The BEST episodes of The Bill Cosby Show
Every episode of The Bill Cosby Show ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Bill Cosby Show!
Bill Cosby plays Chet Kincaid, a physical education teacher at a Los Angeles high school who gets involved in various comedic adventures with his students and fellow teachers.
#1 - Goodbye Cruel World
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/8/1970
Wally Cox guest stars in this episode as a shy man lacking in self confidence. With Chet's help, he builds up the nerve to ask a woman out on a date. She rejects him, and he wants to commit suicide. Chet helps to restore the man's confidence and self esteem.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Tobacco Road
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/7/1971
Chet aids a fellow teacher from the high school who's trying to quit smoking. Herb Edelman guest stars as Mr. Maher, the teacher who's trying to kick the habit.
#4 - The Worst Crook That Ever Lived
Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/25/1970
Chet is asked to help straighten out Raymond, a youngster who has a penchant for stealing. In an effort to keep Raymond out of trouble, Chet finds a spot for him on his little league baseball team. But Raymond steals the money that Chet had saved up which was intended to buy uniforms for the team. In the end, Raymond realizes what he did was wrong and returns the money to Chet.
#5 - Growing Growing Grown
Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/4/1970
Chet is asked to chaperone at a high school dance. Chet's car is not available, he ends up borrowing his brothers garbage truck to drive his date to the dance. At the dance, Chet teaches one student a lesson in the importance of physical appearance.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - There Must Be a Party
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1970
A female student at the high school is convinced she is destined to be an actress and is certain she will win an acting contest she has entered. Chet then tells her about the time he missed his own surprise birthday party to try and teach her a lesson about anticipation and being overconfident.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - March of the Antelopes
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1970
Chet is in charge of a group of youngsters and is supposed to take them on an overnight camping trip. They set out to their destination, but mishaps occur, and they end up staying over at Chet's apartment.
#10 - A Dirty Business
Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/14/1971
Chet is at odds with a student at the high school who wants to be a spy. Because the student is a fast runner, Chet wants him to join up with the school's track team. But the student wants no part of it, preferring to remain out of the spotlight.
Watch Now:Amazon#12 - The Green-Eyed Monster
Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/7/1971
A male student from the high school seeks Chet's advice regarding love and jealousy. As it turns out, Chet could use a lesson or two himself and does not seem to practice what he preaches.
#14 - The Saturday Game
Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/21/1971
A young Jewish boy joins Chet's little league baseball team. Saturday is the day of the big game, and the boy is forced to decide between playing in the game, or sitting out due to his religious beliefs, Saturday being the Jewish sabbath.
Watch Now:Amazon#15 - Swann's Way
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/13/1970
Don Knotts guest stars in this episode as a shifty repossessor who's trying to repossess Chet's television set.
#16 - Lover's Quarrel
Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/18/1970
Chet tries to get his ever arguing aunt and uncle to stop fighting and treat each other with kindness and respect. Veteran actors Mantan Moreland and Jackie "Moms" Mabley guest star and give classic performances as the bickering old couple.
Watch Now:Amazon#20 - The Poet
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/20/1970
A male student at the high school enjoys writing poetry, but doesn't want his friends to find out, fearing ridicule. Chet (who has also written some poetry) tells the student he shouldn't be concerned with what other people think, to go ahead and do what he enjoys doing. Chet then gets in a bind when he is mistaken as the author of a poem he copied in his youth, and the poem is scheduled to be published in the school newspaper.
Watch Now:Amazon#22 - Miraculous Martin
Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/17/1971
Dick Van Dyke guest stars in this episode as Miraculous Martin, an out of work magician who's trying to stay sober and planning to get married.
#23 - The Deluge (1)
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/1970
A driving rainstorm is pounding the Los Angeles area. Chet's next door neighbor is due to have her baby and is unable to get to the hospital, streets are flooded. Chet helps out as the woman prepares to have her baby at home. Part one of a two part episode.
Watch Now:Amazon#24 - Each According to Appetite
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/3/1971
Students at the high school organize a lockout of the teachers cafeteria, requesting that they have input over what foods go on the student menu. Chet helps the students and cafeteria manager reach a compromise. But when the same students have a grievance with Chet's gym class, Chet is not as willing to cooperate.
#25 - The Sesame Street Rumble
Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/24/1971
Chet has a large TV antenna installed so he can watch the big Rams/Packers football game. Many teachers from the high school come over to see the game, but Chet's TV set goes out. Chet goes next door to try and borrow the neighbors TV set, but the boy at home refuses to let Chet borrow it, insisting that he wants to watch Sesame Street.
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