The Cosby Show What He Did for Love (Season 5, Episode 23)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 21 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

The Cosby Show

What He Did for Love (Season 5, Episode 23)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 21 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

Theo and his friends go to the cafeteria to impress a girl with a very expensive watch one of them found on the street. Unfortunately it appears that the watch was reported stolen and his friend gets in trouble.

Directors

Carl Lauten | Chuck Vinson

Writers

Ed. Weinberger (created by) | Michael Leeson (created by) | Bill Cosby (created by) (as William H. Cosby Jr. Ed.D.) | John Markus (written by) & 2 more

Producer

Terri Guarnieri

Editor

John Michel

Production Designer

Garvin Eddy

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 27, 1989

Release date

Apr 27, 1989 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 6 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 51 wins & 59 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
14 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 (credit only) Clair Huxtable (credit only) 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)
Geoffrey Owens Elvin Tibideaux (credit only) Elvin Tibideaux (credit only) See fewer	The Cosby Show (1984)
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)
Don Reed Mitchell Mitchell See fewer	The Best of Robert Townsend & His Partners in Crime (1991)
Alex Ruiz Lou Hernandez Lou Hernandez See fewer	Scooby-Doo (2002)
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Vanessa Williams Jade Jade See fewer	Candyman (1992)
Eden Svendahl Officer Harrison Officer Harrison See fewer	The Pleasure Zone (1999)
Frank Adu Police Officer (as Robinson Frank Adu) Police Officer (as Robinson Frank Adu) See fewer	Love and Death (1975)
Eleva Singleton Actress Actress See fewer	Copycat (1995)