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Vanessa hosts a Halloween party while Cliff takes Rudy and her friends out trick-or-treating — The Cosby Show, October 31, 1985, broadcast on Halloween night itself

Vanessa hosts a Halloween party while Cliff takes Rudy and her friends out trick-or-treating — The Cosby Show, October 31, 1985, broadcast on Halloween night itself, 1985 — historic image
Vanessa hosts a Halloween party while Cliff takes Rudy and her friends out trick-or-treating — The Cosby Show, October 31, 1985, broadcast on Halloween night itself, 1985. Historic image from the Chapter 4 — Halloween Comes to Television collection.

Vanessa hosts a Halloween party while Cliff takes Rudy and her friends out trick-or-treating — The Cosby Show, October 31, 1985, broadcast on Halloween night itself

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NotesVanessa hosts a Halloween party while Cliff takes Rudy and her friends out trick-or-treating — The Cosby Show, October 31, 1985, broadcast on Halloween night itself. Source: Still from The Cosby Show, “Halloween,” NBC, first broadcast October 31, 1985. File F0411a.jpg. Reproduced under fair use for scholarly commentary.
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ReferenceFig 4.11 F0411a

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