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The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show: The Night Theo Had to Accept His Father’s Award

November 12, 2026 by Sitcom Buzz Staff
Malcolm-Jamal Warner at National Black Theater Festival

Cliff Huxtable is named Physician of the Year, but a delivery-room emergency leaves Theo facing an unexpected challenge.

Categories Classic TV Tags Bill Cosby, Cliff Huxtable, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Phylicia Rashad, Physician of the Year, The Cosby Show, The Cosby Show S1.E15 ∙ Physician of the Year, Theo Huxtable Leave a comment

c S1E13: Cliff Hated His Father’s Day Gifts—Then the Kids Surprised Him

November 9, 2026 by Sitcom Buzz Staff
Greenwich Village, NYC

In The Cosby Show’s Father’s Day, Cliff complains about years of useless gifts, inspiring his children to plan a December surprise.

Categories Classic TV Tags Clair Huxtable, Cliff Huxtable, Father's Day, Phylicia Rashad, Rudy Huxtable, The Cosby Show, The Cosby Show S1.E13 ∙ Father's Day, Theo Huxtable Leave a comment

The Cosby Show S1E12: Rudy Fell Sick on Clair’s Biggest Career Day

November 9, 2026 by Sitcom Buzz Staff
Greenwich Village, NYC

Revisit Rudy’s Sick, when Clair faces an important interview for law-firm partnership and Cliff takes care of their sick daughter.

Categories Classic TV Tags Clair Huxtable, Cliff Huxtable, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, Rudy Huxtable, Rudy's Sick, The Cosby Show, The Cosby Show S1.E12 ∙ Rudy's Sick Leave a comment

The Cosby Show’s “Father’s Day”: Cliff’s December Gift Dilemma

November 8, 2026 by Sitcom Buzz Staff
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Revisit The Cosby Show’s “Father’s Day,” where Cliff Huxtable faces a December gift dilemma and his family tries to get it right.

Categories Classic TV Tags 1980s TV, Bill Cosby, Classic Sitcoms, Cliff Huxtable, Father's Day, Phylicia Rashad, The Cosby Show, The Cosby Show’s “Father’s Day”: Cliff’s December Gift Dilemma Leave a comment

The Cosby Show S1E11: The Night Clair Finally Got a Break

November 8, 2026 by Sitcom Buzz Staff
Greenwich Village, NYC

Revisit You’re Not a Mother Night, when Cliff takes an exhausted Clair to a hotel for a romantic evening away from family demands.

Categories Classic TV Tags Bill Cosby, Clair Huxtable, Classic TV, Cliff Huxtable, Phylicia Rashad, The Cosby Show, The Cosby Show S1.E11 ∙ You're Not a Mother Night, You're Not a Mother Night Leave a comment

The Cosby Show S1E9: Denise’s Boyfriend Makes Dinner Awkward

November 5, 2026 by Sitcom Buzz Staff
Greenwich Village, NYC

Revisit How Ugly Is He?, when Denise worries about introducing David to Cliff and an uncomfortable conversation follows.

Categories Classic TV Tags Classic TV, David James, Denise Huxtable, How Ugly Is He, Kristoff St. John, Lisa Bonet, The Cosby Show, The Cosby show S1.E9 ∙ How Ugly Is He? Leave a comment

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 S1E7: The Baby That Changed Clair’s Mind

November 3, 2026 by Sitcom Buzz Staff
Don shows actress Phylicia Rashad (of The Cosby Show, who was staying at the hotel also) our Michael Jackson photos on the beach at the Kahala Hilton hotel. NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish

Revisit One More Time, when caring for a baby makes Clair Huxtable consider another child and Cliff has a very different opinion.

Categories Classic TV Tags Carrie Hanks, Clair Huxtable, Cliff Huxtable, Ethel Ayler, One More Time, Phylicia Rashad, The Cosby Show, The Cosby Show S1E7 — One More Time Leave a comment

The Cosby Show S1E6: Grandpa Russell’s Surprise for Denise

November 2, 2026 by Sitcom Buzz Staff
Don shows actress Phylicia Rashad (of The Cosby Show, who was staying at the hotel also) our Michael Jackson photos on the beach at the Kahala Hilton hotel. NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish

Revisit Breaking with Tradition, when Grandpa Russell tries to convince Denise to attend Hillman College and continue a family tradition.

Categories Classic TV Tags Breaking with Tradition, Denise Huxtable, Earle Hyman, Hillman College, Lisa Bonet, Russell Huxtable, The Cosby Show, The Cosby Show S1E6 — Breaking with Tradition 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 S1E5: The $95 Shirt That Embarrassed Theo Huxtable

November 1, 2026 by Sitcom Buzz Staff
Malcolm-Jamal Warner at National Black Theater Festival

Revisit A Shirt Story, when Theo’s $95 designer shirt inspires Denise to create a homemade version with unforgettable results.

Categories Classic TV Tags A Shirt Story, Denise Huxtable, Gordon Gartrelle, Lisa Bonet, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, The Cosby Show, The Cosby Show S1E5: A Shirt Story, Theo Huxtable Leave a comment

The Cosby Show: Theo’s $95 Shirt Turns Into a Family Disaster

October 31, 2026 by Sitcom Buzz Staff
Malcolm-Jamal Warner at National Black Theater Festival

Theo wants a designer shirt to impress a girl, but Denise’s homemade copy creates one unforgettable Huxtable family comedy.

Categories Classic TV Tags 1980s sitcoms, A Shirt Story, Gordon Gartrelle, Lisa Bonet, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, The Cosby Show, The Cosby Show: Theo's $95 Shirt Turns Into a Family Disaster, Theo Huxtable Leave a comment
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