• Air date: 19 Sep '91 25 episodes
      The eighth and final season of The Cosby Show aired on NBC from September 19, 1991 to April 30, 1992.
  • List of Episodes (25)
    • 1. With This Ring?

      19 Sep '91
      18 year old Vanessa reveals that she is engaged to a 29 year old Head Caretaker of her University ... and has been for six months. First appearance of William Thomas, Jr. as Dabnis Brickey.
    • 2. There's No Place Like This Home

      26 Sep '91
      Cliff announces plans to add a new room to the house for Clair ... and only Clair. Sondra and Elvin are on the verge of purchasing their first house.
    • 3. Particles in Motion

      03 Oct '91
      During his first parent-counselor meeting, Theo and a single mother discover mutual attraction. Rudy meets Stanley and the two are immediately smitten with each other, much to the chagrin of a jealous Kenny.
    • 4. Pam Applies to College

      10 Oct '91
      Pam begins to realize that, because of her below average grades earlier in high school, she will not be able to attend the same college as her best friend.
    • 5. Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown

      17 Oct '91
      Anxious to see a famous rapper, Rudy and her friends lie to their parents in order to get into a club for 16 year olds and up. Cliff and Clair secretly send Pam, Lance and Charmaine to keep an eye on them.
    • 6. It's Apparent to Everyone

      24 Oct '91
      Winnie and Nelson drive Cliff and Clair crazy around the house while Elvin and Sondra wait to move into their new house.
    • 7. The Iceman Bricketh

      31 Oct '91
      Vanessa's grandparents Russell Huxtable and Carrie Hanks are desperate to meet her fiancé Dabnis, who bonds with Cliff over a plumbing job.
    • 8. Olivia's Field Trip

      07 Nov '91
      Cliff chaperones Olivia's field trip to the museum; Theo falls victim to a scammer while ordering T-shirts for the community center.
    • 9. For Men Only

      14 Nov '91
      Cliff teaches a class "for men only" at the community center.
    • 10. Olivia Comes Out of the Closet

      21 Nov '91
      Olivia tries to delay Martin's return to Asia. Last appearance of Joseph C. Phillips as Martin.
    • 11. Two Is a Crowd

      05 Dec '91
      Vanessa and Dabnis have relationship problems, as do Rudy and Stanley.
    • 12. Clair's Place

      19 Dec '91
      As Christmas approaches, Clair gets a wonderful present: the completion of her special room.
    • 13. Theo's Future

      02 Jan '92
      Theo is accepted to graduate school at NYU, but faces a tough decision when he is unexpectedly offered a chance to interview for a corporate job in San Francisco.
    • 14. The Price Is Wrong

      09 Jan '92
      Pam, Lance, Charmaine, and a group of senior citizens protest a grocery chain that gives preferential treatment to customers in wealthier neighborhoods.
    • 15. Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle

      16 Jan '92
      Kenny pretends that he is dating another girl, in order to make Rudy jealous and force Stanley out of the picture.
    • 16. Eat, Drink and Be Wary

      30 Jan '92
      Rudy and her friends want to go on the subway.
    • 17. The Getaway

      06 Feb '92
      Sondra, Elvin, and the twins finally move into their own house in New Jersey.
    • 18. Cliff Gets Jilted

      06 Feb '92
      Vanessa and Dabnis announce that they have broken their engagement ... and would-be father-in-law Cliff is devastated.
    • 19. Cliff and Theo Come Clean

      13 Feb '92
      Theo decides to turn down the corporate job in San Francisco and attend graduate school in New York. One of the students at the community center finds $600.
    • 20. Clair's Reunion

      20 Feb '92
      Clair and her college friends plan a retirement party for one of their former professors from Hillman. Vanessa brings home a Senegalese exchange student.
    • 21. Rudy's Retreat

      27 Feb '92
      Cliff and Clair see Rudy changing. While preparing their wills, Sondra and Elvin try to determine who should be the twins' legal guardian if the couple should both die. Charmaine and Lance prepare to visit Hillman College.
    • 22. You Can't Stop the Music

      26 Mar '92
      Cliff and Clair go to a local radio station for a live salsa performance. Kenny babysits Olivia.
    • 23. Some Gifts Aren't Deductible

      23 Apr '92
      Kenny turns to Rudy and Cliff for help after lying to his girlfriend about plans for her birthday party. Cliff and Clair work on their income tax return.
    • 24. And So We Commence (1)

      30 Apr '92
      Theo prepares to graduate from New York University. An elated Cliff continues to invite additional people to the ceremony, despite the fact that Theo only has a limited number of tickets.
    • 25. And So We Commence (2)

      30 Apr '92
      As Theo graduates from NYU, Cliff remembers how a 14 year old Theo received D's in 9th grade and had no desire to attend college at all. Denise telephones and reveals that she is pregnant. Olivia leaves to join Denise and Martin in Singapore.