The Cosby Show (Season 7)

Same Time Next Year (Episode 1)

Writer: Ehrich Van Lowe

Air date: 1990-09-20

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 2)

Air date: 1990-09-27

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 3)

Writer: Janet Leahy

Air date: 1990-10-04

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 4)

Writer: Lore Kimbrough

Air date: 1990-10-11

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Clair's teenage second cousin moves in with the family.

It's All in the Game (Episode 5)

Writer: Janet Leahy

Air date: 1990-10-18

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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 fight back by complaining about ways Cliff and Clair have embarrassed them.

Getting the Story (Episode 6)

Writer: Lore Kimbrough

Air date: 1990-10-25

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Rudy and Kenny do a video project.

Just Thinking About It (Episode 7)

Writer: Ehrich Van Lowe

Air date: 1990-11-01

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: 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) (Episode 8)

Writer: Lore Kimbrough

Air date: 1990-11-08

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 9)

Writer: Lore Kimbrough

Air date: 1990-11-15

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Seeking privacy, Denise and Martin decide to look for their own apartment.

It's a Boy (Episode 10)

Writer: Ehrich Van Lowe

Air date: 1990-11-29

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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 attracted to each other.

Clair's Liberation (Episode 11)

Writer: Ehrich Van Lowe

Air date: 1990-12-06

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Clair enters menopause. She takes the news fine, but the kids treat her as if she's losing her mind.

It's Your Move (Episode 12)

Air date: 1990-12-13

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Elvin and Sondra help friends move during a football game.

Theo's Final Final (Episode 13)

Writer: Elaine Arata

Air date: 1991-01-03

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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 (now portraying Cheryl).

Attack of the Killer B's (Episode 14)

Writer: Elaine Arata

Air date: 1991-01-10

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Pam's grades have improved, but she worries that she will not be able to afford college.

Total Control (Episode 15)

Writer: Ehrich Van Lowe

Air date: 1991-01-31

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Cliff's patient and her husband are convinced that they are prepared for every scenario ... and then labor begins.

Adventures in Babysitting (Episode 16)

Air date: 1991-02-07

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 17)

Writer: Janet Leahy

Air date: 1991-02-14

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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 (Episode 18)

Writer: Lisa Albert

Air date: 1991-02-21

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: An old friend of Clair visits, along with her husband. Rudy prepares for her first date.

No More Mr. Nice Guy (Episode 19)

Air date: 1991-02-28

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Theo's friend Denny thinks his girlfriend is cheating on him.

Home Remedies (Episode 20)

Writer: Mark St. Germain

Air date: 1991-03-07

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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 Olivia perform Koko Taylor's "I'm A Woman".

Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue (Episode 21)

Writer: Lore Kimbrough

Air date: 1991-03-21

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Rudy has a nightmare about Olivia always getting her way.

There's Still No Joy in Mudville (Episode 22)

Air date: 1991-04-04

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Cliff goes bowling with his friends.

Cliff and Jake (Episode 23)

Writer: Mark St. Germain

Air date: 1991-04-11

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Clair tries to prevent Cliff from buying a new appliance from his friend Jake.

Theo and the Kids (1) (Episode 24)

Writer: Ehrich Van Lowe

Air date: 1991-04-25

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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) (Episode 25)

Writer: Ehrich Van Lowe

Air date: 1991-05-02

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Theo continues his attempts to help Stanley and the other children at the community center.