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Season 8 - Episode Guide

Episodes

With This Ring?

Episode: 8x01 | Airdate: Sep 19, 1991

With This Ring?

Vanessa brings home a boyfriend she has kept secret from her family.

There's No Place Like This Home

Episode: 8x02 | Airdate: Sep 26, 1991

There's No Place Like This Home

Cliff and Claire plan to build and extra room for their house, but there are some unforeseen issues.

Particles in Motion

Episode: 8x03 | Airdate: Oct 3, 1991

Particles in Motion

Theo is nervous about his first parent/counselor meetings and student art exhibit. Cliff and family go to the exhibit. Rudy is smitten by one of Theo's students and Theo is smitten by a single mother of a student.

Pam Applies to College

Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: Oct 10, 1991

Pam Applies to College

Charmaine is applying to colleges and talks to Pam about attending the same one since they are best friends. Pam realizes she has to get better grades in order to get accepted into any college.

Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown

Episode: 8x05 | Airdate: Oct 17, 1991

Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown

Rudy wants to see a rapper that is performing at a club for older teens. Rudy and her friends lie to their parents in order to get out that evening. When Cliff & Clair find out, they ask Pam to go to the club to keep an eye on Rudy.

It's Apparent to Everyone

Episode: 8x06 | Airdate: Oct 24, 1991

It's Apparent to Everyone

Sondra & Elvin are excited about finding a home of their own. The twins Nelson and Winnie are getting on Cliff & Clair's nerves.

The Iceman Bricketh

Episode: 8x07 | Airdate: Oct 31, 1991

The Iceman Bricketh

Cliff's parents find out that Cliff & Clair are meeting Vanessa's fiancé for dinner and insist of meeting him as well. They want to make sure the guy is good enough for their granddaughter.

Olivia's Field Trip

Episode: 8x08 | Airdate: Nov 7, 1991

Olivia's Field Trip

Cliff is a chaperon for Olivia's field trip to a museum and he is not looking forward to it. Theo has a fund-raiser plan for the community center - selling silk screened t-shirts. But the t-shirts are not what he expected.

For Men Only

Episode: 8x09 | Airdate: Nov 14, 1991

For Men Only

At the community center, Clair gives a legal clinic and Cliff gives a Men's Only clinic. Cliff's clinic teaches etiquette, getting a job, and more. His job session becomes more about being a responsible parent and preventing pregnancies.

Olivia Comes Out of the Closet

Episode: 8x10 | Airdate: Nov 21, 1991

Olivia Comes Out of the Closet

Olivia is sad because her father has to return to his ship for duty and Denise is going into town as well. Singer Miriam Makeba visits the Huxtable house.

Two Is a Crowd

Episode: 8x11 | Airdate: Dec 5, 1991

Two Is a Crowd

Cliff & Clair plan a day at home alone, but Vanessa returns from college for the weekend, then her fiancé comes to find Vanessa. Rudy's friend Kenny comes to visit Rudy. They all talk to Cliff & Clair about their relationship issues.

Clair's Place

Episode: 8x12 | Airdate: Dec 19, 1991

Clair's Place

Cliff builds a room just for Clair, her own special place for work and retreat. Everyone, except Cliff, is upset that she wants to be alone and not spend time with them. Cliff tries to explain the purpose of a special room.

Theo's Future

Episode: 8x13 | Airdate: Jan 2, 1992

Theo's Future

Even with his job at the community center, making ends meet is still hard for Theo.

The Price Is Wrong

Episode: 8x14 | Airdate: Jan 9, 1992

The Price Is Wrong

Pam and her friends help a group of senior citizens demonstrate against unfair prices at a supermarket.

Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle

Episode: 8x15 | Airdate: Jan 16, 1992

Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle

Pam starts working as an assistant for Cliff. Cliff deals with an impatient pregnant patient who tends to misinterpret the instructions he gives her. Meanwhile, Kenny tries to make Rudy jealous by pretending he is dating someone.

Eat, Drink and Be Wary

Episode: 8x16 | Airdate: Jan 30, 1992

Eat, Drink and Be Wary

Clair goes away for the weekend and tells Cliff he has to behave and not eat a lot of food that is not on his diet. No one believes he will stick to his diet. Rudy and her friends want to take the subway to a dance.

The Getaway

Episode: 8x17 | Airdate: Feb 6, 1992

The Getaway

Sandra and Elvin prepare to move to their own home in New Jersey, but Cliff is still hesitant to believe it will really happen. But the movers arrive and boxes are packed on the truck.

Cliff Gets Jilted

Episode: 8x18 | Airdate: Feb 6, 1992

Cliff Gets Jilted

Sandra & Elvin hold a house warming party - but it is held at Cliff & Clair's house. Vanessa breaks the news that she and Dabnis have broken their engagement. Cliff is more upset than Vanessa.

Cliff and Theo Come Clean

Episode: 8x19 | Airdate: Feb 13, 1992

Cliff and Theo Come Clean

Olivia's school project is to write about an adult when they were a child, and she writes about Cliff. Theo turns down a corporate job in California so he can finish graduate school in New York. One of Theo's students finds $600.

Clair's Reunion

Episode: 8x20 | Airdate: Feb 20, 1992

Clair's Reunion

Clair and her college friends get together to discuss their school days and to plan an honor for a retiring professor.

Rudy's Retreat

Episode: 8x21 | Airdate: Feb 27, 1992

Rudy's Retreat

Now that Rudy is a teenager, she starts to stretch her rights and independence, wants to be her own person. Sondra & Elvin are writing their wills and need to select guardians for their children.

You Can't Stop the Music

Episode: 8x22 | Airdate: Mar 26, 1992

You Can't Stop the Music

Willie Colón and Mario Bauzá, legendary Salsa and Latin music performers, play themselves to perform a concert on a local radio station. Clair, who represents them, and Cliff, a big-time fan, go to the station to watch the performance.

Some Gifts Aren't Deductible

Episode: 8x23 | Airdate: Apr 23, 1992

Some Gifts Aren't Deductible

As tax day approaches, Cliff tries to get deductions for extended family members, but Claire rebuffs him. Meanwhile, Kenny organizes a surprise birthday party for his girlfriend Deirdre because he's ashamed that he only bought her socks as a gift.

And So We Commence (1)

Episode: 8x24 | Airdate: Apr 30, 1992

And So We Commence (1)

Theo graduates from college, and Cliff thinks back to an earlier time at the ceremony; the series end with Cliff and Claire dancing away off the studio.

And So We Commence (2)

Episode: 8x25 | Airdate: Apr 30, 1992

And So We Commence (2)

After the family attends Theo's graduation and Olivia leaves for Singapore, Cliff and Clair share a quiet moment.

Specials

The Cosby Show: A Look Back

Episode: S08 Special | Airdate: May 19, 2002

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A retrospective of the phenomenally popular 1984-1992 situation comedy, "The Cosby Show," complete with memorable clips, bloopers and comments from series stars, producers and Bill Cosby himself.

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