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The Cosby Show S1E8: Vanessa’s Clarinet Solo Goes Wrong

November 4, 2026 by Sitcom Buzz Staff
In concert with Dexter Gordon, Colonial Tavern, Toronto, August 19, 1978

Revisit Play It Again, Vanessa, when Vanessa struggles with the clarinet, wants to quit, and faces a school recital with her family’s support.

Categories Classic TV Tags Clarinet, Dizzy Gillespie, Mr. Hampton, Play It Again Vanessa, Tempestt Bledsoe, The Cosby Show, The Cosby Show S1.E8 ∙ Play It Again, Vanessa, Vanessa Huxtable Leave a comment

The Cosby Show: Vanessa’s Clarinet Lesson Goes Off-Key

November 2, 2026 by Sitcom Buzz Staff
Portrait of Dizzy Gillespie, New York, N.Y., ca. May 1947

Revisit The Cosby Show’s “Play It Again, Vanessa,” as Vanessa struggles with the clarinet and gets support from her family.

Categories Classic TV Tags 1980s sitcoms, Classic Television, Dizzy Gillespie, Play It Again Vanessa, Tempestt Bledsoe, The Cosby Show, The Cosby Show: Vanessa’s Clarinet Lesson Goes Off-Key, Vanessa Huxtable Leave a comment

The Cosby Show: When Vanessa Learned the Hard Way in “Bad Dreams”

October 30, 2026 by Sitcom Buzz Staff
Phylicia Rashad at the first anniversary celebration of "Hell's Kitchen" on Broadway, April 2025

Remember The Cosby Show episode Bad Dreams? Vanessa sneaks into a scary movie and discovers why Cliff’s warning mattered.

Categories Classic TV Tags Bad Dreams, Classic 1980s Sitcoms, Cliff Huxtable, Phylicia Rashad, Tempestt Bledsoe, The Cosby Show, The Cosby Show: When Vanessa Learned the Hard Way in “Bad Dreams”, Vanessa Huxtable Leave a comment

The Cosby Show S1E3: The Scary Movie Vanessa Was Warned About

October 29, 2026 by Sitcom Buzz Staff
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Revisit The Cosby Show’s Bad Dreams, when Vanessa ignores Cliff’s warning about a horror movie and struggles with nightmares.

Categories Classic TV Tags Bad Dreams, Classic TV, Cliff Huxtable, Phylicia Rashad, Tempestt Bledsoe, The Cosby Show, The Cosby Show S1E3: baddreams, Vanessa Huxtable Leave a comment

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