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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- Seasons
- 8
- Episodes aired
- 197
- Latest aired
- S08E24
- Total runtime
- 3d 1h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 September 1984 – May 1985 24 episodes
- Season 2 September 1985 – May 1986 25 episodes
- Season 3 September 1986 – May 1987 25 episodes
- Season 4 September 1987 – April 1988 23 episodes
- Season 5 October 1988 – May 1989 25 episodes
- Season 6 September 1989 – May 1990 26 episodes
- Season 7 September 1990 – May 1991 25 episodes
- Season 8 September 1991 – April 1992 24 episodes
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S06E01 Denise: The Saga Continues
September 21 · 22min find the promo
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Denise returns from Africa, with a new husband and stepdaughter in tow.
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S06E02 Surf's Up
September 28 · 22min find the promo
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After recreating one of Cliff's stories, Theo and his roommates are kicked out of their apartment.
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S06E03 I'm 'In' With the 'In' Crowd
October 5 · 22min find the promo
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Vanessa and her friends get drunk playing a drinking game.
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S06E04 Denise Kendall: Navy Wife
October 12 · 22min find the promo
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Denise forgets to respond to a letter from the Navy and confirm that she and Martin want housing on the naval base in Rhode Island.
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S06E05 Theo's Gift
October 19 · 22min find the promo
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Theo is diagnosed with dyslexia, a learning disability which contributed to the academic problems he has had over the years.
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S06E06 Denise Kendall: Babysitter
October 26 · 23min find the promo
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Denise and Olivia babysit Winnie and Nelson (Sondra and Elvin's twins).
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S06E07 Shall We Dance?
November 2 · 22min find the promo
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Rudy and one of her classmates have a crush on each other, but peer pressure could ruin things.
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S06E08 The Day the Spores Landed
November 9 · 22min find the promo
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Cliff dreams that men worldwide have become pregnant -- including his son Theo, his sons-in-law Elvin and Martin, and himself. Voice-over by NBC News correspondent John Palmer.
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S06E09 Cliff's Wet Adventure
November 16 · 22min find the promo
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Denise invites Martin's ex-wife Paula for Thanksgiving dinner. Clair continues to send Cliff to the store for last-minute groceries, despite the fact that it is a cold and rainy Thanksgiving Day.
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S06E10 Grampy and Nu-Nu Visit the Huxtables
November 30 · 22min find the promo
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Martin's parents (Olivia's grandparents) come for a visit.
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S06E11 Cliff la Dolce
December 7 · 22min find the promo
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Cliff is in charge while Clair and Denise are out of town.
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S06E12 Getting to Know You
December 14 · 22min find the promo
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As Christmas approaches, Cliff and Martin get to know each other better. Denise and Martin recreate their wedding ceremony, which allows Cliff to give his daughter away.
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S06E13 Elvin Pays for Dinner
January 4 · 22min find the promo
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Elvin takes two female college friends to dinner to reminisce and Sondra becomes very upset.
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S06E14 Cliff's Nightmare
January 11 · 22min find the promo
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Guest appearance by The Muppets (Performed by Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, and Kevin Clash.) Voice-over by Wallace Shawn.
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S06E15 Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor
January 18 · 22min find the promo
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Denise causes trouble while trying to help Vanessa get a date.
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S06E17 Not Everybody Loves the Blues
February 1 · 22min find the promo
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Theo thinks about proposing to Justine. Kenny, who was "born to sing the blues," gets the chance to sing with a legendary blues singer/guitarist.
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S06E18 Rudy's Walk on the Wild Side
February 8 · 22min find the promo
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Rudy steals money from Clair to buy a sweatshirt.
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S06E19 Mr. Sandman
February 15 · 22min find the promo
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Rudy is forced to take tap dancing lessons for a school project. Cliff is presented with a "challenge" he cannot resist.
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S06E20 Isn't It Romantic?
February 22 · 22min find the promo
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Cliff, Elvin and Martin secretly compete to determine who is the most romantic husband in the Huxtable family.
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S06E21 Theo's Dirty Laundry
March 15 · 22min find the promo
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Cliff and Clair discover that Theo has moved in with Justine.
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S06E22 What's It All About?
March 22 · 22min find the promo
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Clair is burned out from work and family pressures and hurries off to the woods.
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S06E23 Off to See the Wretched
April 5 · 22min find the promo
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Vanessa and her friends sneak out of town to attend a concert in Baltimore, but encounter huge problems along the way.
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S06E24 The Moves
April 19 · 22min find the promo
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The Huxtables' nerdy neighbor (Wallace Shawn) reinvents himself after a divorce.
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S06E25 Live and Learn
April 26 · 22min find the promo
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Denise wants to become a teacher . . . without finishing college.
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S06E26 The Storyteller
May 3 · 22min find the promo
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"Gram Tee", Cliff's 98 year old great aunt, comes to visit the family.