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The Best Episodes of The Cosby Show Season 5

Every episode of The Cosby Show Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Cosby Show Season 5!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 1 - Together Again and Again
    7.4/10(146 votes)

    #1 - Together Again and Again

    S5:E1

    As Theo begins his freshman year at New York University, Denise announces that she is dropping out of Hillman College. Sondra is revealed to be pregnant. First mention of Cliff's theory that the children keep returning home because "they want the house."

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  2. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 2 - The Physical
    7.5/10(143 votes)

    #2 - The Physical

    S5:E2

    Cliff prepares for a physical.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  3. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 3 - Rudy's All-Nighter
    6.9/10(148 votes)

    #3 - Rudy's All-Nighter

    S5:E3

    Rudy's friend sleeps over.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  4. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 4 - Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game)
    7.5/10(149 votes)

    #4 - Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game)

    S5:E4

    Everyone wants pregnant Sondra and Elvin to find a new house. Elvin's surname, Tibideaux, is revealed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  5. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 5 - Out of Brooklyn
    6.8/10(141 votes)

    #5 - Out of Brooklyn

    S5:E5

    Denise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  6. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 6 - The Birth
    7.3/10(155 votes)

    #6 - The Birth

    S5:E6

    Sondra goes into labor, and Elvin is a nervous wreck. Sondra gives birth to twins—a boy and a girl—who are named after Nelson Mandela and his then-wife Winnie. Elvin decides to return to medical school.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  7. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 7 - Cyranoise de Bergington
    6.8/10(134 votes)

    #7 - Cyranoise de Bergington

    S5:E7

    Theo wants to date his friend Howard's ex-girlfriend, but he is stunned upon learning who she wants to date.

    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 8 - How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
    7.0/10(156 votes)

    #8 - How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?

    S5:E8

    Vanessa, Janet and Kara want to be professional singers; Russell wins a prize in a sweepstakes, which turns out to be a toaster.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  9. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 9 - If the Dress Fits, Wear It
    7.5/10(158 votes)

    #9 - If the Dress Fits, Wear It

    S5:E9

    Clair secretly goes on a crash diet and exercise program to lose five pounds in a week so she can fit into a dress.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  10. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 10 - Is There a Hamster in the House?
    6.9/10(136 votes)

    #10 - Is There a Hamster in the House?

    S5:E10

    Rudy takes care of a friend's hamster for the weekend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark St. Germain

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  11. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 11 - Truth or Consequences
    7.2/10(148 votes)

    #11 - Truth or Consequences

    S5:E11

    Rudy lies to cover for Vanessa, who secretly goes out on a date with her older boyfriend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  12. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 12 - Cliff Babysits
    7.1/10(142 votes)

    #12 - Cliff Babysits

    S5:E12

    Cliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 13 - Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten
    7.2/10(132 votes)

    #13 - Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten

    S5:E13

    Clair appears as a panelist on a local Sunday morning talk show entitled "Retrospective". Clair buys a new couch and Cliff tries to keep the old one. Clair's law firm is identified as Greentree, Bradley & Dexter.

    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  14. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 14 - The Lost Weekend
    7.2/10(147 votes)

    #14 - The Lost Weekend

    S5:E14

    With the rest of the family gone for the night, Theo throws a "small" party that gets out of control.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  15. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 15 - No Way, Baby
    7.2/10(160 votes)

    #15 - No Way, Baby

    S5:E15

    Cliff tracks down the grandfather of one of his patients: an expectant teenage mother with no other family. Clair deduces that the charming man is illiterate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  16. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 16 - Can I Say Something, Please?
    6.9/10(135 votes)

    #16 - Can I Say Something, Please?

    S5:E16

    Rudy wants to change some of her rules.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  17. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 17 - The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus
    6.7/10(142 votes)

    #17 - The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus

    S5:E17

    Theo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for advice on winning his girlfriend back.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  18. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 18 - The Boys of Winter
    6.4/10(131 votes)

    #18 - The Boys of Winter

    S5:E18

    Cliff's old basketball friend comes to visit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  19. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 19 - It Comes and It Goes
    6.7/10(131 votes)

    #19 - It Comes and It Goes

    S5:E19

    Sondra bemoans taking care of the twins.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 20 - Theo's Women
    6.9/10(142 votes)

    #20 - Theo's Women

    S5:E20

    After catching Theo kissing another woman in the lounge of her dormitory, Justine breaks up with him. Desperate to win her back, Theo turns to Cliff for advice.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark St. Germain

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  21. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 21 - Birthday Blues
    6.8/10(144 votes)

    #21 - Birthday Blues

    S5:E21

    Clair's 46th birthday.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  22. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 22 - A Room With No View
    7.1/10(139 votes)

    #22 - A Room With No View

    S5:E22

    Vanessa and Rudy argue and fight. After the sisters do physical damage to the house, Cliff exiles them to the basement.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 23 - What He Did for Love
    6.6/10(128 votes)

    #23 - What He Did for Love

    S5:E23

    Theo's friend Denny finds an expensive watch and gives it to his girlfriend, but it is soon revealed to be stolen merchandise.

    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  24. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 24 - Day of the Locusts
    7.3/10(145 votes)

    #24 - Day of the Locusts

    S5:E24

    Sondra comes down with strep throat, prompting her mother Clair and Elvin's mother Francine to "steal" the babies.

    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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  25. The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode 25 - 57 Varieties
    7.2/10(137 votes)

    #25 - 57 Varieties

    S5:E25

    Theo wants to go to Egypt for an archaeological dig.

    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writer:Carmen Finestra

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Together Again and Again" is the best rated episode of "The Cosby Show" season 5. It scored 7.4/10 based on 146 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by Carmen Finestra, it aired on 10/6/1988. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Physical".