Movie connections for
"The Cosby Show" (1984) More at IMDbPro »

Edited into

"I Love the '80s" (2002)

Spin off from

Bill Cosby: Himself (1983)
 -  talks about his family--inspired series

Spin off

"A Different World" (1987)

Referenced in

Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV)
 -  Part of the "TV Stars" segment
"Saturday Night Live: Jay Leno/The Neville Brothers (#11.11)" (1986)
 -  Mentioned by Tommy Flanagan
"Saturday Night Live: Griffin Dunne/Rosanne Cash (#11.12)" (1986)
 -  Mentioned by Tommy Flanagan
"The Golden Girls: Blind Ambitions (#1.23)" (1986)
 -  The show is mentioned by name.
Soul Man (1986)
"The Golden Girls: It's a Miserable Life (#2.4)" (1986)
 -  The show is mentioned by name.
"Designing Women: Perky's Visit (#1.7)" (1986)
 -  Mentioned in title
"Growing Pains: Jason's Rib (#2.8)" (1986)
 -  title mentioned by character
"Gimme a Break!: Joey's Hero (#6.19)" (1987)
 -  The show is mentioned by name.
"Designing Women: Half an Air Bubble Off (#2.5)" (1987)
 -  Suzanne complains about Bernice calling her to ask what she thinks of Bill Cosby's dance at the beginning of his show.
"The Golden Girls: Letter to Gorbachev (#3.6)" (1987)
 -  Characters on the show are the punchline to a joke.
"Growing Pains: This Is Your Life (#3.10)" (1987)
 -  title mentioned by character
Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
 -  Murphy mentions the show
"Growing Pains: A Reason to Live (#3.13)" (1987)
 -  Jason says that [as a father] he's not Bill Cosby, a reference to The Cosby Show.
"The Golden Girls: Mixed Blessings (#3.23)" (1988)
 -  To make Lorraine's family feel more comfortable, Dorothy suggests that Rose could do the dance the Huxtables do at the beginning of "The Cosby Show."
Scrooged (1988)
"Murphy Brown: Set Me Free (#1.7)" (1988)
 -  Miles says "Cosby, eat my dust" (about ratings)
"Growing Pains: Show Ninety -- Who Knew? (#4.19)" (1989)
 -  Mike says that when Theo needs help, Bill Cosby never jokes.
Sesame Street: 20 and Still Counting (1989) (TV)
 -  Oscar calls Bill Cosby "PHD Face"
Relentless (1989)
 -  Malloy mentions a fictional episode where Angela Taylor, one of Buck's victims, previously guest starred.
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Not with My Pig, You Don't (#1.4)" (1990)
 -  Will mentions it while reading the TV Guide.
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Cased Up (#2.9)" (1991)
 -  Eric mentions The Cosby Show as an in-joke
"Saturday Night Live: Roseanne & Tom Arnold/Red Hot Chili Peppers (#17.14)" (1992)
 -  Mentioned by Roseanne
Boomerang (1992)
Stay Tuned (1992)
It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special (1992) (TV)
 -  "A Cosby Christmas"
La matanza caníbal de los garrulos lisérgicos (1993) (V)
"The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: Robbing the Banks (#3.15)" (1993)
 -  reference to Mrs. Huxtable
Made in America (1993)
Bad Boys (1995)
"Married with Children: Spring Break: Part 2 (#10.20)" (1996)
 -  Griff: "You might remember me from TV. I used to play Theo on the 'Cosby Show'."
The Cable Guy (1996)
The Planet of Junior Brown (1997)
The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live (1998) (TV)
 -  Mentioned by Roseanne
1732 Høtten (1998)
American Psycho (2000)
High Fidelity (2000)
"Will & Grace: The Hospital Show (#2.17)" (2000)
 -  Karen: "What are you talking about, Dr Huxtable?"
Bamboozled (2000)
"Saturday Night Live: Cameron Diaz/Jimmy Eat World (#27.16)" (2002)
 -  Referenced on Weekend Update
Undercover Brother (2002)
Gomez & Tavarès (2003)
 -  one character refers to the show
Century of Black Cinema (2003) (V)
 -  Mentioned in film.
"Saturday Night Live: Jack Black/John Mayer (#29.1)" (2003)
 -  Mentioned on Weekend Update
"Reno 911!: Terrorist Training: Part 2 (#1.13)" (2003)
 -  While examining a shirt in a suspicious suitcase, Raneesha and Jones remark that the shirt was a Gordon Gartrelle, a fictional designer (named after one of the show's writer/producers) mentioned in Episode 1.5. "A Shirt Story"
The Nick at Nite Holiday Special (2003) (TV)
 -  A fiction highway is named after Cliff Huxtable
Garden State (2004)
 -  Jesse refers to Aldous Huxley, author of "Brave New World", as "Aldous Huxtable"
TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004) (V)
 -  stills
"The Simpsons: Milhouse Doesn't Live Here Anymore (#15.12)" (2004)
 -  Milhouse plans to switch the heads on the Cosby kids.
Crash (2004/I)
 -  Cameron's wife insults him: "The closest you came to being black was watching The Cosby Show" - ironic, since Terrence Howard, who plays Cameron, got his first job as a guest on Cosby.
"Las Vegas: Good Run of Bad Luck (#2.5)" (2004)
 -  The show is mentioned.
G.O.R.A. (2004)
 -  Dialog after Arif gets the rose.
"Saturday Night Live: Topher Grace/The Killers (#30.9)" (2005)
 -  Referenced in Weekend Update
Are We There Yet? (2005)
 -  Nick guesses that Suzanne's kids' names are Rudy and Theo, which are the names of two of the children on the popular television show.
Birth of a Nation: The Making of 'School Daze' (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Breakthrough Season (2005) (V)
 -  mentioned once
"Reno 911!: Cop School (#3.3)" (2005)
 -  Title referenced
Block Party (2005)
 -  Dave invites the Huxtables to the party
"CSI: Miami: 48 Hours to Life (#4.4)" (2005)
 -  Darrel Grimwood calls Tobey Hollins by the name of Theo Huxtable, a character from the older show.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of David Spade (2005) (TV)
 -  Mentioned by Roseanne
"Saturday Night Live: Dane Cook/James Blunt (#31.7)" (2005)
 -  Referenced in Target skit
Electric Apricot (2006)
 -  "like 'Cosby Show'"
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' (2006) (TV)
 -  This show is one of the squares on the network schedule board.
"Fear Factor: Celebrity Fear Factor (#6.19)" (2006)
 -  Referenced on-screen as Tempestt is introduced.
"Game K N B: (2006-10-12)" (2006)
 -  mentioned in the question.
"30 Rock: The Aftermath (#1.2)" (2006)
 -  Tracy calls Toofer "Theodore Huxtable"
"The Office: Initiation (#3.5)" (2006)
 -  Michael does an impression of Bill Cosby and talks about his "son Theo."
Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 2 (2006) (V)
 -  In "Halloween Potion-ma-jig", Coach Z's Halloween costume is Theo Huxtable
"Saturday Night Live: Annette Bening/Gwen Stefani/Akon (#32.8)" (2006)
 -  referenced on 'Diddy kiddies'
"Snoop Dogg's Father Hood" (2007)
 -  The theme song includes the line "This ain't the Huxtables" in reference to the Cosby Show family.
"Psych: Game, Set... Muuurder? (#1.13)" (2007)
 -  Shawn mentions Theo Huxtable.
"Psych: Scary Sherry: Bianca's Toast (#1.15)" (2007)
 -  The girls in the sorority think Gus is Bud from The Cosby Show.
"30 Rock: Rosemary's Baby (#2.4)" (2007)
 -  Supposedly a spin off from "Supercomputer" (1975)
Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 3 (2007) (V)
 -  In "Weclome Back", one of Cool Tapes' stops is the city of Thuxtable, a reference to Malcolm Jamal-Warner's character on the show, Theo Huxtable
"King of the Hill: Untitled Blake McCormick Project (#12.12)" (2008)
 -  Bill mentions that Bill Cosby made raising children look so easy.
"90210: Lucky Strike (#1.3)" (2008)
 -  Dixon mentions the Cosby Family when talking to Silver
"30 Rock: The Bubble (#3.15)" (2009)
 -  Tracey mentions Cliff Huxtable

Featured in

"Muppet Babies: This Little Piggy Went to Hollywood (#4.6)" (1987)
 -  clips of Bill Cosby shown
Color Adjustment (1992)
America's Teenagers Growing Up on Television (1998) (TV)
 -  clips from the show are used here
Influences: From Yesterday to Today (1999) (TV)
 -  clips from this show are used in this special
Child Stars: Their Story (2000) (TV)
Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002) (TV)
TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002) (TV)
The Cosby Show: A Look Back (2002) (TV)
"I Love the '80s" (2002)
"TV Land Moguls" (2004)
 -  shown in Carsey-Werner segment
"20 to 1: One-Hit Wonders (#2.1)" (2006)
 -  A clip from this title is played in a segment about Bobby McFerrin, whose vocals are used in this title's theme.
"The O'Reilly Factor: (2008-04-08)" (2008)
 -  Clips of this TV show are shown during 'The Great American Culture Quiz' segment.

Spoofed in

"Saturday Night Live: Malcolm-Jamal Warner/Run-DMC (#12.2)" (1986)
 -  Spoofed as The Crosby Show
Yrrol (1994)
"The Simpsons: 'Round Springfield (#6.22)" (1995)
 -  We see a fictional clip of this show which lampoons it.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998) (TV)
 -  Spoofed as The Crosby Show
Avid Merrion's XXXmas Special (2005) (TV)
 -  Sketch spoofing the show
"Everybody Hates Chris: Everybody Hates Homecoming (#4.3)" (2008)
 -  Jenise's parents, the Huckstables, are a spoof of Cliff and Clair Huxtable
Not the Cosbys XXX (2009) (V)
 -  Porn spoof of the classic TV show.

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