The Cosby Show - Season 6

The Cosby Show - Season 6

Season 6

The sixth season of The Cosby Show aired on NBC from September 21, 1989 to May 3, 1990. It included an outtakes show that aired on March 15, 1990.
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DatesSep 21, 1989 - May 3, 1990
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Episodes

Denise: The Saga Continues
Season 6Episode 130 min

Denise: The Saga Continues

Just as Theo finds a new place to live, Denise returns from her African rainforest trip with startling souvenirs - a husband and a stepdaughter.

Sep 21, 1989
Surf's Up
Season 6Episode 230 min

Surf's Up

When Cliff tells Theo of some of the hi jinx he did when he was younger. Theo decides to try it himself. But he ends up damaging his apartment, which leads to the landlord throwing him out. So Cliff tries to some things with the man so Theo can move out of the house where he has been staying.

Sep 28, 1989
I'm 'In' With the 'In' Crowd
Season 6Episode 330 min

I'm 'In' With the 'In' Crowd

Everybody loses when Vanessa and friends play a drinking game at an unsupervised get-together.

Oct 5, 1989
Denise Kendall: Navy Wife
Season 6Episode 430 min

Denise Kendall: Navy Wife

Denise and Martin prepare to check out the house where they will be living on the naval base; Denise admits she forgot to confirm the housing arrangements.

Oct 12, 1989
Theo's Gift
Season 6Episode 530 min

Theo's Gift

Theo finds out that he has dyslexia so he changes the way he studies and gets a better grade in history.

Oct 19, 1989
Denise Kendall: Babysitter
Season 6Episode 630 min

Denise Kendall: Babysitter

Denise and Olivia babysit Winnie and Nelson when Sondra and Elvin go out for the evening; but shortly after Sondra and Elvin leave, the whole building goes into a blackout.

Oct 26, 1989
Shall We Dance?
Season 6Episode 730 min

Shall We Dance?

Rudy and Kenny learn good manners at school. Rudy has a crush on a boy named Clarence and tries to show him that she cares but Clarence is too shy to admit it in front of his friends.

Nov 2, 1989
The Day the Spores Landed
Season 6Episode 830 min

The Day the Spores Landed

Cliff's ingestion of a sausage hero immediately before bedtime brings on a dream in which spores contaminate the U.S. water supply (except in New Jersey) and impregnate thousands of men, including Cliff, Elvin and Martin. Theo, the only unwed mother-to-be, soon joins them. They commiserate and console each other, but their solace is short-lived. Contractions send them all to the hospital and into the most bizarre delivery room.

Nov 9, 1989
Cliff's Wet Adventure
Season 6Episode 930 min

Cliff's Wet Adventure

Claire sends Cliff to the store to buy some stuff for Thanksgiving dinner on a very rainy day and he returns soaking wet. Unfortunately he keeps forgetting some products and Claire sends him again & again. Meanwhile Denise invites Martin's ex wife to Cliff's house because she's all alone. Finally Cliff arrives home again just in time for Thanksgiving dinner.

Nov 16, 1989
Grampy and Nu-Nu Visit the Huxtables
Season 6Episode 1030 min

Grampy and Nu-Nu Visit the Huxtables

When Martin's parents visit, Denise frets about Mrs. Kendall's impression of her.

Nov 30, 1989
Cliff la Dolce
Season 6Episode 1130 min

Cliff la Dolce

Claire is going to Washington, and Denise is going to the Caribbean. Cliff stays all alone with Rudy & Olivia. Rudy comes to him with a problem between her & her friends but Cliff's advice makes things worse for Rudy. Meanwhile Theo takes Olivia to the cafeteria and uses her charm to collect other girls' phone numbers. Also Vanessa tries to get her father's permission to go to another girl's party with older boys.

Dec 7, 1989
Getting to Know You
Season 6Episode 1230 min

Getting to Know You

Theo meets Cliff & Martin at the cafeteria sitting with two willing beautiful girls. Later at the Huxtable residence Martin tries to explain to Cliff the situation on how he & Denise met and got married. Afterwards the family organizes a surprise for Cliff that will make him very happy.

Dec 14, 1989
Elvin Pays for Dinner
Season 6Episode 1330 min

Elvin Pays for Dinner

Sondra decides to stay home to work on her law school application.

Jan 4, 1990
Cliff's Nightmare
Season 6Episode 1430 min

Cliff's Nightmare

Cliff comes back from the hospital at three in the morning and decides to eat a sausage sandwich. Unfortunately that sandwich becomes responsible for the weirdest dream Cliff ever had.

Jan 11, 1990
Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor
Season 6Episode 1530 min

Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor

Denise & Vanessa are in the cafeteria when Vanessa sees a boy she seems to like but she's too shy to go to his table; so she asks advice from her big sister.

Jan 18, 1990
The Birthday Party
Season 6Episode 1630 min

The Birthday Party

It's Olivia's birthday and all she wants is a brand new tricycle, which she has all her friends help her search the entire house for when Cliff, who's supposed to be babysitting her guests, falls asleep.

Jan 25, 1990
Not Everybody Loves the Blues
Season 6Episode 1730 min

Not Everybody Loves the Blues

Theo is upset his girlfriend might go to graduate school in another town. He and Elvin go to a nightclub; they hear the King of the Blues Riley Jackson. Turns out Cliff and Clair know Riley. He visits the family, helps Theo with his blues.

Feb 1, 1990
Rudy's Walk on the Wild Side
Season 6Episode 1830 min

Rudy's Walk on the Wild Side

Rudy wants a sweater with fish that light up that are on sale at the mall, but she doesn't have enough money to buy it and becomes so desperate, she steals $2.30 out of the money Clair left out for the dry cleaning.

Feb 8, 1990
Mr. Sandman
Season 6Episode 1930 min

Mr. Sandman

Mrs. McGee (Rudy's teacher) calls the Huxtables to report that Rudy has not been attending dance lessons, so Cliff takes Rudy to to the dancing lessons and gets a little carried away.

Feb 15, 1990
Isn't It Romantic?
Season 6Episode 2030 min

Isn't It Romantic?

Cliff, Martin & Elvin place a bet between them on who can buy a romantic present to each of their wife within twenty-five dollars limit. Who ever wins will be called "The Emperor of Romance".

Feb 22, 1990
Theo's Dirty Laundry
Season 6Episode 2130 min

Theo's Dirty Laundry

When Cliff finds women's lingerie in Theo's laundry, he and Clair soon realize that their son has moved in with his girlfriend, Justine. Meanwhile, Denise announces her plans to become a special education teacher.

Mar 15, 1990
What's It All About?
Season 6Episode 2230 min

What's It All About?

Clair comes home from work exhausted and needs to rest but her family do not understand her so Cliff sends her to a friends combine around the lake far away from home to relax.

Mar 22, 1990
Off to See the Wretched
Season 6Episode 2330 min

Off to See the Wretched

Vanessa and her friends plot to go to a concert. They don't tell their parents it's in Baltimore, but they find out in a dramatic way.

Apr 5, 1990
The Moves
Season 6Episode 2430 min

The Moves

Clair brings her friend and rival attorney, Bernice, home to visit while Cliff's entertaining their recently divorced neighbor, Jeffrey. Despite their physical disparity, Jeffrey and Bernice really hit it off.

Apr 19, 1990
Live and Learn
Season 6Episode 2530 min

Live and Learn

Denise gets very excited about wanting to be an instructor to work with children who have learning disabilities but cannot understand that in order to teach she must have a college degree.

Apr 26, 1990
The Storyteller
Season 6Episode 2630 min

The Storyteller

Cliff's great-aunt, Gramtee, comes to visit and everyone is excited - except Olivia. Olivia wants to go to the zoo instead of a planned church visit. Gramtee tells stories of Cliff as a child and of a relative who was a slave years ago.

May 3, 1990

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