Episode
Cosby: Lucas Absentia
Overview
Griffin contemplates quitting the teaching profession when his first day as a substitute teacher is a disaster. The Lucases lend themselves out as mock students so that Griffin can practice his teaching techniques on them -- although their misguided attempt to help might just turn him off teaching forever.
Details
- Series
- Cosby
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1999-01-25
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Lucas Absentia is Episode 14 in Season 3 of Cosby. It aired on 1999-01-25. The runtime is 30 min.
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