The Cosby Show Vanessa's Rich (Season 3, Episode 8)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 21 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

The Cosby Show

Vanessa's Rich (Season 3, Episode 8)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 21 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Vanessa mentions to the popular cheerleaders the amount of money her mother paid for an art painting. Vanessa is then accepted on the pep squad and starts being picked on for being rich.

Director

Tony Singletary

Writers

Ed. Weinberger (created by) | Michael Leeson (created by) | Bill Cosby (created by) (as Dr. William H. Cosby Jr. Ed.D.) | Margaret Beddow Hatch (written by)

Producer

Caryn Mandabach

Editor

John Michel

Casting Directors

Tim Flack | Julie Hughes | Barry Moss | Lois Planco

Production Designer

Garvin Eddy

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 13, 1986

Release date

Nov 13, 1986 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 50 wins & 59 nominations

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Bill Cosby Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Phylicia Rashad Clair Huxtable Clair Huxtable See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Sabrina Le Beauf Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux (credit only) Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux (credit only) See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Lisa Bonet Denise Huxtable (credit only) Denise Huxtable (credit only) See fewer	Angel Heart (1987)
Malcolm-Jamal Warner Theo Huxtable Theo Huxtable See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Tempestt Bledsoe Vanessa Huxtable Vanessa Huxtable See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Keshia Knight Pulliam Rudy Huxtable Rudy Huxtable See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
Essence Atkins Paula Young Paula Young See fewer	A Haunted House (2013)
Ana Monet Cindy Cindy See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)