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The Best Episodes of The Cosby Show Season 4

Every episode of The Cosby Show Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Cosby Show Season 4!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 1 - Call of the Wild
    7.5/10(169 votes)

    #1 - Call of the Wild

    S4:E1

    The newlywed Sondra and Elvin return from their honeymoon with shocking news for Cliff and Clair: they want to abandon their dreams of being a lawyer and doctor and open an outdoorsman's "wilderness store." Geoffrey Owens (Elvin) becoms a regular cast member.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 2 - Theogate
    7.6/10(167 votes)

    #2 - Theogate

    S4:E2

    Theo and Cockroach come home unusually late from a track meet, and the Huxtables got a phone message earlier from the track coach. They both deny anything out of the ordinary happened, but attorney Clair knows better. A mock trial is held for Theo and Cockroach at the Huxtables' for Clair to get to the bottom of the situation.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 3 - It's Not Easy Being Green
    6.5/10(155 votes)

    #3 - It's Not Easy Being Green

    S4:E3

    Rudy wants to wear summer clothes in winter to a party, while Cliff tries to get rid of an old water heater.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  4. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 4 - Cliff's Mistake
    7.2/10(157 votes)

    #4 - Cliff's Mistake

    S4:E4

    While setting up the house as a "haunted house" for Halloween, Cliff discover's he's lost a power drill that his neighbor loaned to him. First appearance of Wallace Shawn as Jeffrey Ingalls.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  5. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 5 - Shakespeare
    7.4/10(181 votes)

    #5 - Shakespeare

    S4:E5

    Christopher Plummer and Roscoe Lee Browne appear. Theo must read Julius Caesar for school, but complains that it is boring. Russel and his friends read scenes from the play aloud, and Theo is enthralled. Later, the men read from a different work of literature-a story Rudy wrote!

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 6 - That's Not What I Said
    7.0/10(142 votes)

    #6 - That's Not What I Said

    S4:E6

    Cliff and Clair have a marital argument after Theo gets detained by police for riding in a car with an unlicensed driver.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  7. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 7 - Autumn Gifts
    6.9/10(139 votes)

    #7 - Autumn Gifts

    S4:E7

    Rudy goes to an older widowed lady's house each afternoon to have tea and play cards, but notices that she refuses to take her daily medication for diabetes. She tells Cliff, who devises a plan to try to convince her that she needs the meds to live. Eileen Heckart appearance. Keshia Knight Pulliam appears on the episode of A Different World which airs later that evening.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Matt Williams

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  8. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 8 - Looking Back
    6.8/10(143 votes)

    #8 - Looking Back

    S4:E8

    Sondra and Elvin have their first marital fight, and Elvin comes to the Huxtable house for comfort and support. Clair shares about the difficulties in their house as flashbacks are shown.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  9. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 9 - Where's Rudy?
    6.7/10(147 votes)

    #9 - Where's Rudy?

    S4:E9

    Theo and Vanessa lose track of Rudy in a mall while Clair enters a squash exhibition. Earle Hyman (Russell) appears on the episode of A Different World which airs later that evening.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 10 - Dance Mania
    6.8/10(167 votes)

    #10 - Dance Mania

    S4:E10

    Theo and Cockroach have tickets to appear on television on the dance show "Dance Mania", but are told that only one of them can enter the studio during the filming because of fire laws. Theo miscalculates by offering to let Cockroach go in (thinking he'll refuse) and gets angry when Cockroach takes him up on the offer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Matt Williams

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  11. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 11 - The Locker Room
    6.9/10(160 votes)

    #11 - The Locker Room

    S4:E11

    Theo and his classmates brag about their dates with girls in the locker room, but Theo's mood changes when one of the guys goes out with Vanessa and brags about it the next day. Troy Winbush as Denny. Adam Sandler as Smitty.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  12. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 12 - The Show Must Go On
    6.6/10(152 votes)

    #12 - The Show Must Go On

    S4:E12

    Vaudeville is shown to Rudy and her friends, who are unimpressed.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  13. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 13 - Bookworm
    7.1/10(157 votes)

    #13 - Bookworm

    S4:E13

    Clair drags Cliff to her book club meeting, and he's the lone male there. Much to Clair's surprise, Cliff knows quite a bit about the book in question! Meanwhile, the kids attempt a sleepover at Sondra and Elvin's run-down studio apartment, but are overwhelmed by the noise and lack of utilities. Appearances by Angela Bassett and S. Epatha Merkerson.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  14. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 14 - Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
    7.0/10(137 votes)

    #14 - Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

    S4:E14

    Rudy has to play the violin in music class at school, but gets jealous because she thinks her classmates' instruments are more fun. Deon Richmond as Kenny. Naoka Nakagawa as Kim.

    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  15. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 15 - The Visit
    7.3/10(160 votes)

    #15 - The Visit

    S4:E15

    Theo visits a friend in the hospital who has cancer. Troy Winbush as Denny. Adam Sandler as Smitty. Special appearance by Armand Hammer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  16. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 16 - The Drum Major
    6.9/10(145 votes)

    #16 - The Drum Major

    S4:E16

    Vanessa tries out for the drum major at school. Theo playfully mocks her efforts, but learns from friends that Vanessa is the target of sexism and intervenes on her behalf. Meanwhile, Cliff cooks up a batch of extremely spicy chili as Russell tries to pay off a loan from an old friend. Deon Richmond as Kenny. Troy Winbush as Denny. Guest appearance by Dub Taylor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 17 - Waterworks
    7.4/10(158 votes)

    #17 - Waterworks

    S4:E17

    Clair tries to stop Cliff from fixing a leaky pipe by hiring a team of professionals: friends of Sondra and Elvin from Princeton.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  18. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 18 - Once Upon a Time
    5.8/10(161 votes)

    #18 - Once Upon a Time

    S4:E18

    Rudy writes a fairy tale, and the colorful story is acted out in her fantasy. Members of the family play the roles of a village full of happy people and a mean group that ruins their fun. At the end of the episode, Rudy declares that when she becomes "president of the world", she will put a stop to all mean people. Cliff and Clair proceed to watch news reports of weapons' testing and bombings, and urge her to "hurry, because we need you right now." Earle Hyman as Russell.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  19. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 19 - Petanque
    6.9/10(143 votes)

    #19 - Petanque

    S4:E19

    Cliff and a friend play pétanque. First appearance of Sullivan Walker as Dr. James Harmon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Matt Williams

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  20. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 20 - Trust Me
    6.9/10(146 votes)

    #20 - Trust Me

    S4:E20

    A friend of Clair's has marital problems; Cliff takes a "mini-vacation" in the house as Theo, Rudy, and Vanessa try to stump each other with riddles.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  21. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 21 - Home for the Weekend
    7.3/10(138 votes)

    #21 - Home for the Weekend

    S4:E21

    Denise comes home from college, but seems to have more time for her friends than for the family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  22. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 22 - The Prom
    7.1/10(170 votes)

    #22 - The Prom

    S4:E22

    Theo, Denny and Smitty go to great lengths to impress their dates for the senior prom but fail disastrously; Cliff and Clair relive their own prom. Troy Winbush as Denny. Adam Sandler as Smitty. First appearance of Michelle Thomas as Justine. Phylicia Rashād appears on the episode of A Different World which airs later that evening.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  23. The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode 23 - Gone Fishin'
    6.8/10(134 votes)

    #23 - Gone Fishin'

    S4:E23

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Call of the Wild" is the best rated episode of "The Cosby Show" season 4. It scored 7.5/10 based on 169 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/24/1987. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Theogate".