The Cosby Show

PRIMETIME EMMYS® 1X nominee in 1989
Theo reads Shakespeare. Clair drags Cliff to her bookclub meeting. Theo catches a dead body while fishing.
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Episodes

  1. S4 E1 - Call of the Wild

    September 23, 1987
    22min
    TV-PG
    Sondra and Elvin shock Cliff and Clair when they return from their honeymoon camping trip with a surprising announcement.
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  2. S4 E2 - Theogate

    September 30, 1987
    22min
    TV-PG
    Theo is on the hot seat when he comes home late from a cross-country meet and makes the Huxtable family miss the opening curtain of Vanessa's school play.
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  3. S4 E3 - It Ain't Easy Being Green

    October 7, 1987
    22min
    TV-PG
    Rudy plays her parents against each other to get her way and learns what can happen when you don't follow the rules.
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  4. S4 E4 - Cliff's Mistake

    October 14, 1987
    22min
    TV-PG
    When a neighbor asks Cliff to return his prized power drill, Cliff promises to return it later that day.
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  5. S4 E5 - Shakespeare

    October 21, 1987
    23min
    TV-PG
    Roscoe Lee Browne and Christopher Plummer guest-star as college professors who help Theo and Cockroach study Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar."
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  6. S4 E6 - That's Not What I Said

    October 28, 1987
    22min
    TV-PG
    When Theo runs into trouble and ends up at the police station, Cliff and Clair discover how easy it is to take out their anger and frustration on each other.
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  7. S4 E7 - Autumn Gifts

    November 4, 1987
    22min
    TV-PG
    Cliff and his father, Russell, pay a visit to the Huxtables' neighbor, Mrs. Hickson. Also, Sondra and Elvin have an unusual promotional idea for their wilderness store.
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  8. S4 E8 - Looking Back Part 1

    November 11, 1987
    22min
    TV-PG
    When Elvin drops by the Huxtable home after another fight with Sondra, the whole family shares some of the classic moments in Huxtable history.
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  9. S4 E9 - Looking Back Part 2

    November 11, 1987
    22min
    TV-PG
    When Elvin drops by the Huxtable home after fighting with Sondra, the whole family shares some of the classic moments in Huxtable history.
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  10. S4 E10 - Where's Rudy?

    November 18, 1987
    22min
    TV-PG
    The Huxtable family goes to the mall to cheer Clair's entry in a winter squash contest.
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  11. S4 E11 - Dancemania

    December 2, 1987
    22min
    TV-PG
    When Clair gives Theo a pair of tickets to the taping of a television dance show, he invites Cockroach to go with him.
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  12. S4 E12 - The Locker Room

    December 9, 1987
    22min
    TV-PG
    Theo enjoys "locker room talk" with his buddies at school, but when one of them asks Vanessa on a date, Theo becomes concerned.
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  13. S4 E13 - The Show Must Go On

    December 16, 1987
    22min
    TV-PG
    Cliff has his hands full when he takes Rudy and her friends to see a vaudeville show and none of the kids finds the performers very funny.
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  14. S4 E14 - Bookworm

    January 6, 1988
    22min
    TV-PG
    Clair is afraid Cliff will embarrass her at her book club meeting by pretending he read the book being discussed.
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  15. S4 E15 - Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

    January 13, 1988
    22min
    TV-PG
    When she is assigned the violin instead of the cymbals, Rudy thinks her teacher hates her and decides not to cooperate, so Cliff and Clair are summoned to meet with Rudy's teacher.
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  16. S4 E16 - The Visit

    January 20, 1988
    22min
    TV-PG
    Theo is uncomfortable visiting his friend Jake, who is hospitalized with cancer.
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  17. S4 E17 - The Drum Major

    February 3, 1988
    22min
    TV-PG
    Vanessa prepares an impressive audition, hoping to become her school's first female drum major.
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  18. S4 E18 - Waterworks

    February 10, 1988
    22min
    TV-PG
    When Theo discovers a leaking pipe in his parents' bathroom, he and Clair try to prevent Cliff from making the repairs himself.
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  19. S4 E19 - Once Upon a Time

    February 17, 1988
    22min
    TV-PG
    Rudy writes a fairy tale but falls asleep while reading it to Cliff and Clair.
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  20. S4 E20 - Petanque

    February 24, 1988
    22min
    TV-PG
    The air is thick with competition as Cliff and his friend James Harmon go head to head in Petanque, a French outdoor bowling game.
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  21. S4 E21 - Trust Me

    March 2, 1988
    22min
    TV-PG
    When Clair's friend Diane fears her marriage is in trouble, she goes to Clair for help. Meanwhile, Cliff takes a mini-vacation at home.
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  22. S4 E22 - Home for the Weekend

    March 16, 1988
    22min
    TV-PG
    The Huxtable family rediscovers what it's like to have a daughter visiting from college when Denise comes home from Hillman.
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  23. S4 E23 - The Prom

    March 23, 1988
    22min
    TV-PG
    Theo Huxtable and his friends are determined to treat their dates to the best prom night money can buy.
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  24. S4 E24 - Gone Fishing

    April 27, 1988
    22min
    TV-PG
    When Theo accidentally catches a corpse while fishing with Cliff, the Huxtables discover how media attention can affect the family.
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