EPISODEEPElvin Pays for Dinner1990
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Elvin Pays for Dinner
From The Cosby Show
A 30-minute family episode from The Cosby Show, Season 6, Episode 13.
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Series Progress: Episode 252 of 37966% Completed
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Preoccupied with filling out law-school applications, Sondra (Sabrina LeBeauf) permits Elvin (Geoffrey Owens) to go out to dinner with with his former school friend Iris (Tonya Pinkins) and her sister Judy (Brenda Braxton)--provided he returns in time to drive the twins' babysitters Vanessa (Tempestt Bledsoe) and Rudy (Keshia Knight Pulliam) back home. Alas, not only does Elvin stay out too late, but he further aggravates the situation by paying for dinner, an act of generosity than he can barely afford. Now in the doghouse with Sondra, Elvin turns to Cliff (Bill Cosby) for advice--always a risky proposition!, Sondra lets Elvin go out with his school friend and her sister; and Vanessa introduces Rudy to "old movies that are so glamourous".
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How long is Elvin Pays for Dinner?
Elvin Pays for Dinner runs for 30m for this episode.
What language is it available in?
The primary language listed for this title is English.
What kind of episode is this?
It is tagged under family, comedy, sitcom.
How big is the series commitment?
This series currently shows 379 episodes across 8 seasons.
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- E09 - Bill Cosby 49 (1987)
- E09 - Odcinek 9
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- S01E14 - Independence Day
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- S04E10 - Where's Rudy?
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- S04E04 - Cliff's Mistake
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- S05E26 - 57 Varieties
- S05E03 - Rudy's All-Nighter
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- S05E06 - The Birth
- S05E07 - Episode 7
- S05E07 - The Birth
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- S05E09 - How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
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- S06E10 - Episode 10
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- S06E10 - Odcinek 10
- S06E11 - Cliff la Dolce
- S06E11 - Odcinek 11
- S06E11 - Episode 11
- S06E12 - Episode 12
- S06E12 - Odcinek 12
- S06E12 - Getting to Know You
- S06E13 - Elvin Pays for Dinner Viewing
- S06E13 - Odcinek 13
- S06E13 - Episode 13
- S06E14 - Cliff's Nightmare
- S06E14 - Odcinek 14
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- S06E15 - Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor
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- S06E18 - Rudy's Walk on the Wild Side
- S06E19 - Mr. Sandman
- S06E02 - Surf's Up
- S06E20 - Isn't It Romantic?
- S06E21 - Theo's Dirty Laundry
- S06E22 - What's It All About?
- S06E23 - Off to See the Wretched
- S06E24 - The Moves
- S06E25 - Live and Learn
- S06E26 - The Storyteller
- S06E03 - I'm In With the In Crowd
- S06E04 - Denise Kendall: Navy Wife
- S06E05 - Theo's Gift
- S06E05 - Episode 5
- S06E05 - Odcinek 5
- S06E06 - Odcinek 6
- S06E06 - Episode 6
- S06E06 - Denise Kendall: Babysitter
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- S06E07 - Shall We Dance?
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- S06E08 - The Day the Spores Landed
- S06E09 - Cliff's Wet Adventure
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- S06E09 - Odcinek 9
- S07E01 - Same Time Next Year
- S07E10 - Odcinek 10
- S07E10 - You Can Go Home Again
- S07E10 - Episode 10
- S07E11 - Episode 11
- S07E11 - Odcinek 11
- S07E11 - It's a Boy
- S07E12 - Clair's Liberation
- S07E13 - It's Your Move
- S07E14 - Theo's Final Final
- S07E15 - Attack of the Killer B's
- S07E16 - Total Control
- S07E17 - Adventures in Babysitting
- S07E18 - 27 and Still Cooking
- S07E19 - The Return of the Clairettes
- S07E02 - Bird in the Hand
- S07E20 - No More Mr. Nice Guy
- S07E21 - Home Remedies
- S07E22 - Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue
- S07E23 - There's Still No Joy in Mudville
- S07E24 - Cliff and Jake
- S07E25 - Theo and the Kids
- S07E26 - Theo and the Kids
- S07E03 - The Last Barbecue
- S07E04 - Period of Adjustment
- S07E05 - It's All in the Game
- S07E06 - Odcinek 6
- S07E06 - Getting the Story
- S07E06 - Episode 6
- S07E07 - Just Thinking About It
- S07E07 - Episode 7
- S07E07 - Odcinek 7
- S07E08 - Odcinek 8
- S07E08 - Episode 8
- S07E09 - Episode 9
- S07E09 - Odcinek 9
- S07E09 - The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof)
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- S08E10 - Odcinek 10
- S08E10 - Episode 10
- S08E10 - Olivia Comes Out of the Closet
- S08E11 - Two Is a Crowd
- S08E12 - Clair's Place
- S08E13 - Theo's Future
- S08E14 - The Price Is Wrong
- S08E15 - Odcinek 15
- S08E15 - Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle
- S08E16 - Eat, Drink and Be Wary
- S08E16 - Odcinek 16
- S08E16 - Episode 16
- S08E17 - Episode 17
- S08E17 - Odcinek 17
- S08E17 - The Getaway
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- S08E18 - Odcinek 18
- S08E18 - Cliff Gets Jilted
- S08E19 - Cliff and Theo Come Clean
- S08E19 - Odcinek 19
- S08E19 - Episode 19
- S08E02 - Odcinek 2
- S08E02 - There's No Place Like This Home
- S08E20 - Odcinek 20
- S08E20 - Episode 20
- S08E20 - Clair's Reunion
- S08E21 - Episode 21
- S08E21 - Rudy's Retreat
- S08E21 - Odcinek 21
- S08E22 - You Can't Stop the Music
- S08E23 - Some Gifts Aren't Deductible
- S08E24 - And So We Commence
- S08E25 - And So We Commence
- S08E03 - Particles in Motion
- S08E03 - Episode 3
- S08E03 - Odcinek 3
- S08E04 - Episode 4
- S08E04 - Pam Applies to College
- S08E04 - Odcinek 4
- S08E05 - Warning: A Double-lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown
- S08E05 - Odcinek 5
- S08E05 - Episode 5
- S08E06 - Odcinek 6
- S08E06 - Episode 6
- S08E06 - It's Apparent to Everyone
- S08E07 - The Iceman Bringeth
- S08E07 - Odcinek 7
- S08E07 - Episode 7
- S08E08 - Odcinek 8
- S08E08 - Episode 8
- S08E08 - Olivia's Field Trip
- S08E09 - Odcinek 9
- S08E09 - For Men Only
- S08E09 - Episode 9
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