List of The Cosby Show episodes
Season 1 (1984–85)
This season's opening credits features the Huxtable family playing sports in Central Park. Two versions of the show's theme song are used in this sequence.

List of The Cosby Show episodes

Section Title: Season 1 (1984–85)
Table Section Text: This season's opening credits features the Huxtable family playing sports in Central Park. Two versions of the show's theme song are used in this sequence.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code

1	1	"Pilot" "Theo's Economic Lesson"	Jay Sandrich	Ed. Weinberger and Michael Leeson	September 20, 1984	0101

When Theo brings home a poor report card, he claims he does not need good grades to get a job. So Cliff gives him an economics lesson with Monopoly money.

2	2	"Goodbye Mr. Fish"	Jay Sandrich	Earl Pomerantz	September 27, 1984	0102

When Rudy's goldfish dies, Cliff struggles over how to break the bad news to her. Cliff wants to hold a formal funeral in the bathroom, but the rest of the family has other ideas about the proper site for the "memorial".

3	3	"Bad Dreams"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	October 4, 1984	0103

Cliff forbids 11-year-old Vanessa to see a scary movie; though he allows older brother Theo to go. Vanessa sneaks out to see the movie anyway, but soon regrets it when she begins having nightmares.

4	4	"Knight to Night" "You're Not a Mother Night"	Jay Sandrich	Karyl Geld Miller & Korby Siamis	October 11, 1984	0104

When Cliff Huxtable realizes that Clair is overstressed at home and in the office, he treats her to a night in a deluxe, first-class, spare-no-expense room at the Biltmore Hotel.

5	5	"Is That My Boy?"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	October 18, 1984	0105

Cliff is thrilled that Theo will continue the Huxtable tradition as a member of the football team. And he can hardly control his joy when his son asks to see some of his old football moves.

6	6	"Breaking With Tradition"	Jay Sandrich	Earl Pomerantz	October 25, 1984	0106

Denise wants to attend Princeton like her older sister, Sondra. But Grandpa Russell wants her to attend Hillman, to uphold a family tradition.

7	7	"One More Time"	Jay Sandrich	Earl Pomerantz	November 1, 1984	0107

When Clair baby sits for a newborn baby, she yearns to have another child of her own. Cliff, however, does not think it is such a good idea.

8	8	"A Shirt Story"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	November 8, 1984	0108

Theo's plans to impress his date by wearing an expensive designer shirt are ruined when Cliff forces him to return the extravagant purchase.

9	9	"Play It Again, Vanessa"	Jay Sandrich	Jerry Ross	November 15, 1984	0109

With her music recital three days away, Vanessa cannot play a note on the clarinet. So Cliff arranges for her music teacher to give her private lessons.

10	10	"How Ugly Is He?"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	November 22, 1984	0110

Dr. Cliff Huxtable and his wife, Clair, a lawyer, invite daughter Denise's bright new boyfriend (Kristoff St.

11	11	"Bonjour, Sondra"	Jay Sandrich	Jerry Ross & Michael Loman	December 6, 1984	0111

Excited that the whole family will be together for Thanksgiving, Cliff anxiously waits for Sondra's arrival home from Princeton. But instead of celebrating, Sondra spends the holiday trying to persuade her parents to let her go to Paris for the summer.

12	12	"Father's Day"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus & Elliot Shoenman	December 13, 1984	0112

Cliff gives the children a lecture on the importance of picking their father a suitable gift instead of the neon ties and yo-yos they usually buy him.

13	13	"Rudy's Sick"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Williams	December 20, 1984	0113

Rudy is sick, and Clair must go to an important interview, so Cliff stays home to watch her. Unfortunately, Cliff soon discovers that being a doctor has not fully prepared him to take care of a sick child.

14	14	"Independence Day"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Robinson	January 10, 1985	0114

While staying at a friend's house for a weekend, Theo has his ear pierced to prove his independence. When the ear becomes infected, Theo is forced to show Cliff the earring and accept his punishment – a lecture from Grandpa.

15	15	"Physician of the Year"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	January 17, 1985	0115

Cliff is chosen to be honored with a very prestigious award: Physician of the Year, but on the night of the awards banquet, Cliff is delayed in the hospital delivery room.

16	16	"Jitterbug Break"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Williams	January 31, 1985	0116

To warm up for his night out with Clair and their friends, Cliff shows off a few of his dance moves in the living room.

17	17	"Theo and the Joint"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	February 7, 1985	0117

Cliff and Clair are concerned when they find a marijuana cigarette in Theo's schoolbook. Theo is upset that someone has planted the joint in his book, so he goes out of his way to find the culprit who set him up.

18	18	"Vanessa's New Class"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Williams & Carmen Finestra	February 14, 1985	0118

Vanessa is confident that her science project will bring her the usual top honors she expects, until she discovers that the other students in her new advanced-placement class are much more competitive than she thought.

19	19	"Clair's Case"	Jay Sandrich	Winifred Hervey	February 21, 1985	0119

After Sondra is ripped off by a conniving auto mechanic, an incensed Clair goes to court to right the wrong. While Clair is preparing her court case, Cliff plays family chef and cooks up some rather bizarre concoctions for dinner – leaving the kids hungering for Mom's cooking.

20	20	"Back to the Track, Jack"	Jay Sandrich	Matt Robinson	February 28, 1985	0120

Cliff is excited to join his former teammates from Hillman College in a grudge match against Norton University, until he discovers he is 25 years out of shape.

21	21	"The Younger Woman"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus	March 14, 1985	0121

Clair is excited to learn that Cliff's widower friend, Mike (Robert King) has a new woman in his life and invites the couple over for dinner.

22	22	"The Slumber Party"	Jay Sandrich	Carmen Finestra	March 28, 1985	0122

While Clair is away at a seminar, an imaginative and exhausted Cliff dreams up ways to entertain the children, including that old standby – the bucking-horse ride.

23	23	"Mr. Quiet"	Jay Sandrich	Emily Tracy	May 2, 1985	0123

Theo finds a battered young boy at the playground of the Keystone Community Center and takes him to the Center's director, Tony Castillo, played by guest star Tony Orlando.

24	24	"Cliff's Birthday"	Jay Sandrich	Elliot Shoenman & John Markus	May 9, 1985	0124

While Cliff snoops around trying to discover his special birthday surprise, a clever Clair has arranged for the Huxtable family to see legendary performer Lena Horne.

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"Goodbye Mr. Fish" is the second episode of the first season of The Cosby Show.

final_sentence: "Goodbye Mr. Fish" is the second episode of the first season of The Cosby Show.