The Cosby Show

PRIMETIME EMMYS® 1X nominee in 1989
On the program, Cosby played Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable, who along with his wife Claire, an attorney, struggled to balance the challenges of their successful careers with the demands of their five children.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Pilot Presentation

    September 19, 1984
    22min
    TV-PG
    Cliff gives Theo an economics lesson. Denise dates an older man. And the 'wolfman' keeps Rudy awake.
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  2. S1 E2 - Goodbye Mr. Fish

    September 26, 1984
    22min
    TV-PG
    Cliff struggles over how to tell five-year-old Rudy that her pet goldfish has died.
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  3. S1 E3 - Bad Dreams

    October 3, 1984
    22min
    TV-PG
    When Vanessa disobeys her parents and goes to a horror movie, her nightmares soon convince her she should have listened to them.
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  4. S1 E4 - Knight to Night

    December 5, 1984
    22min
    TV-PG
    Cliff Huxtable treats his wife, Clair, to a night at the Biltmore Hotel.
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  5. S1 E5 - Is That My Boy?

    October 10, 1984
    22min
    ALL
    Cliff is delighted when Theo makes the school football team - until he sees him play and realizes he's terrible.
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  6. S1 E6 - Breaking with Tradition

    October 24, 1984
    22min
    TV-PG
    Cliff is caught in the middle when his dad comes to visit and tries to persuade Denise to attend his alma mater instead of an Ivy League school.
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  7. S1 E7 - One More Time

    October 31, 1984
    22min
    TV-PG
    When Clair babysits for a one-month-old baby she thinks she would like to have another child. But Cliff has other ideas.
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  8. S1 E8 - A Shirt Story

    October 17, 1984
    22min
    TV-PG
    In order to impress his date, Theo buys an expensive designer shirt.
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  9. S1 E9 - Play It Again Vanessa

    November 7, 1984
    22min
    TV-14
    Vanessa takes a crash course in the clarinet.
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  10. S1 E10 - How Ugly Is He?

    November 14, 1984
    22min
    TV-PG
    Cliff and Clair invite Denise's new boyfriend to dinner.
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  11. S1 E11 - Bon Jour Sondra

    November 21, 1984
    22min
    TV-PG
    Sondra returns home from college to persuade her parents to let her to go to Paris for the summer.
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  12. S1 E12 - Father's Day

    December 19, 1984
    22min
    TV-PG
    After Cliff complains that his kids don't put any thought into buying him Father's Day gifts, they surprise him with a special Father's Day in December.
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  13. S1 E13 - Rudy's Sick

    December 12, 1984
    22min
    TV-PG
    Cliff stays home to take care of Rudy when she's sick.
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  14. S1 E14 - Independence Day

    January 9, 1985
    22min
    TV-PG
    Cliff is furious when Theo comes home with a pierced ear. But when Cliff tries to punish his son, Grandpa Huxtable comes to the rescue.
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  15. S1 E15 - Physician of the Year

    January 16, 1985
    22min
    TV-PG
    Cliff is chosen to receive a prestigious "Physician of the Year" award.
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  16. S1 E16 - Jitterbug Break

    January 30, 1985
    22min
    TV-PG
    When Denise's friends hold an impromptu break-dancing party in the living room, Cliff invites his friends over to show what real dancing is all about.
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  17. S1 E17 - Theo and the Joint

    February 6, 1985
    22min
    TV-PG
    Cliff and Clair are concerned when they find a marijuana cigarette in Theo's schoolbook.
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  18. S1 E18 - Vanessa's New Class

    February 13, 1985
    22min
    TV-PG
    When Vanessa's classmates come up with very sophisticated science projects, she receives her first disappointing grade in school.
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  19. S1 E19 - Clair's Case

    February 20, 1985
    22min
    TV-PG
    After Sondra is ripped off by an auto mechanic, an angry Clair goes to court for her daughter.
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  20. S1 E20 - Back to the Track, Jack

    February 27, 1985
    22min
    TV-PG
    Twenty-five years after the fact, Cliff's college track coach offers him the chance to avenge the only loss of his college career in a master's relay race.
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  21. S1 E21 - The Younger Woman

    March 13, 1985
    22min
    TV-PG
    Clair invites Cliff's friend Mike and his new lady friend to dinner, but is shocked to discover how young she is.
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  22. S1 E22 - Slumber Party

    March 27, 1985
    22min
    TV-PG
    When a bored Rudy has no one to play with, Cliff allows her to have a sleep-over party with friends.
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  23. S1 E23 - Mr. Quiet

    May 1, 1985
    22min
    TV-PG
    Theo helps a battered young boy that he meets in a playground.
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  24. S1 E24 - Cliff's Birthday

    May 8, 1985
    22min
    TV-PG
    Guest star Lena Home helps the Huxtables celebrate Cliff's birthday.
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