This is a list of writers for The Cosby Show sorted by the amount of episodes written. Collaborations and one-episode writers are marked with dashes. (-) Contributions and episode numbers are noted in parenthesis.
68 episodes[]
- John Markus
- "Bad Dreams" (S01E03)
- "Is That My Boy?" (S01E04)
- "A Shirt Story" (S01E05)
- "How Ugly Is He?" (S01E09)
- "Father's Day" (S01E13) - with Elliot Shoenman
- "Physician of the Year" (S01E15)
- "Theo and the Joint" (S01E17)
- "The Younger Woman" (S01E21)
- "Cliff's Birthday" (S01E24) - with Elliot Shoenman
- "First Day of School" (S02E01) - with Elliot Shoenman
- "Cliff in Love" (S02E04)
- "Clair's Sister" (S02E09) - with Elliot Shoenman
- "Denise's Friend" (S02E11)
- "Play It Again, Russell" (S02E17)
- "Theo's Holiday" (S02E22) - with Carmen Finestra and Matt Williams
- "Food for Thought" (S03E02)
- "Man Talk" (S03E04)
- "Say Hello to a Good Buy" (S03E15) - with Carmen Finestra and Matt Williams
- "You Only Hurt the One You Love" (S03E18) - with Carmen Finestra
- "I Know That You Know" (S03E21) - with Carmen Finestra and Matt Williams
- "Theogate" (S04E02)
- "It Ain't Easy Being Green" (S04E03) - with Carmen Finestra
- "Looking Back" (S04E08) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "The Show Must Go On" (S04E12) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" (S04E14) (Teleplay - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott) / (Story - with Chris Auer, Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott)
- "The Visit" (S04E15) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Once Upon a Time" (S04E18) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Trust Me" (S04E20) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Home for the Weekend" (S04E21) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Gone Fishin'" (S04E23) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Together Again and Again" (S05E01) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "The Physical" (S05E02) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Move It" (S05E04) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Out of Brooklyn" (S05E05) - with Carmen Finestra
- "The Birth" (S05E06) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Cyranoise de Bergington" (S05E07) - with Gary Kott
- "If the Dress Fits, Wear It" (S05E09) - with Carmen Finestra
- "Truth or Consequences" (S05E11) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Cliff Babysits" (S05E12) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten" (S05E13) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "The Lost Weekend" (S05E14) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "No Way, Baby" (S05E15) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Can I Say Something, Please?" (S05E16) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus" (S05E17) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "The Boys of Winter" (S05E18) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "It Comes and It Goes" (S05E19) - with Gary Kott
- "A Room With No View" (S05E22) - with Gary Kott
- "What He Did for Love" (S05E23) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Day of the Locusts" (S0524) - with Carmen Finestra
- "57 Varieties" (S05E25) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Denise: The Saga Continues" (S06E01) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Surf's Up" (S06E02) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "I'm 'In' With the 'In' Crowd" (S06E03) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Denise Kendall: Navy Wife" (S06E04) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Denise Kendall: Babysitter" (S06E06) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Shall We Dance?" (S06E07) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "The Day the Spores Landed" (S06E08) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Cliff's Wet Adventure" (S06E09) - with Carmen Finestra
- "Grampy and Nu-Nu Visit the Huxtables" (S06E10) - with Gary Kott
- "Getting to Know You" (S06E12) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Elvin Pays for Dinner" (S06E13) - with Gary Kott
- "Cliff's Nightmare" (S06E14) (Teleplay - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott)
- "Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor" (S06E15) - with Carmen Finestra
- "The Birthday Party" (S06E16) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Mr. Sandman" (S06E19) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Isn't It Romantic?" (S06E20) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "Theo's Dirty Laundry" (S06E21) - with Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott
- "What's It All About?" (S06E22) - with Carmen Finestra
56 episodes[]
- Carmen Finestra
- "Vanessa's New Class" (S01E18) - with Matt Williams
- "The Slumber Party" (S01E22)
- "Theo and the Older Woman" (S02E05)
- "Denise Drives" (S02E08)
- "Close to Home" (S02E20)
- "Theo's Holiday" (S02E22) - with John Markus and Matt Williams
- "Golden Anniversary" (S03E03)
- "Rudy Spends the Night" (S03E14)
- "Say Hello to a Good Buy" (S03E15) - with John Markus and Matt Williams
- "You Only Hurt the One You Love" (S03E18) - with John Markus
- "I Know That You Know" (S03E21) - with John Markus and Matt Williams
- "It Ain't Easy Being Green" (S04E03) - with John Markus
- "That's Not What I Said" (S04E06)
- "Looking Back" (S04E08) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "The Show Must Go On" (S04E12) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" (S04E14) (Teleplay - with John Markus and Gary Kott) / (Story - with Chris Auer, John Markus and Gary Kott)
- "The Visit" (S04E15) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Once Upon a Time" (S04E18) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Trust Me" (S04E20) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Home for the Weekend" (S04E21) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Gone Fishin'" (S04E23) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Together Again and Again" (S05E01) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "The Physical" (S05E02) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Move It" (S05E04) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Out of Brooklyn" (S05E05) - with John Markus
- "The Birth" (S05E06) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "If the Dress Fits, Wear It" (S05E09) - with John Markus
- "Truth or Consequences" (S05E11) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Cliff Babysits" (S05E12) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten" (S05E13) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "The Lost Weekend" (S05E14) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "No Way, Baby" (S05E15) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Can I Say Something, Please?" (S05E16) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus" (S05E17) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "The Boys of Winter" (S05E18) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Birthday Blues" (S05E22) - with Gary Kott
- "What He Did for Love" (S05E23) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Day of the Locusts" (S0524) - with John Markus
- "57 Varieties" (S05E25) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Denise: The Saga Continues" (S06E01) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Surf's Up" (S06E02) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "I'm 'In' With the 'In' Crowd" (S06E03) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Denise Kendall: Navy Wife" (S06E04) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Denise Kendall: Babysitter" (S06E06) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Shall We Dance?" (S06E07) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "The Day the Spores Landed" (S06E08) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Cliff's Wet Adventure" (S06E09) - with John Markus
- "Cliff la Douce" (S06E11) - with Gary Kott
- "Getting to Know You" (S06E12) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Cliff's Nightmare" (S06E14) (Teleplay - with John Markus and Gary Kott)
- "Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor" (S06E15) - with John Markus
- "The Birthday Party" (S06E16) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Mr. Sandman" (S06E19) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Isn't It Romantic?" (S06E20) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "Theo's Dirty Laundry" (S06E21) - with John Markus and Gary Kott
- "What's It All About?" (S06E22) - with John Markus
53 episodes[]
- Gary Kott
- "Rudy Suits Up" (S02E07)
- "The Auction" (S02E13)
- "Full House" (S02E19)
- "The March" (S03E06)
- "Theo's Flight" (S03E07)
- "Monster Man Huxtable" (S03E13)
- "Denise Gets an Opinion" (S03E16)
- "Cliff's 50th Birthday" (S03E20)
- "Bald and Beautiful" (S03E23)
- "Call of the Wild" (S04E01)
- "Looking Back" (S04E08) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Where's Rudy?" (S04E09)
- "The Show Must Go On" (S04E12) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" (S04E14) (Teleplay - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra) / (Story - with Chris Auer, John Markus and Carmen Finestra)
- "The Visit" (S04E15) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Once Upon a Time" (S04E18) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Trust Me" (S04E20) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Home for the Weekend" (S04E21) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Gone Fishin'" (S04E23) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Together Again and Again" (S05E01) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "The Physical" (S05E02) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Move It" (S05E04) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "The Birth" (S05E06) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Cyranoise de Bergington" (S05E07) - with John Markus
- "Truth or Consequences" (S05E11) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Cliff Babysits" (S05E12) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten" (S05E13) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "The Lost Weekend" (S05E14) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "No Way, Baby" (S05E15) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Can I Say Something, Please?" (S05E16) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus" (S05E17) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "The Boys of Winter" (S05E18) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "It Comes and It Goes" (S05E19) - with John Markus
- "Birthday Blues" (S05E22) - with Carmen Finestra
- "A Room With No View" (S05E22) - with John Markus
- "What He Did for Love" (S05E23) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "57 Varieties" (S05E25) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Denise: The Saga Continues" (S06E01) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Surf's Up" (S06E02) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "I'm 'In' With the 'In' Crowd" (S06E03) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Denise Kendall: Navy Wife" (S06E04) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Denise Kendall: Babysitter" (S06E06) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Shall We Dance?" (S06E07) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "The Day the Spores Landed" (S06E08) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Grampy and Nu-Nu Visit the Huxtables" (S06E10) - with John Markus
- "Cliff la Douce" (S06E11) - with Carmen Finestra
- "Getting to Know You" (S06E12) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Elvin Pays for Dinner" (S06E13) - with John Markus
- "Cliff's Nightmare" (S06E14) (Teleplay - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra)
- "The Birthday Party" (S06E16) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Mr. Sandman" (S06E19) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Isn't It Romantic?" (S06E20) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Theo's Dirty Laundry" (S06E21) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
18 episodes[]
- Janet Leahy
- "The Andalusian Flu" (S03E22)
- "Cliff's Mistake" (S04E04)
- "The Locker Room" (S04E11)
- "Bookworm" (S04E13)
- "Waterworks" (S04E17)
- "The Prom" (S04E22)
- "Rudy's All-Nighter" (S05E03)
- "How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?" (S05E08)
- "Last Barbecue" (S07E03) - with Bernie Kukoff
- "It's All in the Game" (S07E05) - with Bryan Winter
- "Getting the Story" (S07E06) (Teleplay - with Lore Kimbrough)
- "The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof)" (S07E08) - with Gordon Gartrelle and Lore Kimbrough
- "27 and Still Cooking" (S07E17) - with Gordon Gartrelle
- "There's No Place Like This Home" (S08E02) - with Gordon Gartrelle
- "Two Is a Crowd" (S08E11) - with Gordon Gartrelle
- "Theo's Future" (S08E13) (Teleplay - with Gordon Gartrelle and Hugh O'Neill)
- "The Price Is Wrong" (S08E14) - with Gordon Gartrelle
- "And So We Commence" (S08E24) - with Courtney Flavin, Gordon Gartrelle and Hugh O'Neill
16 episodes[]
- Matt Williams
- "Rudy's Sick" (S01E12)
- "Jitterbug Break" (S01E16)
- "Vanessa's New Class" (S01E18) - with Carmen Finestra
- "The Juicer" (S02E02)
- "Clair's Toe" (S02E10)
- "An Early Spring" (S02E21)
- "Theo's Holiday" (S02E22) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Off to the Races" (S02E24)
- "Bring 'Em Back Alive" (S03E01)
- "Cliff in Charge" (S03E12)
- "Say Hello to a Good Buy" (S03E15) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "The Shower" (S03E19)
- "I Know That You Know" (S03E21) - with John Markus and Carmen Finestra
- "Autumn Gifts" (S04E07)
- "Dance Mania" (S04E10)
- "Petanque" (S04E19)
10 episodes[]
- Matt Robinson
- "Independence Day" (S01E14)
- "Back to the Track, Jack" (S01E20)
- "The Card Game" (S02E23)
- "War Stories" (S03E11)
- "Hillman" (S03E25)
- "Shakespeare" (S04E05)
- "The Drum Major" (S04E16)
- "Live and Learn" (S06E25)
- "There's Still No Joy in Mudville" (S07E23) - with Gordon Gartrelle
9 episodes[]
- Mark St. Germain
- "Is There a Hamster in the House?" (S05E10)
- "Theo's Women" (S05E20)
- "Theo's Gift" (S06E05)
- "Not Everybody Loves the Blues" (S06E17)
- "Off to See the Wretched" (S06E23)
- "The Moves" (S06E24)
- "Getting the Story" (S07E06) (Story)
- "Home Remedies" (S07E20)
- "Cliff and Jake" (S07E23)
- Gordon Gartrelle
- "Period of Adjustment" (S07E04) - with Lore Kimbrough
- "The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof)" (S07E08) - with Lore Kimbrough and Janet Leahy
- "27 and Still Cooking" (S07E17) - with Janet Leahy
- "There's Still No Joy in Mudville" (S07E23) - with Matt Robinson
- "There's No Place Like This Home" (S08E02) - with Janet Leahy
- "Two Is a Crowd" (S08E11) - with Janet Leahy
- "Theo's Future" (S08E13) (Teleplay - with Janet Leahy and Hugh O'Neill)
- "The Price Is Wrong" (S08E14) - with Janet Leahy
- "And So We Commence" (S08E24) - with Courtney Flavin, Janet Leahy and Hugh O'Neill
8 episodes[]
- Elliot Shoenman
- "Father's Day" (S01E13) - with John Markus
- "Cliff's Birthday" (S01E24) - with John Markus
- "First Day of School" (S02E01) - with John Markus
- "Happy Anniversary" (S02E03)
- "Halloween" (S02E06)
- "Clair's Sister" (S02E09) - with John Markus
- "Mrs. Westlake" (S02E12)
- "The Dentist" (S02E16)
- Lore Kimbrough
- "Rudy's Walk on the Wild Side" (S06E18) - with Ehrich Van Lowe
- "The Storyteller" (S06E26)
- "Period of Adjustment" (S07E04) - with Gordon Gartrelle
- "Getting the Story" (S07E06) (Teleplay - with Janet Leahy)
- "The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof)" (S07E08) - with Gordon Gartrelle and Janet Leahy
- "You Can Go Home Again" (S07E09) - with Steve Kline and Bernie Kukoff
- "Attack of the Killer B's" (S07E14) - with Elaine Arata
- "Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue" (S07E21) - with Steve Kline
- Ehrich Van Lowe
- "Rudy's Walk on the Wild Side" (S06E18) - with Lore Kimbrough
- "Same Time Next Year" (S07E01)
- "Just Thinking About It" (S07E07) - with Bernie Kukoff
- "It's a Boy" (S07E10) - with Bernie Kukoff
- "Clair's Liberation" (S07E11) - with Bernie Kukoff
- "Total Control" (S07E15) - with Bernie Kukoff
- "Theo and the Kids: Part 1" (S07E24) - with Bernie Kukoff
- "Theo and the Kids: Part 2" (S07E25) - with Bernie Kukoff
- Bernie Kukoff
- "Last Barbecue" (S07E03) - with Janet Leahy
- "Just Thinking About It" (S07E07) - with Ehrich Van Lowe
- "You Can Go Home Again" (S07E09) - with Lore Kimbrough and Steve Kline
- "It's a Boy" (S07E10) - with Ehrich Van Lowe
- "Clair's Liberation" (S07E11) - with Ehrich Van Lowe
- "Total Control" (S07E15) - with Ehrich Van Lowe
- "Theo and the Kids: Part 1" (S07E24) - with Ehrich Van Lowe
- "Theo and the Kids: Part 2" (S07E25) - with Ehrich Van Lowe
6 episodes[]
- Steve Kline
- "Bird in the Hand" (S07E02) - with Bryan Winter
- "You Can Go Home Again" (S07E09) - with Lore Kimbrough and Bernie Kukoff
- "It's Your Move" (S07E12) - with Bryan Winter
- "Adventures in Babysitting" (S07E16)
- "No More Mr. Nice Guy" (S07E20) - with Bryan Winter
- "Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue" (S07E21) - with Lore Kimbrough
5 episodes[]
- Adriana Trigiani
- "With This Ring?" (S08E01)
- "Particles in Motion" (S08E03) (Teleplay) / (Story - with Linda M. Yearwood)
- "The Iceman Bricketh" (S08E07) - with Courtney Flavin and Hugh O'Neill
- "Clair's Place" (S08E12)
- "Cliff and Theo Come Clean" (S08E19)
- Hugh O'Neill
- "It's Apparent to Everyone" (S08E06)
- "The Iceman Bricketh" (S08E07) - with Courtney Flavin and Adriana Trigiani
- "Theo's Future" (S08E13) (Teleplay - with Gordon Gartrelle and Janet Leahy) / (Story)
- "The Getaway" (S08E17)
- "And So We Commence" (S08E24) - with Courtney Flavin, Gordon Gartrelle and Janet Leahy
- Courtney Flavin
- "The Iceman Bricketh" (S08E07) - with Adriana Trigiani and Hugh O'Neill
- "Olivia's Field Trip" (S08E08)
- "Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle" (S08E15)
- "Some Gifts Aren't Deductible" (S08E23)
- "And So We Commence" (S08E24) - with Gordon Gartrelle, Janet Leahy and Hugh O'Neill
4 episodes[]
- Bryan Winter
- "Bird in the Hand" (S07E02) - with Steve Kline
- "It's All in the Game" (S07E05) - with Janet Leahy
- "It's Your Move" (S07E12) - with Steve Kline
- "No More Mr. Nice Guy" (S07E20) - with Steve Kline
3 episodes[]
- Earl Pomerantz
- "Goodbye Mr. Fish" (S01E02)
- "Breaking With Tradition" (S01E06)
- "One More Time" (S01E07)
- Chris Auer
- "A Girl and Her Dog" (S03E10)
- "Calling Doctor Huxtable" (S03E17)
- "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" (S04E14) (Story - with John Markus, Carmen Finestra and Gary Kott)
- Walter Allen Bennett, Jr.
- "Pam Applies to College" (S08E04)
- "Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown" (S08E05)
- "For Men Only" (S08E09)
2 episodes[]
- Jerry Ross
- "Play It Again, Vanessa" (S01E08)
- "Bonjour, Sondra" (S01E10) - with Michael Loman
- Elaine Arata
- "Theo's Final Final" (S07E13)
- "Attack of the Killer B's" (S07E14) - with Lore Kimbrough
1 episode[]
- Ed. Weinberger & Michael Leeson - "Pilot" (S01E01)
- Michael Loman - "Bonjour, Sondra" (S01E10) - with Jerry Ross
- Karyl Geld Miller & Korby Siamis - "Knight to Night" (S01E11)
- Winifred Hervey - "Clair's Case" (S01E19)
- Emily Tracy - "Mr. Quiet" (S01E23)
- Ross Brown - "Vanessa's Bad Grade" (S02E14)
- Thad Mumford - "Theo and Cockroach" (S02E15)
- Susan Fales - "Mother, May I?" (S03E05)
- Margaret Beddow Hatch - "Vanessa's Rich" (S03E08)
- Matt Geller - "Denise Gets a D" (S03E09)
- Elizabeth & Oliver Hailey - "Planning Parenthood" (S03E24)
- Jeff Lewis & Bill Prady - "Cliff's Nightmare" (S06E14) (Story)
- Lisa Albert - "The Return of the Clairettes" (S07E18)
- Linda M. Yearwood - "Particles in Motion" (S08E03) (Story - with Adriana Trigiani)
- Kathleen McGhee-Anderson - "Olivia Comes Out of the Closet" (S08E10)
- Jill Condon & Leslie Strain - "Eat, Drink and Be Wary" (S08E16)
- Stuart Silverman - "Cliff Gets Jilted" (S08E18)
- Marcia L. Leslie - "Clair's Reunion" (S08E20)
- Lisa S. Benjamin & Nina Combs - "Rudy's Retreat" (S08E21)
- Gardenia Gabrielle & Ben Gramin - "You Can't Stop the Music" (S08E22)