The Bill Cosby Show

Season 2

26 episodes · Sep 13, 1970

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  • S2E1

    Anytime You're Ready, C.K.

    Sep 13, 197030m

    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.

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  • S2E2

    Open House

    Sep 20, 197030m

    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.

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  • S2E3

    Is There a Doctor in the Hospital?

    Sep 27, 197030m

    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.

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  • S2E4

    There Must Be a Party

    Oct 4, 197030m

    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.

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  • S2E5

    The Old Man of 4-C

    Oct 11, 197030m

    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.

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  • S2E6

    The Lincoln Letter

    Oct 18, 197030m

    Chet inherits a valuable letter which originally came from Abraham Lincoln. Only catch, the letter is misplaced and needs to be found.

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  • S2E7

    The Runaways

    Oct 25, 197030m

    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.

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  • S2E8

    The Artist

    Nov 1, 197030m

    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.

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  • S2E9

    March of the Antelopes

    Nov 8, 197030m

    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.

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  • S2E10

    The Deluge (1)

    Nov 15, 197030m

    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.

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  • S2E11

    The Deluge (2)

    Nov 22, 197030m

    Conclusion of a two part episode. Chet helps an expectant mother deliver her baby at home during a driving rainstorm.

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  • S2E12

    Swann's Way

    Dec 13, 197030m

    Don Knotts guest stars in this episode as a shifty repossessor who's trying to repossess Chet's television set.

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  • S2E13

    The Poet

    Dec 20, 197030m

    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.

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  • S2E14

    Teacher of the Year

    Dec 27, 197030m

    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.

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  • S2E15

    Each According to Appetite

    Jan 3, 197130m

    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.

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  • S2E16

    Viva Ortega

    Jan 10, 197130m

    Chet tutors a Mexican immigrant who is studying to become a United States citizen.

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  • S2E17

    Miraculous Martin

    Jan 17, 197130m

    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.

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  • S2E18

    The Sesame Street Rumble

    Jan 24, 197130m

    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.

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  • S2E19

    The Generation Gap

    Jan 31, 197130m

    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.

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  • S2E20

    Tobacco Road

    Feb 7, 197130m

    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.

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  • S2E21

    A Dirty Business

    Feb 14, 197130m

    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.

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  • S2E22

    The Barber Shop

    Feb 21, 197130m

    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.

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  • S2E23

    Power of the Trees

    Feb 28, 197130m

    Elsa Lanchester guest stars as an eccentric woman who recruits Chet to help save a tree from being cut down at a construction site.

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  • S2E24

    The Green-Eyed Monster

    Mar 7, 197130m

    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.

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  • S2E25

    The Long Road Back

    Mar 14, 197130m

    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.

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  • S2E26

    The Saturday Game

    Mar 21, 197130m

    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.

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