The Bill Cosby Show(1969)
Overview
The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday night schedule from 1969 until 1971, under the sponsorship of Procter & Gamble. There were 52 episodes made in the series. It marked Bill Cosby's first solo foray in television, after his co-starring role with Robert Culp in I Spy. The series also marked the first time an African American starred in his or her own eponymous comedy series.
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Season 1
26 episodes • 1969
Season 1
26 episodes • 1969
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Fatal Phone Call | Sep 14, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Lullaby and Goodnight | Sep 21, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Best Hook Shot in the World | Sep 28, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 4 | A Girl Named Punkin | Oct 5, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Rules is Rules | Oct 12, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Let X Equal a Lousy Weekend | Oct 26, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 7 | To Kincaid, with Love | Nov 2, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Killer Instinct | Nov 9, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Substitute | Nov 16, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Brotherly Love | Nov 23, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Going the Route | Nov 30, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 12 | A Word from Our Sponsor | Dec 7, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 13 | A Christmas Ballad | Dec 21, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Home Remedy | Dec 28, 1969 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Growing Growing Grown | Jan 4, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Elevator Doesn't Stop Here Anymore | Jan 11, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Lover's Quarrel | Jan 18, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Worst Crook That Ever Lived | Jan 25, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Gumball Incident | Feb 1, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Goodbye Cruel World | Feb 8, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Driven to Distraction | Feb 15, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Blind Date | Mar 1, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 23 | How You Play the Game | Mar 8, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Return of Big, Bad, Bubba Bronson | Mar 22, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 25 | This Mouth Is Rated X | Mar 29, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Really Cool | Apr 5, 1970 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 2
26 episodes • 1970
Season 2
26 episodes • 1970
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anytime You're Ready, C.K. | Sep 13, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Open House | Sep 20, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Is There a Doctor in the Hospital? | Sep 27, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 4 | There Must Be a Party | Oct 4, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Old Man of 4-C | Oct 11, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Lincoln Letter | Oct 18, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Runaways | Oct 25, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Artist | Nov 1, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 9 | March of the Antelopes | Nov 8, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Deluge (1) | Nov 15, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Deluge (2) | Nov 22, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Swann's Way | Dec 13, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Poet | Dec 20, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Teacher of the Year | Dec 27, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Each According to Appetite | Jan 3, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Viva Ortega | Jan 10, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Miraculous Martin | Jan 17, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Sesame Street Rumble | Jan 24, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Generation Gap | Jan 31, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Tobacco Road | Feb 7, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 21 | A Dirty Business | Feb 14, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Barber Shop | Feb 21, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Power of the Trees | Feb 28, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Green-Eyed Monster | Mar 7, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 25 | The Long Road Back | Mar 14, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Saturday Game | Mar 21, 1971 | 0.0 |
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