Season 1: Episode 23

Season 2: Episode 1

The Cosby Show (1984)

Season 1: Episode 24

Cliff's Birthday

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Air Date:

2025-12-06

Genre

Comedy Family

Release Date

1984

End Date

1992

Episode Description

Cliff is turning 48, and as usual, he is trying to find out what his birthday present is ahead of time. Clair, with the help of the kids, orchestrates a huge trick. Cliff is fooled, and doesn't find about what is birthday surprise is: a visit to Lena Horne's private club. Lena Horne as herself, Clarence Williams III as Clarence Thornehill. In episode 12, Cliff says his birthday is in October.

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Cast

Phylicia Rashād

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Tempestt Bledsoe

Keshia Knight Pulliam

Pilot / Theo's Economic Lesson

Mr. Fish (a.k.a. Goodbye, Mr. Fish)

Is That My Boy?

Breaking With Tradition

Play It Again, Vanessa

How Ugly Is He?

Bonjour, Sondra

You're Not a Mother Night

Independence Day

Physician of the Year

Jitterbug Break

Theo and the Joint

Vanessa's New Class

Back to the Track, Jack

The Younger Woman

Cliff's Birthday

First Day of School

Happy Anniversary

Theo and the Older Woman

Denise's Friend

Vanessa's Bad Grade

Theo and Cockroach

Play It Again, Russell

A Touch of Wonder

An Early Spring

Off to the Races

Denise's Decision

Bring 'em Back Alive

Food for Thought

Golden Anniversary

Denise Gets a D

A Girl and Her Dog

Cliff in Charge

Monster Man Huxtable

Rudy Spends the Night

Say Hello to a Good Buy

Denise Gets an Opinion

Calling Doctor Huxtable

You Only Hurt the One You Love

Cliff's 50th Birthday

I Know That You Know

Bald and Beautiful

Planning Parenthood

Call of the Wild

It's Not Easy Being Green

Cliff's Mistake

That's Not What I Said

The Locker Room

The Show Must Go On

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

Once Upon a Time

Home for the Weekend

Together Again and Again

Rudy's All-Nighter

Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game)

Out of Brooklyn

How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?

If the Dress Fits, Wear It

Is There a Hamster in the House?

Truth or Consequences

Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten

The Lost Weekend

Can I Say Something, Please?

The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus

The Boys of Winter

It Comes and It Goes

A Room With No View

What He Did for Love

Day of the Locusts

Denise: The Saga Continues

I'm 'In' With the 'In' Crowd

Denise Kendall: Navy Wife

Denise Kendall: Babysitter

Shall We Dance?

The Day the Spores Landed

Cliff's Wet Adventure

Grampy and Nu-Nu Visit the Huxtables

Getting to Know You

Elvin Pays for Dinner

Cliff's Nightmare

Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor

The Birthday Party

Not Everybody Loves the Blues

Rudy's Walk on the Wild Side

Isn't It Romantic?

Theo's Dirty Laundry

What's It All About?

Off to See the Wretched

The Storyteller

Same Time Next Year

Bird in the Hand

The Last Barbecue

Period of Adjustment

It's All in the Game

Getting the Story

Just Thinking About It

You Can Go Home Again

Clair's Liberation

Theo's Final Final

Attack of the Killer B's

Adventures in Babysitting

27 and Still Cooking

The Return of the Clairettes

No More Mr. Nice Guy

Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue

There's Still No Joy in Mudville

Theo and the Kids (1)

Theo and the Kids (2)

With This Ring?

There's No Place Like This Home

Particles in Motion

Pam Applies to College

Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown

It's Apparent to Everyone

The Iceman Bricketh

Olivia's Field Trip

Olivia Comes Out of the Closet

The Price Is Wrong

Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle

Eat, Drink and Be Wary

Cliff Gets Jilted

Cliff and Theo Come Clean

Clair's Reunion

You Can't Stop the Music

Some Gifts Aren't Deductible

And So We Commence

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