The Bill Cosby Show - Season 2

The Bill Cosby Show - Season 2

Season 2

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DatesSep 13, 1970 - Mar 21, 1971
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Episodes

Anytime You're Ready, C.K.
Season 2Episode 125 min

Anytime You're Ready, C.K.

The Holmes High School football team is on a losing streak, so the team asks Chet if they can have game films to help determine what they're doing wrong. Chet borrows a movie camera from a friend, and films the teams practice sessions. Funny silent films result from Chet's experiments with trying out the camera. A side plot has Chet trying to help out a student and former player of the football team who can no longer play due to injury.
Sep 13, 1970
Open House
Season 2Episode 225 min

Open House

One of Chet's fellow teachers from the high school is a part time real estate agent. Chet spends a weekend helping him out, trying to sell a house. Chet sells the house, but the couple who put the house up for sale change their mind.
Sep 20, 1970
Is There a Doctor in the Hospital?
Season 2Episode 325 min

Is There a Doctor in the Hospital?

Chet injures his back during his gym class, and needs to be taken to the hospital. Upon arrival, he has difficulty trying to obtain medical service, until a young patient staying at the hospital assists Chet and helps him find a doctor.
Sep 27, 1970
There Must Be a Party
Season 2Episode 425 min

There Must Be a Party

A female student at the high school is convinced she is destined to be an actress and is certain she will win an acting contest she has entered. Chet then tells her about the time he missed his own surprise birthday party to try and teach her a lesson about anticipation and being overconfident.
Oct 4, 1970
The Old Man of 4-C
Season 2Episode 525 min

The Old Man of 4-C

Will Geer guest stars in this episode as a lonesome elderly man looking for companionship. He befriends Chet, and becomes too demanding of Chet's time, but they end up compromising and spend some quality time together.
Oct 11, 1970
The Lincoln Letter
Season 2Episode 625 min

The Lincoln Letter

Chet inherits a valuable letter which originally came from Abraham Lincoln. Only catch, the letter is misplaced and needs to be found.
Oct 18, 1970
The Runaways
Season 2Episode 725 min

The Runaways

Chet is sent out to track down and find a runaway boy. He succeeds, and they spend the day together. After sharing a few adventures, Chet helps the boy decide he should go back home.
Oct 25, 1970
The Artist
Season 2Episode 825 min

The Artist

Chet helps out a talented youngster who wants to become an artist. Chet disputes however, when the youngster chooses Chet as subject matter for his painting which will be on display at the art fair.
Nov 1, 1970
March of the Antelopes
Season 2Episode 925 min

March of the Antelopes

Chet is in charge of a group of youngsters and is supposed to take them on an overnight camping trip. They set out to their destination, but mishaps occur, and they end up staying over at Chet's apartment.
Nov 8, 1970
The Deluge (1)
Season 2Episode 1025 min

The Deluge (1)

A driving rainstorm is pounding the Los Angeles area. Chet's next door neighbor is due to have her baby and is unable to get to the hospital, streets are flooded. Chet helps out as the woman prepares to have her baby at home. Part one of a two part episode.
Nov 15, 1970
The Deluge (2)
Season 2Episode 1125 min

The Deluge (2)

Conclusion of a two part episode. Chet helps an expectant mother deliver her baby at home during a driving rainstorm.
Nov 22, 1970
Swann's Way
Season 2Episode 1225 min

Swann's Way

Don Knotts guest stars in this episode as a shifty repossessor who's trying to repossess Chet's television set.
Dec 13, 1970
The Poet
Season 2Episode 1325 min

The Poet

A male student at the high school enjoys writing poetry, but doesn't want his friends to find out, fearing ridicule. Chet (who has also written some poetry) tells the student he shouldn't be concerned with what other people think, to go ahead and do what he enjoys doing. Chet then gets in a bind when he is mistaken as the author of a poem he copied in his youth, and the poem is scheduled to be published in the school newspaper.
Dec 20, 1970
Teacher of the Year
Season 2Episode 1425 min

Teacher of the Year

Upon winning the award for Teacher of the Year, Chet has a difficult time convincing the other teachers to attend the banquet where he will receive the award.
Dec 27, 1970
Each According to Appetite
Season 2Episode 1525 min

Each According to Appetite

Students at the high school organize a lockout of the teachers cafeteria, requesting that they have input over what foods go on the student menu. Chet helps the students and cafeteria manager reach a compromise. But when the same students have a grievance with Chet's gym class, Chet is not as willing to cooperate.
Jan 3, 1971
Viva Ortega
Season 2Episode 1625 min

Viva Ortega

Chet tutors a Mexican immigrant who is studying to become a United States citizen.
Jan 10, 1971
Miraculous Martin
Season 2Episode 1725 min

Miraculous Martin

Dick Van Dyke guest stars in this episode as Miraculous Martin, an out of work magician who's trying to stay sober and planning to get married.
Jan 17, 1971
The Sesame Street Rumble
Season 2Episode 1825 min

The Sesame Street Rumble

Chet has a large TV antenna installed so he can watch the big Rams/Packers football game. Many teachers from the high school come over to see the game, but Chet's TV set goes out. Chet goes next door to try and borrow the neighbors TV set, but the boy at home refuses to let Chet borrow it, insisting that he wants to watch Sesame Street.
Jan 24, 1971
The Generation Gap
Season 2Episode 1925 min

The Generation Gap

Chet's mother is going out of town, so Chet's father comes to stay with him while she is away. As they spend time together, they discover that things have changed and they don't have as much in common anymore.
Jan 31, 1971
Tobacco Road
Season 2Episode 2025 min

Tobacco Road

Chet aids a fellow teacher from the high school who's trying to quit smoking. Herb Edelman guest stars as Mr. Maher, the teacher who's trying to kick the habit.
Feb 7, 1971
A Dirty Business
Season 2Episode 2125 min

A Dirty Business

Chet is at odds with a student at the high school who wants to be a spy. Because the student is a fast runner, Chet wants him to join up with the school's track team. But the student wants no part of it, preferring to remain out of the spotlight.
Feb 14, 1971
The Barber Shop
Season 2Episode 2225 min

The Barber Shop

Chet visits the local barber shop for a haircut. While there, he gets involved in a dispute with the barber and another patron over baseball. The three of them end up going to a high rise hotel, where the barber claims he can catch a baseball dropped from a window of the hotel's top floor. Antonio Fargas guest stars as J.J. the barber, Arthur French is hilarious as Cartons. Funniest episode of the series, very well done.
Feb 21, 1971
Power of the Trees
Season 2Episode 2325 min

Power of the Trees

Elsa Lanchester guest stars as an eccentric woman who recruits Chet to help save a tree from being cut down at a construction site.
Feb 28, 1971
The Green-Eyed Monster
Season 2Episode 2425 min

The Green-Eyed Monster

A male student from the high school seeks Chet's advice regarding love and jealousy. As it turns out, Chet could use a lesson or two himself and does not seem to practice what he preaches.
Mar 7, 1971
The Long Road Back
Season 2Episode 2525 min

The Long Road Back

John Marley guest stars in this episode as a wealthy, eccentric man who wants to relive his childhood. He seeks Chet's help to have his wish come true.
Mar 14, 1971
The Saturday Game
Season 2Episode 2625 min

The Saturday Game

A young Jewish boy joins Chet's little league baseball team. Saturday is the day of the big game, and the boy is forced to decide between playing in the game, or sitting out due to his religious beliefs, Saturday being the Jewish sabbath.
Mar 21, 1971

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