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.
Oct 6, 1988 - 22m
As Theo begins his freshman year at New York University, Denise announces that she is dropping out of Hillman College. Sondra is revealed to be pregnant. First mention of Cliff's theory that the children keep returning home because "they want the house."
Oct 13, 1988 - 22m
Cliff prepares for a physical.
Oct 20, 1988 - 22m
Rudy's friend sleeps over.
Oct 27, 1988 - 22m
Everyone wants pregnant Sondra and Elvin to find a new house. Elvin's surname, Tibideaux, is revealed.
Nov 3, 1988 - 22m
Denise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa.
Nov 10, 1988 - 42m
Sondra goes into labor, and Elvin is a nervous wreck. Sondra gives birth to twins—a boy and a girl—who are named after Nelson Mandela and his then-wife Winnie. Elvin decides to return to medical school.
Nov 17, 1988 - 22m
Theo wants to date his friend Howard's ex-girlfriend, but he is stunned upon learning who she wants to date.
Dec 1, 1988 - 22m
Vanessa, Janet and Kara want to be professional singers; Russell wins a prize in a sweepstakes, which turns out to be a toaster.
Dec 8, 1988 - 22m
Clair secretly goes on a crash diet and exercise program to lose five pounds in a week so she can fit into a dress.
Dec 15, 1988 - 22m
Rudy takes care of a friend's hamster for the weekend.
Jan 5, 1989 - 22m
Rudy lies to cover for Vanessa, who secretly goes out on a date with her older boyfriend.
Jan 12, 1989 - 22m
Cliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert.
Jan 26, 1989 - 22m
Clair appears as a panelist on a local Sunday morning talk show entitled "Retrospective". Clair buys a new couch and Cliff tries to keep the old one. Clair's law firm is identified as Greentree, Bradley & Dexter.
Feb 2, 1989 - 22m
With the rest of the family gone for the night, Theo throws a "small" party that gets out of control.
Feb 6, 1989 - 22m
Cliff tracks down the grandfather of one of his patients: an expectant teenage mother with no other family. Clair deduces that the charming man is illiterate.
Feb 9, 1989 - 22m
Rudy wants to change some of her rules.
Feb 16, 1989 - 22m
Theo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for advice on winning his girlfriend back.
Feb 23, 1989 - 22m
Cliff's old basketball friend comes to visit.
Mar 9, 1989 - 22m
Sondra bemoans taking care of the twins.
Mar 16, 1989 - 22m
After catching Theo kissing another woman in the lounge of her dormitory, Justine breaks up with him. Desperate to win her back, Theo turns to Cliff for advice.
Mar 30, 1989 - 22m
Clair's 46th birthday.
Apr 13, 1989 - 22m
Vanessa and Rudy argue and fight. After the sisters do physical damage to the house, Cliff exiles them to the basement.
Apr 27, 1989 - 22m
Theo's friend Denny finds an expensive watch and gives it to his girlfriend, but it is soon revealed to be stolen merchandise.
May 4, 1989 - 22m
Sondra comes down with strep throat, prompting her mother Clair and Elvin's mother Francine to "steal" the babies.
May 11, 1989 - 22m
Theo wants to go to Egypt for an archaeological dig.
