The Cosby Show - Season 1 - Eps 6: Breaking With Tradition
Cliff's father, Russell, pays a visit and begins questioning Cliff about the kids' college choices. He asks Denise about Hillman, his and Cliff's alma mater. Denise is dead-set against it at first, until Russell tells her that the males outnumber the females there. First appearance of Earle Hyman as Russell Huxtable, Cliff's father.
About The Cosby Show

Title: The Cosby Show
First Air Date: 1984-09-20
Last Air Date: 1992-04-30
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.013/10 (from 419 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 9
Total Episodes: 197
Network: NBC
Genres: Comedy, Family
Production Companies: Carsey-Werner Company, Bill Cosby
Synopsis
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.
Cast

Bill Cosby
Heathcliff Huxtable

Phylicia Rashād
Clair Huxtable

Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Theo Huxtable

Tempestt Bledsoe
Vanessa Huxtable

Keshia Knight Pulliam
Rudy Huxtable

Sabrina Le Beauf
Sondra Huxtable

Geoffrey Owens
Elvin Tibideaux

Raven-Symoné
Olivia Kendall

Erika Alexander
Pam Tucker