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The genesis of the show was in the early 1980s. Marcy Carsey and Tom Werner, two former executives at ABC, left the network to start their own production company. They turned ABC in the late 1970s into the top network in television with their great eye for sitcoms like Mork & Mindy, Three's Company and Welcome Back, Kotter.

The two decided in order to get a sitcom to sell for their fledgling company, they needed a big name behind it. Bill Cosby, who during the 1970s starred in two failed sitcoms, produced award-winning stand-up comedy albums, and had roles in several different films, was relatively quiet during the early 1980s. Outside of his work on his cartoon series Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, he was doing little in the fields of film and television. The two watched his stand-up comedy film, Bill Cosby: Himself. They loved the routine and decided they wanted to build a television series around a comedian's subject material which, with Cosby, was observations of life and family.

After meeting with them, Cosby returned to Carsey and Werner with his own ideas: the family would be blue-collared, with a stay at home mother and a limousine driving father with two sons and two daughters. Carsey and Werner convinced Cosby to make the family well-off financially, with both parents in lucrative and challenging fields. That way, the focus of the show would be Cosby's comedic material from his stand-up routines.



 

 

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Episode Production Airdate Title Notes
151 0701 September 20, 1990 Same Time Next Year 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.
152 0702 September 27, 1990 Bird in the Hand 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.
153 0704 October 4, 1990 The Last Barbecue The Huxtable family erupts in a battle of the sexes after Theo suggests having a stripper at Martin's post-wedding bachelor party.

Absent: Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable and Erika Alexander as Pam.
154 0703 October 11, 1990 Period of Adjustment Clair's teenage second cousin moves in with the family. Erika Alexander joins the cast as Pam. First appearances of Karen Malina White as Charmaine, Allen Payne as Lance, and Mushond Lee as Slide.
155 0706 October 18, 1990 It's All in the Game 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.
156 0705 October 25, 1990 Getting the Story Rudy and Kenny do a video project.
157 0707 November 1, 1990 Just Thinking About It (1) Under pressure from her boyfriend to become sexually active, Pam considers using birth control. Karen Malina White as Charmaine. Allen Payne as Lance. Mushond Lee as Slide.
158 0708 November 1, 1990 Just Thinking About It (2) Pam and Slide argue over whether they should become sexually active.
159 0712 November 8, 1990 The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof) 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.
160 0709 November 15, 1990 You Can Go Home Again Seeking privacy, Denise and Martin decide to look for their own apartment.
161 0710 November 29, 1990 It's a Boy 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. Karen Malina White as Charmaine. First appearance of Seth Gilliam as Aaron.
162 0713 December 6, 1990 Clair's Liberation Clair enters menopause. She takes the news fine, but the kids treat her as if she's losing her mind. Karen Malina White as Charmaine. Allen Payne as Lance. Seth Gilliam as Aaron.
163 0714 December 13, 1990 It's Your Move Elvin and Sondra help friends move during a football game. Voice over by Ahmad Rashad.
164 0715 January 3, 1991 Theo's Final Final Theo will make the dean's list if he gets an A on his final, but a beautiful exchange student planning to leave in 1-day for Barbados distracts him. Vanessa A. Williams appears (now portraying Cheryl). Keith Diamond as Danny.
165 0717 January 10, 1991 Attack of the Killer B's Pam's grades have improved, but she worries that she will not be able to afford college. Karen Malina White as Charmaine. Allen Payne as Lance. Mushond Lee as Slide.

Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux, Geoffrey Owens as Elvin Tibideaux, Joseph C. Phillips as Martin Kendall, and Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable.
166 0718 January 31, 1991 Total Control Cliff's patient and her husband are convinced that they are prepared for every scenario ... and then labor begins. Guest appearances by John Ritter and his future wife Amy Yasbeck.
167 0719 February 7, 1991 Adventures in Babysitting Rudy begs Martin to let her babysit Olivia. Cliff and Dr. Harmon enter a pinochle tournament as partners . . . and so do their wives. Sullivan Walker as Dr. James Harmon. Guest appearance by Bern Nadette Stanis.
168 0716 February 14, 1991 27 and Still Cooking To celebrate his 27th wedding anniversary with Clair, Cliff recreates the Callaloo Pot, a Caribbean restaurant where the couple dined on their honeymoon.
169 0720 February 21, 1991 The Return of the Clairettes An old friend of Clair visits, along with her husband. Rudy prepares for her first date. Guest appearance by Leslie Uggams.
170 0711 February 28, 1991 No More Mr. Nice Guy Theo's friend Denny thinks his girlfriend is cheating on him. Troy Winbush as Denny. Vanessa A. Williams as Cheryl.
171 0722 March 7, 1991 Home Remedies 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". Karen Malina White as Charmaine. Allen Payne as Lance. Seth Gilliam as Aaron.
172 0723 March 21, 1991 Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue Rudy has a nightmare about Olivia always getting her way. Karen Malina White as Charmaine. Directed by Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Carl Lauten.
173 0721 April 4, 1991 There's Still No Joy in Mudville Cliff goes bowling with his friends. Cricket Vs. Baseball. Sullivan Walker as Dr. James Harmon. Voice-over by Ahmad Rashad. Guest appearances by former Major League Baseball players Joe Black and Frank Robinson.
174 0626 April 11, 1991 Cliff and Jake 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.
175 0724 April 25, 1991 Theo and the Kids (1) 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. Guest appearance by Lynne Thigpen.
176 0725 May 2, 1991 Theo and the Kids (2) Theo continues his attempts to help Stanley and the other children at the community center.