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The Best Episodes of The Bill Cosby Show Season 2

Every episode of The Bill Cosby Show Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Bill Cosby Show Season 2!

The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the...
Genre:Comedy
Network:NBC

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Anytime You're Ready, C.K." is the best rated episode of "The Bill Cosby Show" season 2. It scored 6.8/10 based on 16 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/13/1970. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Open House".

  • Anytime You're Ready, C.K.
    6.8/1016 votes

    #1 - Anytime You're Ready, C.K.

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1970

    The Holmes High School football team is on a losing streak, so the team asks Chet if they can have game films to help determine what they're doing wrong. Chet borrows a movie camera from a friend, and films the teams practice sessions. Funny silent films result from Chet's experiments with trying out the camera. A side plot has Chet trying to help out a student and former player of the football team who can no longer play due to injury.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Open House
    6.5/1017 votes

    #2 - Open House

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1970

    One of Chet's fellow teachers from the high school is a part time real estate agent. Chet spends a weekend helping him out, trying to sell a house. Chet sells the house, but the couple who put the house up for sale change their mind.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • Is There a Doctor in the Hospital?
    7.3/1018 votes

    #3 - Is There a Doctor in the Hospital?

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1970

    Chet injures his back during his gym class, and needs to be taken to the hospital. Upon arrival, he has difficulty trying to obtain medical service, until a young patient staying at the hospital assists Chet and helps him find a doctor.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • There Must Be a Party
    6.8/1014 votes

    #4 - There Must Be a Party

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1970

    A female student at the high school is convinced she is destined to be an actress and is certain she will win an acting contest she has entered. Chet then tells her about the time he missed his own surprise birthday party to try and teach her a lesson about anticipation and being overconfident.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • The Old Man of 4-C
    6.7/1024 votes

    #5 - The Old Man of 4-C

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/11/1970

    Will Geer guest stars in this episode as a lonesome elderly man looking for companionship. He befriends Chet, and becomes too demanding of Chet's time, but they end up compromising and spend some quality time together.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lincoln Letter
    7.2/1021 votes

    #6 - The Lincoln Letter

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/18/1970

    Chet inherits a valuable letter which originally came from Abraham Lincoln. Only catch, the letter is misplaced and needs to be found.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Runaways
    6.6/1014 votes

    #7 - The Runaways

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/25/1970

    Chet is sent out to track down and find a runaway boy. He succeeds, and they spend the day together. After sharing a few adventures, Chet helps the boy decide he should go back home.

    Director: Bill Cosby

    Writer: N/A

  • The Artist
    7.9/1014 votes

    #8 - The Artist

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1970

    Chet helps out a talented youngster who wants to become an artist. Chet disputes however, when the youngster chooses Chet as subject matter for his painting which will be on display at the art fair.

    Director: Ivan Dixon

    Writer: N/A

  • March of the Antelopes
    6.3/1013 votes

    #9 - March of the Antelopes

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1970

    Chet is in charge of a group of youngsters and is supposed to take them on an overnight camping trip. They set out to their destination, but mishaps occur, and they end up staying over at Chet's apartment.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Deluge (1)
    7.1/1017 votes

    #10 - The Deluge (1)

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/1970

    A driving rainstorm is pounding the Los Angeles area. Chet's next door neighbor is due to have her baby and is unable to get to the hospital, streets are flooded. Chet helps out as the woman prepares to have her baby at home. Part one of a two part episode.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Deluge (2)
    6.5/1014 votes

    #11 - The Deluge (2)

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/1970

    Conclusion of a two part episode. Chet helps an expectant mother deliver her baby at home during a driving rainstorm.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Swann's Way
    6.9/1023 votes

    #12 - Swann's Way

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/1970

    Don Knotts guest stars in this episode as a shifty repossessor who's trying to repossess Chet's television set.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • The Poet
    7.8/1030 votes

    #13 - The Poet

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/20/1970

    A male student at the high school enjoys writing poetry, but doesn't want his friends to find out, fearing ridicule. Chet (who has also written some poetry) tells the student he shouldn't be concerned with what other people think, to go ahead and do what he enjoys doing. Chet then gets in a bind when he is mistaken as the author of a poem he copied in his youth, and the poem is scheduled to be published in the school newspaper.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Teacher of the Year
    6.5/1018 votes

    #14 - Teacher of the Year

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/27/1970

    Upon winning the award for Teacher of the Year, Chet has a difficult time convincing the other teachers to attend the banquet where he will receive the award.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Each According to Appetite
    6.6/1019 votes

    #15 - Each According to Appetite

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/3/1971

    Students at the high school organize a lockout of the teachers cafeteria, requesting that they have input over what foods go on the student menu. Chet helps the students and cafeteria manager reach a compromise. But when the same students have a grievance with Chet's gym class, Chet is not as willing to cooperate.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • Viva Ortega
    5.9/1021 votes

    #16 - Viva Ortega

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/10/1971

    Chet tutors a Mexican immigrant who is studying to become a United States citizen.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Miraculous Martin
    7.2/1020 votes

    #17 - Miraculous Martin

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/17/1971

    Dick Van Dyke guest stars in this episode as Miraculous Martin, an out of work magician who's trying to stay sober and planning to get married.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sesame Street Rumble
    7.5/1023 votes

    #18 - The Sesame Street Rumble

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/24/1971

    Chet has a large TV antenna installed so he can watch the big Rams/Packers football game. Many teachers from the high school come over to see the game, but Chet's TV set goes out. Chet goes next door to try and borrow the neighbors TV set, but the boy at home refuses to let Chet borrow it, insisting that he wants to watch Sesame Street.

    Director: Bill Cosby

    Writer: N/A

  • The Generation Gap
    6.7/1019 votes

    #19 - The Generation Gap

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 1/31/1971

    Chet's mother is going out of town, so Chet's father comes to stay with him while she is away. As they spend time together, they discover that things have changed and they don't have as much in common anymore.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • Tobacco Road
    6.6/1020 votes

    #20 - Tobacco Road

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/7/1971

    Chet aids a fellow teacher from the high school who's trying to quit smoking. Herb Edelman guest stars as Mr. Maher, the teacher who's trying to kick the habit.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Dirty Business
    6.7/1013 votes

    #21 - A Dirty Business

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/14/1971

    Chet is at odds with a student at the high school who wants to be a spy. Because the student is a fast runner, Chet wants him to join up with the school's track team. But the student wants no part of it, preferring to remain out of the spotlight.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Barber Shop
    8.2/1027 votes

    #22 - The Barber Shop

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 2/21/1971

    Chet visits the local barber shop for a haircut. While there, he gets involved in a dispute with the barber and another patron over baseball. The three of them end up going to a high rise hotel, where the barber claims he can catch a baseball dropped from a window of the hotel's top floor. Antonio Fargas guest stars as J.J. the barber, Arthur French is hilarious as Cartons. Funniest episode of the series, very well done.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Power of the Trees
    7.0/1022 votes

    #23 - Power of the Trees

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 2/28/1971

    Elsa Lanchester guest stars as an eccentric woman who recruits Chet to help save a tree from being cut down at a construction site.

    Director: Ivan Dixon

    Writer: N/A

  • The Green-Eyed Monster
    5.9/1013 votes

    #24 - The Green-Eyed Monster

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/7/1971

    A male student from the high school seeks Chet's advice regarding love and jealousy. As it turns out, Chet could use a lesson or two himself and does not seem to practice what he preaches.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Long Road Back
    6.4/1019 votes

    #25 - The Long Road Back

    Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 3/14/1971

    John Marley guest stars in this episode as a wealthy, eccentric man who wants to relive his childhood. He seeks Chet's help to have his wish come true.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A