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| Season 1, Episode 5 #5 in series (201 episodes) | ||||
| Production information | ||||
| TV series | The Cosby Show | |||
| Guest star(s) | Kadeem Hardison ... as Phillip Washington Cassandra Murray ... as Melissa James Sonia Bailey ... as Christine | |||
| Network: | NBC-TV | |||
| Production code: | 0108 | |||
| Writer(s) | John Markus | |||
| Director | Jay Sandrich | |||
| Original airdate | October 18, 1984 | |||
| IMDB | A Shirt Story | |||
| Episode guide | ||||
| Is That My Boy? | Breaking With Tradition | |||
A Shirt Story is the fifth episode of Season 1 of The Cosby Show. The episode was directed by Jay Sandrich and written by John Markus. The episode originally aired in the United States on NBC on Thursday October 18,1984.
Synopsis[]
Theo gets a shirt that cost too much, so Denise makes him an "Exact" replica. Well....ALMOST!
Plot[]
Theo wants to impress a girl by wearing an expensive shirt by designer Gordon Gartrelle. Since Cliff and Clair will not pay for it, Denise offers to make a copy of the shirt for him.
Did You Know?[]
- Kadeem Hardison, who years later would portray Dwayne Wayne on the Cosby Show spinoff, A Different World, makes a guest appearance as Phillip. The name "Gordon Gartrelle" was taken from a staff member, who eventually became a writer/producer for The Cosby Show during the final two seasons of the series.
- The name of the designer of the expensive shirt Theo buys is Gordon Gartrelle, which is actually the name of a producer on The Cosby Show.
Episode scene quotes[]
- Cliff: No 14 year old boy should have a $95 shirt unless he is on stage with his four brothers.
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- Clair: Theo, wear a jacket.
- Theo: And cover my Itchy Amorada?
- Denise: [Theo's complaining about the shirt fitting horribly] Well maybe if you tuck it in a little...
- Theo: [through gritted teeth] It's tucked into my socks!
- Cliff: No 14-year-old boy should have a ninety-five dollar shirt, unless he is on stage with his four brothers!
Cast[]
- Bill Cosby as Cliff Huxtable
- Phylicia Ayers-Allen as Clair Huxtable
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Theo Huxtable
- Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudy Huxtable
- Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable
- Lisa Bonet as Denise Huxtable
