The Cosby Show: Season 7
Season 7 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 Cosby Show Season 6.
- 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.
Episode Guide
Season 7 Progress Shield
Same Time Next Year
Sep 20, 1990 · 22 min
Denise takes classes locally at Medgar Evers College, while Vanessa enrolls at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Rudy starts sixth grade. Olivia starts preschool.
Bird in the Hand
Sep 27, 1990 · 22 min
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.
The Last Barbecue
Oct 4, 1990 · 22 min
The Huxtable family erupts in a battle of the sexes after Theo suggests having a stripper at Martin's post-wedding bachelor party.
Period of Adjustment
Oct 11, 1990 · 22 min
Clair's teenage second cousin moves in with the family.
It's All in the Game
Oct 18, 1990 · 22 min
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 fi
Just Thinking About It
Nov 1, 1990 · 42 min
Under pressure from her boyfriend to become sexually active, Pam considers using birth control.
The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof)
Nov 8, 1990 · 22 min
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.
You Can Go Home Again
Nov 15, 1990 · 22 min
Seeking privacy, Denise and Martin decide to look for their own apartment.
It's a Boy
Nov 29, 1990 · 22 min
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 attract
Clair's Liberation
Dec 6, 1990 · 22 min
Clair enters menopause. She takes the news fine, but the kids treat her as if she's losing her mind.
It's Your Move
Dec 13, 1990 · 22 min
Elvin and Sondra help friends move during a football game.
Theo's Final Final
Jan 3, 1991 · 22 min
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
Attack of the Killer B's
Jan 10, 1991 · 22 min
Pam's grades have improved, but she worries that she will not be able to afford college.
Total Control
Jan 31, 1991 · 22 min
Cliff's patient and her husband are convinced that they are prepared for every scenario ... and then labor begins.
Adventures in Babysitting
Feb 7, 1991 · 22 min
Rudy begs Martin to let her babysit Olivia. Cliff and Dr. Harmon enter a pinochle tournament as partners ... and so do their wives.
27 and Still Cooking
Feb 14, 1991 · 22 min
To celebrate his 27th wedding anniversary with Clair, Cliff recreates the Callaloo Pot, a Caribbean restaurant where the couple dined on their honeymoon.
The Return of the Clairettes
Feb 21, 1991 · 22 min
An old friend of Clair visits, along with her husband. Rudy prepares for her first date.
No More Mr. Nice Guy
Feb 28, 1991 · 22 min
Theo's friend Denny thinks his girlfriend is cheating on him.
Home Remedies
Mar 7, 1991 · 22 min
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
Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue
Mar 21, 1991 · 22 min
Rudy has a nightmare about Olivia always getting her way.
There's Still No Joy in Mudville
Apr 4, 1991 · 22 min
Cliff goes bowling with his friends.
Cliff and Jake
Apr 11, 1991 · 22 min
Clair tries to prevent Cliff from buying a new appliance from his friend Jake.
Theo and the Kids (1)
Apr 25, 1991 · 22 min
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.
Theo and the Kids (2)
May 2, 1991 · 22 min
Theo continues his attempts to help Stanley and the other children at the community center.