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The Cosby Show — Season 8

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The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.

Episodes (24)

With This Ring?
E1

1. With This Ring?

Aired 19 September 1991 • 22 min

18 year old Vanessa reveals that she is engaged to a 29 year old Head Caretaker of her University ... and has been for six months.

There's No Place Like This Home
E2

2. There's No Place Like This Home

Aired 26 September 1991 • 22 min

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.

Particles in Motion
E3

3. Particles in Motion

Aired 3 October 1991 • 22 min

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.

Pam Applies to College
E4

4. Pam Applies to College

Aired 10 October 1991 • 22 min

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.

Warning:  A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown
E5

5. Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown

Aired 17 October 1991 • 22 min

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.

It's Apparent to Everyone
E6

6. It's Apparent to Everyone

Aired 24 October 1991 • 22 min

Winnie and Nelson drive Cliff and Clair crazy around the house while Elvin and Sondra wait to move into their new house.

The Iceman Bricketh
E7

7. The Iceman Bricketh

Aired 31 October 1991 • 22 min

Vanessa's grandparents Russell Huxtable and Carrie Hanks are desperate to meet her fiancé Dabnis, who bonds with Cliff over a plumbing job.

Olivia's Field Trip
E8

8. Olivia's Field Trip

Aired 7 November 1991 • 22 min

Cliff chaperones Olivia's field trip to the museum; Theo falls victim to a scammer while ordering T-shirts for the community center.

For Men Only
E9

9. For Men Only

Aired 14 November 1991 • 22 min

Cliff teaches a class "for men only" at the community center.

Olivia Comes Out of the Closet
E10

10. Olivia Comes Out of the Closet

Aired 21 November 1991 • 22 min

Olivia tries to delay Martin's return to Asia.

Two Is a Crowd
E11

11. Two Is a Crowd

Aired 5 December 1991 • 22 min

Vanessa and Dabnis have relationship problems, as do Rudy and Stanley.

Clair's Place
E12

12. Clair's Place

Aired 19 December 1991 • 22 min

As Christmas approaches, Clair gets a wonderful present: the completion of her special room.

Theo's Future
E13

13. Theo's Future

Aired 2 January 1992 • 22 min

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.

The Price Is Wrong
E14

14. The Price Is Wrong

Aired 9 January 1992 • 22 min

Pam, Lance, Charmaine, and a group of senior citizens protest a grocery chain that gives preferential treatment to customers in wealthier neighborhoods.

Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle
E15

15. Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle

Aired 16 January 1992 • 22 min

Kenny pretends that he is dating another girl, in order to make Rudy jealous and force Stanley out of the picture.

Eat, Drink and Be Wary
E16

16. Eat, Drink and Be Wary

Aired 30 January 1992 • 22 min

Rudy and her friends want to go on the subway.

The Getaway
E17

17. The Getaway

Aired 6 February 1992 • 22 min

Sondra, Elvin, and the twins finally move into their own house in New Jersey.

Cliff Gets Jilted
E18

18. Cliff Gets Jilted

Aired 6 February 1992 • 22 min

Vanessa and Dabnis announce that they have broken their engagement ... and would-be father-in-law Cliff is devastated.

Cliff and Theo Come Clean
E19

19. Cliff and Theo Come Clean

Aired 13 February 1992 • 22 min

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.

Clair's Reunion
E20

20. Clair's Reunion

Aired 20 February 1992 • 22 min

Clair and her college friends plan a retirement party for one of their former professors from Hillman. Vanessa brings home a Senegalese exchange student.

Rudy's Retreat
E21

21. Rudy's Retreat

Aired 27 February 1992 • 22 min

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.

You Can't Stop the Music
E22

22. You Can't Stop the Music

Aired 26 March 1992 • 22 min

Cliff and Clair go to a local radio station for a live salsa performance. Kenny babysits Olivia.

Some Gifts Aren't Deductible
E23

23. Some Gifts Aren't Deductible

Aired 23 April 1992 • 22 min

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.

And So We Commence
E24

24. And So We Commence

Aired 30 April 1992 • 41 min

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. As Theo graduates from NYU, Cliff remembers how a 14 year old Theo received D's in 9th grade and had no desire to attend college at all. Denise telephones and reveals that she is pregnant. Olivia leaves to join Denise and Martin in Singapore.

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