The Cosby Show backdrop
The Cosby Show poster
Comedy
Family

The Worst Episodes of The Cosby Show

Every episode of The Cosby Show ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of The Cosby Show!

The Worst Episodes of The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April...

Filter By Season8

  1. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #1 - With This Ring?

    Loading...
    S8:E1

    18 year old Vanessa reveals that she is engaged to a 29 year old Head Caretaker of her University ... and has been for six months.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
  2. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #2 - There's No Place Like This Home

    Loading...
    S8:E2

    Cliff announces plans to add a new room to the house for Clair ... and only Clair. Sondra and Elvin are on the verge of purchasing their first house.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
  3. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Particles in Motion

    Loading...
    S8:E3

    During his first parent-counselor meeting, Theo and a single mother discover mutual attraction. Rudy meets Stanley and the two are immediately smitten with each other, much to the chagrin of a jealous Kenny.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
  4. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Pam Applies to College

    Loading...
    S8:E4

    Pam begins to realize that, because of her below average grades earlier in high school, she will not be able to attend the same college as her best friend.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  5. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown

    Loading...
    S8:E5

    Anxious to see a famous rapper, Rudy and her friends lie to their parents in order to get into a club for 16 year olds and up. Cliff and Clair secretly send Pam, Lance and Charmaine to keep an eye on them.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Writer:N/A
  6. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #6 - It's Apparent to Everyone

    Loading...
    S8:E6

    Winnie and Nelson drive Cliff and Clair crazy around the house while Elvin and Sondra wait to move into their new house.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of The Cosby Show

    READ
  8. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #7 - The Iceman Bricketh

    Loading...
    S8:E7

    Vanessa's grandparents Russell Huxtable and Carrie Hanks are desperate to meet her fiancé Dabnis, who bonds with Cliff over a plumbing job.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
  9. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #8 - Olivia's Field Trip

    Loading...
    S8:E8

    Cliff chaperones Olivia's field trip to the museum; Theo falls victim to a scammer while ordering T-shirts for the community center.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  10. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #9 - For Men Only

    Loading...
    S8:E9

    Cliff teaches a class "for men only" at the community center.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  11. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Olivia Comes Out of the Closet

    Loading...
    S8:E10

    Olivia tries to delay Martin's return to Asia.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  12. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Two Is a Crowd

    Loading...
    S8:E11

    Vanessa and Dabnis have relationship problems, as do Rudy and Stanley.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Jay Sandrich
  13. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Clair's Place

    Loading...
    S8:E12

    As Christmas approaches, Clair gets a wonderful present: the completion of her special room.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
  14. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Theo's Future

    Loading...
    S8:E13

    Theo is accepted to graduate school at NYU, but faces a tough decision when he is unexpectedly offered a chance to interview for a corporate job in San Francisco.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Jay Sandrich
  15. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #14 - The Price Is Wrong

    Loading...
    S8:E14

    Pam, Lance, Charmaine, and a group of senior citizens protest a grocery chain that gives preferential treatment to customers in wealthier neighborhoods.

    0 Comments
    View all
  16. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle

    Loading...
    S8:E15

    Kenny pretends that he is dating another girl, in order to make Rudy jealous and force Stanley out of the picture.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  17. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Eat, Drink and Be Wary

    Loading...
    S8:E16

    Rudy and her friends want to go on the subway.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Writer:N/A
  18. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #17 - The Getaway

    Loading...
    S8:E17

    Sondra, Elvin, and the twins finally move into their own house in New Jersey.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writer:N/A
  19. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Cliff Gets Jilted

    Loading...
    S8:E18

    Vanessa and Dabnis announce that they have broken their engagement ... and would-be father-in-law Cliff is devastated.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
  20. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Cliff and Theo Come Clean

    Loading...
    S8:E19

    Theo decides to turn down the corporate job in San Francisco and attend graduate school in New York. One of the students at the community center finds $600.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
  21. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Clair's Reunion

    Loading...
    S8:E20

    Clair and her college friends plan a retirement party for one of their former professors from Hillman. Vanessa brings home a Senegalese exchange student.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  22. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Rudy's Retreat

    Loading...
    S8:E21

    Cliff and Clair see Rudy changing. While preparing their wills, Sondra and Elvin try to determine who should be the twins' legal guardian if the couple should both die. Charmaine and Lance prepare to visit Hillman College.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  23. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #22 - You Can't Stop the Music

    Loading...
    S8:E22

    Cliff and Clair go to a local radio station for a live salsa performance. Kenny babysits Olivia.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Alan Smithee
    Writer:N/A
  24. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Some Gifts Aren't Deductible

    Loading...
    S8:E23

    Kenny turns to Rudy and Cliff for help after lying to his girlfriend about plans for her birthday party. Cliff and Clair work on their income tax return.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  25. NaN/10(0 votes)

    #24 - And So We Commence

    Loading...
    S8:E24

    Theo prepares to graduate from New York University. An elated Cliff continues to invite additional people to the ceremony, despite the fact that Theo only has a limited number of tickets. As Theo graduates from NYU, Cliff remembers how a 14 year old Theo received D's in 9th grade and had no desire to attend college at all. Denise telephones and reveals that she is pregnant. Olivia leaves to join Denise and Martin in Singapore.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Jay Sandrich
  26. 5.7/10(149 votes)

    #25 - Once Upon a Time

    Loading...
    S4:E18

    Rudy writes a fairy tale, and the colorful story is acted out in her fantasy. Members of the family play the roles of a village full of happy people and a mean group that ruins their fun. At the end of the episode, Rudy declares that when she becomes "president of the world", she will put a stop to all mean people. Cliff and Clair proceed to watch news reports of weapons' testing and bombings, and urge her to "hurry, because we need you right now." Earle Hyman as Russell.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A

Worst Episodes Summary

"With This Ring?" is the worst rated episode of "The Cosby Show". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Adriana Trigiani, it aired on 9/19/1991. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "There's No Place Like This Home".