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The Cosby Show Episodes on NBC

1984, TV Show

Seasons:

1
- Cliff's Birthday (Original Airdate May 9, 1985)
- Mr. Quiet (Original Airdate May 2, 1985)
- Slumber Party (Original Airdate Mar 28, 1985)
- The Younger Woman (Original Airdate Mar 14, 1985)
- Back to the Track, Jack (Original Airdate Feb 28, 1985)
- Clair's Case (Original Airdate Feb 21, 1985)
- Vanessa's New Class (Original Airdate Feb 14, 1985)
- Theo and the Joint (Original Airdate Feb 7, 1985)
- Jitterbug Break (Original Airdate Jan 31, 1985)
- Physician of the Year (Original Airdate Jan 17, 1985)
- Independence Day (Original Airdate Jan 10, 1985)
- Father's Day (Original Airdate Dec 20, 1984)
- Rudy's Sick (Original Airdate Dec 13, 1984)
- You're Not a Mother Tonight (Original Airdate Dec 6, 1984)
- Bonjour, Sondra (Original Airdate Nov 22, 1984)
- How Ugly Is He? (Original Airdate Nov 15, 1984)
- Play It Again, Vanessa (Original Airdate Nov 8, 1984)
- One More Time (Original Airdate Nov 1, 1984)
- Breaking With Tradition (Original Airdate Oct 25, 1984)
- A Shirt Story (Original Airdate Oct 18, 1984)
- Is That My Boy? (Original Airdate Oct 11, 1984)
- Bad Dreams (Original Airdate Oct 4, 1984)
- Good-bye, Mr. Fish (Original Airdate Sep 27, 1984)
- Pilot Episode (Original Airdate Sep 20, 1984)
2
- Denise's Decision (Original Airdate May 15, 1986)
- Off to the Races (Original Airdate May 8, 1986)
- The Card Game (Original Airdate Apr 10, 1986)
- Theo's Holiday (Original Airdate Apr 3, 1986)
- An Early Spring (Original Airdate Mar 20, 1986)
- Close to Home (Original Airdate Mar 13, 1986)
- Full House (Original Airdate Feb 27, 1986)
- A Touch of Wonder (Original Airdate Feb 20, 1986)
- Play It Again, Russell (Original Airdate Feb 13, 1986)
- The Dentist (Original Airdate Feb 2, 1986)
- Theo and Cockroach (Original Airdate Jan 30, 1986)
- Vanessa's Bad Grade (Original Airdate Jan 16, 1986)
- The Auction (Original Airdate Jan 9, 1986)
- Mrs. Westlake (Original Airdate Jan 2, 1986)
- Denise's Friend (Original Airdate Dec 12, 1985)
- Clair's Toe (Original Airdate Dec 5, 1985)
- Clair's Sister (Original Airdate Nov 21, 1985)
- Denise Drives (Original Airdate Nov 14, 1985)
- Rudy Suits Up (Original Airdate Nov 7, 1985)
- Halloween (Original Airdate Oct 31, 1985)
- Theo and the Older Woman (Original Airdate Oct 24, 1985)
- Cliff in Love (Original Airdate Oct 17, 1985)
- Happy Anniversary (Original Airdate Oct 10, 1985)
- The Juicer (Original Airdate Oct 3, 1985)
- First Day of School (Original Airdate Sep 26, 1985)
3
- Hillman (Original Airdate May 7, 1987)
- Planning Parenthood (Original Airdate Apr 30, 1987)
- Bald and Beautiful (Original Airdate Apr 9, 1987)
- Andalusian Flu (Original Airdate Apr 2, 1987)
- I Know That You Know (Original Airdate Mar 19, 1987)
- Cliff's 50th Birthday (Original Airdate Mar 12, 1987)
- The Shower (Original Airdate Feb 26, 1987)
- You Only Hurt the One You Love (Original Airdate Feb 19, 1987)
- Calling Dr. Huxtable (Original Airdate Feb 12, 1987)
- Denise Gets an Opinion (Original Airdate Feb 5, 1987)
- Say Hello to a Good Buy (Original Airdate Jan 22, 1987)
- Rudy Spends the Night (Original Airdate Jan 15, 1987)
- Monster Man Huxtable (Original Airdate Jan 8, 1987)
- Cliff in Charge (Original Airdate Dec 18, 1986)
- War Stories (Original Airdate Dec 11, 1986)
- A Girl and Her Dog (Original Airdate Dec 4, 1986)
- Denise Gets a D (Original Airdate Nov 20, 1986)
- Vanessa's Rich (Original Airdate Nov 13, 1986)
- Theo's Flight (Original Airdate Nov 6, 1986)
- The March (Original Airdate Oct 30, 1986)
- Mother, May I? (Original Airdate Oct 23, 1986)
- Man Talk (Original Airdate Oct 16, 1986)
- Golden Anniversary (Original Airdate Oct 9, 1986)
- Food for Thought (Original Airdate Oct 2, 1986)
- Bring 'Em Back Alive (Original Airdate Sep 25, 1986)
4
- Gone Fishin' (Original Airdate Apr 28, 1988)
- The Prom (Original Airdate Mar 24, 1988)
- Home for the Weekend (Original Airdate Mar 17, 1988)
- Trust Me (Original Airdate Mar 3, 1988)
- Petanque (Original Airdate Feb 25, 1988)
- Once Upon a Time (Original Airdate Feb 18, 1988)
- Waterworks (Original Airdate Feb 11, 1988)
- The Drum Major (Original Airdate Feb 4, 1988)
- The Visit (Original Airdate Jan 21, 1988)
- Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star (Original Airdate Jan 14, 1988)
- Bookworm (Original Airdate Jan 7, 1988)
- The Show Must Go On (Original Airdate Dec 17, 1987)
- The Locker Room (Original Airdate Dec 10, 1987)
- Dance Mania (Original Airdate Dec 3, 1987)
- Where's Rudy? (Original Airdate Nov 19, 1987)
- Looking Back (Original Airdate Nov 12, 1987)
- Autumn Gifts (Original Airdate Nov 5, 1987)
- That's Not What I Said (Original Airdate Oct 29, 1987)
- Shakespeare (Original Airdate Oct 22, 1987)
- Cliff's Mistake (Original Airdate Oct 15, 1987)
- It's Not Easy Being Green (Original Airdate Oct 8, 1987)
- Theogate (Original Airdate Oct 1, 1987)
- Call of the Wild (Original Airdate Sep 24, 1987)
5
- 57 Varieties (Original Airdate May 11, 1989)
- Day of the Locusts (Original Airdate May 4, 1989)
- What He Did for Love (Original Airdate Apr 27, 1989)
- A Room With No View (Original Airdate Apr 13, 1989)
- Birthday Blues (Original Airdate Mar 30, 1989)
- Theo's Women (Original Airdate Mar 16, 1989)
- It Comes and It Goes (Original Airdate Mar 9, 1989)
- The Boys of Winter (Original Airdate Feb 23, 1989)
- The Dead-end Kids Meet Dr. Lotus (Original Airdate Feb 16, 1989)
- Can I Say Something, Please? (Original Airdate Feb 9, 1989)
- No Way, Baby (Original Airdate Feb 6, 1989)
- The Lost Weekend (Original Airdate Feb 2, 1989)
- Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten (Original Airdate Jan 26, 1989)
- Cliff Babysits (Original Airdate Jan 12, 1989)
- Truth or Consequences (Original Airdate Jan 5, 1989)
- Is There a Hamster in the House? (Original Airdate Dec 15, 1988)
- If the Dress Fits, Wear It (Original Airdate Dec 8, 1988)
- How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? (Original Airdate Dec 1, 1988)
- Cyranose De Bergington (Original Airdate Nov 17, 1988)
- The Birth (Original Airdate Nov 10, 1988)
- Out of Brooklyn (Original Airdate Nov 3, 1988)
- Move It (Original Airdate Oct 27, 1988)
- Rudy's All-Nighter (Original Airdate Oct 20, 1988)
- The Physical (Original Airdate Oct 13, 1988)
- Together Again and Again (Original Airdate Oct 6, 1988)
6
- The Storyteller (Original Airdate May 3, 1990)
- Live and Learn (Original Airdate Apr 26, 1990)
- The Moves (Original Airdate Apr 19, 1990)
- Off to See the Wretched (Original Airdate Apr 5, 1990)
- What's It All About? (Original Airdate Mar 22, 1990)
- Theo's Dirty Laundry (Original Airdate Mar 15, 1990)
- Isn't It Romantic? (Original Airdate Feb 22, 1990)
- Mr. Sandman (Original Airdate Feb 15, 1990)
- Rudy's Walk on the Wild Side (Original Airdate Feb 8, 1990)
- Not Everybody Loves the Blues (Original Airdate Feb 1, 1990)
- The Birthday Party (Original Airdate Jan 25, 1990)
- Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor (Original Airdate Jan 18, 1990)
- Cliff's Nightmare (Original Airdate Jan 11, 1990)
- Elvin Pays for Dinner (Original Airdate Jan 4, 1990)
- Getting to Know You (Original Airdate Dec 14, 1989)
- Cliff la Dolce (Original Airdate Dec 7, 1989)
- Grampy and Nu Nu Visit the Huxtables (Original Airdate Nov 30, 1989)
- Cliff's Wet Adventure (Original Airdate Nov 16, 1989)
- The Day the Spores Landed (Original Airdate Nov 9, 1989)
- Shall We Dance? (Original Airdate Nov 2, 1989)
- Denise Kendall: Babysitter (Original Airdate Oct 26, 1989)
- Theo's Gift (Original Airdate Oct 19, 1989)
- Denise Kendall: Navy Wife (Original Airdate Oct 12, 1989)
- I'm In With the In Crowd (Original Airdate Oct 5, 1989)
- Surf's Up (Original Airdate Sep 28, 1989)
- Denise: The Saga Continues (Original Airdate Sep 21, 1989)
7
- Theo and the Kids (Original Airdate May 2, 1991)
- Theo and the Kids (Original Airdate Apr 25, 1991)
- Cliff and Jake (Original Airdate Apr 11, 1991)
- There's Still No Joy in Mudville (Original Airdate Apr 4, 1991)
- Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue (Original Airdate Mar 21, 1991)
- Home Remedies (Original Airdate Mar 7, 1991)
- No More Mr. Nice Guy (Original Airdate Feb 28, 1991)
- The Return of the Clairettes (Original Airdate Feb 21, 1991)
- 27 and Still Cooking (Original Airdate Feb 14, 1991)
- Adventures in Babysitting (Original Airdate Feb 7, 1991)
- Total Control (Original Airdate Jan 31, 1991)
- Attack of the Killer B's (Original Airdate Jan 10, 1991)
- Theo's Final Final (Original Airdate Jan 3, 1991)
- It's Your Move (Original Airdate Dec 13, 1990)
- Clair's Liberation (Original Airdate Dec 6, 1990)
- It's a Boy (Original Airdate Nov 29, 1990)
- You Can Go Home Again (Original Airdate Nov 15, 1990)
- The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof) (Original Airdate Nov 8, 1990)
- Just Thinking About It (Original Airdate Nov 1, 1990)
- Getting the Story (Original Airdate Oct 25, 1990)
- It's All in the Game (Original Airdate Oct 18, 1990)
- Period of Adjustment (Original Airdate Oct 11, 1990)
- The Last Barbecue (Original Airdate Oct 4, 1990)
- Bird in the Hand (Original Airdate Sep 27, 1990)
- Same Time Next Year (Original Airdate Sep 20, 1990)
8
- And So We Commence (Original Airdate Apr 30, 1992)
- Some Gifts Aren't Deductible (Original Airdate Apr 23, 1992)
- You Can't Stop the Music (Original Airdate Mar 26, 1992)
- Rudy's Retreat (Original Airdate Feb 27, 1992)
- Clair's Reunion (Original Airdate Feb 20, 1992)
- Cliff and Theo Come Clean (Original Airdate Feb 13, 1992)
- Cliff Gets Jilted (Original Airdate Feb 6, 1992)
- The Getaway (Original Airdate Feb 6, 1992)
- Eat, Drink and Be Wary (Original Airdate Jan 30, 1992)
- Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle (Original Airdate Jan 16, 1992)
- The Price Is Wrong (Original Airdate Jan 9, 1992)
- Theo's Future (Original Airdate Jan 2, 1992)
- Clair's Place (Original Airdate Dec 19, 1991)
- Two Is a Crowd (Original Airdate Dec 5, 1991)
- Olivia Comes Out of the Closet (Original Airdate Nov 21, 1991)
- For Men Only (Original Airdate Nov 14, 1991)
- Olivia's Field Trip (Original Airdate Nov 7, 1991)
- The Iceman Bringeth (Original Airdate Oct 31, 1991)
- It's Apparent to Everyone (Original Airdate Oct 24, 1991)
- Warning: A Double-lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown (Original Airdate Oct 17, 1991)
- Pam Applies to College (Original Airdate Oct 10, 1991)
- Particles in Motion (Original Airdate Oct 3, 1991)
- There's No Place Like This Home (Original Airdate Sep 26, 1991)
- With This Ring (Original Airdate Sep 19, 1991)

The Cosby Show Episode: "Breaking With Tradition"

Season 1, Episode 6

Episode Synopsis: Cliff's father urges Denise to carry on the family tradition by attending Hillman instead of an Ivy League school. Denise: Lisa Bonet. Cliff: Bill Cosby. Theodore: Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Original Air Date: Oct 25, 1984

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Season 1, Episode 6
Denise wants to attend Princeton like her older sister, Sondra.
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Aired: 10/25/1984
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Premiered: September 20, 1984, on NBC

Rating: TV-G

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Premise: Cosby played a doctor and dad in this all-time classic, which was TV's biggest hit in the 1980s and almost single-handedly revived the sitcom genre and NBC's ratings fortunes after ABC passed on the series. Mostly set in a Brooklyn brownstone, the series focused on obstetrician Cliff Huxtable and his wife, Claire, a lawyer, as they raised their kids with loving firmness. The series debuted in September 1984, ran for eight seasons and produced one spin-off, `A Different World.'

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Bill Cosby Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable	Phylicia Rashad Clair Huxtable
Malcolm-Jamal Warner Theo Huxtable	Lisa Bonet Denise Huxtable Kendall
Tempestt Bledsoe Vanessa Huxtable	Keshia Knight Pulliam Rudy Huxtable

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