The Cosby Show (1984) - 13 mistakes in entire show
Across whole show
Other: The outside shots show that the house is in the middle of a row of houses, connected to other houses on both sides. But in the living room, behind the stairs, is a window looking outside. There couldn't possibly be a window there as that is where the house shares a wall with the house next door.
Factual error: In season 2 episode "Denise's Decision", Cliff says he went to Hillman college because his wife Claire was going to go there. But in the season 4 episode of "The Prom", Claire and Cliff both state that Cliff was away at Hillman studying for finals, during Claire's prom. That would mean that Cliff would have attended Hillman first, and that him going to be with Claire would be false.
Pilot (series 1)
Deliberate "mistake": In the very first episode, the kids are fighting and arguing all throughout the house. Claire then asks Cliff, "Why did we have 4 kids?", referring to Denise, Theo, Rudy, and Vanessa. In all of the following episodes, they actually have 5 kids. I guess they decided to add Sandra (the oldest Huxtable) later down the road.
Slumber Party (series 1)
Happy Anniversary (series 2)
An Early Spring (series 2)
Continuity: In this episode, Rudy is riding her bike around the house which is right on the corner of a block. Since when is their house on the corner? Submitted by Bowling255
Denise Kendall: Babysitter (series 6)
Cliff's Wet Adventure (series 6)
Continuity: When Cliff returns from the store for about the fourth time and the eggs and tomatoes fall out of wet bag onto the floor why aren't the eggs in a carton? The bottom of the bag drops out, so the carton can't be in the bag. Submitted by Bowling255
There's No Place Like This Home (series 8)
Visible crew/equipment: Early in this episode, as one of the couples walks through the kitchen door into the living room, you can see a hand on the door pulling it closed. Submitted by edelian
For Men Only (series 8)
And So We Commence (1) (series 8)
Plot hole: When Theo is complaining that his father is inviting too many people to his graduation, he says "I saw him in the backyard 5 minutes ago hosing down the beach chairs", but this couldn't have been possible because in fact, Cliff was upstairs right before that scene, and then went straight to the living room, so there's no possible way that Cliff could have been in the yard at the time Theo had said he was.
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