Episode
The Cosby Show: Cliff's 50th Birthday
Overview
Cliff's 50th birthday has all kinds of surprises.
Details
- Series
- The Cosby Show
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 1987-03-12
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Cliff's 50th Birthday is Episode 20 in Season 3 of The Cosby Show. It aired on 1987-03-12. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 19: The Shower
Denise holds a bridal shower for her pregnant and bride-to-be friend Veronica, but finds out some disturbing information.
Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable, although mentioned.
Episode 21: I Know That You Know
When Sondra and Elvin announce their engagement, Clair and the children use the news to play a practical joke on Cliff, who launches a counter-offensive of his own. Geoffrey Owens as Elvin.
More episodes from this season
Episode 18: You Only Hurt the One You Love
Rudy gets hurt from Theo's rough games. Rudy cries. Theo gets punished. Clair goes to a doctor and gets the same advice that Cliff gave her. Cliff learns that the woman who cleans up the Doctor's Lounge at the hospital (Rita Moreno) has been fired.
Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable and Lisa Bonet as Denise Huxtable.
Episode 22: Andalusian Flu
While Cliff and Clair have the flu, Theo tries to keep the house going.
Episode 17: Calling Doctor Huxtable
Cliff is called to the hospital for 3 deliveries, Malinda Williams appearance, Patricia Richardson appearance.
Episode 23: Bald and Beautiful
Cliff's Navy friend comes to visit. Cockroach shaves his head to be in a rock video. Robert Culp (Bill Cosby's co-star from the 1960s TV series I Spy) appears as Scott Kelly.
Episode 16: Denise Gets an Opinion
Denise has a blind date, but is really scared. So she asks Theo to grade him for her!!!! But this soon leads to a big hilarious mix up.
Episode 24: Planning Parenthood
Clair's sister decides she wants to be a mother. Cliff takes Rudy and her friends out to eat at a fancy restaurant.
Episode 15: Say Hello to a Good Buy
Cliff buys a new car. Rudy cuts some animal pictures out of Cliff's expensive books for school. Guest appearance by Sinbad, who would later portray Walter Oakes on the Cosby Show spinoff, A Different World.
Watched by almost 65 million viewers when it originally aired, "Say Hello to a Good Buy" was the series' highest rated episode.
Episode 25: Hillman
The Huxtable family goes to Hillman College to attend a ceremony in honor of its president's retirement. Guest appearance by Joe Seneca. Filmed at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. The episode serves as a backdoor pilot for the spinoff series A Different World, which premieres in the fall of 1987.
Episode 14: Rudy Spends the Night
Cliff establishes the Huxtable Men's Club when the women are away to help Theo get over his sadnes of a lost date. Venessa is very excited that big sister Denise is letting her go to the Village with Denise's college friends.
Episode 13: Monster Man Huxtable
Elvin helps Theo with some wrestling moves, although he and Sondra have made plans for the weekend, and reveals that he is thinking of marrying her. Geoffrey Owens as Elvin.