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The Best Episodes of The Cosby Show Season 7

Every episode of The Cosby Show Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Cosby Show Season 7!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 1 - Same Time Next Year
    7.0/10(137 votes)

    #1 - Same Time Next Year

    S7:E1

    Denise takes classes locally at Medgar Evers College, while Vanessa enrolls at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Rudy starts sixth grade. Olivia starts preschool.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Ehrich Van Lowe

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  2. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 2 - Bird in the Hand
    7.8/10(134 votes)

    #2 - Bird in the Hand

    S7:E2

    Cliff tries to win a classic jazz record at an auction, while filling in for Denise as volunteer parent at Olivia's preschool. Sullivan Walker as Dr. James Harmon.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 3 - The Last Barbecue
    7.6/10(156 votes)

    #3 - The Last Barbecue

    S7:E3

    The Huxtable family erupts in a battle of the sexes after Theo suggests having a stripper at Martin's post-wedding bachelor party.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  4. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 4 - Period of Adjustment
    6.8/10(133 votes)

    #4 - Period of Adjustment

    S7:E4

    Clair's teenage second cousin moves in with the family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lore Kimbrough

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  5. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 5 - It's All in the Game
    7.1/10(128 votes)

    #5 - It's All in the Game

    S7:E5

    After Vanessa gets into a minor car accident and tries to cover it up, Cliff and Clair complain about the various small disasters the children have caused them, and the children fight back by complaining about ways Cliff and Clair have embarrassed them.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  6. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 6 - Getting the Story
    6.5/10(118 votes)

    #6 - Getting the Story

    S7:E6

    Rudy and Kenny do a video project.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Lore Kimbrough, Janet Leahy

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  7. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 7 - Just Thinking About It
    6.7/10(130 votes)

    #7 - Just Thinking About It

    S7:E7

    Under pressure from her boyfriend to become sexually active, Pam considers using birth control.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Ehrich Van Lowe

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  8. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 8 - The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof)
    7.0/10(131 votes)

    #8 - The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof)

    S7:E8

    Rudy gets her first period. Clair plans "Women's day" where she goes out alone with Rudy and answers any questions she has, but Rudy refuses to talk. Keith Diamond as Danny.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Lore Kimbrough, Janet Leahy

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  9. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 9 - You Can Go Home Again
    6.7/10(119 votes)

    #9 - You Can Go Home Again

    S7:E9

    Seeking privacy, Denise and Martin decide to look for their own apartment.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Lore Kimbrough

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  10. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 10 - It's a Boy
    6.2/10(118 votes)

    #10 - It's a Boy

    S7:E10

    The husband of one of Cliff's patients worries that he will be a poor father because he has no athletic ability. After Pam breaks up with Slide, she and the class brain are attracted to each other.

    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writer:Ehrich Van Lowe

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  11. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 11 - Clair's Liberation
    7.1/10(124 votes)

    #11 - Clair's Liberation

    S7:E11

    Clair enters menopause. She takes the news fine, but the kids treat her as if she's losing her mind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ehrich Van Lowe

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  12. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 12 - It's Your Move
    6.8/10(124 votes)

    #12 - It's Your Move

    S7:E12

    Elvin and Sondra help friends move during a football game.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 13 - Theo's Final Final
    6.5/10(120 votes)

    #13 - Theo's Final Final

    S7:E13

    Theo will make the dean's list if he gets an A on his final, but a beautiful exchange student planning to leave the next day for Barbados distracts him. Vanessa A. Williams appears (now portraying Cheryl).

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Elaine Arata

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  14. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 14 - Attack of the Killer B's
    6.6/10(122 votes)

    #14 - Attack of the Killer B's

    S7:E14

    Pam's grades have improved, but she worries that she will not be able to afford college.

    Director:Unknown
    Writers:Elaine Arata, Lore Kimbrough

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  15. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 15 - Total Control
    7.0/10(143 votes)

    #15 - Total Control

    S7:E15

    Cliff's patient and her husband are convinced that they are prepared for every scenario ... and then labor begins.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Ehrich Van Lowe

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  16. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 16 - Adventures in Babysitting
    6.7/10(121 votes)

    #16 - Adventures in Babysitting

    S7:E16

    Rudy begs Martin to let her babysit Olivia. Cliff and Dr. Harmon enter a pinochle tournament as partners ... and so do their wives.

    Director:Oz Scott
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 17 - 27 and Still Cooking
    6.7/10(126 votes)

    #17 - 27 and Still Cooking

    S7:E17

    To celebrate his 27th wedding anniversary with Clair, Cliff recreates the Callaloo Pot, a Caribbean restaurant where the couple dined on their honeymoon.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  18. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 18 - The Return of the Clairettes
    6.6/10(124 votes)

    #18 - The Return of the Clairettes

    S7:E18

    An old friend of Clair visits, along with her husband. Rudy prepares for her first date.

    Director:Neema Barnette
    Writer:Lisa Albert

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  19. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 19 - No More Mr. Nice Guy
    6.5/10(119 votes)

    #19 - No More Mr. Nice Guy

    S7:E19

    Theo's friend Denny thinks his girlfriend is cheating on him.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 20 - Home Remedies
    6.6/10(122 votes)

    #20 - Home Remedies

    S7:E20

    When Olivia comes down with a cold, everyone (except Cliff) has a different home remedy to offer as a cure. Russell and Anna celebrate another wedding anniversary. Cliff, Rudy and Olivia perform Koko Taylor's "I'm A Woman".

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Mark St. Germain

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  21. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 21 - Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue
    6.1/10(134 votes)

    #21 - Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue

    S7:E21

    Rudy has a nightmare about Olivia always getting her way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Lore Kimbrough

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  22. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 22 - There's Still No Joy in Mudville
    6.0/10(131 votes)

    #22 - There's Still No Joy in Mudville

    S7:E22

    Cliff goes bowling with his friends.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 23 - Cliff and Jake
    6.5/10(127 votes)

    #23 - Cliff and Jake

    S7:E23

    Clair tries to prevent Cliff from buying a new appliance from his friend Jake.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Mark St. Germain

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  24. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 24 - Theo and the Kids (1)
    7.3/10(133 votes)

    #24 - Theo and the Kids (1)

    S7:E24

    Theo, who is majoring in pediatric psychology, begins an internship as a junior counselor at the community center; he soon suspects that one of the children there is dyslexic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ehrich Van Lowe

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  25. The Cosby Show Season 7 Episode 25 - Theo and the Kids (2)
    7.3/10(125 votes)

    #25 - Theo and the Kids (2)

    S7:E25

    Theo continues his attempts to help Stanley and the other children at the community center.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ehrich Van Lowe

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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"Same Time Next Year" is the best rated episode of "The Cosby Show" season 7. It scored 7/10 based on 137 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by Ehrich Van Lowe, it aired on 9/20/1990. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Bird in the Hand".