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Brooklyn
Coordinates: 40°41′34″N 73°59′25″W / 40.69278°N 73.99028°W / 40.69278; -73.99028
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with approximately 2.5 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated county in the United States, after New York County (Manhattan). It is also the westernmost county on Long Island.
Brooklyn was an independent city until it was annexed by New York City in 1898. It continues to maintain a distinct culture. Many Brooklyn neighborhoods are ethnic enclaves where particular ethnic groups and cultures predominate.
Brooklyn's official motto is Eendraght Maeckt Maght. Written in the (early modern spelling of the) Dutch language, it is inspired by the motto of the United Dutch Provinces and translated "Unity makes strength". The motto is displayed on the borough seal and flag, which also feature a young robed woman bearing fasces, a traditional emblem of republicanism. Brooklyn's official colors are blue and gold.

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Los Angeles
Los Angeles (ⁱ/lɒs ˈændʒələs/ loss-AN-jə-ləs; Spanish: [los ˈaŋxeles], which is written Los Ángeles; British pronounciation /lɒs ˈændʒəliːz/ loss-AN-jə-leez) with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in the state of California, and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of 468.67 square miles (1,213.8 km²), and is located in Southern California. Often known by its initials L.A., the city is the focal point of the larger Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana metropolitan statistical area and Greater Los Angeles Area region, which contain 12,828,837 and nearly 18 million people respectively as of 2010, making it one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world and the second largest in the United States. Los Angeles is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most ethnically diverse counties in the United States, while the entire Los Angeles area itself has been recognized as the most diverse of the nation's largest cities. The city's inhabitants are referred to as "Angelenos".

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Malaysia
Malaysia (ⁱ/məˈleɪʒə/ mə-LAY-zhə or ⁱ/məˈleɪsiə/ mə-LAY-see-ə) is a federal constitutional monarchy in Southeast Asia. It consists of thirteen states and three federal territories and has a total landmass of 329,847 square kilometres (127,350 sq mi) separated by the South China Sea into two similarly sized regions, Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo. Land borders are shared with Thailand, Indonesia, and Brunei, and maritime borders exist with Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines. The capital city is Kuala Lumpur, while Putrajaya is the seat of the federal government. In 2010 the population exceeded 27.5 million, with over 20 million living on the Peninsula.
Malaysia has its origins in the Malay Kingdoms present in the area which, from the 18th century, became subject to the British Empire. The first British territories were known as the Straits Settlements, whose establishment was followed by the Malay kingdoms becoming British protectorates. The territories on Peninsular Malaysia were first unified as the Malayan Union in 1946. Malaya was restructured as the Federation of Malaya in 1948, and achieved independence on 31 August 1957. Malaya united with Sabah, Sarawak, and Singapore on 16 September 1963, with si being added to give the new country the name Malaysia. However, less than two years later in 1965, Singapore was expelled from the federation. Since independence, Malaysia has had one of the best economic records in Asia, with GDP growing an average 6.5% for almost 50 years. The economy has traditionally been fuelled by its natural resources, but is expanding in the sectors of science, tourism, commerce and medical tourism.

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Manhattan
Manhattan (/mænˈhætən/) is the most densely populated and the oldest of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the U.S. state of New York. The borough and county consist of Manhattan Island and several small adjacent islands: Roosevelt Island, Randall's Island, Wards Island, Governors Island, Liberty Island, part of Ellis Island,Mill Rock, and U Thant Island; as well as Marble Hill, a very small area on the mainland bordering the Bronx. The original city of New York began at the southern end of Manhattan, expanded northward, and then between 1874 and 1898, annexed land from surrounding counties.
The New York County is the most densely populated county in the United States, and one of the most densely populated areas in the world, with a 2010 population of 1,585,873 living in a land area of 22.96 square miles (59.5 km²), or 69,464 residents per square mile (26,924/km²), more dense than any individual American city. It is also one of the wealthiest counties in the United States, with a 2005 per capita income above $100,000. Manhattan is the third-largest of New York's five boroughs in population, and its smallest borough in land area.

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New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. The city is referred to as New York City or The City of New York to distinguish it from the State of New York, of which it is a part. As a global power city, New York exerts a significant impact upon commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and entertainment. The home of the United Nations Headquarters, New York is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural capital of the world.
Located on one of the world's largest natural harbors, New York City consists of five boroughs, each of which comprises a state county. The five boroughs—The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island—were consolidated into a single city in 1898. With a Census-estimated 2011 population of 8,244,910 distributed over a land area of just 305 square miles (790 km²), New York is the most densely populated major city in the United States. As many as 800 languages are spoken in New York, making it the most linguistically diverse city in the world. The New York City Metropolitan Area's population is the United States' largest, with 18.9 million people distributed over 6,720 square miles (17,400 km²), and is also part of the most populous combined statistical area in the United States, containing 22.1 million people as of the 2010 Census.

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Queens
Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City and the largest in area and the second-largest in population. Since 1899, Queens has had the same boundaries as Queens County, which is now the second most populous county in New York State and the fourth-most densely populated county in the United States. Queens, as well as neighboring borough Brooklyn, sits on the west end of geographic Long Island. Queens is the most ethnically diverse urban area in the world with a population of over 2.2 million, 46% of whom are foreign-born, representing over 100 different nations and speaking over 138 different languages.
Were each New York City borough an independent city, Queens would be the nation's fourth largest city, after Los Angeles, Chicago, and Brooklyn. Queens has the second-largest and most diversified economy of all the five boroughs of New York City.Long Island City, on the Queens waterfront across from Manhattan on the East River, is the site of the Citicorp Building, the tallest skyscraper in New York City outside of Manhattan and the tallest building on geographic Long Island.

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Bernie Kukoff
Bernie Kukoff is American television director, producer and writer. He has produced and written for the television series Operation Petticoat, The Cosby Show and Thea, Detective School and Diff'rent Strokes creating the latter two series with Jeff Harris.
Kukoff also co-wrote the 1984 film Johnny Dangerously with Harris. The film starred Michael Keaton and was directed by Amy Heckerling.
From 1996 to 2007, Kukoff produced a number of stage productions.

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Bill Cosby
William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American comedian, actor, author, television producer, educator, musician and activist. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start at various clubs, then landed a starring role in the 1960s action show, I Spy. He later starred in his own series, the situation comedy The Bill Cosby Show. He was one of the major characters on the children's television series The Electric Company for its first two seasons, and created the educational cartoon comedy series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, about a group of young friends growing up in the city. Cosby has also acted in a number of films.
During the 1980s, Cosby produced and starred in what is considered to be one of the decade's defining sitcoms, The Cosby Show, which aired eight seasons from 1984 to 1992. The sitcom highlighted the experiences and growth of an affluent African-American family. He also produced the spin-off sitcom A Different World, which became second to The Cosby Show in ratings. He starred in the sitcom Cosby from 1996 to 2000 and hosted Kids Say the Darndest Things for two seasons.

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Bobby McFerrin
Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is a virtuoso American vocalist and conductor. He is best known for his 1988 hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy". He is a ten-time Grammy Award winner. He is well known for his unique vocal techniques and singing styles.
Bobby McFerrin was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of operatic baritone Robert McFerrin and singer Sara Copper. Robert Sr. was the first African American to be a regular with New York's Metropolitan Opera. Sara is a former soloist with regional opera companies and in Broadway shows, and is a professor emeritus of music at Fullerton College in Fullerton, California.
Bobby McFerrin married Debbie Green in 1975. They have three children.
McFerrin's song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" was a No. 1 U.S. pop hit in 1988 and won Song of the Year and Record of the Year honors. McFerrin has also worked in collaboration with instrumental performers, including pianists Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Joe Zawinul, drummer Tony Williams, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.

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Craig Handy
Craig Mitchell Handy is an American post-bop tenor saxophonist.
Born in Oakland, California, Handy attended North Texas State University from 1981 to 1984, and following this played with Art Blakey, Wynton Marsalis, Roy Haynes, Abdullah Ibrahim, Elvin Jones, Joe Henderson, Betty Carter, George Adams, Ray Drummond, Conrad Herwig, Dee Dee Bridgewater, and David Weiss among many others. He is a member of the Mingus Big Band, Mingus Dynasty, and Mingus Orchestra.

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Debbie Allen
Deborrah Kaye “Debbie” Allen (born January 16, 1950) is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, television director, television producer, and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She is perhaps best known for her work on the 1982 musical-drama television series Fame, where she portrayed dance teacher Lydia Grant, and served as the series' principal choreographer. She is the younger sister of actress/singer Phylicia Rashād.
Allen was born in Houston, Texas, the youngest of four children to orthodontist Andrew Arthur Allen Sr. and Vivian (née Ayers) Allen, she is a poet (Spice of Dawns and other books) and museum art director.
She went on to earn a B.A. degree in classical Greek literature, speech, and theater from Howard University. She holds honoris causa Doctorates from Howard University and the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. She currently teaches young dancers. She also taught choreography to former Los Angeles Lakers dancer-turned-singer, Paula Abdul. Her daughter, Vivian Nixon, played Kalimba in the Broadway production of Hot Feet.

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Dizzy Gillespie
John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( /ɡɨˈlɛspi/; October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and, occasionally, singer.
Allmusic's Scott Yanow wrote, "Dizzy Gillespie's contributions to jazz were huge. One of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time (some would say the best), Gillespie was such a complex player that his contemporaries ended up copying Miles Davis and Fats Navarro instead, and it was not until Jon Faddis's emergence in the 1970s that Dizzy's style was successfully recreated . . . Arguably Gillespie is remembered, by both critics and fans alike, as one of the greatest jazz trumpeters of all time."
Gillespie was a trumpet virtuoso and improviser, building on the virtuoso style of Roy Eldridge but adding layers of harmonic complexity previously unknown in jazz. His beret and horn-rimmed spectacles, his scat singing, his bent horn, pouched cheeks and his light-hearted personality were essential in popularizing bebop.
In the 1940s Gillespie, together with Charlie Parker, became a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz. He taught and influenced many other musicians, including trumpeters Miles Davis, Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Arturo Sandoval, Lee Morgan, Jon Faddis and Chuck Mangione.

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Duke Ellington
Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974) was an American composer, pianist, and big-band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions. In the opinion of Bob Blumenthal of The Boston Globe "In the century since his birth, there has been no greater composer, American or otherwise, than Edward Kennedy Ellington." A major figure in the history of jazz, Ellington's music stretched into various other genres, including blues, gospel, film scores, popular, and classical. His career spanned more than 50 years and included leading his orchestra, composing an inexhaustible songbook, scoring for movies, composing stage musicals, and world tours. Several of his instrumental works were adapted into songs that became standards. Due to his inventive use of the orchestra, or big band, and thanks to his eloquence and extraordinary charisma, he is generally considered to have elevated the perception of jazz to an art form on a par with other traditional genres of music. His reputation increased after his death and the Pulitzer Prize Board bestowed on him a special posthumous honor in 1999.

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Ennis Cosby
Ennis William Cosby (April 15, 1969 – January 16, 1997) was the son of comedian-actor Bill Cosby and Camille Cosby. He was murdered during a mugging.
Several events in the life of Ennis Cosby were intentionally^{[citation needed]} mirrored by the events in the life of his father's fictional son, Theo Huxtable, portrayed by Malcolm Jamal Warner on NBC's The Cosby Show (1984–1992). Both Ennis and Theo had four sisters: two older, two younger. Both had academic problems in middle school and high school. Both were diagnosed with dyslexia and excelled academically in college. Additionally, both sought master's degrees in education from elite colleges in New York City: Ennis at Columbia University, and Theo at New York University.
Similarly, the character Griffin Vesey, portrayed by Doug E. Doug on CBS's Cosby (1996–2000), was a surrogate son to Bill Cosby's character on that series. Griffin eventually became a teacher, as Ennis had aspired to become.^{[citation needed]}
Although he performed on stage in high school, Ennis was not a public figure. He attended Eaglebrook School and graduated from George School, in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and Morehouse College, in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1990 he attended Landmark College.^{[citation needed]}

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Erika Alexander
Erika Alexander (born November 19, 1969 in Winslow, Arizona) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Pam Tucker on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, and as Maxine Shaw on the FOX sitcom Living Single. She has won numerous awards for her work on Living Single, including two NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. She was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Alexander got her big break as Pam Tucker on the critically acclaimed NBC sitcom The Cosby Show. She later starred alongside Whoopi Goldberg in the 1990 civil rights epic The Long Walk Home. Perhaps her most memorable role was as acid-tongued attorney Maxine 'Max' Shaw on the FOX sitcom Living Single, a role she played for five years.
In 1992, she appeared in the short-lived sitcom Going to Extremes, which centered around a group of medical students in Jamaica.
In 2002, she played probation officer Dee Mulhern in the Showtime series Street Time, which ran for two seasons.
In international cinema, Alexander played the role of Hidimbi in Peter Brook's adaptation of The Mahabharata. She also played a young Flora in the TV miniseries Mama Flora's Family.

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Geoffrey Owens
Geoffrey Owens (born March 18, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor. He currently teaches an acting class at HB Studio in New York City.
As son of United States Congressman Major Owens, he is perhaps most remembered for his role as Elvin Tibideaux, husband of Sondra Huxtable on the final five seasons (1985–1992) of NBC's sitcom The Cosby Show.
He guest starred as Eddie's father in the That's So Raven episode "The Way We Were". He has appeared on the FX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. In the season 3 episode "The Gang Gets Invincible" he appears at the Philadelphia Eagles' public tryouts as an actor pretending to be Donovan McNabb doing a plug for McDonald's but the gang recognize him as that guy from The Cosby Show who played "Sondra's husband...Elvin"[sic]. In the season 7 episode "Frank's Pretty Woman" he plays a guy pretending to be Tiger Woods. Dee, however, recognizes him and calls him out as the guy who pretended to be Donavan McNabb at the Eagles' tryouts. He then admits he is not Tiger Woods but then claims to be actor Don Cheadle.

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I Love Lucy
I Love Lucy is an American television sitcom starring Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Vivian Vance, and William Frawley. The black-and-white series originally ran from October 15, 1951, to May 6, 1957, on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS). After the series ended in 1957, however, a modified version continued for three more seasons with 13 one-hour specials, running from 1957 to 1960, known first as The Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Show and later in reruns as The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour.
I Love Lucy was the most watched show in the United States in four of its six seasons, and was the first to end its run at the top of the Nielsen ratings (an accomplishment later matched by The Andy Griffith Show and Seinfeld). I Love Lucy is still syndicated in dozens of languages across the world.
The show was the first scripted television program to be shot on 35 mm film in front of a studio audience, and won five Emmy Awards and received numerous nominations. In 2002, it ranked second on TV Guide's list of television's greatest shows, behind Seinfeld and ahead of The Honeymooners. In 2007 it was listed as one of Time magazine's "100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME."I Love Lucy remains hugely popular today; more than 60 years after its debut, it is still seen by 40 million Americans each year.

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Jacob Lawrence
Jacob Lawrence (September 7, 1917 – June 9, 2000) was an American painter; he was married to fellow artist Gwendolyn Knight. Lawrence referred to his style as "dynamic cubism", though by his own account the primary influence was not so much French art as the shapes and colors of Harlem.
Lawrence is among the best-known 20th century African American painters, a distinction shared with Romare Bearden. Lawrence was only in his twenties when his "Migration Series" made him nationally famous. A part of this series was featured in a 1941 issue of Fortune magazine. The series depicted the epic Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North. The collection has been split into two parts for public viewing.
Jacob Lawrence was born in 1917 in Atlantic City, New Jersey and died in 2000 in Seattle, Washington. He was thirteen when he moved with his sister and brother to New York City. His mother enrolled him in classes at an arts and crafts settlement house in Harlem, in an effort to keep him busy. The young Lawrence often drew patterns with crayons. Although much of his work copied his mother's carpets, an art teacher there noted great potential in Lawrence.

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James Brown
James Joseph Brown (May 3, 1933 – December 25, 2006) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of funk music and is a major figure of 20th century popular music and dance.
In a career that spanned decades, Brown profoundly influenced the development of many different musical genres. Brown moved on a continuum of blues and gospel-based forms and styles to a profoundly "Africanized" approach to music making. Brown performed in concerts, first making his rounds across the Chitlin' Circuit, and then across the country and later around the world, along with appearing in shows on television and in movies. Although he contributed much to the music world through his hitmaking, Brown holds the record as the artist who charted the most singles on the Billboard Hot 100 without ever hitting number one on that chart.
For many years, Brown's touring show was one of the most extravagant productions in American popular music. At the time of Brown's death, his band included three guitarists, two bass guitar players, two drummers, three horns and a percussionist. The bands that he maintained during the late 1960s and 1970s were of comparable size, and the bands also included a three-piece amplified string section that played during ballads. Brown employed between 40 and 50 people for the James Brown Revue, and members of the revue traveled with him in a bus to cities and towns all over the country, performing upwards of 330 shows a year with almost all of the shows as one-nighters. In 1986, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 1990 into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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Janet Leahy
Janet Leahy is an Emmy Award nominated American television writer and producer. She has worked in both capacities on the AMC drama series Mad Men and won a WGA Award for her work on the show.
Leahy joined the crew of Mad Men as a consulting producer for the fourth season in 2010. She co-wrote the episode "The Summer Man" with series creator and executive producer Matthew Weiner and consulting producer Lisa Albert. Leahy and the writing staff won the WGA Award for Best Drama Series for their work on the fourth season. Some of Leahy's other television credits include The Cosby Show, Cheers, Roseanne, Boston Legal, Wings and Gilmore Girls.
Janet Leahy at the Internet Movie Database

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Lela Rochon
Lela Rochon (born Lela Rochon Staples; April 17, 1964) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Robin Stokes in the movie Waiting to Exhale.
In 1996, Lela was chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the "50 most beautiful people in the world".
Rochon was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Zelma, a nurse practitioner, and Samuel Staples, a business owner and graphic artist. She graduated Cerritos High School in Cerritos, California. She attended California State University, Dominguez Hills where she earned a BA in Broadcast Journalism, with minors in Sociology and Theatre.
From 1984–1986, she was married to dancer Adolfo Quinones. In 1998, she and director Antoine Fuqua were engaged and they married on April 9, 1999. After a miscarriage,^{[citation needed]} daughter Asia Rochon Fuqua was born on July 28, 2002, followed by son Brando in May 2004. Fuqua has son Zachary from a previous relationship.

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Lena Horne
Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was an American singer, actress, civil rights activist and dancer.
Horne joined the chorus of the Cotton Club at the age of sixteen and became a nightclub performer before moving to Hollywood, where she had small parts in numerous movies, and more substantial parts in the films Cabin in the Sky and Stormy Weather. Due to the Red Scare and her left-leaning political views, Horne found herself blacklisted and unable to get work in Hollywood.
Returning to her roots as a nightclub performer, Horne took part in the March on Washington in August 1963, and continued to work as a performer, both in nightclubs and on television, while releasing well-received record albums. She announced her retirement in March 1980, but the next year starred in a one-woman show, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music, which ran for more than three hundred performances on Broadway and earned her numerous awards and accolades. She continued recording and performing sporadically into the 1990s, disappearing from the public eye in 2000.

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Lester Bowie
Lester Bowie (October 11, 1941–November 8, 1999) was an American jazz trumpet player and composer. He was a member of the AACM, and cofounded the Art Ensemble of Chicago.
Born in the historic village of Bartonsville in Frederick, Maryland, Bowie grew up in St Louis, Missouri. At the age of five he started studying the trumpet with his father, a professional musician. He played with blues musicians such as Little Milton and Albert King, and rhythm and blues stars such as Solomon Burke, Joe Tex, and Rufus Thomas. In 1965, he became Fontella Bass's musical director and husband. He was a co-founder of Black Artists Group (BAG) in St Louis.
In 1966, he moved to Chicago, where he worked as a studio musician, and met Muhal Richard Abrams and Roscoe Mitchell and became a member of the AACM. In 1968, he founded the Art Ensemble of Chicago with Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, and Malachi Favors. He remained a member of this group for the rest of his life, and was also a member of Jack DeJohnette's New Directions quartet. He lived and worked in Jamaica and Africa, and played and recorded with Fela Kuti. Bowie's onstage appearance, in a white lab coat, with his goatee waxed into two points, was an important part of the Art Ensemble's stage show.

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Lisa Bonet
Lisa Bonet (born Lisa Michelle Bonet; November 16, 1967), also known as Lilakoi Moon, is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Denise Huxtable Kendall on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show, and originally starring in its spinoff A Different World.
Bonet was born in San Francisco, California. Her African American father, Allen Bonet, is an opera singer and Texas native; her Jewish mother, Arlene (née Litman), was a teacher. She has several younger half-siblings.
Bonet attended Reseda High School in Reseda, California, and Celluloid Actor's Studio in North Hollywood where she majored in acting.
After being in beauty pageants and appearing in guest spots on television series as a child, Bonet landed the role of Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show alongside Bill Cosby and Phylicia Rashād. In 1987, she briefly left The Cosby Show to star in the spin-off series A Different World, which focused on Denise Huxtable's life at college. That year, Bonet accepted the role of Epiphany Proudfoot in the movie Angel Heart opposite Mickey Rourke, directed by Alan Parker. In the film, she appeared in a graphic sex scene with Rourke from which scenes had to be censored to ensure an R-rating, though later an uncut X-rated version was released. After announcing her pregnancy during the run of A Different World, Bonet left the series. The following year, she returned to The Cosby Show, but was fired in 1991 for "creative differences".

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Marcy Carsey
Marcy Carsey (born Marcia Lee Peterson on November 21, 1944) is American television producer. She is best known for her work with fellow producer Tom Werner forming the company Carsey-Werner Productions in 1981.
Carsey was born in Weymouth, Massachusetts. She graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a degree in English literature.
In the 1960s, she was tour guide at NBC, later becoming a story editor for the Tomorrow Entertainment company. In 1974, she began working for ABC as comedy programming executive. During her tenure she developed the sitcoms Happy Days, Mork & Mindy and Soap. In 1980, she left ABC and in 1982 started Carsey Productions, an independent production company. She was joined in this venture a year later by Tom Werner who had worked with her at ABC. Together they formed Carsey-Werner Productions.
Together they produced the sitcoms The Cosby Show, A Different World, Roseanne, Grace Under Fire, 3rd Rock from the Sun, That '70s Show and other series.
In 1990, she was awarded the Women in Film Crystal Award. In 2000, she was again recognized by Women in Film with the Lucy Award in recognition of her excellence and innovation in her creative works that have enhanced the perception of women through the medium of television.

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Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Often referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.
In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, contemporary R&B, pop and rock artists.

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Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, and jazz fusion.
Miles Dewey Davis was born on May 26, 1926, to an affluent African American family in Alton, Illinois. His father, Dr. Miles Henry Davis, was a dentist. In 1927 the family moved to East St. Louis, Illinois. They also owned a substantial ranch in northern Arkansas, where Davis learned to ride horses as a boy.
Davis' mother, Cleota Mae (Henry) Davis, wanted her son to learn the piano; she was a capable blues pianist but kept this fact hidden from her son. His musical studies began at 13, when his father gave him a trumpet and arranged lessons with local musician Elwood Buchanan. Davis later suggested that his father's instrument choice was made largely to irk his wife, who disliked the trumpet's sound. Against the fashion of the time, Buchanan stressed the importance of playing without vibrato; he was reported to have slapped Davis' knuckles every time he started using heavy vibrato. Davis would carry his clear signature tone throughout his career. He once remarked on its importance to him, saying, "I prefer a round sound with no attitude in it, like a round voice with not too much tremolo and not too much bass. Just right in the middle. If I can’t get that sound I can’t play anything."Clark Terry was another important early influence.^{[citation needed]}

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Miriam Makeba
Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 10 November 2008), nicknamed Mama Africa, was a Grammy Award winning South African singer and civil rights activist.
In the 1960s she was the first artist from Africa to popularize African music in the U.S. and around the world. She is best known for the song "Pata Pata", first recorded in 1957 and released in the U.S. in 1967. She recorded and toured with many popular artists, such as Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon, and her former husband Hugh Masekela.
She actively campaigned against the South African system of apartheid. As a result, the South African government revoked her citizenship and right of return. After the end of apartheid she returned home. She died on 10 November 2008 after performing in a concert organized to support writer Roberto Saviano in his stand against the Camorra, a mafia-like organisation local to the Region of Campania.
Zenzile Miriam Makeba was born in Johannesburg in 1932. Her mother was a Swazi sangoma (traditional healer-herbalist). Her father, who died when she was six years old, was a Xhosa. When she was eighteen days old, her mother was arrested for selling umqombothi, an African homemade beer brewed from malt and cornmeal. Her mother was sentenced to a six-month prison term, so Miriam spent her first six months of life in jail. As a child, she sang in the choir of the Kilmerton Training Institute in Pretoria, a primary school that she attended for eight years.

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Murphy Brown
Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television newsmagazine.
The program was well known for "torn-from-the-headlines" stories and blatant political satire. It achieved a high level of political notoriety in the 1992 presidential election when Dan Quayle mentioned the show in a campaign speech, afterwards known as the "Murphy Brown speech".
The show began in the Monday 9/8PM timeslot and remained there until its final season when it was moved to Wednesday at 8:30/7:30PM. The series finale aired in its original Monday timeslot.
Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic, who, in the show's first episode, returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic. Over forty and single, she is sharp-tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered "one of the boys", having shattered any and all "glass ceilings" encountered during her career. Dominating the FYI news magazine, she is portrayed as one of America's hardest-hitting (though not the warmest or more sympathetic) media personalities.

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Phylicia Rashād
Phylicia Rashād (born Phylicia Ayers-Allen; June 19, 1948) is an American Tony Award-winning actress and singer, best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.
In 2004, Rashād became the first African-American actress to win the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play, for her role in the revival of A Raisin in the Sun.
She resumed the role in the 2008 television adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun, which earned her the 2009 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special.
Rashād was dubbed "the mother" of the African-American community at the 42nd NAACP Image Awards.
Rashād was born in Houston, Texas. Her mother, Vivian Ayers (for whom the mother in The Fresh Prince of Bel Air was named), was a Pulitzer-prize nominated artist, poet, playwright, scholar, and publisher. Her father, Andrew Arthur Allen (d. 1984), was an orthodontist and dentist. Rashād's siblings are jazz-musician brother Tex (Andrew Arthur Allen, Jr., born 1945), sister Debbie Allen (1950), an actress, choreographer, and director, and brother Hugh Allen (a real estate banker in North Carolina). While Rashād was growing up, her family moved to Mexico, and as a result, Rashād speaks Spanish fluently.

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Sabrina Le Beauf
Sabrina Le Beauf (born March 21, 1958 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American actress best known for her portrayal of Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux on the NBC situation comedy The Cosby Show. She has voiced the character Norma Bindlebeep on the Nick at Nite animated series Fatherhood, a show based on Bill Cosby's book of the same name.
Le Beauf almost missed the role of Sondra on The Cosby Show, because she was only 10 years younger than Phylicia Rashād, the actress who played her mother, Clair Huxtable.
The character of Sondra did not appear in the pilot. The family at that point consisted of four children, with Denise Huxtable, played by Lisa Bonet, as the eldest. With the addition of Sondra, Theo became the middle child. Sondra was known for her philosophical statements and intelligence, traits she displayed as an undergraduate at Princeton University.
Le Beauf is a frequent leading lady performing with the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC. She recently portrayed Katherine in The Taming of the Shrew with the Company in DC.

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Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris (born May 13, 1950 as Stevland Hardaway Judkins), known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, a child prodigy who developed into one of the most creative musical figures of the late 20th century. Blind since shortly after birth, Wonder signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for Motown to this day.
Among Wonder's best known works are singles such as "Superstition", "Sir Duke", "I Wish" and "I Just Called to Say I Love You". Well known albums also include Talking Book, Innervisions and Songs in the Key of Life. He has recorded more than thirty U.S. top ten hits and received twenty-two Grammy Awards, the most ever awarded to a male solo artist. Wonder is also noted for his work as an activist for political causes, including his 1980 campaign to make Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday a holiday in the United States. In 2009, Wonder was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace. In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's fiftieth anniversary, with Wonder at number five.

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Tempestt Bledsoe
Tempestt Bledsoe (born August 1, 1973) is an American actress. She is best known for her childhood role as Vanessa Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show.
In December 2010, it was announced that Bledsoe would be the host of Clean House on the Style Network, replacing long-time host Niecy Nash.
In 1984, Bledsoe was cast for the role of Vanessa Huxtable on the sitcom The Cosby Show. Bledsoe had a recurring role on the show until its final season in 1992. She also made a one-time appearance as Vanessa on A Different World. In the mid-1990s, Bledsoe enjoyed a year-long run as the host of her own daytime talk show, The Tempestt Bledsoe Show, produced by Columbia-Tristar and Dick Clark. She made a brief appearance in the sitcom The Parkers and has been featured in the recurring role of a single mother on the ABC show The Practice. She also appeared in the Lifetime show Strong Medicine, and South of Nowhere. Her most recent credits include starring as Nina in the Oxygen Channel's original television movie, Husband for Hire, Steven Bochco's Raising the Bar, and Abby in the third season of Disney Channel's animated series The Replacements.

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The Paul Reiser Show
The Paul Reiser Show is an American television series that aired on NBC. In May 2010, NBC announced that it had green-lit the series for the 2010–11 television season, with the half-hour comedy expected to premiere as a midseason replacement. The series premiered on April 14, 2011, at 8:30 pm. Due to extremely low ratings, the program was canceled on April 22, 2011, after airing only two episodes.
The semi-autobiographical sitcom stars Paul Reiser as a former television star who hasn't worked on a television series in several years. While he has enjoyed spending quality time with his family during this break, he feels he needs something more. Deciding to shake up his life a bit, Reiser enlists his friends to help him find the next "big thing" to occupy his time.
Reiser penned the spec script for the untitled project, and first pitched the show to HBO, which passed. NBC ordered a pilot episode in February 2010. In early March, reports were referring to the project as Next. Amy Landecker was the first actor cast in late March, followed by Duane Martin in early April. Brock Waidmann, an actor with spina bifida was selected to play the role of Reiser's son. Immediately after the audition Reiser said, "I love this kid!". The next day they called him to offer the part.

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Tom Werner
Thomas Charles "Tom" Werner (born April 12, 1950) is an American television producer and businessman who, via his investment in Fenway Sports Group (originally New England Sports Ventures), is chairman of the Boston Red Sox and Liverpool Football Club.
Werner was born in New York City, New York to a wealthy family. He was educated at The Hotchkiss School, and earned an English degree from Harvard University.
In 1973, Werner entered television by working for ABC-TV. In 1975, he became the Director of East Coast Prime Time Development. Werner was promoted to senior vice president of the prime time development department in 1979. While at ABC, Werner and his partner Marcy Carsey saw Robin Williams in a comedy club and launched Mork & Mindy. Werner also oversaw the development of Bosom Buddies which started the career of Tom Hanks, as well as Soap which started the career of Billy Crystal and Taxi which started the career of Danny DeVito.
Werner co-founded The Carsey-Werner Company with Marcy Carsey in 1980. In this capacity he served as executive producer of such television programs as The Cosby Show, Roseanne, 3rd Rock from the Sun and That 70s Show. Werner made nearly $600 million selling episodes of The Cosby Show for syndication. In 1999, he was honored at the Museum of Television and Radio.

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Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American recording artist, actress, producer, and model. In 2009, the Guinness World Records cited her as the most-awarded female act of all-time. Houston was one of the world's best-selling music artists, having sold over 170 million albums, singles and videos worldwide. She released seven studio albums and three movie soundtrack albums, all of which have diamond, multi-platinum, platinum or gold certification. Houston's crossover appeal on the popular music charts, as well as her prominence on MTV, starting with her video for "How Will I Know", influenced several African American female artists to follow in her footsteps.
Houston is the only artist to chart seven consecutive No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits. She is the second artist behind Elton John and the only female artist to have two number-one Billboard 200 Album awards (formerly "Top Pop Album") on the Billboard magazine year-end charts. Houston's 1985 debut album Whitney Houston became the best-selling debut album by a female act at the time of its release. The album was named Rolling Stone's best album of 1986, and was ranked at number 254 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Her second studio album Whitney (1987) became the first album by a female artist to debut at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart.

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Season 2 Episode 03 - Happy Anniversary

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Season 1 Episode 01-Pilot Presentation

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Cosby Show Season 1 "Play It Again Vanessa" (Part 3)

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The Cosby Show - Menopause

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The Cosby Show Presentation (2)

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Season 2 Episode 12-Vanessa's Bad Grade

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The Cosby Show Season 6 Episode 13 Part 3

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U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Bobbe, security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, maintains security on the street during a key leader engagement in the Lash-e Juwayn district of Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 11 2012.

Imperial Lockstep

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27 Dec 2012

Imperial adventures are nothing new in the Middle East ... Fuelled by 9/11 and inspired by material avarice, the West has been proudly shouldering its “White Man’s Burden” across the Middle East and has now dipped into the Maghreb ... The Belly for Belligerence? ... The question loomed over beltway intelligentsia like an ephemeral Gordian knot ... Panetta noted the cause for these postings ... A serious threat, as any of the thousands of U.S....(size: 9.3Kb)

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Six dead as winter snowstorms pound US

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27 Dec 2012

Six people, including two young children, were left dead in weather-related accidents, as winter snowstorms complicated travel for many Americans in the Midwest and Northeast on Wednesday ... About 350 snowploughs were clearing roads throughout the city ... New York State Police said long sections of Interstate 84 and the Taconic State Parkway were closed for several hours while crews cleared snow....(size: 2.2Kb)

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In this Sunday, April 29, 2012 file photo, troops from the Central African Republic stand guard at a building used for joint meetings between them and U.S. Army special forces, in Obo, Central African Republic, where U.S. special forces have paired up with local troops and Ugandan soldiers to seek out Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).

CAR seeks foreign help against rebels

Al Jazeera

28 Dec 2012

The president of Central African Republic (CAR) has urgently called on France and other foreign powers to help his government fend off rebels who are quickly seizing territory and approaching the capital ... “France has the means to stop (the rebels) but unfortunately they have done nothing for us until now,'' Bozize said ... Programmes The Stream Witness Inside Story Listening Post People & Power Fault Lines Fabulous Picture Show....(size: 19.5Kb)

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Supporters of Pakistan's slain leader Benazir Bhutto, stand beside her portrait after lighting earth lamps at a ceremony to mark the second anniversary of her death

Pakistan marks fifth anniversary of Benazir Bhutto murder

BBC News

27 Dec 2012

Large crowds of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) supporters are gathering to mark the fifth anniversary of the murder of ex-Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ... With parliamentary elections set to be held in 2013, the governing PPP is keen to use the rally as a show of strength to demonstrate that despite widespread criticism over its performance during the last five years, it still enjoys popular support, our correspondent says....(size: 2.4Kb)

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Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi speaks to reporters during a joint news conference with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, unseen, at the Presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt.

Morsi Admits ‘Mistakes’ in Drafting Egypt’s Constitution

The New York Times

27 Dec 2012

CAIRO — President Mohamed Morsi of Egypt took responsibility on Wednesday for “mistakes” during the run-up to ratification of the new Constitution and urged Egyptians to appreciate the fierce disagreements about it as a “healthy phenomenon” of their new democracy ... Morsi pledged in a televised address to respect the one-third of voters who cast ballots against it ... The Dawning of Domestic Drones....(size: 11.8Kb)

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29 Dec 2012

Guests include Christoph Waltz, Amy Sedaris, The Guys from RecordSetter and musical guest Martha Wainwright. Show 0751 (OAD ... Show 0740 (OAD ... Cee Lo Green sits in with The Roots. Show 0755 (OAD ... Show 0757 ... Show 0758 ... Guests include Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe and musical guest Grace Potter ... Show 0759....(size: 1.8Kb)

Duchesne 50, Ladue 43

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29 Dec 2012

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Father figure, former Wrigley Field umpire clubhouse manager

Chicago Sun-Times

29 Dec 2012

Often, he was busy picking up towels, wiping floors and cleaning bathrooms in the umpires’ room at Wrigley Field ... Army veteran of the Battle of the Bulge, died Wednesday at 91. From 1982 to 2007—when he turned 85—he managed the umpires’ clubhouse at Wrigley Field ... He also had to massage nine dozen baseballs with the concoction called Lena Blackburne Baseball Rubbing Mud ... They used to ride the bus together to the Friendly Confines....(size: 4.3Kb)

Odisha's got talent: Little stars make it big

The Times of India

29 Dec 2012

Odia youths made it big on many reality shows on television at the national level, put up a tough fight and come out with flying colours ... Kar left her graduation midway to prepare for the show. "The show changed my life completely ... "I am getting regular offers to do shows," said the youngster. The other hair-raising talent hunt show, India's Got Talent, also saw Odia talents making it big....(size: 3.6Kb)

'Real Housewives of New Jersey': Friend of Teresa Giudice to allegedly join show

The Examiner

29 Dec 2012

A source alleges that Jennifer Dalton will be seen on the upcoming season of the show ... The previous season of the show was a huge success in ratings. A lot of ups and downs among the cast members were chronicled, and it is obvious that the show remains one of the most popular of the franchise. Fans of the show have been watching since the first ......(size: 1.8Kb)

NBC shows with split worlds and split words

The Verge

29 Dec 2012

Adding to the annoyance of having to watch a commercial for a show I have zero interest in, Do No Harm seems contrived in a way that is quite familiar ... similarities for the promotion of Do No Harm two older shows ... The show is a modern take on the classic Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde story....(size: 1.7Kb)

Matt Lauer screamed at by fans for allegedly getting Ann Curry fired

The Examiner

29 Dec 2012

Matt Lauer is getting screamed at by longtime fans of NBC’s “Today” show, as the TV show host is being blamed for Ann Curry getting pushed off the popular morning show earlier this year ... According to TMZ, Matt Lauer is being yelled at by fans of the “Today” show on the streets of New York ... If the reports ......(size: 1.6Kb)

Kansas City Goodguys Mid-Western Nationals cancelled for 2013

The Examiner

29 Dec 2012

Aside from the disappointment of missing the show, the biggest issue with this announcement for many local people will be with their memberships. You can’t enter a car in a Goodguys show without paying $20.00 for a membership to Goodguys, so if you bought that membership with the expectation of displaying a car in Kansas City, you’ll have to come up with an alternative ... Saturday was soaked, and the Goodguys show suffered....(size: 2.2Kb)

>The Otter Company to Exhibit at 2013 PGA Merchandise Show – will Showcase All-New 2013 ...

Seattle Post

29 Dec 2012

American apparel maker The Otter Company will exhibit at the 60th PGA Merchandise Show, Jan ... American apparel maker The Otter Company announced plans to exhibit at the 60th PGA Merchandise Show, Jan ... The Otter Company also will hold a News Conference at the 2013 PGA Show to debut the company’s all-new women’s collection, the expanded sweater collection and the complete 2013 line, on Friday, January 25 at 10 a.m....(size: 5.0Kb)

Madonna, Springsteen, Roger Waters were tops on tour in 2012

The Los Angeles Times

29 Dec 2012

2, grossing $210.2 million from 81 shows in 66 cities on the Wrecking Ball tour ... “It is also worth noting that the global brand strength of Cirque du Soleil has never been greater, with eight different touring shows ranking on the chart.” ... In addition, Pollstar incorporates projections on shows not reported by promoters to provide a fuller approximation of the actual totals ... Be the first on your street to see the show....(size: 33.2Kb)

HB4M Xmas & New Year celebration show and rave listings

Skiddle

29 Dec 2012

  event info venue news HB4M Xmas & New Year celebration show and rave details. Lineup and Details for HB4M Xmas & New Year celebration show and rave on Sat 29th December 2012. This all takes place at the home of Live Fridays NOMAD London, 58 Old Street, EC1V 9AJ....(size: 1.6Kb)

TV's biggest misfires in 2012

Yahoo Daily News

29 Dec 2012

It's not easy to make good TV! For every "West Wing" or "Homeland," there's a "Tarzan" or a "Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer"; a lot can go wrong between that first inspiring pitch meeting and the show viewers end up watching (or…not watching), and every year, it goes terribly pear-shaped for a handful of shows and specials ... Fuller confirmed in a tweet today that NBC has passed on the show....(size: 6.1Kb)

Grace Dent on TV: Mrs Brown's Boys BBC1

The Independent

29 Dec 2012

People swear by the hilarity of this show' ... If this was a show about young people called "Mrs Brown's Boyz" the plethora of blue language would have caused wild gnashing of teeth ... The show is set around the Brown family home ... On first sight of the show, it's common to feel a slight televisual sea-sickness; nothing is as it should be by orthodox sitcom standards....(size: 4.8Kb)

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Not to be confused with Cosby or The Bill Cosby Show.

The Cosby Show
Logo used for six of the eight seasons
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Ed. Weinberger Michael Leeson Bill Cosby
Starring	Bill Cosby Phylicia Rashād Lisa Bonet Malcolm-Jamal Warner Tempestt Bledsoe Keshia Knight Pulliam Sabrina Le Beauf Geoffrey Owens Joseph C. Phillips Raven-Symoné Erika Alexander
Theme music composer	Stu Gardner Bill Cosby
Opening theme	"Kiss Me"; performed by: Bobby McFerrin (season 4) Oregon Symphony (season 5) Craig Handy (seasons 6–7) Lester Bowie (season 8)
Ending theme	"Kiss Me" (instrumental; various versions)
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	201 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Marcy Carsey Tom Werner Bernie Kukoff (season 7) Janet Leahy (season 8)
Location(s)	New York, New York
Camera setup	Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time	22–25 minutes
Production company(s)	Carsey-Werner Productions Viacom Productions
Distributor	Viacom Enterprises (1988–1995) Paramount Domestic Television (1995–1997) Carsey-Werner Distribution (1997–present)
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Picture format	480i (NTSC)
Original run	September 20, 1984 – April 30, 1992
Chronology
Related shows	A Different World (1987–1993)

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 affluent African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.

According to TV Guide, the show "was TV's biggest hit in the 1980s, and almost single-handedly revived the sitcom genre and NBC's ratings fortunes".^[1] Originally, the show had been pitched to ABC, which rejected it.^[1] Entertainment Weekly stated that The Cosby Show helped to make possible a larger variety of shows based on people of African descent, from In Living Color to The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.^[2] The Cosby Show was based on comedy routines in Cosby's standup act, which were based on his family life. Other sitcoms, such as Home Improvement and Everybody Loves Raymond, would later follow that pattern. The show spawned the spin-off A Different World, which ran for six seasons from 1987 to 1993.

1 History
2 Overview
3 Cast
4 Episodes
- 4.1 Pilot
5 Opening credits
6 Reception
7 Broadcast history and ratings
8 Reruns/syndication
9 Spin-off
10 Awards and honors
11 Albums
12 DVD releases
13 References
14 External links

History [link]

In the early 1980s, Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner, two former executives at ABC, left the network to start their own production company. At ABC, they had overseen sitcoms such as Mork & Mindy, Three's Company and Welcome Back, Kotter.

The two decided in order to get a sitcom to sell for their fledgling company, they needed a big name behind it. Bill Cosby, who during the 1970s starred in two failed sitcoms, produced award-winning stand-up comedy albums, and had roles in several different films, was relatively quiet during the early 1980s.

Outside of his work on his cartoon series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, he was doing little in the fields of film and television. The two watched his stand-up comedy film, Bill Cosby: Himself. They loved the routine and decided they wanted to build a television series around a comedian's subject material which, with Cosby, was observations of life and family.

After meeting with them, Cosby returned to Carsey and Werner with his own ideas: the family would be blue-collared, with a stay-at-home mother and a limousine driving father with two sons and two daughters.

Carsey and Werner were convinced by Cosby later on, as a change of heart to make the family well-off financially, by making the mother a lawyer and the father a doctor.

During its original run at NBC, it was one of five successful sitcoms on the network that featured predominately African-American casts. The other sitcoms were 227 (1985–1990), Amen (1986–1991), Cosby Show spin-off A Different World (1987–1993), and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990–1996).

Overview [link]

The show focused on the Huxtable family, an affluent African-American family living in a brownstone in Brooklyn Heights, New York, at 10 Stigwood Avenue.^[3] The patriarch was Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable, an obstetrician, son of a prominent jazz trombonist. The matriarch was his wife, attorney Clair Huxtable née Hanks. The two characters were then followed by their five children, four daughters and one son; Sondra, Denise, Theodore (Theo for short), Vanessa and Rudy. Despite its comedic tone, the show sometimes involved serious subjects, such as son Theo's experiences dealing with dyslexia, inspired by Cosby's son Ennis, who was also dyslexic. Teenage pregnancy was also a topic when Denise's friend, played by Lela Rochon, became pregnant.

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Cosby had an unusually high level of creative control over the show. He wanted the program to be educational, reflecting his own background in education. He also insisted that the program be taped in New York City instead of Los Angeles, where most television programs were taped. The Huxtable home exterior was filmed at 10 St. Luke's Place^[4] near 7th Avenue in Manhattan's Greenwich Village.

The earliest episodes of the series were videotaped at NBC's Brooklyn studios (now owned by JC Studios). The network later sold that building, and production moved to the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens.

Although the cast and characters were predominantly African-American, the program was unusual in that issues of race were rarely mentioned when compared to other situation comedies of the time, such as The Jeffersons. However, The Cosby Show had African-American themes, such as the Civil Rights Movement, and it frequently promoted African-American and African culture represented by artists and musicians such as Jacob Lawrence, Miles Davis, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Lena Horne, Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie and Miriam Makeba. The show's spin-off, A Different World dealt with issues of race more often.

The series finale aired during the race-related 1992 Los Angeles riots, with Cosby quoted in media at the time pleading for peace.^[5]

Cast [link]

Main article: List of The Cosby Show characters

Bill Cosby as Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable, OB-GYN
Phylicia Rashād (credited as Phylicia Ayers-Allen before marriage in 1985) as Clair Olivia Huxtable, Esq.
Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Theodore Aloysius "Theo" Huxtable
Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudith Lillian "Rudy" Huxtable
Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable
Lisa Bonet as Denise Huxtable Kendall (seasons 1–3 and seasons 6–7; recurring in seasons 4 & 5)
Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable-Tibideaux, Esq. (seasons 2–8; recurring in season 1)
Geoffrey Owens as Dr. Elvin Tibideaux, M.D. (seasons 4–8; recurring in seasons 2 & 3)
Raven-Symoné as Olivia Kendall (seasons 6–8)
Joseph C. Phillips as LT Martin Kendall, USN (seasons 6 & 7, recurring in season 8)
Erika Alexander as Pamela "Pam" Tucker (seasons 7 & 8)

Episodes [link]

Main article: List of The Cosby Show episodes

Pilot [link]

Main article: Pilot (The Cosby Show)

The Cosby Show pilot episode uses the same title sequence as the rest of the first season, and is widely regarded as the 'first episode'. However, it is notable for a number of differences from the remainder of the series.

In the pilot, the Huxtables have only four children. Following the pilot, the Huxtables have five children, with the addition of their eldest daughter, Sondra (Sabrina Le Beauf), who is mentioned in episode 6 and appears first in episode 10. The character was created when Bill Cosby wanted the show to express the accomplishment of successfully raising a child (i.e., a college graduate). Whitney Houston was considered for the role of Sondra Huxtable.^[6] Sabrina LeBeauf almost missed out on the role because she is only 10 years younger (b. 1958) than Phylicia Rashād (b. 1948), who played her mother.

Bill Cosby's character is called "Clifford" in the early episodes of the first season (as evidenced by his name plate on the exterior of the Huxtable home). His name was later switched to "Heathcliff". Additionally, Vanessa refers to Theo as "Teddy" twice in the dining room scene.

The interior of the Huxtables' home features an entirely different living room from subsequent episodes, and different color schemes in the dining room and the master bedroom. Throughout the remainder of the series, the dining room is reserved for more formal occasions.

Opening credits [link]

The show's theme music, "Kiss Me", was composed by Stu Gardner and Bill Cosby. Seven versions of this theme were used during the run of the series, making it one of the few television series to use multiple versions of the same theme song over the course of a series.

Due to legal complications regarding the background mural, the season seven opening was replaced with the one from the previous season.^[7] The original season seven opening, with slight modifications, was used in the eighth and final season.

To open the series' final episode (which was 60 minutes in length), an entirely new version of "Kiss Me" was used, while the credits featured clips from the openings from the previous seasons (excluding season one).

Reception [link]

The show was noted for portraying only a certain portion of the African-American population.^[8] Conversely, it was praised for breaking traditional racial stereotypes, portraying African-Americans who were educated and successful.

Broadcast history and ratings [link]

The Cosby Show aired on Thursdays at 8:00pm for all eight seasons.

The Cosby Show is one of three television programs (All in the Family and American Idol being the others) that was #1 in the Nielsen ratings for 5 consecutive seasons.^[9]

Season	Season Premiere	Season Finale	TV Season	Ranking	Households (in millions)
1st	September 20, 1984	May 9, 1985	1984–1985	#3^[10]	20.546 (24.2 rating)^[10]
2nd	September 26, 1985	May 15, 1986	1985–1986	#1^[11]	28.948 (33.7 rating)^[11]
3rd	September 25, 1986	May 7, 1987	1986–1987	#1^[12]	30.503 (34.9 rating)^[12]
4th	September 24, 1987	April 28, 1988	1987–1988	#1^[13]	30.503 (34.4 rating)^[13]
5th	October 6, 1988	May 11, 1989	1988–1989	#1^[14]	23.14 (25.6 rating)^[14]
6th	September 24, 1989	May 3, 1990	1989–1990	#1 (tie with Roseanne)^[15]	21.27 (23.1 rating)^[15]
7th	September 20, 1990	May 2, 1991	1990–1991	#5^[16]	15.92 (17.1 rating)^[16]
8th	September 19, 1991	April 30, 1992	1991–1992	#18^[17]	13.81 (16.13 rating)^[17]

Reruns/syndication [link]

Carsey-Werner Distribution handles domestic and international distribution of the series, and has done so since 1997. In the United States, The Cosby Show began its television syndication run in September 1988 in broadcast syndication, shortly before the show's fifth season premiere, and was at the time distributed by Viacom; many stations that carried the series were Big Three network affiliates, though since the mid-1990s, the show has largely begun airing on independent stations and minor network affiliates.

Dallas-based KTVT (now a CBS owned-and-operated station), carried the series during the early 1990s, until that station dropped its status as an independent station and regional cable superstation in 1995. TBS, then a national cable superstation at the time it debuted on the channel, began carrying the series in 1999 and ran it for almost a decade. Fellow superstation WGN America began carrying the series shortly after, and continued to until September 2010. Nick at Nite began airing reruns of the series in March 2002. Sister network TV Land began airing reruns in 2004, however unlike most series that have aired on sister channel Nick at Nite before moving to TV Land in the past and since then, up until September 2010, The Cosby Show was carried on both Nick at Nite and TV Land.

As of September 27, 2010, Centric airs the series. Malaysia's national TV broadcast channel RTM TV2 also airs the series as does Canada's Crossroads Television System. In 2011, Netflix added the entire series to instant stream, and in 2012 the series was removed.

Spin-off [link]

Main article: A Different World (TV series)

The Cosby Show's producers created a spin-off series called A Different World that was built around the "Denise" character (portrayed by actress Lisa Bonet), the second of the Huxtables' four daughters. Initially, the new program dealt with Denise's life at Hillman College, the fictional historically black college from which her father, mother, and paternal grandfather had graduated. Denise was written out of A Different World after its inaugural season, due to Bonet's pregnancy, and the following season was revamped, with the addition of director Debbie Allen and new characters. Denise later became a recurring character on The Cosby Show for seasons four and five, and a regular again in seasons six and seven.

Awards and honors [link]

Awards won [link]

Emmy Awards

Outstanding Comedy Series (1985)
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series (1984) – Michael J. Leeson and Ed. Weinberger

Golden Globe Awards

Best TV Series – Comedy (1985)
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series – Comedy – Bill Cosby (1985–86) 2 wins

NAACP Image Awards

Outstanding Comedy Series (1988)
Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series – Bill Cosby (1989, 1993) 2 wins
Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series – Phylicia Rashād (1988–89) 2 wins

People's Choice Awards

Favorite New TV Comedy Program (1985)
Favorite TV Comedy Program (1985–89) 5 wins
Favorite TV Comedy Series (1990, 1992) 2 wins
All-Time Favorite TV Program (1989)
Favorite Male Program in a New TV Program – Bill Cosby (1985)
Favorite Female Program in a New TV Program – Phylicia Rashād (1985)
Favorite Male TV Performer – Bill Cosby (1986–92) 7 wins
Favorite Female TV Performer – Phylicia Rashād (1989)
Favorite All-Around Male Entertainer – Bill Cosby (1986–88, 1990–91) 5 wins
Favorite All-Around Male Star – Bill Cosby (1989)
Favorite Young TV Performer – Keshia Knight Pulliam (1988)

Nominations [link]

Emmy Awards

Outstanding Comedy Series (1986–87) 2 nominations
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series – Phylicia Rashād (1985–86) 2 nominations
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Lisa Bonet (1986)
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series – Keshia Knight Pulliam (1986)
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series – Malcolm-Jamal Warner (1986)

Golden Globe Awards

Best TV Series-Comedy (1986–87) 2 nominations
Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series – Comedy – Bill Cosby (1987)

Other honors [link]

1997: TV Guide ranked the episode "Happy Anniversary" #54 on their list of the 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time^[18]
1999: Entertainment Weekly placed show's debut at #24 in its list of the "100 Greatest Moments in Television"^[19]
2002: TV Guide placed The Cosby Show at #28 in its list of the 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time^[20]
2004: TV Guide ranked Cliff Huxtable number 1 on its 50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time list^[21]
2007: Time magazine placed the show on its unranked list of "100 Best TV Shows of All-TIME"^[22]
2007: USA Today's web site ranked the show as #8 in its list of the "top 25 TV moments of the past quarter century"^[23]
2008: Entertainment Weeklyselected Cliff Huxtable as the Dad for "The Perfect TV Family"^[24]
2010: Bravo ranked Cliff Huxtable #44 on its list of the 100 Greatest TV Characters^[25]

Albums [link]

Two albums were produced that included various theme and background music from the show. The albums were presented by longtime Cosby collaborator Stu Gardner. They were:

A House Full of Love: Music from The Cosby Show (1986)
Total Happiness (Music from the Bill Cosby Show, Vol. II) (1987)

DVD releases [link]

All eight seasons of The Cosby Show have been released on DVD in Region 1. Seasons one and two were released by UrbanWorks which was subsequently acquired by First Look Studios, who then released the remaining six seasons. Seasons one and two contain special features including a 90-minute retrospective documentary entitled "The Cosby Show: A Look Back" which aired on NBC in 2002. It contains interviews with cast members, bloopers, deleted scenes and audition footage. In 2010, First Look Studios filed bankruptcy and all its assets were subsequently acquired by Millennium Entertainment who also took over distribution of The Cosby Show DVD releases.

In Region 4, Magna Pacific has released all eight seasons on DVD in Australia and New Zealand. The first two seasons have similar artwork to the North American copies, although season two is red rather than blue. Each Australasian cover also features the tagline "In a house full of love, there is always room for more".

Universal Pictures UK has released seasons 1–4 in Region 2 (UK).

DVD title	Ep #	Release dates
DVD title	Ep #	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
Season 1	24	August 2, 2005^[26]	May 19, 2008	October 4, 2006^[27]
Season 2	25	March 7, 2006^[28]	Aug 25, 2008	February 7, 2007^[29]
Season 3	25	June 5, 2007^[30]	Oct 13, 2008	April 4, 2007^[31]
Season 4	24	June 5, 2007^[32]	Feb 9, 2009	November 7, 2007^[33]
Season 5	25	November 6, 2007^[34]		March 5, 2008^[35]
Season 6	25	November 6, 2007^[36]		July 9, 2008^[26]
Season 7	26	April 8, 2008^[37]		January 13, 2010^[38]
Season 8	24	April 8, 2008^[39]		January 13, 2010^[40]
25th Anniversary Commemorative Edition	197	November 11, 2008^[41]

Note: The Region 1 release of season one contains the edited versions of the episodes aired in syndication. However, all subsequent DVD releases (including the complete series set) contain the original, uncut broadcast versions. It is unknown if season one will be re-released with the original uncut episodes. The complete series set has been discontinued due to complaints about the packaging.^{[citation needed]}

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^ The Cosby Show – Season 4
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External links [link]

v t e The Cosby Show

Characters	Cliff Huxtable • Clair Huxtable • Sondra Huxtable • Denise Huxtable • Theo Huxtable • Vanessa Huxtable • Rudy Huxtable • Elvin Tibideax • Martin Kendall • Olivia Kendall • Pam Tucker

Episodes	"Pilot" • "Goodbye Mr. Fish"

Related	A Different World (episodes) (characters)

v t e NBC's "Must See TV / Comedy Night Done Right"

1980s debuts	Buffalo Bill Cheers The Cosby Show Day by Day The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd Dear John A Different World Fame Family Ties Gimme a Break! Hill Street Blues L.A. Law Mama's Family Night Court Seinfeld Taxi We Got It Made

1990s debuts	Battery Park Boston Common Caroline in the City Daddio ER Fired Up Frasier Friends Grand Hope and Gloria Jesse Just Shoot Me! Mad About You Madman of the People The Naked Truth Out All Night Rhythm & Blues The Single Guy Stark Raving Mad Suddenly Susan Union Square Veronica's Closet Will & Grace Wings

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2010s debuts	Awake The Firm Love Bites The Marriage Ref Outsourced The Paul Reiser Show Perfect Couples Prime Suspect Rock Center with Brian Williams Up All Night Whitney

v t e Bill Cosby

Comedy albums	Bill Cosby Is a Very Funny Fellow...Right! (1963) I Started Out as a Child (1964) Why Is There Air? (1965) Wonderfulness (1966) Revenge (1967) To Russell, My Brother, Whom I Slept With (1968) 200 M.P.H. (1968) 8:15 12:15 (1969) It's True! It's True! (1969) Sports (1969) Live: Madison Square Garden Center (1970) When I Was a Kid (1971) For Adults Only (1971) Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby (1972) Fat Albert (1973) My Father Confused Me... What Must I Do? What Must I Do? (1977) Bill's Best Friend (1978) Bill Cosby: Himself (1982) Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand (1986) OH, Baby (1991)

Music albums	Silver Throat: Bill Cosby Sings (1967) Bill Cosby Sings Hooray for the Salvation Army Band! (1968) Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral & Marching Band (1971) Bill Cosby Talks to Kids About Drugs (1971) Bill Cosby Presents Badfoot Brown & the Bunions Bradford Funeral Marching Band (1972) At Last Bill Cosby Really Sings (1974) Bill Cosby Is Not Himself These Days (1976) Disco Bill (1977) Where You Lay Your Head (1990) My Appreciation (1991) Hello Friend: To Ennis, With Love (1997) Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby - The Original Jam Sessions 1969 (2004) Quincy Jones & Bill Cosby - The New Mixes Vol. 1 (2004) State of Emergency (2009) Keep Standing (2010)

Compilations	The Best of Bill Cosby (1969) More of the Best of Bill Cosby (1970) Bill (1973) Down Under (1975) Cosby and the Kids (1986) At His Best (1994) 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bill Cosby (2001) The Bill Cosby Collection (2004)

Singles	"Little Ol' Man (Uptight—Everything's Alright)" (1967) "Grover Henson Feels Forgotten" (1970) "I Luv Myself Better Than I Luv Myself" (1976) "Yes, Yes, Yes" (1976)

Television	I Spy (1965-1968) The Bill Cosby Show (1969-1971) The Electric Company (1971-1977) The New Bill Cosby Show (1972) Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972-1985) The Cosby Show (1984-1992) A Different World (1987-1993) The Cosby Mysteries (1994-1995) Cosby (1996-2000) Little Bill (1999-2004) Fatherhood (2004-2005)

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The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1976) The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1977) All in the Family (1978) Taxi (1979) Taxi (1980) Taxi (1981) Barney Miller (1982) Cheers (1983) Cheers (1984) The Cosby Show (1985) The Golden Girls (1986) The Golden Girls (1987) The Wonder Years (1988) Cheers (1989) Murphy Brown (1990) Cheers (1991) Murphy Brown (1992) Seinfeld, season 4 (1993) Frasier, season 1 (1994) Frasier, season 2 (1995) Frasier, season 3 (1996) Frasier, season 4 (1997) Frasier, season 5 (1998) Ally McBeal, season 2 (1999) Will & Grace, season 2 (2000)

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The Governor & J.J. (1969) The Carol Burnett Show (1970) All in the Family (1971) All in the Family (1972) All in the Family (1973) Rhoda (1974) Barney Miller (1975) Barney Miller (1976) All in the Family (1977) Taxi (1978) Alice/Taxi (1979) Taxi (1980) MASH, season 9/season 10 (1981) Fame* (1982) Fame (1983) The Cosby Show (1984) The Golden Girls (1985) The Golden Girls (1986) The Golden Girls (1987) The Wonder Years (1988) Murphy Brown (1989)

Complete List (1969–1989) (1990–2009) (2010–2029)

v t e Nielsen Media Research top-rated United States network television show

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1960s	60–1: Gunsmoke 61–2: Wagon Train 62–3: The Beverly Hillbillies 63–4: The Beverly Hillbillies 64–5: Bonanza 65–6: Bonanza 66–7: Bonanza 67–8: The Andy Griffith Show 68–9: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In 69–70: Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

1970s	70–1: Marcus Welby, M.D. 71–2: All in the Family 72–3: All in the Family 73–4: All in the Family 74–5: All in the Family 75–6: All in the Family 76–7: Happy Days 77–8: Laverne & Shirley 78–9: Laverne & Shirley 79–80: 60 Minutes

1980s	80–1: Dallas 81–2: Dallas 82–3: 60 Minutes 83–4: Dallas 84–5: Dynasty 85–6: The Cosby Show 86–7: The Cosby Show 87–8: The Cosby Show 88–9: The Cosby Show 89–90: Roseanne

1990s	90–1: Cheers 91–2: 60 Minutes 92–3: 60 Minutes 93–4: 60 Minutes 94–5: Seinfeld (S6) 95–6: ER (S2) 96–7: ER (S3) 97–8: Seinfeld (S9) 98–9: ER (S5) 99–2000: Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

2000s	00–1: Survivor (AO) 01–2: Friends (S8) 02–3: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (S3) 03–4: American Idol (S3) 04–5: American Idol (S4) 05–6: American Idol (S5) 06–7: American Idol (S6) 07–8: American Idol (S7) 08–9: American Idol (S8) 09–10: American Idol (S9)

2010s	10–1: American Idol (S10) 11-2: NBC Sunday Night Football

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Not to be confused with List of Cosby episodes.

The following is a list of episodes for the NBC television sitcom, The Cosby Show. The series aired from September 20, 1984 to April 30, 1992 with 201 episodes produced spanning eight seasons.

1 Series overview
2 Season 1: 1984–1985
3 Season 2: 1985–1986
4 Season 3: 1986–1987
5 Season 4: 1987–1988
6 Season 5: 1988–1989
7 Season 6: 1989–1990
8 Season 7: 1990–1991
9 Season 8: 1991–1992
10 References
11 External links

Series overview [link]

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	Season premiere	Season finale
	1	24	September 20, 1984	May 9, 1985
	2	25	September 26, 1985	May 15, 1986
	3	25	September 25, 1986	May 7, 1987
	4	24	September 24, 1987	April 28, 1988
	5	26	October 6, 1988	May 11, 1989
	6	26	September 24, 1989	May 3, 1990
	7	26	September 20, 1990	May 2, 1991
	8	25	September 19, 1991	April 30, 1992

Season 1: 1984–1985 [link]

All of the main characters appear in all episodes
This season comprises 24 episodes
This season's opening credits features the Huxtable family playing sports in Central Park. Two versions of the show's theme song are used in this sequence. A long version of the show's theme is heard in the second and another episode, but a shortened version with a few bars taken out and with a different, though similar, style is used for the rest of the season. The show's theme, titled "Kiss Me", was composed by Stu Gardner and Bill Cosby.

Series #	Season #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	1	"Pilot"	Jay Sandrich	Michael Leeson & Ed. Weinberger	September 20, 1984	0101
Cliff and Clair deal with the daily pressures of having children. Theo gets four D's on his report card, while Denise goes on a date with an older boy. Cliff illustrates the cost of living to Theo using Monopoly money. When he tries to reason with his father about loving him regardless of his grades, Cliff responds by saying, "That's the dumbest thing I ever heard in my life!" Theo resolves to do better in school. Meanwhile Rudy can't sleep because Rudy claims she heard the Wolfman growling in her closet, so Rudy and Vanessa sleep with Cliff and Clair.
2	2	"Goodbye Mr. Fish"	Jay Sandrich	Earl Pomerantz	September 27, 1984	0102
When Rudy's pet fish, Lamont, dies, Cliff tries to bring the family together for a funeral in the bathroom. The festivities end when Rudy gets bored and leaves to watch TV.
3	3	"Bad Dreams"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	October 4, 1984	0103
Vanessa claims that she is old enough to watch a scary movie that Theo saw, but Cliff still forbids it. Vanessa sneaks out anyway, and ends up having nightmares as a result.
4	4	"Is That My Boy?"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	October 11, 1984	0105
Freshman Theo tries out for the football team and makes it. Cliff is overjoyed, but his pride falters when he discovers his son will never be a star. Theo, however, is just happy being on the team. Meanwhile, Rudy believes that her older brother and sisters don't like her.
5	5	"The Shirt Story"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	October 18, 1984	0108
Theo wants to impress a girl by wearing an expensive shirt by designer Gordon Gartrelle. Since Cliff and Clair will not pay for it, Denise offers to make a copy of the shirt for him. Guest appearance by Kadeem Hardison, who years later would portray Dwayne Wayne on the Cosby Show spinoff, A Different World. (Note: The name "Gordon Gartrelle" was taken from a staff member, who eventually became a writer/producer for The Cosby Show during the final two seasons of the series.)
6	6	"Breaking With Tradition"	Jay Sandrich	Earl Pomerantz	October 25, 1984	0106
Cliff's father, Russell, pays a visit and begins questioning Cliff about the kids' college choices. He asks Denise about Hillman, his and Cliff's alma mater. Denise is dead-set against it at first, until Russell tells her that the males outnumber the females there. Also Cliff reveals that he went to Hillman because of a young woman who later will be his wife. First appearance of Earle Hyman as Russell Huxtable, Cliff's father.
7	7	"One More Time"	Jay Sandrich	Earl Pomerantz	November 1, 1984	0107
While Clair cares for a friend's baby, she begins to consider having another. Cliff desperately tries to talk her out of it, claiming that babies are "false advertising", and grow up to be a nuisance. Clair's mother, Carrie, then reminds her that the older you are when you have kids, the older you'll be if they end up having to come back and live at home. First appearance of Ethel Ayler as Carrie Hanks, Clair's mother.
8	8	"Play It Again, Vanessa"	Jay Sandrich	Jerry Ross	November 8, 1984	0109
Vanessa plays the clarinet in the school's orchestra. Though she tries her best and practices daily, she simply cannot play the instrument. She plays an embarrassing solo at the school concert, but her parents support her anyway. Guest Dizzy Gillespie as Mr. Hampton, Vanessa's music teacher.
9	9	"How Ugly Is He?"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	November 15, 1984	0110
Denise has a new boyfriend, David, but is reluctant to bring him home. She fears that Cliff will, like always, make fun of the boy and ruin her chances with him. Cliff and Clair are initially impressed with David until he expresses some unwanted opinions about medicine and the law at dinner. Kristoff St. John plays boyfriend David.
10	10	"Bonjour, Sondra"	Jay Sandrich	Michael Loman & Jerry Ross	November 22, 1984	0111
Sondra, the eldest Huxtable child, makes her first appearance when she visits home for Thanksgiving. She plans on going to Paris for the summer with her friends, and hopes that her parents will support the decision. While Clair, Vanessa, Rudy, Theo, and Denise agree that she should go, she barely makes it with the head of household, Cliff.
11	11	"You're Not a Mother Tonight" "Knight to Knight"	Jay Sandrich	Karyl Geld Miller & Korby Siamis	December 6, 1984	0104
Clair is exhausted from constantly caring for the children, so Cliff decides to take her out on the town for "You're Not a Mother Night". Cliff reserves a suite in the Biltmore Hotel. While there, some of Clair's motherly instincts start kicking in—but they stop in time for a romantic evening.
12	12	"Rudy's Sick"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Williams	December 13, 1984	0113
Clair could be named partner at her law firm if an interview goes well, but Rudy is sick! Cliff vows to take care of her while Clair works, and engages in some unique doctoring methods. Clair is named partner and Rudy is fine in the end.
13	13	"Father's Day"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus & Elliot Shoenman	December 20, 1984	0112
Cliff complains about the poor quality of his annual Father's Day gifts. He challenges the children to find some better presents for a December Father's Day. They give him thoughtful—if not quite attractive—presents.
14	14	"Independence Day"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Robinson	January 10, 1985	0114
Theo gets his ear pierced to impress a girl, but Denise thinks it might be infected. She is correct, and Theo must go to Cliff. Cliff hopes that Grandpa Huxtable will punish Theo, but the old man instead relates the story of how Cliff tried to straighten his hair to impress Clair, but ended up burning it off! Russell brags, and Anna reminds him of the time that he had a tattoo of her name placed on his chest, but ended up with a huge scar on his chest when he tried to remove it when the tattoo artist misspells Anna's name (Adda instead of Anna, which was also the name of the girl who was a rival of Anna's for Russell's affection). (This is the first appearance of Clarice Taylor as Anna Huxtable, Cliff's mother.)
15	15	"Physician of the Year"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	January 17, 1985	0115
Cliff is set to receive an important award, but a woman goes into labor right before the ceremony. Theo delivers his speech for him. (Guest appearances by Aleta Mitchell as Mrs. Randall, Elisa de la Roche as Nurse, Sheldon Leonard as Dr. Wexler)
16	16	"Jitterbug Break"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Williams	January 31, 1985	0116
Cliff tries to impress Denise's friends by teaching them how to jitterbug. Some of Clair's friends also show off their dance moves. Soon, the whole house is full of dancers. Guest appearances by Blair Underwood as Denise's boyfriend (uncredited), Judith Jamison as Marie, Donald McKayle as Ralph, Gerard Cooper as Guy, Christine Langner as Girl
17	17	"Theo and the Joint"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	February 7, 1985	0117
Clair discovers a marijuana joint in one of Theo's school books. She and Cliff confront him about it, and accept his explanation — another boy slipped it in. Theo confronts the boy and brings him home to confess in order to remove any uncertainty from his parents about his telling the truth. Theo and the boy actually start to become friends, but Clair starts to think Theo and his friends are part of a drug scheme. Guest appearances by Stephen Thompson as Anthony Braxton, Iman as Mrs. Montgomery, one of Cliff's patients. (Note: Rudy says her full name in this episode, Rudith Lillian Huxtable.)
18	18	"Vanessa's New Class"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra & Matt Williams	February 14, 1985	0118
Vanessa is placed in an advanced science class. She creates a model of the solar system, but learns that she will have to work harder than ever hopes to succeed. First appearance of Pam Potillo as Vanessa's friend Janet Meisner. (Guest appearances by William Christian as Mr. Robertson, Kim Hauser as Girl #1, Audrey Wong as Girl #2, Rado Randriamamonjy as Leon Haywood.)
19	19	"Clair's Case"	Jay Sandrich	Winifred Hervey	February 21, 1985	0119
A sneaky mechanic tries to swindle Sondra. It's Clair to the rescue as the two battle in court when the first lawyer for the case drops out. (Guest appearances by David Langston Smyrl as the man in court, Shawn Elliott as Mr. Wilson, Alan North as Judge. This is the only episode where Clair Huxtable is seen in a courtroom.)
20	20	"Back to the Track, Jack"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Robinson	February 28, 1985	0120
Cliff's college track coach contacts him and asks to run in a charity event between Hillman and its rival, Norton College. Heathcliff "Combustible Huxtable" trains, but soon learns that he is not the runner he was all those years ago. (Guest appearances by Al Freeman, Jr. as Coach Ernie Scott, 1956 Olympic medalist Joshua Culbreath as Col. Sanford B. "Tailwind" Turner, Dhamiri Abayomi as Himself)
21	21	"The Younger Woman"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	March 14, 1985	0121
Cliff and Clair receive a visit from an old friend—and he has a new girlfriend that is half his age. They are initially suspicious, but learn that judging by appearances isn't always right. (Guest appearances by Terry Farrell as Nicki Phillips, Robert King as Dr. Mike Newcomb)
22	22	"Slumber Party"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra	March 28, 1985	0122
Rudy invites all of her friends over for a slumber party. It's Cliff's job to watch over them, and he demonstrates some unique games to wrangle the youngsters. In the end, Russell drops by and demonstrates the perfect way to deal with kids-bribe them! First appearance of Peter Costa as Peter, the Huxtables' neighbor. (Guest appearances by Earle Hyman as Russell. With Dana Bryant, Kyle Bryant, Alicia Keys (billed under her given name of Alicia Cook), Naoka Nakagawa, Desiree Scott, Sing Smith-Stewart as Rudy's friends. The show opened with a brief voiceover from Keshia Knight Pulliam explaining that this episode was meant specifically for kids.)
23	23	"Mr. Quiet"	Jay Sandrich	Emily Tracy	May 2, 1985	0125
Cliff, Clair, and the Huxtable clan volunteer at a local community center. There, a battered boy tries to find help, and the owner—Tony Castillo—does his best to lend assistance. (Guest appearances by David Langston Smyrl as Chester, Alexis Cruz as Enrique Tarron, Tony Orlando as Tony Castillo, Ada Maris as Selena Cruz, Pearl Tama as Sonia Tarron, Emmet O'Sullivan as Old Man, Raymond Rosario as Kid, Angela Bassett as Mrs. Mitchell, Olga Merediz as Mrs. Rodriguez, Lisa Mordente as Expectant Mother #1, Alva Chinn as Expectant Mother #2. This episode was a backdoor pilot for a proposed spin-off series featuring Tony Orlando's character and the community center, which never came to fruition. Also the first episode in which Clair is shown to be fluent in Spanish.)
24	24	"Cliff's Birthday"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus & Elliot Shoenman	May 9, 1985	0124
Cliff is turning 48, and as usual, he is trying to find out what his birthday present is ahead of time. Clair, with the help of the kids, orchestrates a huge trick. Cliff is fooled, and doesn't find about what is birthday surprise is: a visit to Lena Horne's private club, where she performs "I'm Glad There Is You". (Guest appearances by Lena Horne as herself, Clarence Williams III as Clarence Thornehill.) (Note: In episode 12, Cliff says his birthday is in October, although the episode could be set at any time in the year.)

Season 2: 1985–1986 [link]

This season comprises 25 episodes
Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Lisa Bonet, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe and Keshia Knight Pulliam appear in all episodes
Sabrina Le Beauf was absent for nine episodes
For this season, the opening credits changed from the Huxtables in the park to a gray room with the cast dancing. The song was changed for the first time keeping the show's theme signature and featured a sort of jazz tone. Each cast member, in descending age of their characters, dances alongside Cosby as his/her name is shown in the credits. Bill Cosby is seen at the end of the credits "dancing" to the music as the production credits appear and at the end, he quickly turns his head and looks into the camera before the sequence fades to black. Two versions of this theme were also used. Much like the season one theme, both versions of season two's theme song were completely different in sound than the other. The long version featured more of a synth beat than the short. Midway through the season, following her marriage to NBC sportscaster Ahmad Rashād, Phylicia Ayers-Allen's name in the opening credits is changed to "Phylicia Rashād". Producer Caryn Sneider's (who also got married) credit was also changed to read "Produced by Caryn Sneider Mandabach."

Series #	Season #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
25	1	"First Day of School"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus & Elliot Shoenman	September 26, 1985	0201
Cliff and Clair are overjoyed with the arrival of the new school year, as their children are finally out of the house. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable
26	2	"The Juicer"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Williams	October 3, 1985	0204
Cliff, who has a penchant for electronic appliances, buys a juicer. Rudy and Peter, bored from Vanessa's inattentive babysitting, decide to use it even though they are not allowed to use appliances.
27	3	"Happy Anniversary"	Jay Sandrich	Elliot Shoenman	October 10, 1985	0203
For Russell and Anna's 49th anniversary, the family commissions a portrait of the couple as newlyweds and offers them a cruise to Europe. Later in the evening, the whole family performs Ray Charles' "Night Time Is the Right Time", with Theo, Rudy and Cliff each lip-synching a solo. Note: in 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode number 54 on its '100 Greatest Episodes of All Time' list.^[1]
28	4	"Cliff in Love"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	October 17, 1985	0205
Sondra breaks up with her boyfriend Elvin and is depressed, taking it out on the family. Cliff and Clair aren't exactly unhappy; they find Elvin rather annoying. Later, he appears at the house with flowers and tries to apologize. While there, he offers some of his sexist rhetoric to Clair, who quickly becomes annoyed. (This is the first appearance of Geoffrey Owens as Elvin. Joseph C. Phillips appears as Daryl (Phillips joins the cast in season 6 as Denise's new husband, Navy Lt. Martin Kendall).)
29	5	"Theo and the Older Woman"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra	October 24, 1985	0202
When friend Suzanne accompanies Denise to observe the Huxtables' normal behavior, a smitten Theo behaves far from normally. (Guest appearances by Robin Givens as Suzanne and Blair Underwood as Mark.)
30	6	"Halloween"	Jay Sandrich	Elliot Shoenman	October 31, 1985	0206
Vanessa has a Halloween party. She has a crush on a boy named Robert Forman, but while daydreaming about her love, she drops an entire tray of glasses and embarrasses herself in front of the guests. (This is the first appearance of Dondre Whitfield as Robert. Akili Prince as Scott.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable
31	7	"Rudy Suits Up"	Jay Sandrich	Gary Kott	November 7, 1985	0208
Rudy plays football and becomes a star, much to the chagrin of Clair, who worries that she will get hurt. But reluctance turns to excitement when Rudy is the star of her first game.
32	8	"Denise Drives"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra	November 14, 1985	0207
Denise wants to buy a car, so she plans to use her savings to do so, but Cliff and Clair quickly point out flaws in her plan. The answer to everyone's problems comes from friend Mr. Lucas, who has an old car he is willing to sell. Denise proves herself a good driver, and the car is hers. David Langston Smyrl as Mr. Lucas. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable
33	9	"Clair's Sister"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus & Elliot Shoenman	November 21, 1985	0209
Clair's sister Sarah gets engaged. (This is the first appearance of Joe Williams as Clair's father Al Hanks. Guest appearance by Mario Van Peebles as Garvin.)
34	10	"Clair's Toe"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Williams	December 5, 1985	0211
While preparing to go out on a proposal anniversary dinner, Clair breaks her toe, but tries not to let it upset her routine. In the end, she develops a unique piece of footwear to hide her cast.
35	11	"Denise's Friend"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	December 12, 1985	0213
Denise asks Cliff to talk to her friend, who has a medical problem. Cliff diagnoses the girl as having a mild bladder infection, but learns that she was wary of telling her parents without certainty. Cliff and Clair decide to show the kids that they can tell them anything, but the children quickly point out that their parents will just get angry. Cliff admits that anger is part of problems, but tells the children that no matter what, they will be loved. (Guest appearance by Stacey Dash as Michelle, Denise's friend) Note: This episode won the 1986 Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series.^[2]
36	12	"Mrs. Westlake"	Jay Sandrich	Elliot Shoenman	January 2, 1986	0210
Theo's math teacher comes for dinner, to Theo's extreme consternation. He thinks she plans to tell his parents of a bad grade on a math test. To his surprise, Mrs. Westlake comes to dinner looking young, attractive, and even with a sense of humor; and she has a very good surprise! Mrs. Westlake also gives Theo his test-he actually gets an 89, and he proceeds to embrace her, much to his shock. (Guest appearance by Sonia Braga as Mrs. Westlake.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable
37	13	"The Auction"	Jay Sandrich	Gary Kott	January 9, 1986	0214
Clair bids on a painting by her great-uncle that her grandmother had once owned. Attempting to win her favor, Elvin tries to bake her a cake, but fails miserably; he then gets advice from Cliff on how to pass himself off as a good cook. (In real life, the painting used in the episode is Funeral Procession by Ellis Wilson.)
38	14	"Vanessa's Bad Grade"	Jay Sandrich	Ross Brown	January 16, 1986	0212
Vanessa steals a sweater from Denise. The two soon begin to fight. In the end, Rudy's choice of television viewing, the "I Have a Dream" speech, reminds the whole family of what a real problem is. (An excerpt from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech featured at the end of the episode—Originally aired four days before the first observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a U.S. federal holiday.)
39	15	"Theo and Cockroach"	Jay Sandrich	Thad Mumford	January 30, 1986	0215
Theo and his friend Cockroach scheme to pass a test on William Shakespeare's "Macbeth", which neither one has read. (This is the first appearance of Carl Anthony Payne II as Cockroach. Note: Phylicia Ayers-Allen changes her professional name to Phylicia Rashād, after marrying NBC sportscaster Ahmad Rashād.
40	16	"The Dentist"	Jay Sandrich	Elliot Shoenman	February 2, 1986	0216
Peter goes to the dentist, but has Rudy come along for moral support so Peter won't be afraid of the dentist anymore. (Guest appearance by Danny Kaye (in one of his last appearances) as Dr. Burns, who is also Cliff's dentist.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable
41	17	"Play It Again, Russell"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	February 13, 1986	0217
The jazz group that Russell played with years ago reunites for a tribute show. (Guest appearances by jazz musicians Tito Puente, Art Blakey, Percy Heath, Jimmy Heath, Tommy Flanagan, Eric Gale, Joe Wilder, Carlos Valdes ("Patato"), Bootsie Barnes, and Jimmy Oliver. Slide Hampton provided the audio track for Russell's trombone solos.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable
42	18	"A Touch of Wonder"	Jay Sandrich	Mattt Williams	February 20, 1986	0218
After his limo collides with Denise's car, Stevie Wonder (appearing as himself) invites the Huxtables to a recording session. (Wonder performs "I Just Called to Say I Love You" with Clair and the family.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable
43	19	"Full House"	Jay Sandrich	Gary Kott	February 27, 1986	0219
After an exhausting late shift at the hospital and a night's sleep, all Cliff wants is to read his paper in peace—but the children have taken over every room in the house.
44	20	"Close to Home"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra	March 13, 1986	0220
A close friend of Cliff's, played by Samuel E. Wright, is overcome with sadness due to his daughter's recurring drug addiction. His feelings are set off as he observes the close relationship between Cliff, Clair, and Denise, who is his daughter's age. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable
45	21	"An Early Spring"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Williams	March 20, 1986	0222
Theo's math teacher has a baby and Cockroach shows a different side. (Carl Anthony Payne II as Cockroach; Sonia Braga as Mrs. Westlake; Cockroach's real name, Walter Bradley, is revealed in this episode.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable
46	22	"Theo's Holiday"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra, John Markus & Matt Williams	April 3, 1986	0221
After Theo claims that he'll have no problem making it in the "real world", the Huxtables convert their house in the "Real World Apartments" and teach him a lesson about the real world; i.e., needing employment and references to get an apartment, income to get a bank loan, having to pay for his meals, etc. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable Note: Cliff wears a cap that says Magnum P.I., referencing The Cosby Show surpassing Magnum P.I as the number one show on Thursday nights, eventually becoming the number one show in prime time during the same season.
47	23	"The Card Game"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Robinson	April 10, 1986	0224
Cliff plays pinochle with his father, a former teacher, and a friend. Theo buys a cheap ring for his girlfriend Tanya. (Guest appearance by Roscoe Lee Browne as Dr. Foster.)
48	24	"Off to the Races"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Williams	May 8, 1986	0225
In a charity run, Cliff races at the Penn Relays with "Tailwind" Turner and—as apparent payback for the race a year prior—ends up having to run the final leg against Olympic gold medalist Valerie Brisco-Hooks. (Guest appearance by Josh Culbreath as Col. Sanford "Tailwind" Turner. Cameo appearance by Bill Cosby's real wife, Camille Cosby (uncredited). Portions were filmed at the Penn Relays, held in Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania's Franklin Field.)
49	25	"Denise's Decision"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Robinson	May 15, 1986	0223
After much deliberation, Denise chooses the college that she will attend in the fall.

Season 3: 1986–1987 [link]

This season comprises 25 episodes
Bill Cosby, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe and Keshia Knight Pulliam appear in all the episodes
Phylicia Rashad was absent for two episodes
Lisa Bonet was absent for eight episodes
Sabrina Le Beauf was absent for eleven episodes
This season's opening sequence featured the cast dancing to Latin jazz in a gray/blue room. Once again, Bill Cosby is seen at the end of the credits dancing to the music as the production credits appear and at the end, he quickly turns his head and looks into the camera before the sequence fades to black. Two versions of this theme were used. However, the season three theme's long version had some parts cut, instead of a differently composed version of that theme.
Phylicia Rashād was pregnant throughout much of this season, so the crew hid her stomach for most of the season, using such devices as staging the character standing behind the kitchen counter or lying in bed under the covers.

Series #	Season #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
50	1	"Bring 'Em Back Alive"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Williams	September 25, 1986	0301
The Huxtable house is thrown into chaos after Rudy finds a snake in the basement. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra
51	2	"Food for Thought"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	October 2, 1986	0302
Clair challenges Cliff to not eat any salty or fatty foods for the day. Denise leaves for her freshman year at Hillman College.
52	3	"Golden Anniversary"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra	October 9, 1986	0303
Russell and Anna's 50th wedding anniversary. The family performs James Brown's "I Got the Feelin'". (Earle Hyman as Russell; Clarice Taylor as Anna; Guest appearance by Frank Foster and the Count Basie Orchestra.)
53	4	"Man Talk"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	October 16, 1986	0305
Though he already has a steady girlfriend, Theo wants to start dating someone else. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra
54	5	"Mother, May I?"	Jay Sandrich	Susan Fales	October 23, 1986	0304
After Clair specifically forbids Vanessa from wearing make-up till she turns 15, she does it anyway behind her mother's back. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Lisa Bonet as Denise
55	6	"The March"	Tony Singletary	Gary Kott	October 30, 1986	0306
Theo writes a report on the March on Washington, but gets a poor grade and is asked to redo his project. Much to his surprise he learns more about the march from his family than he did from books. Meanwhile Vanessa is worried about asking a boy to the turn-around dance. This is the first episode in the series not to be directed by Jay Sandrich.
56	7	"Theo's Flight"	Tony Singletary	Gary Kott	November 6, 1986	0307
Theo and Cockroach decide they want to learn to fly, but Cliff doesn't want to waste his money on another dream of his son's. (This is the first appearance of Deon Richmond as Kenny, a.k.a. "Bud".) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Lisa Bonet as Denise
57	8	"Vanessa's Rich"	Tony Singletary	Margaret Beddow Hatch	November 13, 1986	0308
Vanessa gets into a fight with a classmate who calls her a stuck-up rich girl. (Guest appearance by Essence Atkins.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Lisa Bonet as Denise
58	9	"Denise Gets a D"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Geller	November 20, 1986	0309
Denise's college career starts with a D, but Denise is too scared to show her parents. Clair needs to rest in bed because of a pinched nerve. Rudy portrays "the wind" in a school play. (Guest appearance by Rosalind Cash as Dr. Hughes. The episode is preceded by a 30-second anti-drug public service announcement featuring Bill Cosby).)
59	10	"A Girl and Her Dog"	Jay Sandrich	Chris Auer	December 4, 1986	0312
Rudy and Peter find a dog and attempt to take care of it without her parents knowing. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Lisa Bonet as Denise
60	11	"War Stories"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Robinson	December 11, 1986	0310
Cliff, Russell, and two of his friends play a game of pinochle and share World War II stories. Vanessa prepares to go to a skating party with date Tyrone Baxter, but soon finds a very cute guy crossing her path.
61	12	"Cliff in Charge"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Williams	December 18, 1986	0311
Cliff is in charge when Clair leaves for 10 days.
62	13	"Monster Man Huxtable"	Jay Sandrich	Gary Kott	January 8, 1987	0313
Elvin helps Theo with some wrestling moves, although he and Sondra have made plans for the weekend, and reveals that he is thinking of marrying her. Absent: Lisa Bonet as Denise and Phylicia Rashād as Clair, although mentioned.
63	14	"Rudy Spends the Night"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra	January 15, 1987	0314
Cliff establishes the Huxtable Men's Club when the women are away to help Theo get over his sadness of a lost date. Vanessa is very excited that big sister Denise is letting her go to the Village with Denise's college friends. Rudy spends the night with Cliff's parents. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Phylicia Rashād as Clair, although mentioned.
64	15	"Say Hello to a Good Buy"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, John Markus & Matt Williams	January 22, 1987	0315
Cliff buys a new car. Rudy cuts some animal pictures out of Cliff's expensive books for school. (Guest appearances by Gilbert Gottfried and Sinbad, who would later portray Walter Oakes on the Cosby Show spinoff, A Different World. Watched by almost 65 million viewers when it originally aired, it is the highest-rated episode of the series.)
65	16	"Denise Gets an Opinion"	Tony Singletary	Gary Kott	February 5, 1987	0316
Denise has a blind date, but is really scared. So she asks Theo to grade him for her, but this soon leads to a big hilarious mix-up. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra
66	17	"Calling Doctor Huxtable"	Jay Sandrich	Chris Auer	February 12, 1987	0317
Cliff is called to the hospital for three deliveries. (Guest appearances by Malinda Williams and Patricia Richardson.)
67	18	"You Only Hurt the One You Love"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra & John Markus	February 19, 1987	0318
Rudy gets hurt from Theo's rough games. She cries, and Theo gets punished. Clair goes to a doctor and gets the same advice that Cliff gave her. Cliff learns that the woman who cleans up the Doctor's Lounge at the hospital (Rita Moreno) has been fired. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Lisa Bonet as Denise
68	19	"The Shower"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Williams	February 26, 1987	0319
Denise holds a bridal shower for her pregnant and bride-to-be friend Veronica (Lela Rochon), but finds out some disturbing information. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra, although mentioned.
69	20	"Cliff's 50th Birthday"	Carl Lauten & Regge Life	Gary Kott	March 12, 1987	0320
Cliff's 50th birthday has all kinds of surprises. (Guest appearance by Gates McFadden (credited as "Cheryl McFadden").)
70	21	"I Know That You Know"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra, John Markus & Matt Williams	March 19, 1987	0321
When Sondra and Elvin announce their engagement, Clair and the children use the news to play a practical joke on Cliff, who launches a counter-offensive of his own. Absent: Lisa Bonet as Denise, although mentioned.
71	22	"Andalusian Flu"	Jay Sandrich	Janet Leahy	April 2, 1987	0322
While Cliff and Clair have the flu, Theo tries to keep the house going. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Lisa Bonet as Denise
72	23	"Bald and Beautiful"	Tony Singletary	Gary Kott	April 9, 1987	0324
Cliff's Navy friend comes to visit. Cockroach shaves his head to be in a rock video, but is thrown into humilliation when he is not selected, and Theo is glad he didn't shave his own head yet. (Robert Culp, Bill Cosby's co-star from the 1960s TV series I Spy, appears as Scott Kelly.)
73	24	"Planning Parenthood"	Jay Sandrich	Elizabeth Hailey & Oliver Hailey	April 30, 1987	0326
Clair's sister decides she wants to be a mother. Cliff takes Rudy and her friends out to eat at a fancy restaurant--but it is nothing short of disaster, and they end up eating at a fast food restaurant, dressed in formal clothing.
74	25	"Hillman"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Robinson	May 7, 1987	0325
The Huxtable family goes to Hillman College to attend a ceremony in honor of retiring president Zachariah J. Haynes (Joe Seneca). Filmed at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. The episode serves as a backdoor pilot for the spinoff series A Different World, which premiered next season.)

Season 4: 1987–1988 [link]

This season comprises 24 episodes
Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe and Keshia Knight Pulliam appear in all the episodes
Geoffrey Owens was absent for 16 episodes
Sabrina Le Beauf was absent for 17 episodes
This season's opening sequence featurs the cast dancing happily to vocal funk/jazz. The vocals were sung by Bobby McFerrin. Bill Cosby is seen at the end of the credits dancing to the music as the producer credits appear and at the end, he quickly turns his head, takes off his top hat and looks into the camera before the sequence cuts to black. Unlike the first three seasons, the opening credits featured the cast wearing some formal '30s-style clothing with Bill Cosby wearing a top hat and tails, Tempestt Bledsoe wearing a Navy uniform similar to what performers would wear when performing to the troops in the USO. Malcolm-Jamal Warner wore a business suit and is seen looking at his watch then starts tapping his feet, etc. Geoffrey Owens (Elvin Tibideaux) is introduced to the regular cast by Cosby leading him into Sabrina LeBeauf's credit scene, symbolizing Heathcliff Huxtable "giving away" his daughter Sondra to her new husband. Before the producer credits appear, Bill Cosby is briefly seen holding a picture of Lisa Bonet (Denise). Bonet does not appear as a regular this season, having departed for the spinoff series, A Different World.

Series #	Season #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
75	1	"Call of the Wild"	Jay Sandrich	Gary Kott	September 24, 1987	0402
The newlywed Sondra and Elvin return from their honeymoon with shocking news for Cliff and Clair: they want to abandon their dreams of being a lawyer and doctor and open an outdoorsman's "wilderness store." (Geoffrey Owens (Elvin) becomes a regular cast member.)
76	2	"Theogate"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	October 1, 1987	0401
Theo and Cockroach come home unusually late from a track meet, and the Huxtables got a phone message earlier from the track coach. They both deny anything out of the ordinary happened, but attorney Clair knows better. A mock trial is held for Theo and Cockroach at the Huxtables' for Clair to get to the bottom of the situation. Theo finally confesses that he and Cockroach were kicked off the track team after making fun of an overweight female employee at a fast-food restaurant the team had stopped at on the way home. (Bill Cosby and Keshia Knight Pulliam appeared on the episode of A Different World which airs later that evening.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
77	3	"It Ain't Easy Being Green"	Carl Lauten & Regge Life	Carmen Finestra & John Markus	October 8, 1987	0408
Rudy wants to wear summer clothes in fall to a party, while Cliff tries to get rid of an old water heater. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
78	4	"Cliff's Mistake"	Carl Lauten & Regge Life	Janet Leahy	October 15, 1987	0405
While setting up the house as a "haunted house" for Halloween, Cliff discover's he's lost a power drill that his neighbor loaned to him. (This is the first appearance of Wallace Shawn as Jeffrey Engels.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
79	5	"Shakespeare"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Robinson	October 22, 1987	0323
Christopher Plummer and Roscoe Lee Browne appear. Theo must read Julius Caesar for school, but complains that it is boring. Russel and his friends read scenes from the play aloud, and Theo is enthralled. Later, the men read from a different work of literature-a story Rudy wrote. (This episode was originally produced for season 3.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
80	6	"That's Not What I Said"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra	October 29, 1987	0403
Cliff and Clair have a marital argument after Theo gets detained by police for riding in a car with an unlicensed driver. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
81	7	"Autumn Gifts"	Carl Lauten & Regge Life	Matt Williams	November 5, 1987	0404
Rudy goes to an older widowed lady's house each afternoon to have tea and play cards, but notices that she refuses to take her daily medication for diabetes. She tells Cliff, who devises a plan to try to convince her that she needs the meds to live. (Guest appearance by Eileen Heckart. Keshia Knight Pulliam appears on the episode of A Different World which aired later that evening.)
82	8	"Looking Back (Part 1)"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	November 12, 1987	0413A
Sondra and Elvin have their first marital fight, and Elvin comes to the Huxtable house for comfort and support. Clair shares about the difficulties in their house as flashbacks are shown.
83	9	"Looking Back (Part 2)"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	November 12, 1987	0413B
Flashbacks are shown while history is shared with Elvin.
84	10	"Where's Rudy"	Tony Singletary	Gary Kott	November 19, 1987	0409
Theo and Vanessa lose track of Rudy in a mall while Clair enters a squash exhibition. (Earle Hyman (Russell) appears on the episode of A Different World which airs later that evening.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
85	11	"Dance Mania"	Tony Singletary	Matt Williams	December 3, 1987	0410
Theo and Cockroach have tickets to appear on television on the dance show "Dance Mania", but are told that only one of them can enter the studio during the filming because of fire laws. Theo miscalculates by offering to let Cockroach go in (thinking he'll refuse) and gets angry when Cockroach takes him up on the offer. (This is the first appearances of Troy Winbush as Denny and Adam Sandler as Smitty, and the final appearance of Carl Anthony Payne II as Cockroach. Bill Cosby appeared on the episode of A Different World which aired later that evening.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
86	12	"The Locker Room"	Jay Sandrich	Janet Leahy	December 10, 1987	0406
Theo and his classmates brag about their dates with girls in the locker room, but Theo's mood changes when one of the guys goes out with Vanessa and brags about it the next day. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
87	13	"The Show Must Go On"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	December 17, 1987	0414
Vaudeville is shown to Rudy and her friends, who are unimpressed. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
88	14	"Bookworm"	Jay Sandrich	Janet Leahy	January 7, 1988	0411
Clair drags Cliff to her book club meeting, and he's the lone male there. Much to Clair's surprise, Cliff knows quite a bit about the book in question! Meanwhile, the kids attempt a sleepover at Sondra and Elvin's run-down studio apartment, but are overwhelmed by the noise and lack of utilities. (Guest appearance by Angela Bassett and S. Epatha Merkerson.)
89	15	"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"	Carl Lauten & Chuck Vinson	Carmen Finestra, John Markus & Gary Kott Story by: Chris Auer, Carmen Finestra & Gary Kott	January 14, 1988	0407
Rudy has to play the violin in music class at school, but gets jealous because she thinks her classmates' instruments are more fun. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
90	16	"The Visit"	Regge Life	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	January 21, 1988	0416
Theo visits a friend in the hospital who has cancer. (Guest appearance by Armand Hammer.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra
91	17	"The Drum Major"	Regge Life	Matt Robinson	February 4, 1988	0412
Vanessa tries out for the drum major at school. Theo playfully mocks her efforts, but learns from friends that Vanessa is the target of sexism and intervenes on her behalf. Meanwhile, Cliff cooks up a batch of extremely spicy chili as Russell tries to pay off a loan from an old friend. (Guest appearance by Dub Taylor.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
92	18	"Waterworks"	Tony Singletary	Janet Leahy	February 11, 1988	0417
Clair tries to stop Cliff from fixing a leaky pipe by hiring a team of professionals: friends of Sondra and Elvin from Princeton.
93	19	"Once Upon a Time"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	February 18, 1988	0415
Rudy writes a fairy tale, and the colorful story is acted out in her fantasy. Members of the family play the roles of a village full of happy people and a mean group that ruins their fun. At the end of the episode, Rudy declares that when she becomes "president of the world", she will put a stop to all mean people. Cliff and Clair proceed to watch news reports of weapons' testing and bombings, and urge her to "hurry, because we need you right now".
94	20	"Petanque"	Regge Life	Matt Williams	February 25, 1988	0418
Cliff and a friend play pétanque. First appearance of Sullivan Walker as Dr. James Harmon. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
95	21	"Trust Me"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	March 3, 1988	0420
A friend of Clair's has marital problems; Cliff takes a "mini-vacation" in the house as Theo, Rudy, and Vanessa try to stump each other with riddles (Guest appearances by Meg Foster as Dyan and Joe Fabiani as Richard.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
96	22	"Home for the Weekend"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	March 17, 1988	0421
Denise comes home from college, but seems to have more time for her friends than for the family. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
97	23	"The Prom"	Tony Singletary	Janet Leahy	March 24, 1988	0422
Theo, Denny and Smitty go to great lengths to impress their dates for the senior prom but fail disastrously; Cliff and Clair relive their own prom, since Clair never went to hers, since Cliff was in college taking final exams. (This is the first appearance of Michelle Thomas as Justine. Phylicia Rashād appeared on the episode of A Different World which aired later that evening.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
98	24	"Gone Fishin'"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	April 28, 1988	0419
When the Huxtable men go fishing, Theo catches the dead body of a gangster that the police have been chasing, and soon attracts attention from the news media. This success goes to his head, while Rudy and Kenny find a nest of baby birds, but the mother bird is missing. The two stories eventually cross in a surprising-and rather humiliating-lesson for Theo. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin

Season 5: 1988–1989 [link]

This season comprises 26 episodes
The opening sequence in this season features the cast dancing on a veranda in Caribbean-style clothing, to music performed by the Oregon Symphony Orchestra. This opening credit sequence, choreographed by Geoffrey Holder, is the only one during the series' entire run that featured the whole cast dancing together. There is only one version of the theme used for this season, much like in season four. There is no closing theme version of this orchestration of the theme, instead a funk/jazz version of the theme was used as the closing theme this season.
The closed captioning this season is said to be made possible by MetLife and NBC.

Series #	Season #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
99	1	"Together Again and Again"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	October 6, 1988	0501
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."
100	2	"The Physical"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	October 13, 1988	0502
Cliff prepares for a physical. Guest appearance by John Amos as Dr. Bradley Herbert, Jr. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin Tibideaux
101	3	"Rudy's All-Nighter"	Tony Singletary	Janet Leahy	October 20, 1988	0505
Rudy's friend sleeps over, but the two soon begin to argue. Theo gets a D on his first college English paper.
102	4	"Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game)"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	October 27, 1988	0503
Everyone wants pregnant Sondra and Elvin to find a new house. Elvin's surname, Tibideaux, is revealed.
103	5	"Out of Brooklyn"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra & John Markus	November 3, 1988	0504
Denise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa as a photographer's assistant. (This is Lisa Bonet's last appearance of season 5).
104	6	"The Birth (Part 1)"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	November 10, 1988	0506A
Sondra goes into labor, and Elvin is a nervous wreck. Deon Richmond as Kenny. Michelle Thomas as Justine. (This is the first appearances of Reno Wilson as Howard and Elizabeth Narvaez as Kara; Guest appearance by Naomi Campbell.)
105	7	"The Birth (Part 2)"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	November 10, 1988	0506B
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.
106	8	"Cyranoise de Bergington"	Carl Lauten & Chuck Vinson	Gary Kott & John Markus	November 17, 1988	0507
Theo wants to date his friend Howard's ex-girlfriend, but he is stunned upon learning who she wants to date.
107	9	"How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?"	Tony Singletary	Janet Leahy	December 1, 1988	0508
Vanessa, Janet and Kara want to be professional singers and they sing the Kylie Minogue version of The Loco-Motion; Russell wins a prize in a sweepstakes, which turns out to be a toaster. Guest appearance by Betty Carter.
108	10	"If the Dress Fits, Wear It"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra & John Markus	December 8, 1988	0509
Clair secretly goes on a crash diet and exercise program to lose five pounds in a week so she can fit into a dress. (Guest appearance by Debbie Allen; voice-over by Ahmad Rashād—Phylicia Rashād's sister and husband.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
109	11	"Is There a Hamster in the House?"	Tony Singletary	Mark St. Germain	December 15, 1988	0510
Rudy takes care of a friend's hamster for the weekend, but it soon dies of disease and Cliff gets a new one. Rudy's friend explains that many others who have taken care of her hamster have reached the same fate and gone to the same solution, so it is her 6th hamster.
110	12	"Truth or Consequences"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	January 5, 1989	0512
Rudy lies to cover for Vanessa, who secretly goes out on a date with her boyfriend, and suffers the consequences when she returns.
111	13	"Cliff Babysits"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	January 12, 1989	0511
While the family attends a Michael Jackson concert, Cliff babysits his grandchildren Nelson and Winnie. First mention of Cliff's younger brother James, who died of rheumatic fever as a child (Bill Cosby's actual brother James died of the same illness at the age of six).
112	14	"Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten"	Carl Lauten & Chuck Vinson	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	January 26, 1989	0514
Clair appears as a panelist on a local Sunday morning talk show entitled Retrospective, but quits when she is exploited by being asked to talk about the Great Depression from a "black woman's point of view". At home, Clair buys a new couch, and Cliff tries to keep the old one. Clair's law firm is identified as Greentree, Bradley & Dexter. (Guest appearance by Austin Pendleton.)
113	15	"The Lost Weekend"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	February 2, 1989	0513
With the rest of the family gone for the night, Theo throws a "small" party that gets out of control, eventually climbing to 200 participants and destroying a good fraction of the house. (This is the first appearance of Alex Ruiz as Lou. Cameo appearance by Joie Lee. Phylicia Rashād (Clair), Malcolm-Jamal Warner (Theo), Tempestt Bledsoe (Vanessa), and Elizabeth Narvaez (Kara) appeared on the episode of A Different World which aired later that evening.)
114	16	"No Way, Baby"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	February 6, 1989	0517
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. (Guest appearances by Sammy Davis, Jr. and Arnold Stang.)
115	17	"Can I Say Something, Please?"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	February 9, 1989	0516
Rudy wants to change some of her rules, so Cliff and Clair experiment by letting her stay up as late as she wants, and Rudy learns the valuable lesson that doing what you want has its drawbacks. (Guest voice-over by Ed McMahon.)
116	18	"The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	February 16, 1989	0515
Theo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for advice on winning his girlfriend back, but the attempt fails with the ridiculously high prices. (Guest appearances by Moses Gunn and Harold Perrineau.)
117	19	"The Boys of Winter"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	February 23, 1989	0519
Cliff's old basketball coach comes to visit, and a recent hospital basketball game with doctors vs. attractive young lab workers is recalled on video tape. (Guest appearance by U.S. Senator and former NBA basketball player Bill Bradley.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable Tibbedeaux
118	20	"It Comes and Goes"	Jay Sandrich	Gary Kott & John Markus	March 9, 1989	0518
Sondra bemoans taking care of the twins.
119	21	"Theo's Women"	Tony Singletary	Mark St. Germain	March 16, 1989	0520
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. (This is the first appearance of Vanessa A. Williams as Jade. Guest appearance by Tichina Arnold as Delores.)
120	22	"Birthday Blues"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra & Gary Kott	March 30, 1989	0521
Clair's 46th birthday arrives. (Guest appearance by Plácido Domingo.)
121	23	"A Room With No View"	Tony Singletary	Gary Kott & John Markus	April 13, 1989	0522
Vanessa and Rudy argue and fight. After the sisters do physical damage to the house, Cliff exiles them to the basement.
122	24	"What He Did for Love"	Carl Lauten & Chuck Vinson	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	April 27, 1989	0523
Theo's friend Denny finds an expensive watch and gives it to his girlfriend, but it is soon revealed to be stolen merchandise.
123	25	"Day of the Locusts"	Chuck Vinson	Carmen Finestra & John Markus	May 4, 1989	0524
Sondra comes down with strep throat, prompting her mother Clair and Elvin's mother Francine to "steal" the babies. Sondra then gets highly upset at both her and Elvin's mother.
124	26	"57 Varieties"	Chuck Vinson	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	May 11, 1989	0525
Theo wants to go to Egypt for an archaeological dig.

Season 6: 1989–1990 [link]

This season comprises 26 episodes
In the opening sequence for seasons 6 and 7, the cast danced on a stage whose backdrop displayed the marquee of the Apollo Theater in Harlem. A classical jazz arrangement, featuring Craig Handy on saxophone, was used for the theme, which sounds very similar to "Shotgun" by Junior Walker and the All-Stars. When the credits ended, instead of looking at the camera, Cosby walked off the stage and commented, "This is the best elevator music I've ever heard!" This line was cut out of the credits when they were re-used the following year.
The captioning this season is said to be sponsored by Carsey-Werner Productions, MetLife, NBC, and The US Department of Education.

Series #	Season #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
125	1	"Denise: The Saga Continues"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	September 21, 1989	0601
Denise returns from Africa, with a new husband and stepdaughter in tow, something Cliff and Clair had no idea about until she arrived home. (Joseph C. Phillips and Raven-Symoné join the cast as Martin and Olivia Kendall. This is the last appearance of Peter Costa as Peter.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin
126	2	"Surf's Up"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	September 28, 1989	0602
After recreating one of Cliff's adventures in college about washing the kitchen floor in a strange way, Theo and his roommates are kicked out of their apartment. (This is the first appearance of Keith Diamond as Danny. Guest appearance by Anthony Quinn.)
127	3	"I'm 'In' With the 'In' Crowd"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	October 5, 1989	0603
Vanessa and her friends get drunk playing a drinking game. (Guest appearance by Bill Cosby's real-life daughter Ensa Cosby, upon whom the character Vanessa is loosely based.) Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux, Geoffrey Owens as Elvin Tibideaux and Joseph C. Phillips as Martin Kendall
128	4	"Denise Kendall: Navy Wife"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	October 12, 1989	0605
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. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux, Geoffrey Owens as Elvin Tibideaux and Malcolm Jamal Warner as Theo Huxtable
129	5	"Theo's Gift"	Jay Sandrich	Mark St. Germain	October 19, 1989	0604
Theo is diagnosed with dyslexia, a learning disability which contributed to the academic problems he has had over the years.
130	6	"Denise Kendall: Babysitter"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	October 26, 1989	0606
Denise and Olivia babysit Winnie and Nelson (Sondra and Elvin's twins), and suffer street-wide power outages, and worse, the power of infant twins.
131	7	"Shall We Dance?"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	November 2, 1989	0607
Rudy and one of her classmates have a crush on each other, but peer pressure could ruin things. (Guest appearance by Elaine Stritch. Phylicia Rashād, Lisa Bonet, Joseph C. Phillips and Raven-Symoné appeared on the episode of A Different World which aired later that evening.)
132	8	"The Day the Spores Landed"	Neema Barnette	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	November 9, 1989	0608
Cliff dreams that men worldwide have become pregnant caused by an eruption of a volcano in Peru—Some of these pregnant men including Cliff's son Theo, his sons-in-law Elvin and Martin, and himself. Each of the men give birth to something that they wanted growing up like a sports car, sailboat, or even a sandwich and soda. (Voice-over by NBC News correspondent John Palmer.) Absent: Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudy Huxatable, Tempest Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxatable,and Raven-Symone as Oliva Kendall.
133	9	"Cliff's Wet Adventure"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra & John Markus	November 16, 1989	0610
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 stormy Thanksgiving Day. (Guest appearance by Victoria Rowell as Paula.)
134	10	"Grampy and Nu-Nu Visit the Huxtables"	Tony Singletary	Gary Kott & John Markus	November 30, 1989	0609
Martin's parents (Olivia's grandparents) come for a visit. (Moses Gunn and jazz singer Nancy Wilson guest star as Martin's parents)
135	11	"Cliff la Dolce"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra & Gary Kott	December 7, 1989	0611
Cliff is in charge while Clair and Denise are out of town.
136	12	"Getting to Know You"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	December 14, 1989	0612
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.
137	13	"Elvin Pays for Dinner"	Jay Sandrich	Gary Kott & John Markus	January 4, 1990	0613
Elvin takes two female college friends to dinner to reminisce and Sondra becomes very upset.
138	14	"Cliff's Nightmare"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus Story by: Jeff Lewis & Bill Prady	January 11, 1990	0526
Guest appearance by The Muppets (Performed by Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, and Kevin Clash) in a story of what happened when Cliff ate a sausage sandwich at 3AM after coming back from a long hospital shift. Voice-over by Cliff's friend Jeffery Engels (Wallace Shawn). (This episode was originally produced for season 5.)
139	15	"Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra & John Markus	January 18, 1990	0614
Denise causes trouble while trying to help Vanessa get a date. (Guest appearance by Malinda Williams.)
140	16	"The Birthday Party"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	January 25, 1990	0615
Olivia's 4th birthday arrives, and her friends overpower Cliff.
141	17	"Not Everybody Loves the Blues"	Chuck Vinson	Mark St. Germain	February 1, 1990	0616
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, Riley Jackson (B.B. King).
142	18	"Rudy's Walk on the Wild Side"	Jay Sandrich	Lore Kimbrough & Ehrich Van Lowe	February 8, 1990	0617
Rudy steals money from Clair to buy a sweatshirt (Rudy and her friend Kim do the Electric Slide).
–	–	"The Cosby Outtakes Show"	Chuck Vinson	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	February 12, 1990	–
Phylicia Rashād, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Lisa Bonet, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam and Raven-Symoné host this special episode featuring bloopers from the past five seasons. (Special appearance by Condola Phyleia Rashād (Phylicia Rashād's daughter). This episode was excluded from The Cosby Show regular syndication cycle, the episode however was included as a bonus feature in the season 1 DVD set.)
143	19	"Mr. Sandman"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	February 15, 1990	0618
Rudy is forced to take tap dancing lessons for a school project. Cliff is presented with a tap-dancing challenge with Howard Sims he cannot resist. (Guest appearance by Howard "Sandman" Sims.)
144	20	"Isn't It Romantic?"	Tony Singletary	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	February 22, 1990	0619
Cliff, Elvin and Martin secretly compete to determine who is the most romantic husband in the Huxtable family, and try to find the best gift under $25, but the women find out and try to be unimpressed, but this fails when the magnitude of the gifts set in.
145	21	"Theo's Dirty Laundry"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra, Gary Kott & John Markus	March 15, 1990	0620
Cliff and Clair discover that Theo has moved in with Justine. (This is the last appearance of Michelle Thomas as Justine.)
146	22	"What's It All About?"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra & John Markus	March 22, 1990	0621
Clair is burned out from work and family pressures and hurries off to a cabin resort Cliff's doctor friend suggested. However, the place is nothing short of a disaster.
147	23	"Off to See the Wretched"	Carl Lauten & Malcolm-Jamal Warner	Mark St. Germain	April 5, 1990	0622
Vanessa and her friends sneak out of town to attend a concert in Baltimore, but encounter huge problems along the way. Afterwards, she must face the wrath of Cliff and an infuriated Clair. (This episode marks Malcolm-Jamal Warner's Cosby Show directorial debut.)
148	24	"The Moves"	Tony Singletary	Mark St. Germain	April 19, 1990	0623
The Huxtables' nerdy-but-friendly next-door-neighbor, author Jeffrey Engalls, reinvents himself after a divorce for a lovely friend of Clair's. (Guest appearance by Mercedes Ruehl.)
149	25	"Live and Learn"	Tony Singletary	Matt Robinson	April 26, 1990	0624
Denise wants to become a teacher... without finishing college. (Guest appearances by Max Roach and Suzzanne Douglass.)
150	26	"The Storyteller"	Carl Lauten	Lore Kimbrough	May 3, 1990	0625
"Gram Tee", Cliff's 98 year old great aunt, comes to visit the family. Guest appearances by Minnie Gentry and Mavis Staples. (Portions were filmed at St. James Presbyterian Church in Harlem, New York City.)

Season 7: 1990–1991 [link]

This season comprises 26 episodes
This season's credit sequence originally was to use a mural entitled "Street of Dreams," painted by inner-city youth from the Creative Arts Workshop in Harlem, for the opening credits. The producers wound up discarding the idea when their lawyers said that in order to use the mural they would have to get permission from all 63 young artists first. Instead, the show developed its own mural which combined some of the elements and used many of the colors of the actual one. The owners of the mural threatened to sue and denounced the show for ripping off the children. Carsey-Werner tried to negotiate a settlement with Creative Arts Workshop, but Bill Cosby decided to replace the theme with the season six's opening credits. Only four episodes featured the original opening credits, and only a few cities saw this version.^[3] In all other areas in first-run and repeats as well as in syndication, only the replaced sequence was used. Lisa Bonet and Joseph C. Phillips were in the credits still but they only appeared in less than a handful of episodes during the season. New cast member Erika Alexander was featured in the original Season 7 sequence, but only her name and role is listed in the replacement sequence. The spoken phrase "This is the best elevator music I've ever heard!" was removed as well in the intro, except for one episode in 1991.
Throughout this season, Cosby was often seen wearing a small black button with the letters "SD Jr."—a tribute to Sammy Davis, Jr., who died in May 1990.

Series #	Season #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
151	1	"Same Time Next Year"	Jay Sandrich	Ehrich Van Lowe	September 20, 1990	0701
Denise takes classes locally at Medgar Evers College, while Vanessa enrolls at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Rudy starts sixth grade. Olivia starts preschool. In a scene prior to the opening credits, Olivia enters Cliff's bedroom wearing a Bart Simpson mask. It is a nod to Fox's decision to move The Simpsons to Thursdays at 8:00 pm Eastern/Pacific, presenting The Cosby Show with its first true ratings challenge. This is the only episode in the series that has a "cold open".
152	2	"Bird in the Hand"	Jay Sandrich	Steve Kline & Bryan Winter	September 27, 1990	0702
Cliff teaches Olivia jazz with "Pop Goes the Weasel", and tries to win a classic jazz record (including A Night in Tunisia) at an auction, over the phone, while filling in for Denise as volunteer parent at Olivia's preschool.
153	3	"The Last Barbecue"	Ellen Falcon	Bernie Kukoff & Janet Leahy	October 4, 1990	0704
The Huxtable family erupts in a battle of the sexes after Theo suggests having a stripper at Martin's post-wedding bachelor party. Absent: Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable
154	4	"Period of Adjustment"	Ellen Falcon	Gordon Gartrelle & Lore Kimbrough	October 11, 1990	0703
Clair's teenage second cousin moves in with the family. Erika Alexander joins the cast as Pam. First appearances of Karen Malina White as Charmaine, Allen Payne as Lance, and Mushond Lee as Slide, Pam's friends.
155	5	"It's All in the Game"	Neema Barnette	Janet Leahy & Bryan Winter	October 18, 1990	0706
After Vanessa gets into a minor car accident and tries to cover it up, Cliff and Clair complain about the various small disasters the children have caused them, and the children fight back by complaining about ways Cliff and Clair have embarrassed them.
156	6	"Getting the Story"	Ellen Falcon	Lore Kimbrough & Janet Leahy Story by: Mark St. Germain	October 25, 1990	0705
Rudy and Kenny do a video project for school on Clair hoping to see some action. However, they soon learn that the legal profession is not always an exciting action-packed career. They later choose to follow Cliff instead, and have an expectant father tape a birth, since hospital rules restrict them from being in the delivery room. Rudy and Kenny win 1st prize, and everyone involved is credited.
157	7	"Just Thinking About It (Part 1)"	Jay Sandrich	Bernie Kukoff & Ehrich Van Lowe	November 1, 1990	0707
Under pressure from her boyfriend to become sexually active, Pam considers using birth control.
158	8	"Just Thinking About It (Part 2)"	Jay Sandrich	Bernie Kukoff & Ehrich Van Lowe	November 1, 1990	0708
Pam and Slide argue over whether they should become sexually active.
159	9	"The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof)"	John Bowab	Gordon Gartrelle, Lore Kimbrough & Janet Leahy	November 8, 1990	0712
Rudy gets her first period. Clair plans "Women's day" where she goes out alone with Rudy and answers any questions she has, but Rudy refuses to talk after hearing old wive's tales about menstruation from her friends.
160	10	"You Can Go Home Again"	Oz Scott	Lore Kimbrough, Steve Kline & Bernie Kukoff	November 15, 1990	0709
Seeking privacy, Denise and Martin decide to look for their own apartment, and find a cramped one-room apartment as one of the options.
161	11	"It's a Boy"	Chuck Vinson	Bernie Kukoff & Ehrich Van Lowe	November 29, 1990	0710
The husband of one of Cliff's patients worries that he will be a poor father of a son because he has no athletic ability. After Pam breaks up with Slide, she and the class brain are attracted to each other. (This is the first appearance of Seth Gilliam as Aaron.)
162	12	"Clair's Liberation"	John Bowab	Bernie Kukoff & Ehrich Van Lowe	December 6, 1990	0713
Clair enters menopause. She takes the news fine, but the kids treat her as if she's losing her mind, something Cliff and Clair sense, and plan an act where she is indeed suffering from classic menopause symptoms. (This is the final episode in which Cockroach is mentioned.)
163	13	"It's Your Move"	Jay Sandrich	Steve Kline & Bryan Winter	December 13, 1990	0714
Elvin and Sondra help friends move, just as Elvin wants to wants to watch a very important football game. (Voice over by Ahmad Rashād.)
164	14	"Theo's Final Final"	Neema Barnette	Elaine Arata	January 3, 1991	0715
Theo will make the dean's list if he gets an A on his final, but a beautiful exchange student planning to leave in 1-day for Barbados distracts him. Vanessa A. Williams appears (now portraying Cheryl). (Guest appearances by Rachel True as Nicki and Michael Weatherly as Theo's roommate.)
165	15	"Attack of the Killer B's"	Art Dielhenn	Elaine Arata & Lore Kimbrough	January 10, 1991	0717
Pam's grades have improved, but she worries that she will not be able to afford college. Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux, Geoffrey Owens as Elvin Tibideaux, Joseph C. Phillips as Martin Kendall and Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable
166	16	"Total Control"	Jay Sandrich	Bernie Kukoff & Ehrich Van Lowe	January 31, 1991	0718
Cliff's patient and her husband are convinced that they are prepared for every scenario... and then labor begins. (Guest appearances by John Ritter and his future wife Amy Yasbeck. This is the first episode in which none of the Huxtable children appear.)
167	17	"Adventures in Babysitting"	Oz Scott	Steve Kline	February 7, 1991	0719
Rudy begs Martin to let her babysit Olivia, but they both become terrified after watching a horror movie. Cliff and Dr. Harmon enter a pinochle tournament as partners... and so do their wives. The wives win the tournament, hands down, much to the chagrin of Cliff and James. (Guest appearance by Bern Nadette Stanis.)
168	18	"27 and Still Cooking"	Neema Barnette	Gordon Gartrelle & Janet Leahy	February 14, 1991	0716
To celebrate his 27th wedding anniversary with Clair, Cliff attempts recreates the Callaloo Pot, a Caribbean restaurant where the couple dined on their honeymoon, but Clair ends up getting serenaded by Cliff's hired musicians and dining on her own when Cliff gets sick.
169	19	"The Return of the Clairettes"	Neema Barnette	Lisa Albert	February 21, 1991	0720
An old friend of Clair visits, along with her husband. Rudy prepares for her first date but it is cancelled when the other girls that were joining her can't make it. (Guest appearance by Leslie Uggams.)
170	20	"No More Mr. Nice Guy"	Jay Sandrich	Steve Kline & Brayn Winter	February 28, 1991	0711
Theo's friend Denny thinks his girlfriend is cheating on him, but it is really a plan for Denny's surprise birthday party—but Ellen, Denny's girlfriend is in the house, trying to hide from everyone when she gets sick.
171	21	"Home Remedies"	Jay Sandrich	Mark St. Germain	March 7, 1991	0722
When Olivia comes down with a cold, everyone (except Cliff) has a different home remedy to offer as a cure. Russell and Anna celebrate another wedding anniversary. Olivia lip-synchs Koko Taylor's "I'm a Woman".
172	22	"Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue"	Carl Lauten & Malcolm-Jamal Warner	Lore Kimbrough & Steve Kline	March 21, 1991	0723
Rudy has a nightmare about Olivia always getting her way.
173	23	"There's Still No Joy in Mudville"	Carl Lauten	Gordon Gartrelle & Matt Robinson	April 4, 1991	0721
Cliff goes bowling with his friends. Cricket vs. Baseball ensues when Cliff is forced to buy Chinese food for the others, since he scored the least. (This is the final appearance of Sullivan Walker as Dr. James Harmon. Voice-over by Ahmad Rashād. Guest appearances by former Major League Baseball players Joe Black and Frank Robinson.)
174	24	"Cliff and Jake"	Jay Sandrich	Mark St. Germain	April 11, 1991	0626
Clair tries to prevent Cliff from buying a new appliance from his friend Jake. Cliff tries to settle a decade-old argument between a friend of Jake's when Jake's daughter and the other man's son become engaged. (Guest appearances by Red Buttons and E. G. Marshall. Final appearance of Lisa Bonet as Denise. This episode was originally produced for season 6.)
175	25	"Theo and the Kids (Part 1)"	John Bowab	Bernie Kukoff & Ehrich Van Lowe	April 25, 1991	0724
Theo, who is majoring in pediatric psychology, begins an internship as a junior counselor at the community center; he soon suspects that one of the children there is dyslexic. (First appearances of Merlin Santana as Stanley and Eugene Byrd as Eugene. Guest appearance by Lynne Thigpen. This is the first and only two-part episode of The Cosby Show, in which both parts of the episode premiered on separate nights and not back-to-back.)
176	26	"Theo and the Kids (Part 2)"	John Bowab	Bernie Kukoff & Ehrich Van Lowe	May 2, 1991	0725
Theo continues his attempts to help Stanley and the other children at the community center.

Season 8: 1991–1992 [link]

This season comprises 25 episodes
The mural "Street of Dreams," painted by inner-city youth from the Creative Arts Workshop in Harlem, was finally used full-time in season eight. The cast now danced in the sequence to a Hip-Hop blend that featured Lester Bowie on trumpet. The scenes of Bonet and Phillips in the original opening sequence were removed. After the controversy from the previous season, the producers gave recognition to the painters of the original mural in the closing credits. Malcolm-Jamal Warner wore glasses in this set of opening credits, but not in any episodes. At the end of the sequence, like he did in other seasons, Cosby turns his head and looks into the camera. A few episodes from season seven used this opening, albeit with Lisa Bonet and Joseph C. Philips in the opening credits, and at the end of the sequence, Bill Cosby would walk off and say, "Yo, chill out! Don't put your face in the mud, Pally!".
The final episode "And So We Commence" features an extended sequence, with clips of each cast member dancing from the opening credits of every season (except season 1, which did not have dancing in the opening credits).
A running gag throughout this season involves the house's front doorbell, which malfunctions in a variety of bizarre ways despite Cliff's attempts to fix it.

Series #	Season #	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
177	1	"With This Ring?"	John Bowab	Adriana Trigiani	September 19, 1991	0801
Eighteen-year-old Vanessa reveals that she is engaged to a 29-year-old head maintenance man of her university... and has been for six months. (This is the first appearance of William Thomas, Jr. as Dabnis Brickey.) Absent Erika Alexander as Pam
178	2	"There's No Place Like This Home"	John Bowab	Gordon Gartrelle & Janet Leahy	September 26, 1991	0802
Cliff announces plans to add a new room to the house for Clair... and only Clair. Sondra and Elvin are on the verge of purchasing their first house.
179	3	"Particles in Motion"	John Bowab	Adriana Trigiani Story by: Adriana Trigiani & Linda M. Yearwood	October 3, 1991	0804
During his first parent-counselor meeting, Theo and a single mother discover mutual attraction. Rudy meets Stanley and the two are immediately smitten with each other, much to the chagrin of a jealous Kenny. Guest appearance by Saundra Quarterman. First mention of Cliff's season-long project: fixing the front doorbell.
180	4	"Pam Applies to College"	John Bowab	Walter Allen Bennett, Jr.	October 10, 1991	0803
Pam begins to realize that, because of her below average grades earlier in high school, she will not be able to attend the same college as her best friend. (Guest appearance by Richard Lawson as Mr. Bostic.) Absent: Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudy Huxtable, Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable, Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Theo Huxtable, Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin Tibideaux.
181	5	"Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown"	Malcolm-Jamal Warner	Walter Allen Bennett, Jr.	October 17, 1991	0808
Anxious to see a famous rapper, Rudy and her friends lie to their parents in order to get into a club for 16 year olds and up. Cliff and Clair secretly send Pam, Lance and Charmaine to keep an eye on them. (Guest appearances by rapper Special Ed and actor/rapper Daryl "Chill" Mitchell.) Absent: Raven-Symoné as Olivia Kendall, Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable, Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Theo Huxtable, Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux and Geoffrey Owens as Elvin Tibideaux
182	6	"It's Apparent to Everyone"	Neema Barnette	Hugh O'Neill	October 24, 1991	0805
Winnie and Nelson drive Cliff and Clair crazy around the house while Elvin and Sondra wait to move into their new house. Absent: Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable, Malcolm Jamal Warner as Theo Huxtable, Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudy Huxtable and Erika Alexander as Pam
183	7	"The Iceman Bricketh"	Carl Lauten	Courtney Flavin, Hugh O'Neill & Adriana Trigiani	October 31, 1991	0807
Vanessa's grandparents Russell Huxtable and Carrie Hanks demand to meet her fiancé Dabnis, who bonds with Cliff over a plumbing job.
184	8	"Olivia's Field Trip"	John Bowab	Courtney Flavin	November 7, 1991	0806
Cliff chaperones Olvia's field trip to the museum; Theo falls victim to a scammer while ordering T-shirts for the community center. (Guest appearance by Wallace Shawn as Jeffrey Engels.)
185	9	"For Men Only"	John Bowab	Walter Allen Bennett, Jr.	November 14, 1991	0809
Cliff teaches a class "for men only" at the community center.
186	10	"Olivia Comes Out of the Closet"	John Bowab	Kathleen McGhee-Anderson	November 21, 1991	0812
Olivia tries to delay Martin's return to Asia. (This is the last appearance of Joseph C. Phillips as Martin. Miriam Makeba appears as herself.)
187	11	"Two Is a Crowd"	Jay Sandrich	Gordon Gartrelle & Janet Leahy	December 5, 1991	0810
Vanessa and Dabnis have relationship problems, as do Rudy and Stanley.
188	12	"Clair's Place"	John Bowab	Adriana Trigiani	December 19, 1991	0813
As Christmas approaches, Clair gets a wonderful present: the completion of her special room.
189	13	"Theo's Future"	Jay Sandrich	Gordon Gartrelle, Janet Leahy & Hugh O'Neill Story by: Hugh O'Neill	January 2, 1992	0814
Theo is accepted to graduate school at NYU, but faces a tough decision when he is unexpectedly offered a chance to interview for a corporate job in San Francisco.
190	14	"The Price Is Wrong"	Malcolm-Jamal Warner	Gordon Gartrelle & Janet Leahy	January 9, 1992	0815
Pam, Lance, Charmaine, and a group of senior citizens protest a grocery chain that gives preferential treatment to customers in wealthier neighborhoods.
191	15	"Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle"	John Bowab	Courtney Flavin	January 16, 1992	0816
Kenny pretends that he is dating another girl, in order to make Rudy jealous and force Stanley out of the picture. (This is the first appearance of Gabrielle Carmouche as Deirdre. Guest appearance by Ed Lover.)
192	16	"Eat, Drink and Be Wary"	Carl Lauten & Malcolm-Jamal Warner	Jill Condon & Leslie Strain	January 30, 1992	0726
Rudy and her friends want to go on the subway. (Guest appearance by Debbi Morgan. This episode was originally produced for season 7.)
193	17	"The Getaway"	Chuck Vinson	Hugh O'Neill	February 6, 1992	0817
Sondra, Elvin, and the twins finally move into their own house in New Jersey. (Guest appearances by NCAA basketball coaches Jim Valvano and Dick Vitale.)
194	18	"Cliff Gets Jilted"	John Bowab	Stuart Silverman	February 6, 1992	0818
Vanessa and Dabnis announce that they have broken their engagement... and would-be father-in-law Cliff is devastated.
195	19	"Cliff and Theo Come Clean"	John Bowab	Adriana Trigiani	February 13, 1992	0819
Theo decides to turn down the corporate job in San Francisco and attend graduate school in New York. One of the students at the community center finds $600. (This is the last appearance of Eugene Byrd as Eugene.)
196	20	"Clair's Reunion"	Carl Lauten & Anne-Louise Wallace	Marcia L. Leslie	February 20, 1992	0820
Clair and her college friends plan a retirement party for one of their former professors from Hillman. Vanessa brings home a Senegalese exchange student. (Guest appearances by Margaret Avery, CCH Pounder, and Daphne Maxwell Reid.)
197	21	"Rudy's Retreat"	Carl Lauten & Maynard C. Virgil I	Lisa S. Benjamin & Nina Combs	February 27, 1992	0821
Cliff and Clair see Rudy changing. While preparing their wills, Sondra and Elvin try to determine who should be the twins' legal guardian if the couple should both die. Charmaine and Lance prepare to visit Hillman College. (Karen Malina White and Allen Payne appear on the episode of A Different World which airs later that evening. In the fall of 1992, White becomes a regular cast member of that series.)
198	22	"You Can't Stop the Music"	Alan Smithee	Gardenia Gabrielle & Ben Gramin	March 26, 1992	0811
Cliff and Clair go to a local radio station for a live salsa performance. Kenny babysits Olivia. (Graciela, Willie Colón, and Mario Bauza and His Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra appear as themselves.)
199	23	"Some Gifts Aren't Deductible"	John Bowab	Courtney Flavin	April 23, 1992	0822
Kenny turns to Rudy and Cliff for help after lying to his girlfriend about plans for her birthday party. Cliff and Clair work on their income tax return. (This is the last appearances of Merlin Santana as Stanley and Gabrielle Carmouche as Deirdre. The Uptown String Quartet performs James Brown's "I Feel Good".)
200	24	"And So We Commence (Part 1)"	Jay Sandrich	Courtney Flavin, Gordon Gartrelle, Janet Leahy & Hugh O'Neill	April 30, 1992	0823
Theo prepares to graduate from New York University. An elated Cliff continues to invite additional people to the ceremony, despite the fact that Theo only has a limited number of tickets. The two-part series finale aired on the evening of day two of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. Bill Cosby appeared on KNBC in an attempt to end hostilities, asking viewers to stop what they were doing and instead watch the series finale of the show.
201	25	"And So We Commence (Part 2)"	Jay Sandrich	Courtney Flavin, Gordon Gartrelle, Janet Leahy & Hugh O'Neill	April 30, 1992	0824
As Theo graduates from NYU, Cliff remembers how a 14-year-old Theo received Ds in 9th grade and had no desire to attend college at all (features flashbacks to scenes from the very first episode in 1984). Denise telephones and reveals that she is pregnant. Olivia leaves to join Denise and Martin in Singapore. In the final scene, Cliff gets the front doorbell to work properly at last. He and Clair dance together... (which leads Cosby and Phylicia Rashād off the set to the applause of the studio audience. The scene was immediately followed by a three-minute "thank you" tribute from NBC).

References [link]

^ TV Guide Book of Lists. Running Press. 20078. pp. 185. ISBN [[Special:BookSources/0-7624-3007-1|0-7624-3007-1]].
^ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present. Ballantine Books. 2003. pp. 1436. ISBN 0-345-45542-8.
^ CHRONICLE - BILL COSBY has stopped using a mural designed for the opening credits of The Cosby Show. By Susan Heller Anderson Published: October 18, 1990, The New York Times

External links [link]

List of The Cosby Show episodes at TV.com

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