and Clair look forward to fewer children at home, but Theo does not have a room at college and has to commute while Denise drops out of college. Sondra announces she is pregnant.
S5.E2 ∙ The Physical
The children tease Cliff about how much he eats as he prepares for his physical in the morning. Denise talks about the celebrities she meets at the record studio. Turns out she is not a great employee and does not really work with them.
S5.E3 ∙ Rudy's All-Nighter
Rudy invites a friend over for a sleep-over party. Clair agrees to make baked apples; Cliff reluctantly agrees to performing a comedy routine. Rudy and her friend start the night with arguing. Theo gets a D grade on his first college paper.
S5.E4 ∙ Move It
Cliff & Clair visit Sondra & Elvin's apartment and are surprised and shocked at the cramped space and state of disrepair. Clair does not want her grandchild to grow up there. Sondra & Elvin agree to borrow money to get a better place.
S5.E5 ∙ Out of Brooklyn
Vanessa is having problems with her boyfriend Roy. Denise announces she quit her job and plans to move to Africa as a photographer's assistant. Despite objections and hardships she will endure, Denise is determined to go.
S5.E6 ∙ The Birth
Sondra starts contractions; Elvin is nervous and Cliff and Clair are anxious.
S5.E7 ∙ Cyranoise de Bergington
Rudy borrows money from Cliff to buy a birthday gift two months in advance for Clair. Theo's friend Howard breaks up with his girlfriend and Theo is interested in asking her out. Theo asks another friend, Denny, to talk to the girl for him.
S5.E8 ∙ How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
Vanessa forms the "Lipsticks" singing group; Cliff's dad gets an envelope saying "You are a winner", instead of "You might be a winner".
S5.E9 ∙ If the Dress Fits, Wear It
Clair goes on a crash diet and endures an exhaustive exercise program to lose enough weight to fit into an old dress to wear for an evening out with Cliff.
S5.E10 ∙ Is There a Hamster in the House?
Rudy watches a hamster overnight for a friend but it dies. Feeling bad, Cliff and Rudy buy a replacement hamster. Rudy tells her friend what happened and is surprised how her friend takes the news.
S5.E11 ∙ Truth or Consequences
Vanessa gets caught lying to her parents about staying out past her curfew with her boyfriend, Jeremy.
S5.E12 ∙ Cliff Babysits
Cliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert.
S5.E13 ∙ Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten
Clair wants to replace the living room couch but Cliff is reluctant to let the old couch go. Also, Clair is invited on a television talk show. However, when she finds out she is only asked her thoughts as a black woman, she leaves the show.
S5.E14 ∙ The Lost Weekend
Everybody's away for the weekend, Theo has the place to himself, and his friends decide that it's time to party.
S5.E15 ∙ No Way, Baby
One of Cliff's patients is a young, unmarried teenager without other known family. Cliff finds the girl's grandfather so someone can be with her when she delivers. When Clair meets the grandfather, she realizes he cannot read or write.
S5.E16 ∙ Can I Say Something, Please?
Rudy complains to her parents that she doesn't get to do what her friends can and she still has to follow so many rules. So Cliff and Clair allow Rudy to stay up as late as she wants to teach her a lesson.
S5.E17 ∙ The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus
Theo's former girlfriend, Justine, is starting to date other men and Theo is upset. Theo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for a spell or potion that will help him win her back.
S5.E18 ∙ The Boys of Winter
Theo & his friends meet Cliff's former basketball coach. The Huxtables invite Coach Barry & his wife to their house for dinner. They watch a taped old basketball game together where Cliff misses all his shots & the coach sent him to the bench.
S5.E19 ∙ It Comes and It Goes
Sondra finds it difficult to be a stay-at-home mom with baby twins. When the Tibideaux visit Cliff, Clair and Cliff's parents, Sondra vents with her mother and grandmother who have been there and done that with young children.
S5.E20 ∙ Theo's Women
Theo helps an acting student with her lines then gets caught kissing her by his girlfriend who dumps him on the spot.
S5.E21 ∙ Birthday Blues
On Clair's birthday, Cliff & their kids surprise her with an act.
S5.E22 ∙ A Room with No View
Rudy is constantly bothering her sister Vanessa and they always have a fight but their parents find the perfect way to teach them a lesson.
S5.E23 ∙ What He Did for Love
Theo and his friends go to the cafeteria to impress a girl with a very expensive watch one of them found on the street. Unfortunately it appears that the watch was reported stolen and his friend gets in trouble.
S5.E24 ∙ Day of the Locusts
Strep throat keeps Sondra from taking care of her babies, but she gets paranoid when Clair and Elvin's mom take the babies with them so she can recover.
S5.E25 ∙ 57 Varieties
Theo asks his parents to give him fifteen hundred dollars for an educational summer trip to Egypt. The Huxtables are not sure about giving him the money so he invites his teacher to the house to talk to his parents.
S6.E1 ∙ Denise: The Saga Continues
Just as Theo finds a new place to live, Denise returns from her African rainforest trip with startling souvenirs - a husband and a stepdaughter.
S6.E2 ∙ Surf's Up
When Cliff tells Theo of some of the hi jinx he did when he was younger. Theo decides to try it himself. But he ends up damaging his apartment, which leads to the landlord throwing him out. So Cliff tries to some things with the man so Theo can move out of the house where he has been staying.
S6.E3 ∙ I'm 'In' with the 'In' Crowd
Everybody loses when Vanessa and friends play a drinking game at an unsupervised get-together.
S6.E4 ∙ Denise Kendall: Navy Wife
Denise and Martin prepare to check out the house where they will be living on the naval base; Denise admits she forgot to confirm the housing arrangements.
S6.E5 ∙ Theo's Gift
Theo finds out that he has dyslexia so he changes the way he studies and gets a better grade in history.
S6.E6 ∙ Denise Kendall: Babysitter
Denise and Olivia babysit Winnie and Nelson when Sondra and Elvin go out for the evening; but shortly after Sondra and Elvin leave, the whole building goes into a blackout.
S6.E7 ∙ Shall We Dance?
Rudy and Kenny learn good manners at school. Rudy has a crush on a boy named Clarence and tries to show him that she cares but Clarence is too shy to admit it in front of his friends.
S6.E8 ∙ The Day the Spores Landed
Cliff has a nightmare about spores which poured out of an erupting volcano and into the water which makes all the men pregnant, including: Theo, Elvin, Martin and himself.
S6.E9 ∙ Cliff's Wet Adventure
Claire sends Cliff to the store to buy some stuff for Thanksgiving dinner on a very rainy day and he returns soaking wet. Unfortunately he keeps forgetting some products and Claire sends him again & again. Meanwhile Denise invites Martin's ex wife to Cliff's house because she's all alone. Finally Cliff arrives home again just in time for Thanksgiving dinner.
S6.E10 ∙ Grampy and NuNu Visit the Huxtables
When Martin's parents visit, Denise frets about Mrs. Kendall's impression of her.
S6.E11 ∙ Cliff la Dolce
Claire is going to Washington, and Denise is going to the Caribbean. Cliff stays all alone with Rudy & Olivia. Rudy comes to him with a problem between her & her friends but Cliff's advice makes things worse for Rudy. Meanwhile Theo takes Olivia to the cafeteria and uses her charm to collect other girls' phone numbers. Also Vanessa tries to get her father's permission to go to another girl's party with older boys.
S6.E12 ∙ Getting to Know You
Theo meets Cliff & Martin at the cafeteria sitting with two willing beautiful girls. Later at the Huxtable residence Martin tries to explain to Cliff the situation on how he & Denise met and got married. Afterwards the family organizes a surprise for Cliff that will make him very happy.
S6.E13 ∙ Elvin Pays for Dinner
Vanessa & Rudy comes to Sondra's house to babysit because Sondra & Elvin had planned to go to dinner with Elvin's old girlfriend & her sister but at the last minute she cancels her plans and suggests her husband go alone. Elvin goes to dinner but when he comes back he finds his lady angry. The next day Elvin & Sondra visit the Huxtable's house where Cliff tries to explain to him how women think.
S6.E14 ∙ Cliff's Nightmare
Cliff comes back from the hospital at three in the morning and decides to eat a sausage sandwich. Unfortunately that sandwich becomes responsible for the weirdest dream Cliff ever had.
S6.E15 ∙ Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor
Denise & Vanessa are in the cafeteria when Vanessa sees a boy she seems to like but she's too shy to go to his table; so she asks advice from her big sister.
S6.E16 ∙ The Birthday Party
It's Olivia's birthday and all she wants is a brand new tricycle, which she has all her friends help her search the entire house for when Cliff, who's supposed to be babysitting her guests, falls asleep.
S6.E17 ∙ Not Everybody Loves the Blues
Theo is upset his girlfriend might go to graduate school in another town. He and Elvin go to a nightclub; they hear the King of the Blues Riley Jackson. Turns out Cliff and Clair know Riley. He visits the family, helps Theo with his blues.
S6.E18 ∙ Rudy's Walk on the Wild Side
Rudy wants a sweater with fish that light up that are on sale at the mall, but she doesn't have enough money to buy it and becomes so desperate, she steals $2.30 out of the money Clair left out for the dry cleaning.
S6.E19 ∙ Mr. Sandman
Mrs. McGee (Rudy's teacher) calls the Huxtables to report that Rudy has not been attending dance lessons, so Cliff takes Rudy to to the dancing lessons and gets a little carried away.
S6.E20 ∙ Isn't It Romantic?
Cliff, Martin & Elvin place a bet between them on who can buy a romantic present to each of their wife within twenty-five dollars limit. Who ever wins will be called "The Emperor of Romance".
S6.E21 ∙ Theo's Dirty Laundry
When Cliff finds women's lingerie in Theo's laundry, he and Clair soon realize that their son has moved in with his girlfriend, Justine. Meanwhile, Denise announces her plans to become a special education teacher.
S6.E22 ∙ What It's All About
Clair comes home from work exhausted and needs to rest but her family do not understand her so Cliff sends her to a friends combine around the lake far away from home to relax.
S6.E23 ∙ Off to See the Wretched
Vanessa and her friends plot to go to a concert. They don't tell their parents it's in Baltimore, but they find out in a dramatic way.
S6.E24 ∙ The Moves
Claire receives an important case by representing a client who wants to protect a community center with a childhood playground which is about to be torn down and in it's place they will build an office center. Meanwhile Cliff's neighbor take Cliff out to buy a sports car.
S6.E25 ∙ Live and Learn
Denise gets very excited about wanting to be an instructor to work with children who have learning disabilities but cannot understand that in order to teach she must have a college degree.
S6.E26 ∙ The Storyteller
Cliff's great-aunt, Gramtee, comes to visit and everyone is excited - except Olivia. Olivia wants to go to the zoo instead of a planned church visit. Gramtee tells stories of Cliff as a child and of a relative who was a slave years ago.
S7.E1 ∙ Same Time Next Year
Cliff ships Vanessa to Lincoln University in Pennsylvania; Rudy has a "developmental" issue that keeps her from going to school.
S7.E2 ∙ Bird in the Hand
Cliff is set to go to an auction for a priceless Charlie Parker album, but a slight detour to Olivia's school keeps him from it.
S7.E3 ∙ The Last Barbecue
Theo hires a stripper for Martin's bachelor party, which upsets Sondra and Denise when neither Martin or Elvin object to the idea; all this goes on as Cliff and Claire prepare a family BBQ. "Bud" gets a great punchline.
S7.E4 ∙ Period of Adjustment
Cousin Pam is introduced, as she moves in due to her grandmother's illness, her mother goes to California to take care of her.
S7.E5 ∙ It's All in the Game
Cliff & Clair are away on a weekend vacation. When they return, their home seemed to have self destructed - Olivia and the washing machine, Theo taking multiple items to his place, Vanessa and car damage, etc. Cliff & Clair hold a meeting.
S7.E6 ∙ Getting the Story
Rudy and Kenny has to follow one of their parents for a school project, but get disappointed when Clair's lawyer job turns out to be far from an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.
S7.E7 ∙ Just Thinking About It
Pam still thinks about having sex with Slide. Cliff says she should see a gynecologist for safe sex info. Pam ends up getting condoms and tells Slide he must use them. He refuses and they break up. Slide apologizes but still pressures her.
S7.E8 ∙ The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof)
Rudy starts her periods, and Clair wants to have a traditional women's only day to celebrate her womanhood. Rudy wants no part of it and says she understand everything and needs nothing from her mother. Rudy trusts her friends information.
S7.E9 ∙ You Can Go Home Again
Denise & Martin want to move to their own apartment. They find rents too high and a place too small. Rudy makes plans to move into their bedroom once they move out.
S7.E10 ∙ It's a Boy
Cliff's friend learns he and his wife are going to have a baby boy. The father worries he is not athletic enough to teach the boy sports when he is older so he asks Cliff to teach him. Theo tells the father sports is not the only thing.
S7.E11 ∙ Clair's Liberation
Clair has started menopause. The children talk to each other about menopausal women, hot flashes, confusion, crabbiness, etc. Cliff & Claire play a joke on the kids by pretending she is insane. Aaron, Pam's boyfriend, turns on the romance.
S7.E12 ∙ It's Your Move
Sondra makes plans for she & Elvin to help friends move, but Elvin just wants to join the guys to watch the football playoff game. When they arrive to help with the move, their friends have not even started to pack.
S7.E13 ∙ Theo's Final Final
Theo has one last final the next day, and he wants to pass so he gets on the dean's list. He has plans for constant study, until he meets Cheryl and is besotted. She is leaving town in the morning. Does he study or go out with Cheryl?
S7.E14 ∙ Attack of the Killer B's
Pam has to study for tests but is easily distracted. Theo tells her she has to study without dancing and music in order to get good grades. Pam wants to go to college, but does not have the money. Her grades are not enough for scholarships.
S7.E15 ∙ Total Control
Cliff's patient & her husband are having a baby any day now and tell Cliff they have everything under control as they read books and watched videos to prepare for the birth. Everything is fine until the actual event starts.
S7.E16 ∙ Adventures in Babysitting
Cliff and Dr Harmon attend a pinochle tournament with their wives. They play a round against each other, and the wives win. Martin & Denise need a babysitter for Olivia and Rudy begs to be the one. Rudy does fine until they watch a scary movie.
S7.E17 ∙ 27 and Still Cooking
It is Cliff & Clair's 27th wedding anniversary. He plans to recreate the Caribbean restaurant where they dined on their honeymoon, in their home. He hires a band, chef, and decorations for atmosphere. The day arrives - and Cliff is sick.
S7.E18 ∙ The Return of the Clairettes
Clair gets a visit from a high school friend and her husband.
S7.E19 ∙ No More Mr. Nice Guy
Theo and Denny's girlfriend Ellen are organizing a surprise party for Denny's birthday, but things get complicated when Ellen gets sick and Denny shows up up unexpectedly believing she's having an affair with another guy.
S7.E20 ∙ Home Remedies
Olivia is not feeling well, so several people come up with different remedies to help her feel better.
S7.E21 ∙ Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue
Olivia and Rudy have nightmares about Olivia taking control of the house and nobody listening to Rudy.
S7.E22 ∙ There's Still No Joy in Mudville
Cliff goes bowling with his father, Elvin, and friends. After the game, with Cliff having a very low score, they go to a bar and make fun of him. The older men reminiscence about the old Negro League. Rudy & Olivia play a joke on Clair.
S7.E23 ∙ Cliff and Jake
The daughter of an acquaintance asks Cliff to help her father make peace with someone whom he's been having a long standing grudge with over a car accident. Because she's been seeing the man's son and would like to get married.
S7.E24 ∙ Theo and the Kids: Part 1
Cliff attempts to fix the kitchen sink. Theo starts a volunteer job as an intern at a community center. He helps children with their homework and craft activities after school. He realizes one student has studying problems just like he had.
S7.E25 ∙ Theo and the Kids: Part 2
At the community center, Theo deals with a student that might have dyslexia, another who has a crush on him, one who has to get a job to support his parents, all the while they test their limits with Theo. Theo does his best to help them.
S8.E1 ∙ With This Ring?
Vanessa brings home a boyfriend she has kept secret from her family.
S8.E2 ∙ There's No Place Like This Home
Cliff and Claire plan to build and extra room for their house, but there are some unforeseen issues.
S8.E3 ∙ Particles in Motion
Theo is nervous about his first parent/counselor meetings and student art exhibit. Cliff and family go to the exhibit. Rudy is smitten by one of Theo's students and Theo is smitten by a single mother of a student.
S8.E4 ∙ Pam Applies to College
Charmaine is applying to colleges and talks to Pam about attending the same one since they are best friends. Pam realizes she has to get better grades in order to get accepted into any college.
S8.E5 ∙ Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown
Rudy wants to see a rapper that is performing at a club for older teens. Rudy and her friends lie to their parents in order to get out that evening. When Cliff & Clair find out, they ask Pam to go to the club to keep an eye on Rudy.
S8.E6 ∙ It's Apparent to Everyone
Sondra & Elvin are excited about finding a home of their own. The twins Nelson and Winnie are getting on Cliff & Clair's nerves.
S8.E7 ∙ The Iceman Bricketh
Cliff's parents find out that Cliff & Clair are meeting Vanessa's fiancé for dinner and insist of meeting him as well. They want to make sure the guy is good enough for their granddaughter.
S8.E8 ∙ Olivia's Field Trip
Cliff is a chaperon for Olivia's field trip to a museum and he is not looking forward to it. Theo has a fund-raiser plan for the community center - selling silk screened t-shirts. But the t-shirts are not what he expected.
S8.E9 ∙ For Men Only
At the community center, Clair gives a legal clinic and Cliff gives a Men's Only clinic. Cliff's clinic teaches etiquette, getting a job, and more. His job session becomes more about being a responsible parent and preventing pregnancies.
S8.E10 ∙ Olivia Comes Out of the Closet
Olivia is sad because her father has to return to his ship for duty and Denise is going into town as well. Singer Miriam Makeba visits the Huxtable house.
S8.E11 ∙ Two Is a Crowd
Cliff & Clair plan a day at home alone, but Vanessa returns from college for the weekend, then her fiancé comes to find Vanessa. Rudy's friend Kenny comes to visit Rudy. They all talk to Cliff & Clair about their relationship issues.
S8.E12 ∙ Clair's Place
Cliff builds a room just for Clair, her own special place for work and retreat. Everyone, except Cliff, is upset that she wants to be alone and not spend time with them. Cliff tries to explain the purpose of a special room.
S8.E13 ∙ Theo's Future
Theo attends a corporate mixer for The Tartan Company, a leading soup manufacturer who boasts that they're "not just soup anymore." His views on how the company should present its image impress the bosses so much that he is offered a job interview in San Francisco.
S8.E14 ∙ The Price Is Wrong
Pam and her friends help a group of senior citizens demonstrate against unfair prices at a supermarket.
S8.E15 ∙ Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle
Pam starts working as an assistant for Cliff. Cliff deals with an impatient pregnant patient who tends to misinterpret the instructions he gives her. Meanwhile, Kenny tries to make Rudy jealous by pretending he is dating someone.
S8.E16 ∙ Eat, Drink and Be Wary
Clair goes away for the weekend and tells Cliff he has to behave and not eat a lot of food that is not on his diet. No one believes he will stick to his diet. Rudy and her friends want to take the subway to a dance.
S8.E17 ∙ The Getaway
Sondra and Elvin prepare to move to their own home in New Jersey, but Cliff is still hesitant to believe it will really happen. But the movers arrive and boxes are packed on the truck.
S8.E18 ∙ Cliff Gets Jilted
Sandra & Elvin hold a house warming party - but it is held at Cliff & Clair's house. Vanessa breaks the news that she and Dabnis have broken their engagement. Cliff is more upset than Vanessa.
S8.E19 ∙ Cliff and Theo Come Clean
Olivia's school project is to write about an adult when they were a child, and she writes about Cliff. Theo turns down a corporate job in California so he can finish graduate school in New York. One of Theo's students finds $600.
S8.E20 ∙ Clair's Reunion
Clair and her college friends get together to discuss their school days and to plan an honor for a retiring professor.
S8.E21 ∙ Rudy's Retreat
Now that Rudy is a teenager, she starts to stretch her rights and independence, wants to be her own person. Sondra & Elvin are writing their wills and need to select guardians for their children.
S8.E22 ∙ You Can't Stop the Music
Willie Colón and Mario Bauzá, legendary Salsa and Latin music performers, play themselves to perform a concert on a local radio station. Clair, who represents them, and Cliff, a big-time fan, go to the station to watch the performance.
S8.E23 ∙ Some Gifts Aren't Deductible
As tax day approaches, Cliff tries to get deductions for extended family members, but Claire rebuffs him. Meanwhile, Kenny organizes a surprise birthday party for his girlfriend Deirdre because he's ashamed that he only bought her socks as a gift.
S8.E24 ∙ And So, We Commence
Theo graduates from college, and Cliff thinks back to an earlier time at the ceremony; the series end with Cliff and Claire dancing away off the studio.
