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The Bill Cosby Show: Season 2

26 episodes Premiered Sep 13, 1970
Previously on The Bill Cosby Show

Season 2 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of The Bill Cosby Show Season 1.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 2 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 2: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (23): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S2·E1 Mytharc

Anytime You're Ready, C.K.

Sep 13, 1970

The Holmes High School football team is on a losing streak, so the team asks Chet if they can have game films to help determine what they're doing wrong. Chet borrows a movie camer

S2·E2 Core

Open House

Sep 20, 1970

One of Chet's fellow teachers from the high school is a part time real estate agent. Chet spends a weekend helping him out, trying to sell a house. Chet sells the house, but the co

S2·E3 Core

Is There a Doctor in the Hospital?

Sep 27, 1970

Chet injures his back during his gym class, and needs to be taken to the hospital. Upon arrival, he has difficulty trying to obtain medical service, until a young patient staying a

S2·E4 Core

There Must Be a Party

Oct 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

S2·E5 Core

The Old Man of 4-C

Oct 11, 1970

Will Geer guest stars in this episode as a lonesome elderly man looking for companionship. He befriends Chet, and becomes too demanding of Chet's time, but they end up compromising

S2·E6 Core

The Lincoln Letter

Oct 18, 1970

Chet inherits a valuable letter which originally came from Abraham Lincoln. Only catch, the letter is misplaced and needs to be found.

S2·E7 Core

The Runaways

Oct 25, 1970

Chet is sent out to track down and find a runaway boy. He succeeds, and they spend the day together. After sharing a few adventures, Chet helps the boy decide he should go back hom

S2·E8 Core

The Artist

Nov 1, 1970

Chet helps out a talented youngster who wants to become an artist. Chet disputes however, when the youngster chooses Chet as subject matter for his painting which will be on displa

S2·E9 Core

March of the Antelopes

Nov 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

S2·E10 Core

The Deluge (1)

Nov 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

S2·E11 Core

The Deluge (2)

Nov 22, 1970

Conclusion of a two part episode. Chet helps an expectant mother deliver her baby at home during a driving rainstorm.

S2·E12 Core

Swann's Way

Dec 13, 1970

Don Knotts guest stars in this episode as a shifty repossessor who's trying to repossess Chet's television set.

S2·E13 Core

The Poet

Dec 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 sh

S2·E14 Core

Teacher of the Year

Dec 27, 1970

Upon winning the award for Teacher of the Year, Chet has a difficult time convincing the other teachers to attend the banquet where he will receive the award.

S2·E15 Core

Each According to Appetite

Jan 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 cafete

S2·E16 Core

Viva Ortega

Jan 10, 1971

Chet tutors a Mexican immigrant who is studying to become a United States citizen.

S2·E17 Core

Miraculous Martin

Jan 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.

S2·E18 Core

The Sesame Street Rumble

Jan 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.

S2·E19 Core

The Generation Gap

Jan 31, 1971

Chet's mother is going out of town, so Chet's father comes to stay with him while she is away. As they spend time together, they discover that things have changed and they don't ha

S2·E20 Core

Tobacco Road

Feb 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.

S2·E21 Core

A Dirty Business

Feb 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 stude

S2·E22 Core

The Barber Shop

Feb 21, 1971

Chet visits the local barber shop for a haircut. While there, he gets involved in a dispute with the barber and another patron over baseball. The three of them end up going to a hi

S2·E23 Core

Power of the Trees

Feb 28, 1971

Elsa Lanchester guest stars as an eccentric woman who recruits Chet to help save a tree from being cut down at a construction site.

S2·E24 Core

The Green-Eyed Monster

Mar 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 p

S2·E25 Mytharc

The Long Road Back

Mar 14, 1971

John Marley guest stars in this episode as a wealthy, eccentric man who wants to relive his childhood. He seeks Chet's help to have his wish come true.

S2·E26 Mytharc

The Saturday Game

Mar 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

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