The BEST episodes of The Cosby Show season 7
Every episode of The Cosby Show season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Cosby Show season 7!
Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable was an OBGYN (obstetrician/gynecologist), and his wife Clair was a successful attorney. They had five children: Sondra, Denise, Theo, Vanessa and Rudy. Sondra was rarely seen during the first season because she was away at Princeton. She became a regular character in the second season, and was usually seen with her on-again off-again beau, Elvin. They eventually married and had twins; but not before stunning their families by announcing the fact that Elvin was dropping out of medical school to open a camping store, and Sondra was dropping out of law school to help her husband in his endeavor. Denise was the "unique" child, the black sheep of the family. She had her own way of doing things, right down to the style of clothing she wore. After graduating high school, she left for Hillman College in 1986 (a year later, this would become the setting for the spin-off A Different World), but returned two years later with news that she was dropping ou
#1 - The Last Barbecue
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1990
The Huxtable family erupts in a battle of the sexes after Theo suggests having a stripper at Martin's post-wedding bachelor party.
#2 - Theo and the Kids (2)
Season 7 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/2/1991
Theo continues his attempts to help Stanley and the other children at the community center.
#3 - Theo and the Kids (1)
Season 7 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/25/1991
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. First appearances of Merlin Santana as Stanley and Eugene Byrd as Eugene.
#4 - It's All in the Game
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1990
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.
#5 - Adventures in Babysitting
Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/7/1991
Rudy begs Martin to let her babysit Olivia. Cliff and Dr. Harmon enter a pinochle tournament as partners ... and so do their wives.
#6 - The Return of the Clairettes
Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/21/1991
An old friend of Clair visits, along with her husband. Rudy prepares for her first date.
#7 - It's Your Move
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/1990
Elvin and Sondra help friends move during a football game.
#8 - Total Control
Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/31/1991
Cliff's patient and her husband are convinced that they are prepared for every scenario ... and then labor begins.
#9 - Theo's Final Final
Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1991
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).
#10 - You Can Go Home Again
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/1990
Seeking privacy, Denise and Martin decide to look for their own apartment.
#11 - Same Time Next Year
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1990
Denise takes classes locally at Medgar Evers College, while Vanessa enrolls at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Rudy starts sixth grade. Olivia starts preschool. In a scene prior to the opening credits, Olivia enters Cliff's bedroom wearing a Bart Simpson mask. It is a nod to FOX's decision to move The Simpsons to Thursdays at 8:00 pm Eastern/Pacific, presenting The Cosby Show with its first true ratings challenge.
#12 - Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue
Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/21/1991
Rudy has a nightmare about Olivia always getting her way.
#13 - Getting the Story
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1990
Rudy and Kenny do a video project.
#14 - Home Remedies
Season 7 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/7/1991
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".
#15 - Bird in the Hand
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1990
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.
#16 - The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof)
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1990
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.
#17 - 27 and Still Cooking
Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/14/1991
To celebrate his 27th wedding anniversary with Clair, Cliff recreates the Callaloo Pot, a Caribbean restaurant where the couple dined on their honeymoon.
#18 - There's Still No Joy in Mudville
Season 7 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/4/1991
Cliff goes bowling with his friends.
#19 - It's a Boy
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1990
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.
#20 - No More Mr. Nice Guy
Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/28/1991
Theo's friend Denny thinks his girlfriend is cheating on him.
#21 - Clair's Liberation
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/1990
Clair enters menopause. She takes the news fine, but the kids treat her as if she's losing her mind.
#22 - Cliff and Jake
Season 7 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/11/1991
Clair tries to prevent Cliff from buying a new appliance from his friend Jake. Lost episode from Season 6. Guest appearances by Red Buttons and E. G. Marshall. Last appearance of Lisa Bonet as Denise.
#23 - Attack of the Killer B's
Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1991
Pam's grades have improved, but she worries that she will not be able to afford college. Karen Malina White as Charmaine. Allen Payne as Lance. Mushond Lee as Slide.
#24 - Just Thinking About It (1)
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/1990
Under pressure from her boyfriend to become sexually active, Pam considers using birth control. Karen Malina White as Charmaine. Allen Payne as Lance. Mushond Lee as Slide.
#25 - Just Thinking About It (2)
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/1/1990
Pam and Slide argue over whether they should become sexually active.