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The Cosby Show

Season 1 Episode 6: Breaking with Tradition

Cliff's father, Russell Huxtable, comes over for a visit, and then tries to persuade Denise to go to Hillman college, which has become a family tradition.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Pilot

1. Pilot

Aired: Sep 20, 1984

Clair is upset when Theo brings home a bad report card and claims he has no p...

Episode 2 Goodbye, Mr. Fish

2. Goodbye, Mr. Fish

Aired: Sep 27, 1984

Cliff forces the entire family to hold a funeral for Rudy's dead goldfish Lam...

Episode 3 Bad Dreams

3. Bad Dreams

Aired: Oct 4, 1984

Vanessa sneaks into a scary movie despite her parents' forbidding it because ...

Episode 4 Is That My Boy?

4. Is That My Boy?

Aired: Oct 11, 1984

Theo makes the football team, so Cliff gives him some pointers.

Episode 5 A Shirt Story

5. A Shirt Story

Aired: Oct 18, 1984

Theo gets a shirt that cost too much, so Denise makes him an "Exact" replica.

Episode 7 One More Time

7. One More Time

Aired: Nov 1, 1984

While babysitting one of Cliff's patients babies, Clair decides she wants to ...

Episode 9 How Ugly Is He?

9. How Ugly Is He?

Aired: Nov 15, 1984

Cliff and Claire are annoyed by Denise's new boyfriend and his arrogant attit...

Episode 10 Bonjour, Sondra

10. Bonjour, Sondra

Aired: Nov 22, 1984

Sondra is introduced, who comes back from college and is planning a trip to P...

Episode 12 Rudy's Sick

12. Rudy's Sick

Aired: Dec 13, 1984

Rudy is sick and has to stay home from school. Since Clair is being considere...

Episode 13 Father's Day

13. Father's Day

Aired: Dec 20, 1984

It's Christmas and Cliff dreads the presents the children will give him as th...

Episode 16 Jitterbug Break

16. Jitterbug Break

Aired: Jan 31, 1985

After her unusual plan for getting concert tickets falls through, Denise and ...

Episode 17 Theo and the Joint

17. Theo and the Joint

Aired: Feb 7, 1985

When Clair finds a marijuana joint in Theo's history book she and Cliff confr...

Episode 18 Vanessa's New Class

18. Vanessa's New Class

Aired: Feb 14, 1985

Vanessa's in an advanced science class but hardly works on her science fair p...

Episode 19 Clair's Case

19. Clair's Case

Aired: Feb 21, 1985

Clair has a big case suing a mechanic that did lousy work on Sondra's car; Ru...

Episode 21 The Younger Woman

21. The Younger Woman

Aired: Mar 14, 1985

Cliff and Clair discuss their mortality, and wonder what the other would do i...

Episode 22 Slumber Party

22. Slumber Party

Aired: Mar 28, 1985

When Rudy announces she's bored, Cliff arranges for her friends to come over ...

Episode 23 Mr. Quiet

23. Mr. Quiet

Aired: May 2, 1985

Singer Tony Orlando guest stars as a man who runs an activity center where Dr...

Episode 24 Cliff's Birthday

24. Cliff's Birthday

Aired: May 9, 1985

It's Cliff's birthday and the family tries to keep his present (going to a Le...

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Info about The Cosby Show

Seasons: 8

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Production Country: United States

Genres:Comedy, Family, Romance