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The Cosby Show
Season 1.

24 episodes in the catalogue. Explore the stories and air dates, then choose an episode to open FRAME’s player.

1. Theo's Economic Lesson

Air date: 1984-09-20 · 30 min

When Theo brings home a poor report card, he claims he does not need good grades to get a job. So Cliff gives him an economics lesson with Monopoly money. Much to Cliff's dismay, Denise goes on a date with Rafael, an older man who is a former merchant marine. Cliff and Clair's plans for a quiet night are ruined when Vanessa and Rudy can't sleep, with Rudy claiming the wolf man was growling in her closet

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2. Mr. Fish (a.k.a. Goodbye, Mr. Fish)

Air date: 1984-09-27 · 30 min

When Rudy's goldfish dies, Cliff struggles over how to break the bad news to her. Cliff wants to hold a formal funeral in the bathroom, but the rest of the family has other ideas about the proper site for the "memorial".

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3. Bad Dreams

Air date: 1984-10-04 · 30 min

Cliff forbids ten-year-old Vanessa to see a scary movie; though he allows older brother Theo to go. Vanessa sneaks out to see the movie anyway, but soon regrets it when she begins having nightmares. Now she insists on sleeping with Cliff and Clair, but she quickly overstays her welcome.

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11. Bonjour, Sondra

Air date: 1984-12-06 · 30 min

Excited that the whole family will be together for Thanksgiving, Cliff anxiously waits for Sondra's arrival home from Princeton. But instead of celebrating, Sondra spends the holiday trying to persuade her parents to let her go to Paris for the summer.

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