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The Best Episodes of The Cosby Show Season 8

Every episode of The Cosby Show Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Cosby Show Season 8!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 1 - With This Ring?
    7.3/10(158 votes)

    #1 - With This Ring?

    S8:E1

    18 year old Vanessa reveals that she is engaged to a 29 year old Head Caretaker of her University ... and has been for six months.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adriana Trigiani

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  2. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 2 - There's No Place Like This Home
    6.9/10(134 votes)

    #2 - There's No Place Like This Home

    S8:E2

    Cliff announces plans to add a new room to the house for Clair ... and only Clair. Sondra and Elvin are on the verge of purchasing their first house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  3. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 3 - Particles in Motion
    6.6/10(125 votes)

    #3 - Particles in Motion

    S8:E3

    During his first parent-counselor meeting, Theo and a single mother discover mutual attraction. Rudy meets Stanley and the two are immediately smitten with each other, much to the chagrin of a jealous Kenny.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adriana Trigiani

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  4. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 4 - Pam Applies to College
    6.1/10(127 votes)

    #4 - Pam Applies to College

    S8:E4

    Pam begins to realize that, because of her below average grades earlier in high school, she will not be able to attend the same college as her best friend.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 5 - Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown
    6.6/10(146 votes)

    #5 - Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown

    S8:E5

    Anxious to see a famous rapper, Rudy and her friends lie to their parents in order to get into a club for 16 year olds and up. Cliff and Clair secretly send Pam, Lance and Charmaine to keep an eye on them.

    Director:Malcolm-Jamal Warner
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 6 - It's Apparent to Everyone
    6.5/10(128 votes)

    #6 - It's Apparent to Everyone

    S8:E6

    Winnie and Nelson drive Cliff and Clair crazy around the house while Elvin and Sondra wait to move into their new house.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 7 - The Iceman Bricketh
    6.5/10(132 votes)

    #7 - The Iceman Bricketh

    S8:E7

    Vanessa's grandparents Russell Huxtable and Carrie Hanks are desperate to meet her fiancé Dabnis, who bonds with Cliff over a plumbing job.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adriana Trigiani

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  8. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 8 - Olivia's Field Trip
    6.4/10(123 votes)

    #8 - Olivia's Field Trip

    S8:E8

    Cliff chaperones Olivia's field trip to the museum; Theo falls victim to a scammer while ordering T-shirts for the community center.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 9 - For Men Only
    6.5/10(128 votes)

    #9 - For Men Only

    S8:E9

    Cliff teaches a class "for men only" at the community center.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 10 - Olivia Comes Out of the Closet
    6.3/10(123 votes)

    #10 - Olivia Comes Out of the Closet

    S8:E10

    Olivia tries to delay Martin's return to Asia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 11 - Two Is a Crowd
    6.5/10(121 votes)

    #11 - Two Is a Crowd

    S8:E11

    Vanessa and Dabnis have relationship problems, as do Rudy and Stanley.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  12. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 12 - Clair's Place
    6.5/10(123 votes)

    #12 - Clair's Place

    S8:E12

    As Christmas approaches, Clair gets a wonderful present: the completion of her special room.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adriana Trigiani

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  13. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 13 - Theo's Future
    5.9/10(125 votes)

    #13 - Theo's Future

    S8:E13

    Theo is accepted to graduate school at NYU, but faces a tough decision when he is unexpectedly offered a chance to interview for a corporate job in San Francisco.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  14. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 14 - The Price Is Wrong
    5.9/10(127 votes)

    #14 - The Price Is Wrong

    S8:E14

    Pam, Lance, Charmaine, and a group of senior citizens protest a grocery chain that gives preferential treatment to customers in wealthier neighborhoods.

    Director:Malcolm-Jamal Warner
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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  15. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 15 - Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle
    6.2/10(123 votes)

    #15 - Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle

    S8:E15

    Kenny pretends that he is dating another girl, in order to make Rudy jealous and force Stanley out of the picture.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 16 - Eat, Drink and Be Wary
    6.9/10(123 votes)

    #16 - Eat, Drink and Be Wary

    S8:E16

    Rudy and her friends want to go on the subway.

    Director:Malcolm-Jamal Warner
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 17 - The Getaway
    6.6/10(127 votes)

    #17 - The Getaway

    S8:E17

    Sondra, Elvin, and the twins finally move into their own house in New Jersey.

    Director:Chuck Vinson
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 18 - Cliff Gets Jilted
    6.6/10(121 votes)

    #18 - Cliff Gets Jilted

    S8:E18

    Vanessa and Dabnis announce that they have broken their engagement ... and would-be father-in-law Cliff is devastated.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Stuart Silverman

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  19. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 19 - Cliff and Theo Come Clean
    6.4/10(125 votes)

    #19 - Cliff and Theo Come Clean

    S8:E19

    Theo decides to turn down the corporate job in San Francisco and attend graduate school in New York. One of the students at the community center finds $600.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Adriana Trigiani

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  20. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 20 - Clair's Reunion
    6.5/10(126 votes)

    #20 - Clair's Reunion

    S8:E20

    Clair and her college friends plan a retirement party for one of their former professors from Hillman. Vanessa brings home a Senegalese exchange student.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 21 - Rudy's Retreat
    6.5/10(121 votes)

    #21 - Rudy's Retreat

    S8:E21

    Cliff and Clair see Rudy changing. While preparing their wills, Sondra and Elvin try to determine who should be the twins' legal guardian if the couple should both die. Charmaine and Lance prepare to visit Hillman College.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 22 - You Can't Stop the Music
    5.6/10(132 votes)

    #22 - You Can't Stop the Music

    S8:E22

    Cliff and Clair go to a local radio station for a live salsa performance. Kenny babysits Olivia.

    Director:Alan Smithee
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 23 - Some Gifts Aren't Deductible
    6.0/10(119 votes)

    #23 - Some Gifts Aren't Deductible

    S8:E23

    Kenny turns to Rudy and Cliff for help after lying to his girlfriend about plans for her birthday party. Cliff and Clair work on their income tax return.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 24 - And So We Commence
    7.6/10(181 votes)

    #24 - And So We Commence

    S8:E24

    Theo prepares to graduate from New York University. An elated Cliff continues to invite additional people to the ceremony, despite the fact that Theo only has a limited number of tickets. As Theo graduates from NYU, Cliff remembers how a 14 year old Theo received D's in 9th grade and had no desire to attend college at all. Denise telephones and reveals that she is pregnant. Olivia leaves to join Denise and Martin in Singapore.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Janet Leahy

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Season 8 Ratings Summary

"With This Ring?" is the best rated episode of "The Cosby Show" season 8. It scored 7.3/10 based on 158 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Adriana Trigiani, it aired on 9/19/1991. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "There's No Place Like This Home".