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The Best Episodes of The Cosby Show Season 7

Every episode of The Cosby Show Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Cosby Show Season 7!

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Same Time Next Year" is the best rated episode of "The Cosby Show" season 7. It scored 6.9/10 based on 128 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by Ehrich Van Lowe, it aired on 9/20/1990. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Bird in the Hand".

  • Same Time Next Year
    6.9/10128 votes

    #1 - Same Time Next Year

    Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1990

    Denise takes classes locally at Medgar Evers College, while Vanessa enrolls at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Rudy starts sixth grade. Olivia starts preschool. In a scene prior to the opening credits, Olivia enters Cliff's bedroom wearing a Bart Simpson mask. It is a nod to FOX's decision to move The Simpsons to Thursdays at 8:00 pm Eastern/Pacific, presenting The Cosby Show with its first true ratings challenge.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Ehrich Van Lowe

  • Bird in the Hand
    7.6/10122 votes

    #2 - Bird in the Hand

    Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1990

    Cliff tries to win a classic jazz record at an auction, while filling in for Denise as volunteer parent at Olivia's preschool. Sullivan Walker as Dr. James Harmon.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • The Last Barbecue
    7.4/10142 votes

    #3 - The Last Barbecue

    Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1990

    The Huxtable family erupts in a battle of the sexes after Theo suggests having a stripper at Martin's post-wedding bachelor party.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Janet Leahy

  • Period of Adjustment
    6.8/10122 votes

    #4 - Period of Adjustment

    Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1990

    Clair's teenage second cousin moves in with the family.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Lore Kimbrough

  • It's All in the Game
    7.1/10115 votes

    #5 - It's All in the Game

    Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1990

    After Vanessa gets into a minor car accident and tries to cover it up, Cliff and Clair complain about the various small disasters the children have caused them, and the children fight back by complaining about ways Cliff and Clair have embarrassed them.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Janet Leahy

  • Getting the Story
    6.5/10110 votes

    #6 - Getting the Story

    Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1990

    Rudy and Kenny do a video project.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Janet Leahy, Lore Kimbrough

  • Just Thinking About It (1)
    6.7/10117 votes

    #7 - Just Thinking About It (1)

    Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/1990

    Under pressure from her boyfriend to become sexually active, Pam considers using birth control.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Ehrich Van Lowe

  • Just Thinking About It (2)
    6.8/10120 votes

    #8 - Just Thinking About It (2)

    Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1990

    Pam and Slide argue over whether they should become sexually active.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Ehrich Van Lowe

  • The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof)
    6.6/10111 votes

    #9 - The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof)

    Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1990

    Rudy gets her first period. Clair plans "Women's day" where she goes out alone with Rudy and answers any questions she has, but Rudy refuses to talk. Keith Diamond as Danny.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Janet Leahy, Lore Kimbrough

  • You Can Go Home Again
    6.2/10110 votes

    #10 - You Can Go Home Again

    Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/1990

    Seeking privacy, Denise and Martin decide to look for their own apartment.

    Director: Oz Scott

    Writer: Lore Kimbrough

  • It's a Boy
    7.1/10114 votes

    #11 - It's a Boy

    Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1990

    The husband of one of Cliff's patients worries that he will be a poor father because he has no athletic ability. After Pam breaks up with Slide, she and the class brain are attracted to each other.

    Director: Chuck Vinson

    Writer: Ehrich Van Lowe

  • Clair's Liberation
    6.7/10116 votes

    #12 - Clair's Liberation

    Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/1990

    Clair enters menopause. She takes the news fine, but the kids treat her as if she's losing her mind.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Ehrich Van Lowe

  • It's Your Move
    6.5/10112 votes

    #13 - It's Your Move

    Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/1990

    Elvin and Sondra help friends move during a football game.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • Theo's Final Final
    6.6/10113 votes

    #14 - Theo's Final Final

    Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1991

    Theo will make the dean's list if he gets an A on his final, but a beautiful exchange student planning to leave the next day for Barbados distracts him. Vanessa A. Williams appears (now portraying Cheryl).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Elaine Arata

  • Attack of the Killer B's
    6.9/10131 votes

    #15 - Attack of the Killer B's

    Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1991

    Pam's grades have improved, but she worries that she will not be able to afford college.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Lore Kimbrough, Elaine Arata

  • Total Control
    6.6/10111 votes

    #16 - Total Control

    Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 1/31/1991

    Cliff's patient and her husband are convinced that they are prepared for every scenario ... and then labor begins.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Ehrich Van Lowe

  • Adventures in Babysitting
    6.7/10117 votes

    #17 - Adventures in Babysitting

    Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/1991

    Rudy begs Martin to let her babysit Olivia. Cliff and Dr. Harmon enter a pinochle tournament as partners ... and so do their wives.

    Director: Oz Scott

    Writer: N/A

  • 27 and Still Cooking
    6.5/10115 votes

    #18 - 27 and Still Cooking

    Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 2/14/1991

    To celebrate his 27th wedding anniversary with Clair, Cliff recreates the Callaloo Pot, a Caribbean restaurant where the couple dined on their honeymoon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Janet Leahy

  • The Return of the Clairettes
    6.5/10111 votes

    #19 - The Return of the Clairettes

    Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 2/21/1991

    An old friend of Clair visits, along with her husband. Rudy prepares for her first date.

    Director: Neema Barnette

    Writer: Lisa Albert

  • No More Mr. Nice Guy
    6.6/10112 votes

    #20 - No More Mr. Nice Guy

    Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 2/28/1991

    Theo's friend Denny thinks his girlfriend is cheating on him.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • Home Remedies
    6.1/10126 votes

    #21 - Home Remedies

    Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 3/7/1991

    When Olivia comes down with a cold, everyone (except Cliff) has a different home remedy to offer as a cure. Russell and Anna celebrate another wedding anniversary. Cliff, Rudy and Olivia perform Koko Taylor's "I'm A Woman".

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Mark St. Germain

  • Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue
    6.1/10122 votes

    #22 - Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue

    Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 3/21/1991

    Rudy has a nightmare about Olivia always getting her way.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Lore Kimbrough

  • There's Still No Joy in Mudville
    6.5/10120 votes

    #23 - There's Still No Joy in Mudville

    Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 4/4/1991

    Cliff goes bowling with his friends.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cliff and Jake
    7.3/10123 votes

    #24 - Cliff and Jake

    Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 4/11/1991

    Clair tries to prevent Cliff from buying a new appliance from his friend Jake. Lost episode from Season 6. Guest appearances by Red Buttons and E. G. Marshall. Last appearance of Lisa Bonet as Denise.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Mark St. Germain

  • Theo and the Kids (1)
    7.2/10116 votes

    #25 - Theo and the Kids (1)

    Season 7 Episode 25 - Aired 4/25/1991

    Theo, who is majoring in pediatric psychology, begins an internship as a junior counselor at the community center; he soon suspects that one of the children there is dyslexic. First appearances of Merlin Santana as Stanley and Eugene Byrd as Eugene.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Ehrich Van Lowe