NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Gone Fishin'
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 4/28/1988
When the Huxtable men go fishing, Theo catches a dead body, and soon attracts attention from the media. This success goes to his head, while Rudy and Kenny find a nest of baby birds, but the mother bird is missing. The two stories eventually cross in a surprising-and rather humiliating-lesson for Theo. Deon Richmond as Kenny.
Director: N/A
Writer: Carmen Finestra
NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - 57 Varieties
Season 5 Episode 26 - Aired 5/11/1989
Theo wants to go to Egypt for an archaeological dig. Reno Wilson as Howard. Alex Ruiz as Lou. Deon Richmond as Kenny.
Director: Chuck Vinson
Writer: Carmen Finestra
NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - Theo and the Kids (2)
Season 7 Episode 26 - Aired 5/2/1991
Theo continues his attempts to help Stanley and the other children at the community center.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ehrich Van Lowe
NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - And So We Commence (2)
Season 8 Episode 25 - Aired 4/30/1992
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.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Janet Leahy
5.6/10124 votesLoading...#5 - You Can't Stop the Music
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 3/26/1992
Cliff and Clair go to a local radio station for a live salsa performance. Kenny babysits Olivia.
Director: Alan Smithee
Writer: N/A
5.7/10147 votesLoading...#6 - Waterworks
Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 2/11/1988
Clair tries to stop Cliff from fixing a leaky pipe by hiring a team of professionals: friends of Sondra and Elvin from Princeton.
Director: N/A
Writer: Janet Leahy
5.9/10158 votesLoading...#7 - The Day the Spores Landed
Season 6 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1989
Cliff dreams that men worldwide have become pregnant -- including his son Theo, his sons-in-law Elvin and Martin, and himself. Voice-over by NBC News correspondent John Palmer.
Director: N/A
Writer: Carmen Finestra
5.9/10117 votesLoading...#8 - Theo's Future
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 1/2/1992
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.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Janet Leahy
5.9/10119 votesLoading...#9 - The Price Is Wrong
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/1992
Pam, Lance, Charmaine, and a group of senior citizens protest a grocery chain that gives preferential treatment to customers in wealthier neighborhoods.
Director: Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Writer: Janet Leahy
6.0/10119 votesLoading...#10 - Pam Applies to College
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1991
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.0/10109 votesLoading...#11 - Some Gifts Aren't Deductible
Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 4/23/1992
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.1/10194 votesLoading...#12 - Hillman
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 5/7/1987
The Huxtable family goes to Hillman College to attend a ceremony in honor of its president's retirement. Guest appearance by Joe Seneca. Filmed at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. The episode serves as a backdoor pilot for the spinoff series A Different World, which premieres in the fall of 1987.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
6.1/10158 votesLoading...#13 - Cliff's Nightmare
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1990
Guest appearance by The Muppets (Performed by Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz, Richard Hunt, and Kevin Clash.) Voice-over by Wallace Shawn.
Director: N/A
Writer: Carmen Finestra
6.1/10127 votesLoading...#14 - The Storyteller
Season 6 Episode 26 - Aired 5/3/1990
"Gram Tee", Cliff's 98 year old great aunt, comes to visit the family.
Director: N/A
Writer: Lore Kimbrough
6.1/10126 votesLoading...#15 - 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
6.1/10122 votesLoading...#16 - 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
6.2/10110 votesLoading...#17 - 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
6.2/10114 votesLoading...#18 - Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/1992
Kenny pretends that he is dating another girl, in order to make Rudy jealous and force Stanley out of the picture.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.3/10115 votesLoading...#19 - Olivia's Field Trip
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1991
Cliff chaperones Olivia's field trip to the museum; Theo falls victim to a scammer while ordering T-shirts for the community center.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.3/10115 votesLoading...#20 - Olivia Comes Out of the Closet
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1991
Olivia tries to delay Martin's return to Asia. Last appearance of Joseph C. Phillips as Martin.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.4/10193 votesLoading...#21 - Mr. Quiet
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 5/2/1985
Cliff, Clair, and the Huxtable clan volunteer at a local community center. There, a battered boy tries to find help, and the owner—Tony Castillo—does his best to lend assistance.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
6.4/10144 votesLoading...#22 - It's Not Easy Being Green
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1987
Rudy wants to wear summer clothes in winter to a party, while Cliff tries to get rid of an old water heater.
Director: N/A
Writer: Carmen Finestra
6.4/10124 votesLoading...#23 - The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/16/1989
Theo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for advice on winning his girlfriend back. Troy Winbush as Denny. Reno Wilson as Howard. Alex Ruiz as Lou. Michelle Thomas as Justine. Guest appearances by Moses Gunn and Harold Perrineau.
Director: N/A
Writer: Carmen Finestra
6.4/10134 votesLoading...#24 - Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1991
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.
Director: Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Writer: N/A
6.4/10120 votesLoading...#25 - It's Apparent to Everyone
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1991
Winnie and Nelson drive Cliff and Clair crazy around the house while Elvin and Sondra wait to move into their new house.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of The Cosby Show
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Worst Episodes Summary
"Gone Fishin'" 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 Carmen Finestra, it aired on 4/28/1988. This episode scored NaN points lower than the second lowest rated, "57 Varieties".