The Bill Cosby Show - Season 1

The Bill Cosby Show - Season 1

Season 1

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DatesSep 14, 1969 - Apr 5, 1970
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Episodes

The Fatal Phone Call
Season 1Episode 125 min

The Fatal Phone Call

Chet interrupts his jogging to answer a ringing telephone in an outdoor booth. Better he should have kept running. The call gets him embroiled in a domestic squabble, and, seconds later, the police are out to arrest him.

Sep 14, 1969
Lullaby and Goodnight
Season 1Episode 225 min

Lullaby and Goodnight

Chet is having difficulty sleeping at night, due to the new neighbor across the street who's dog won't stop barking.
Sep 21, 1969
The Best Hook Shot in the World
Season 1Episode 325 min

The Best Hook Shot in the World

A short, but talented youngster with an unusual hook shot is determined to make the Holmes High School basketball team, where Chet is coach. He makes the team, after defeating Chet in a game of one on one. It's the day of the big game, Chet and the team pin their hopes on the little guy and his hook shot to win the game.
Sep 28, 1969
A Girl Named Punkin
Season 1Episode 425 min

A Girl Named Punkin

Chet does volunteer work for the local community center, a place for underpriviledged children. He is having problems with Punkin, a young girl who is unresponsive and stays to herself. Chet eventually breaks through, and Punkin comes around. A touching scene where Chet tells Punkin a bedtime story and teaches her a lesson in love and caring at the same time is the high point of this episode.
Oct 5, 1969
Rules is Rules
Season 1Episode 525 min

Rules is Rules

Chet goes to great lengths to obtain a valve needle which he needs in order to inflate basketballs for his gym class.
Oct 12, 1969
Let X Equal a Lousy Weekend
Season 1Episode 625 min

Let X Equal a Lousy Weekend

When Chet is forced to fill in as a substitute algebra teacher, he comes across a word problem that he is unable to solve for the class. So, he spends most of his weekend trying to find the solution.
Oct 26, 1969
To Kincaid, with Love
Season 1Episode 725 min

To Kincaid, with Love

Chet is receiving attention from a female student of the high school. He thinks she has a crush on him, but the girl is actually trying to set Chet up with her mother.
Nov 2, 1969
The Killer Instinct
Season 1Episode 825 min

The Killer Instinct

Chet is having problems with a proud father who insists that his son make the high school football team. Trouble is, the kid just doesn't have what it takes and is not cut out to play football.
Nov 9, 1969
The Substitute
Season 1Episode 925 min

The Substitute

Chet starts dating a substitute teacher from the high school, and has difficulty finding time to spend alone with her.
Nov 16, 1969
Brotherly Love
Season 1Episode 1025 min

Brotherly Love

Chet's brother Brian moves in with Chet after having an argument with his wife. Brian spoils Chet's plans for the evening, then hilarity ensues when they attempt to sleep in the same bed together.
Nov 23, 1969
Going the Route
Season 1Episode 1125 min

Going the Route

Chet's nephew is in bed with a cold. Chet is asked and agrees to substitute for his nephew in the morning paper route.
Nov 30, 1969
A Word from Our Sponsor
Season 1Episode 1225 min

A Word from Our Sponsor

A chance encounter on the street leads Chet to try out, and eventually to get hired, for a job playing an athletic coach in a breakfast cereal television commercial. Chet discovers, however, that shooting 30 seconds of film isn't as simple as it appears when the final product is seen on television.
Dec 7, 1969
A Christmas Ballad
Season 1Episode 1325 min

A Christmas Ballad

Chet helps a down on his luck old timer capture the spirit of Christmas. Rex Ingram guest stars.
Dec 21, 1969
Home Remedy
Season 1Episode 1425 min

Home Remedy

Chet is home with a cold, and is unable to rest because all his relatives come over offering their cure-alls and remedies.
Dec 28, 1969
Growing Growing Grown
Season 1Episode 1525 min

Growing Growing Grown

Chet is asked to chaperone at a high school dance. Chet's car is not available, he ends up borrowing his brothers garbage truck to drive his date to the dance. At the dance, Chet teaches one student a lesson in the importance of physical appearance.
Jan 4, 1970
The Elevator Doesn't Stop Here Anymore
Season 1Episode 1625 min

The Elevator Doesn't Stop Here Anymore

Chet gets stuck inside an elevator at the high school along with one other faculty member and the school's cleaning lady. They entertain each other until help arrives. Henry Fonda and Elsa Lanchester guest star in this episode.
Jan 11, 1970
Lover's Quarrel
Season 1Episode 1725 min

Lover's Quarrel

Chet tries to get his ever arguing aunt and uncle to stop fighting and treat each other with kindness and respect. Veteran actors Mantan Moreland and Jackie ""Moms"" Mabley guest star and give classic performances as the bickering old couple.
Jan 18, 1970
The Worst Crook That Ever Lived
Season 1Episode 1825 min

The Worst Crook That Ever Lived

Chet is asked to help straighten out Raymond, a youngster who has a penchant for stealing. In an effort to keep Raymond out of trouble, Chet finds a spot for him on his little league baseball team. But Raymond steals the money that Chet had saved up which was intended to buy uniforms for the team. In the end, Raymond realizes what he did was wrong and returns the money to Chet.
Jan 25, 1970
The Gumball Incident
Season 1Episode 1925 min

The Gumball Incident

Chet is wrongfully accused and arrested for breaking a gumball machine. Tom Bosley guest stars as Cookie Maharg.
Feb 1, 1970
Goodbye Cruel World
Season 1Episode 2025 min

Goodbye Cruel World

Wally Cox guest stars in this episode as a shy man lacking in self confidence. With Chet's help, he builds up the nerve to ask a woman out on a date. She rejects him, and he wants to commit suicide. Chet helps to restore the man's confidence and self esteem.
Feb 8, 1970
Driven to Distraction
Season 1Episode 2125 min

Driven to Distraction

Drivers ed instructor Chet tries to teach a nervous student how to drive. Very funny episode.
Feb 15, 1970
The Blind Date
Season 1Episode 2225 min

The Blind Date

Chet reluctantly agrees to go on a blind date, and ends up falling in love. Cicely Tyson guest stars as Chet's love interest.
Mar 1, 1970
How You Play the Game
Season 1Episode 2325 min

How You Play the Game

Chet is in the running for the city handball championship. He defeats his semi-final opponent, using psychological tactics. In the final match however, Chet has the tables turned on him and loses the match while being psyched out by his opponent. By losing, Chet teaches a player on the high school football team a lesson in good sportsmanship.
Mar 8, 1970
The Return of Big, Bad, Bubba Bronson
Season 1Episode 2425 min

The Return of Big, Bad, Bubba Bronson

Big Bronson, an old high school classmate of Chet's, is coming to town for a visit. Chet recalls having a past dispute with Bronson, and fears revenge. Chet meets ex prize fighter Hurricane Smith, and asks for some boxing lessons to prepare himself for Bronson's arrival. Lou Gossett guest stars as Hurricane Smith, Don Pedro Colley guest stars as Big Bronson.
Mar 22, 1970
This Mouth is Rated X
Season 1Episode 2525 min

This Mouth is Rated X

Chet is unsure how to handle one of his basketball players who is constantly letting profanities slip out of his mouth.
Mar 29, 1970
Really Cool
Season 1Episode 2625 min

Really Cool

Chet is asked to tell a few stories about his life for a forthcoming article in the Holmes High School newspaper.
Apr 5, 1970

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