The WORST episodes of Cosby

Every episode of Cosby ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Cosby!

Bill Cosby stars as Hilton Lucas, a former airline worker forced into early retirement after a mass layoff. Other characters in this CBS sitcom include Hilton's wife Ruth, his daughter Erica and family friends Griffin and Pauline.

Last Updated: 12/22/2024Network: CBSStatus: Ended
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#1 - The Song Remains the Same

Season 4 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/28/2000

Hilton passes his advice along to Erica and Darien on how to keep the romance alive in marriage.

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#2 - A Long Night's Journey

Season 4 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/21/2000

Hilton suffers from insomnia for several days, falling asleep during the day at inopertune moments, causing Erica and Ruth embarassment. When Hilton refuses to attend a sleep clinic, Griffin offers to set up a video camera in the Lucas' bedroom to record the night's activity to find the cause of Hilton's sleeplessness. The next morning, when the family gathers to watch the tape, no one is more surprised than Ruth to see that it's her snoring and kicking Hilton in her sleep that keeps him awake.

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#3 - A Pair of Threes Beats a Flush Every Time

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 4/7/2000

Hilton discovers that a former high school buddy is now homeless.

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#4 - Perfect Valentine

Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/31/2000

Griffin's inablity to deal with the return of his estranged father, who abandoned him 15 years earlier, causes problems in his relationship with Rebecca.

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#5 - One for the Books

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/22/1999

Ruth and Pauline try to help save a friend's failing bookstore by annexing it to the Flower Cafe.

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#6 - Lucas Apocalypse

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/1999

When Griffin tries to prepare for Y2K by installing a generator, he causes a premature blackout for the entire neighborhood.

Directors: Don Scardino
Writer: John Rogers
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#7 - Book 'Em, Griff O

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/1999

Hilton urges Griffin to do something to replace his school's outdated textbooks, and Drica and Darien return from their honeymoon.

Directors: Don Scardino
Writer: J.J. Paulsen
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#8 - The Parent Trap

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/15/1999

Erica visits a student's home to get his mother more involved in his education.

Directors: Don Scardino
Writer: Matt Karis
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#9 - Superstar, Part 2

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/1999

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#10 - Will Power

Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/1/1999

Hilton is attempting to help Jurnee with her "Romeo and Juliet" homework assignment when his true feelings about The Bard come out: Why couldn't Shakespeare simply speak in plain English rather than using all of that fancy, confusing language? Alas, Shakespeare showeth up in the Lucas kitchen to tutor Hilton personally. Will it be "all's well that ends well?"

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#11 - Raising Paranoia

Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/3/2000

Griffin, Erica and Darien try to convince a drug-addicted friend to enter rehab.

Directors: Don Scardino
Writer: Tom Straw
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#12 - The Hilton Hilton

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/2000

Darien's late arrival to an important family dinner causes a fight between Hilton and Ruth.

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#13 - This Old Friend

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/14/1998

Hilton becomes nervous when, after a two-year silence, he hears from an old friend who only makes contact when he needs a handout.

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#14 - Afterschool Delight

Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/22/1999

Jurnee is aghast when she finds out that her dad intends to date the “meanest” teacher at her school. Del is so troubled by Jurnee’s reaction to his interest in Ms. Malone that he’s ready to call off their date. But Hilton reminds him that almost every person can remember a teacher who was too strict, gave too much homework or expected too much of a student – and usually ended up being the one who made the greatest impact on the student later in life.

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#15 - Lucas Illuminus

Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/17/1999

Hilton volunteers as a reader for a retired, blind English literature professor and, upon realizing his gift for teaching, urges him to return to the classroom. Anthony Quinn guest stars as Professor Christo, whose failing eyesight and advanced age caused him to leave behind the profession he loves so much.

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#16 - The Wedding

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/1999

Hilton has to pay the wedding organizers for their services as Erica's wedding nears, but Ruth is more concerned with why the bride isn't falling apart yet.

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#17 - A Teacher's Life

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/1999

Getting through a typical day is hard enough, but it becomes an ordeal for Griffin when everyone demands his time on the day he is preparing for a date with a beautful flight attendant.

Directors: Don Scardino
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#18 - There's Something About Hilton

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/3/1999

A strange woman comes to the shop under the impression that Hilton is her husband, Charlie.

Directors: Don Scardino
Writer: Nick Lerose
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#19 - To Catch a Thief

Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/28/2000

Hilton finds himself in the middle of a Bank Heist.

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#20 - It's a Wonderful Wife

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/10/2000

For a school paper, Keisha discovers intriqing facts about Ruth's past.

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#21 - Judgment Day

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1998

Hilton's steaming when a klutzy customer spills coffee on her dress, admits it's her own fault---and then sues the Flower Cafe for $3000.

Directors: Don Scardino
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#22 - A Team of His Own

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/5/1998

Ruth must deal with a bunch of know-it-alls. Her husband Hilton "knows" that his community center boys' basketball team could beat her girls' team, and her star player Nikki "knows" that the game should be only about scoring the points. So when Ruth challenges Hilton to a boy/girl game, he has a lot to do to get his star players in shape, and Ruth must teach Nikki about teamwork. Hilton gets a lesson in what girls can do when WNBA "New York Liberty" team members Teresa Weatherspoon and Kym Hampton show-up at the gym for a clinic and run a couple of their finest plays.

Directors: John Bowab
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#23 - Chilly Scenes of Winter Golf

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/21/2000

When Ruth teaches Erica how to play golf, a rivalry begins between the two women that even extends to cooking.

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#24 - The Broken Reflection

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/2/1996

Hilton's eccentric and snobby brother George pays a visit to the Lucas household.

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#25 - Shall We Dance

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/1997

Ruth surprises Hilton when she enrolls him in tap dancing classes as a birthday gift. He skips the classes, but tells Ruth that he is making remarkable progress. When Ruth announces that she is going to attend the dance recital, Hilton must take a crash course in fancy footwork, or risk having his deception exposed. The coffee shop hosts it's first poetry night.

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