The Cosby Show

When Theo brings home a poor report card, he claims he does not need good grades to get a job. So Cliff gives him an economics lesson with Monopoly money. Much to Cliff's dismay, Denise goes on a date with Rafael, an older man who is a former merchant marine. Cliff and Clair's plans for a quiet night are ruined when Vanessa and Rudy can't sleep, with Rudy claiming the wolf man was growling in her closet

When Rudy's goldfish dies, Cliff struggles over how to break the bad news to her. Cliff wants to hold a formal funeral in the bathroom, but the rest of the family has other ideas about the proper site for the "memorial".

Cliff forbids ten-year-old Vanessa to see a scary movie; though he allows older brother Theo to go. Vanessa sneaks out to see the movie anyway, but soon regrets it when she begins having nightmares. Now she insists on sleeping with Cliff and Clair, but she quickly overstays her welcome.

Knight to Night — Season 1, Episode 4 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1984-10-11. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Is That My Boy? — Season 1, Episode 5 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1984-10-18. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Breaking With Tradition — Season 1, Episode 6 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1984-10-25. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

One More Time — Season 1, Episode 7 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1984-11-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

A Shirt Story — Season 1, Episode 8 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1984-11-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Play It Again, Vanessa — Season 1, Episode 9 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1984-11-15. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

How Ugly Is He? — Season 1, Episode 10 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1984-11-22. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Excited that the whole family will be together for Thanksgiving, Cliff anxiously waits for Sondra's arrival home from Princeton. But instead of celebrating, Sondra spends the holiday trying to persuade her parents to let her go to Paris for the summer.

Father's Day — Season 1, Episode 12 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1984-12-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Rudy's Sick — Season 1, Episode 13 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1984-12-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Independence Day — Season 1, Episode 14 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1985-01-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Physician of the Year — Season 1, Episode 15 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1985-01-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Jitterbug Break — Season 1, Episode 16 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1985-01-31. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Theo and the Joint — Season 1, Episode 17 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1985-02-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Vanessa's New Class — Season 1, Episode 18 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1985-02-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Clair's Case — Season 1, Episode 19 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1985-02-21. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Back to the Track, Jack — Season 1, Episode 20 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1985-02-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

The Younger Woman — Season 1, Episode 21 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1985-03-14. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Slumber Party — Season 1, Episode 22 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1985-03-28. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Mr. Quiet — Season 1, Episode 23 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1985-05-02. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

Cliff's Birthday — Season 1, Episode 24 of The Cosby Show. Aired 1985-05-09. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

S02E01 First Day of School 1985-09-26

The school season starts again and each one of the children faces it with different emotions. Cliff and Clair, however, are enthusiastic at getting the house back to themselves during the daytime.

S02E02 The Juicer 1985-10-03

Kitchen wizard Cliff is like a child with a new toy when he buys a state-of-the-art juicer.

S02E03 Happy Anniversary 1985-10-10

It's Russell and Anna Huxtable's 49th anniversary, and the Huxtables observe the occasion with a classic impression of Ray Charles' "Night Time is the Right Time."

S02E04 Cliff in Love 1985-10-17

Sondra and Elvin break up, again, and Cliff and Clair tell Sondra to consider calling a boy that her friends say would be a good boyfriend to her. When the boy comes to the house, Cliff interviews him and falls in love with the guy.

S02E05 Theo and the Older Woman 1985-10-24

Denise's friend Susanne comes over to write a report on what a large family deals with, but Theo uses the occasion to try and impress her but ends up making a fool of himself.

S02E06 Halloween 1985-10-31

Vanessa has a boy/girl Halloween party at home. Cliff takes Rudy and her friends trick or treating.

S02E07 Denise Drives 1985-11-07

Denise is determined to spend her savings on the first car she sees, and balks when her father forbids her to buy an expensive lemon. But the bargain-conscious Cliff becomes a wheeler-dealer when the family handyman, Mr. Lucas, offers to sell Denise his aunt's old car. Also, Cliff informs a middle-aged couple that they are going to have a baby, which comes as a shock to them, as they already have a five-year-old grandson! David Langston Smyrl as Mr. Lucas.

S02E08 Rudy Suits Up 1985-11-14

Clair goes from overprotective mom to football fanatic when Rudy Sweet Feet Huxtable becomes the star of her pee-wee football team. Cliff is delighted that his daughter will follow in his footsteps on the football field, and cons a wary Clair into going to see her play. Clair is swept off her feet by Rudy's play.

S02E09 Clair's Sister 1985-11-21

Clair's sister becomes engaged; Cliff struggles to beat his father-in-law (Joe Williams) at chess.

S02E10 Denise's Friend 1985-12-05

Denise's friend, Michelle, thinks she has a medical problem and wants to keep it from her parents, so she asks Cliff for advice. This leads Cliff and Clair to question whether their children would come to them with their problems or seek outside help. They hold a family forum to make sure their children know the lines of communication are always open. But the children pose some hypothetical questions which give their parents pause.

S02E11 Clair's Toe 1985-12-12

Clair buys a pair of beautiful new shoes and challenges Cliff to a smooth contest – to decide who has the most style. Unfortunately, when Clair breaks her toe, she cannot fit her bandaged foot into her stylish new shoes. What is more, she refuses any help from Cliff – determined to prove she can function as a lawyer, wife and mother of five, in spite of her broken toe.

S02E12 Mrs. Westlake 1986-01-02

Theo's math teacher, Mrs. Westlake, comes to the Huxtable house after Theo takes a math test, so naturally, he thinks he "blew it."

S02E13 Vanessa's Bad Grade 1986-01-09

Vanessa, a straight A student, finds that her grades suffer when she studies with Robert, a classmate that she has a crush on. With a big school dance coming up, she is afraid to show her parents a bad test grade fearing they will keep her home. The night of the dance, Vanessa wears Denise's new sweater without her sister's permission, causing an all-out brawl between the two.

S02E14 The Auction 1986-01-16

While leafing through a catalog, Clair sees that a painting by her great uncle is for sale at an auction. She remembers her childhood when the painting hung in her grandmother's house, but was later sold to pay medical bills. Although the estimated price for the painting is very high, Clair is determined to bring it back into the family.

S02E15 Theo and Cockroach 1986-01-30

Theo and his friend Walter decide to listen to a recording of "Macbeth" instead of reading the actual play. Cliff picks a snowball fight with some neighborhood children.

S02E16 The Dentist 1986-02-06

Peter has a toothache but is afraid to go to the dentist so Rudy goes with him. Meanwhile, Cliff tries to hide the newspaper from Clair because she won't let him sleep when she reads it in bed.

S02E17 Play It Again, Russell 1986-02-13

After an example of not so great trombone playing at a Jazz club gig, Russell needs to get it together quick because the next time is his career finale.

S02E18 A Touch of Wonder 1986-02-20

While driving in her car with Theo, Denise has a fender bender with Motown legend Stevie Wonder's chauffeured limousine.

S02E19 Full House 1986-02-27

Cliff finds it almost impossible to have a quiet day off at home with the kids and their friends in almost every room of the house.

S02E20 Close to Home 1986-03-13

Cliff's associate Dr. Morgan stops by to help plan a fundraiser but, behind his smile, he is harboring the pain of a serious family issue.

S02E21 Theo's Holiday 1986-03-20

A cocky Theo is sure that in a few years he will easily land a job as a fashion model and have a great car, apartment and plenty of spending money. So the Huxtables stage an elaborate scheme to prove to him that living on your own is not what it is cracked up to be. Theo's lesson in reality starts when the Huxtable home is converted into the Real World Apartments with Cliff as the strictly business landlord, Harley Weewax; Clair as the restaurant owner, Millie Farquar; Denise as the shrewd head of a modeling agency; Vanessa as her gum-cracking receptionist, and Rudy as the hard-nosed bank loan officer, Mrs. Griswald.

S02E22 An Early Spring 1986-04-03

Mrs. Westlake's plan to give a tough math test to Theo's class is interrupted when the pregnant teacher goes into labor unexpectedly and seeks the services of Dr. Huxtable to deliver the baby. Also, Cliff tries in vain to teach Rudy to ride a bicycle while Vanessa seeks advice from Denise on every teenager's nightmare: pimples.

S02E23 Denise's Decision 1986-04-10

Cliff and his father are among the Huxtables who cannot keep their opinions to themselves when Denise is faced with the difficult decision of which college to attend. Although Denise cannot decide if she wants to go away to school, Cliff and Russell try to persuade her to attend their alma mater in North Carolina. Theo is worried about losing out on Denise's car if she goes away, and Vanessa already has plans for her sister's room.

S02E24 The Card Game 1986-05-08

Cliff's pinochle partner becomes ill and cannot play in their monthly match against Russell and his partner, Homer (Bill Gunn). So Cliff teams up with his former English teacher, Professor Bennington Foster (Roscoe Lee Browne), who proves to be a formidable player. Russell tries to stretch the rules to beat his son, unaware that Professor Foster has a few tricks of his own. Meanwhile, love is in the air when Theo sends away for a $19.95 'diamondoid' ring for his new girlfriend, Tanya.

S02E25 Off to the Races 1986-05-15

Cliff 'Combustible' Huxtable is thrilled when his former college track rival, Colonel Sanford B. 'Tailwind' Turner, invites him to run the prestigious anchor leg of a charity relay race in the Penn Relays track meet. He is even more excited to discover that his formerly fleet-footed opponent, Charlie Stevenson, is now fat. But Cliff does not realize he is in for the surprise of a lifetime.

S03E01 Bring 'em Back Alive 1986-09-25

Rudy sees a snake in the basement. Cliff and Theo cannot capture it, so Clair calls an exterminator. Theo and his friend plan a party with lots of girls attending.

S03E02 Food for Thought 1986-10-02

Cliff has to go on a diet. Rudy does not want her own room.

S03E03 Golden Anniversary 1986-10-09

Cliff, Clair, and the children plan an elaborate celebration for Cliff's parents 50th wedding anniversary. The Huxtable's perform a musical number for the parents and take them to a club for music and dancing.

S03E04 Man Talk 1986-10-16

At school, a classmate starts flirting with Theo. Theo is flattered and interested, but he already has a girlfriend. Rudy wants to have a tea party and since her sisters are busy, she asks Cliff to the tea party.

S03E05 Mother, May I? 1986-10-23

Vanessa starts wearing makeup without her parents' permission. Clair talks to Vanessa and reminds her she must wait until she's 15. Meanwhile, Theo is taking a fire-safety class at school and quizzes his parents on procedures.

S03E06 The March 1986-10-30

Theo has to rewrite a school paper on the 1963 March on Washington. Cliff & Clair, and Cliff's parents, who were actually there during the march, tell Theo what really happened and how they experienced it. He gets to really feel the event.

S03E07 Theo's Flight 1986-11-06

Theo wants to take flying lessons after he is impressed by a guest speaker at his school, a World War II fighter pilot.

S03E08 Vanessa's Rich 1986-11-13

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.

S03E09 Denise Gets a D 1986-11-20

Clair has a pinched nerve and has to stay in bed. Cliff and the children try to make her day easier by doing chores around the house. At college, Denise gets a D in one of her classes and is afraid to tell her parents.

S03E10 A Girl and Her Dog 1986-12-04

Cliff's left alone with the kids for a day before they go on a trip out to Washington. A dog follows Rudy home and she has trouble letting go when the dog's owner comes to get it.

S03E11 War Stories 1986-12-11

Russel and his friends visit Cliff to play pinochle. Cliff's father and his friends reminisce about their days in military service.

S03E12 Cliff in Charge 1986-12-18

Clair is asked to help plan a celebration that honors the retiring president of Hillman College in Atlanta. While she is gone for ten days, Cliff has to take care of the house and children.

S03E13 Monster Man Huxtable 1987-01-08

Sondra comes home from college and brings Elvin along with her. Theo is written up in the school paper about his wrestling skills. Elvin helps him learn a few new moves and shares with Theo that he is going to propose marriage to Sondra.

S03E14 Rudy Spends the Night 1987-01-15

Rudy is spending the night with her grandparents. Denise is going with friends to The Village and invites Vanessa to go with her. Theo is waiting for news to go out with a girlfriend. When that falls through, Cliff creates Mens Night.

S03E15 Say Hello to a Good Buy 1987-01-22

Cliff buys a new car, but must contend with a tough salesman. Meanwhile, Rudy creates a collage of animals by cutting pictures out of Cliff's encyclopedias.

S03E16 Denise Gets an Opinion 1987-02-05

Denise makes a date with a guy she's only talked to on the phone. Robert stops by to get advice from Cliff and others about girls, romance and relationships.

S03E17 Calling Doctor Huxtable 1987-02-12

Cliff goes to the hospital to deliver a baby and finds out three patients are ready to deliver. Theo is in charge at home, and Vanessa has a friend over who smokes a cigarette in Vanessa's room.

S03E18 You Only Hurt the One You Love 1987-02-19

Theo talks Rudy into playing circus and when he tries to do the tumbling act, accidentally injures her.

S03E19 The Shower 1987-02-26

Denise gives her friend Veronica a bridal shower. Denise finds out Veronica and her fiancé planned to get pregnant just so they could get married.

S03E20 Cliff's 50th Birthday 1987-03-12

Cliff is turning 50 years old and the family plans a lot of surprises for him. He finds out all the things that are older than him, get a key chain that works for everyone except him, and has a party with some special friends.

S03E21 I Know That You Know 1987-03-19

Sondra and Elvin announce their engagement. Since Cliff always says he knows everything that goes on, Clair and the kids decide to play a joke on Cliff about the engagement. He finds out before the joke and turns the tables on the others.

S03E22 Andalusian Flu 1987-04-02

Both Cliff and Clair are sick in bed with the flu, leaving Theo in charge; Theo orders Vanessa and Rudy around to clean up the house while he takes the credit for it even though he's planning to go out with a girl.

S03E23 Bald and Beautiful 1987-04-09

Cockroach shaves his head to audition for a music video and tries to convince Theo to shave his head also. Cliff's friend from the Navy visits.

S03E24 Planning Parenthood 1987-04-30

Cliff takes Rudy & her friends to a fancy restaurant. All dressed up in their best clothes, they go to the restaurant. Chaos ensues despite Cliff's effort to show them elegance. Clair's sister visits and announces she wants to have a baby.

S03E25 Hillman 1987-05-07

Cliff, Clair, Theo, Vanessa, and Rudy visit Denise at Hillman College and meet her friends.

S04E01 Call of the Wild 1987-09-24

Cliff & Clair are excited about Sondra & Elvin's plans for grad school, but when they return from their honeymoon, the newlyweds announce other plans. Elvin & Sondra plan to open a wilderness store.

S04E02 Theogate 1987-10-01

Clair is concerned when Theo comes home late after a cross country meet and the principal calls the house. She decides to investigate what happened by holding a mock trial.

S04E03 It's Not Easy Being Green 1987-10-08

Cliff has a hard time saying goodbye to his old water heater while Rudy and Clair get into a fight because Clair won't let Rudy wear a summer dress to a winter birthday party.

S04E04 Cliff's Mistake 1987-10-15

Cliff loses a very important power drill that he borrowed from his neighbor, Jeffery. The Huxtable kids, along with Kenny and Jeff's daughter, Kelly, make a haunted house in the basement.

S04E05 Shakespeare 1987-10-22

Theo & Walter are studying Shakespeare for school but are not enthused. Cliff decides to have barbecue for dinner and invites family and friends. When Russell hears about the Shakespeare situation, he and his friend read part a play.

S04E06 That's Not What I Said 1987-10-29

Theo's friend gets into an altercation which gets Theo sent to a police station in Coney Island. The altercation gets Cliff and Clair into a fight, and they completely forget about Theo's punishment.

S04E07 Autumn Gifts 1987-11-05

The Huxtables have a problem when they find out the old woman Rudy visits with refuses to take her medication and becomes forgetful; everybody makes several humorous attempts to convince Mrs. Hickson why she needs to take her pills.

S04E08 Looking Back (1) 1987-11-12

Sondra & Elvin have their first marital spat, but it is Elvin who runs home to the parents - Sondra's parents! As Elvin gives his side of the story, flashbacks are shown about Sondra's different boyfriends and their first meeting of Elvin.

S04E09 Looking Back (2) 1987-11-12

When Elvin drops by the Huxtable home after fighting with Sondra, the family shares some moments in Huxtable history.

S04E10 Where's Rudy? 1987-11-19

The Huxtables head to the mall where Clair enters her garden squash in a contest. Theo and Vanessa are in charge of watching Rudy but they lose track of her. Rudy meets a girl her age and they play together.

S04E11 Dance Mania 1987-12-03

Theo is upset after his friend, Cockroach, takes the last available spot on the TV show "Dance Mania."

S04E12 The Locker Room 1987-12-10

Vanessa dates Theo's friend Lyle, and Theo objects. Cliff wants to find out how Rudy makes milk vanish.

S04E13 The Show Must Go On 1987-12-17

Cliff is excited to take Rudy and six of her friends to see a Salute to Vaudeville show. They are the only ones in the audience. The children are not the best audience and are not impressed.

S04E14 Bookworm 1988-01-07

Clair's book club invites their spouses to attend a meeting, but Cliff is the only man that shows up. Despite Clair's doubts, Cliff read the book and joins the discussion. Sondra & Elvin have Theo, Vanessa, and Rudy over for a sleepover.

S04E15 Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 1988-01-14

Theo works on his psychic abilities but does not have much success. Rudy thinks her teacher hates her and tells her parents her problems. One of which is a music recital where she has to play the violin instead of a more fun instrument.

S04E16 The Visit 1988-01-21

One of Theo's high school friends has cancer and is in the hospital. Theo is hesitant to visit him because it is depressing. Sondra is on a trip without Elvin and he is lonely.

S04E17 The Drum Major 1988-02-04

Vanessa tries out for drum major but keeps getting blocked. Theo finds out it is because no girl has ever been drum major and tries to help. A musician friend of Russell's is in town for a show. Russell tries to repay a debt to his friend.

S04E18 Waterworks 1988-02-11

One tile falls from the bathroom wall, and as Cliff tries to repair it, the problem gets bigger. Clair asks friends of Sondra & Elvin to repair it before Cliff destroys the house when he tries to repair it.

S04E19 Once Upon a Time 1988-02-18

Rudy reads a story she wrote to Cliff and Clair about a happy land where the residents are taken prisoner by the evil king and his men, as acted out in a fantasy sequence by all the characters.

S04E20 Petanque 1988-02-25

The Harmons, friends of the Huxtables, come over for a visit. Cliff and Dr. Harmon get into a heated game of petanque while Theo tries to impress their daughter.

S04E21 Trust Me 1988-03-03

Cliff has worked straight for 22 days, so he takes a day off. While he rests at home, Theo, Vanessa, and Rudy try to stump each other with constant riddles. Clair's friend has marital problems and asks Clair for advice.

S04E22 Home for the Weekend 1988-03-17

Denise comes home from college for the weekend but disappoints her family when she chooses to spend every free moment with her friends instead.

S04E23 The Prom 1988-03-24

Theo and his friends and their dates get ready for their prom while Cliff and Clair have their own prom in the living room.

S04E24 Gone Fishin' 1988-04-28

Theo goes fishing with Cliff and Russell and hooks onto the body of a dead mobster, becoming the object of a local news story. Rudy and Kenny try to hide the fact from Clair that they're taking care of baby birds that have been abandoned.

S05E01 Together Again and Again 1988-10-06

Theo is starting college and Denise is to return to Hillman. Cliff and Clair look forward to fewer children at home, but Theo does not have a room at college and has to commute while Denise drops out of college. Sondra announces she is pregnant.

S05E02 The Physical 1988-10-13

The children tease Cliff about how much he eats as he prepares for his physical in the morning. Denise talks about the celebrities she meets at the record studio. Turns out she is not a great employee and does not really work with them.

S05E03 Rudy's All-Nighter 1988-10-20

Theo gets a "D" on his first freshman English composition and worries that he's not "college material.

S05E04 Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game) 1988-10-27

Cliff & Clair visit Sondra & Elvin's apartment and are surprised and shocked at the cramped space and state of disrepair. Clair does not want her grandchild to grow up there. Sondra & Elvin agree to borrow money to get a better place.

S05E05 Out of Brooklyn 1988-11-03

Vanessa is having problems with her boyfriend Roy. Denise announces she quit her job and plans to move to Africa as a photographer's assistant. Despite objections and hardships she will endure, Denise is determined to go.

S05E06 The Birth (1) 1988-11-10

Sondra starts contractions; Elvin is nervous and Cliff and Clair are anxious.

S05E07 The Birth (2) 1988-11-10

Sondra goes into labor. In his confusion, Elvin drives off to the hospital without her and Sondra is forced to drive the car.

S05E08 Cyranoise de Bergington 1988-11-17

Rudy borrows money from Cliff to buy a birthday gift two months in advance for Clair. Theo's friend Howard breaks up with his girlfriend and Theo is interested in asking her out. Theo asks another friend, Denny, to talk to the girl for him.

S05E09 How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? 1988-12-01

Vanessa forms the "Lipsticks" singing group; Cliff's dad gets an envelope saying "You are a winner", instead of "You might be a winner".

S05E10 If the Dress Fits, Wear It 1988-12-08

Clair goes on a crash diet and endures an exhaustive exercise program to lose enough weight to fit into an old dress to wear for an evening out with Cliff.

S05E11 Is There a Hamster in the House? 1988-12-15

Rudy watches a hamster overnight for a friend but it dies. Feeling bad, Cliff and Rudy buy a replacement hamster. Rudy tells her friend what happened and is surprised how her friend takes the news.

S05E12 Truth or Consequences 1989-01-05

Vanessa gets caught lying to her parents about staying out past her curfew with her boyfriend, Jeremy.

S05E13 Cliff Babysits 1989-01-12

Cliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert.

S05E14 Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten 1989-01-26

Clair wants to replace the living room couch but Cliff is reluctant to let the old couch go. Also, Clair is invited on a television talk show. However, when she finds out she is only asked her thoughts as a black woman, she leaves the show.

S05E15 The Lost Weekend 1989-02-02

Everybody's away for the weekend, and Theo has the place to himself. Theo's friends decide it's time to party!

S05E16 No Way, Baby 1989-02-06

One of Cliff's patients is a young, unmarried teenager without other known family. Cliff finds the girl's grandfather so someone can be with her when she delivers. When Clair meets the grandfather, she realizes he cannot read or write.

S05E17 Can I Say Something, Please? 1989-02-09

Rudy complains to her parents that she doesn't get to do what her friends can and she still has to follow so many rules. So Cliff and Clair allow Rudy to stay up as late as she wants to teach her a lesson.

S05E18 The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus 1989-02-16

Theo's former girlfriend, Justine, is starting to date other men and Theo is upset. Theo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for a spell or potion that will help him win her back.

S05E19 The Boys of Winter 1989-02-23

Theo & his friends meet Cliff's former basketball coach. The Huxtables invite Coach Barry & his wife to their house for dinner. They watch a taped old basketball game together where Cliff misses all his shots & the coach sent him to the bench.

S05E20 It Comes and It Goes 1989-03-09

Sondra finds it difficult to be a stay-at-home mom with baby twins. When the Tibideaux visit Cliff, Clair and Cliff's parents, Sondra vents with her mother and grandmother who have been there and done that with young children.

S05E21 Theo's Women 1989-03-16

Theo helps an acting student with her lines then gets caught kissing her by his girlfriend who dumps him on the spot.

S05E22 Birthday Blues 1989-03-30

On Clair's birthday, Cliff & their kids surprise her with an act.

S05E23 A Room With No View 1989-04-13

Rudy is constantly bothering her sister Vanessa and they always have a fight but their parents find the perfect way to teach them a lesson.

S05E24 What He Did for Love 1989-04-27

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.

S05E25 Day of the Locusts 1989-05-04

Strep throat keeps Sondra from taking care of her babies, but she gets paranoid when Clair and Elvin's mom take the babies with them so she can recover.

S05E26 57 Varieties 1989-05-11

Theo asks his parents to give him fifteen hundred dollars for an educational summer trip to Egypt. The Huxtables are not sure about giving him the money so he invites his teacher to the house to talk to his parents.

S06E01 Denise: The Saga Continues 1989-09-21

Just as Theo finds a new place to live, Denise returns from her African rainforest trip with startling souvenirs - a husband and a stepdaughter.

S06E02 Surf's Up 1989-09-28

When Cliff tells Theo of some of the hi jinx he did when he was younger. Theo decides to try it himself. But he ends up damaging his apartment, which leads to the landlord throwing him out. So Cliff tries to some things with the man so Theo can move out of the house where he has been staying.

S06E03 I'm 'In' With the 'In' Crowd 1989-10-05

Everybody loses when Vanessa and friends play a drinking game at an unsupervised get-together.

S06E04 Denise Kendall: Navy Wife 1989-10-12

Denise and Martin prepare to check out the house where they will be living on the naval base; Denise admits she forgot to confirm the housing arrangements.

S06E05 Theo's Gift 1989-10-19

Theo finds out that he has dyslexia so he changes the way he studies and gets a better grade in history.

S06E06 Denise Kendall: Babysitter 1989-10-26

Denise and Olivia babysit Winnie and Nelson when Sondra and Elvin go out for the evening; but shortly after Sondra and Elvin leave, the whole building goes into a blackout.

S06E07 Shall We Dance? 1989-11-02

Rudy and Kenny learn good manners at school. Rudy has a crush on a boy named Clarence and tries to show him that she cares but Clarence is too shy to admit it in front of his friends.

S06E08 The Day the Spores Landed 1989-11-09

Cliff's ingestion of a sausage hero immediately before bedtime brings on a dream in which spores contaminate the U.S. water supply (except in New Jersey) and impregnate thousands of men, including Cliff, Elvin and Martin. Theo, the only unwed mother-to-be, soon joins them. They commiserate and console each other, but their solace is short-lived. Contractions send them all to the hospital and into the most bizarre delivery room.

S06E09 Cliff's Wet Adventure 1989-11-16

Claire sends Cliff to the store to buy some stuff for Thanksgiving dinner on a very rainy day and he returns soaking wet. Unfortunately he keeps forgetting some products and Claire sends him again & again. Meanwhile Denise invites Martin's ex wife to Cliff's house because she's all alone. Finally Cliff arrives home again just in time for Thanksgiving dinner.

S06E10 Grampy and Nu-Nu Visit the Huxtables 1989-11-30

When Martin's parents visit, Denise frets about Mrs. Kendall's impression of her.

S06E11 Cliff la Dolce 1989-12-07

Claire is going to Washington, and Denise is going to the Caribbean. Cliff stays all alone with Rudy & Olivia. Rudy comes to him with a problem between her & her friends but Cliff's advice makes things worse for Rudy. Meanwhile Theo takes Olivia to the cafeteria and uses her charm to collect other girls' phone numbers. Also Vanessa tries to get her father's permission to go to another girl's party with older boys.

S06E12 Getting to Know You 1989-12-14

Theo meets Cliff & Martin at the cafeteria sitting with two willing beautiful girls. Later at the Huxtable residence Martin tries to explain to Cliff the situation on how he & Denise met and got married. Afterwards the family organizes a surprise for Cliff that will make him very happy.

S06E13 Elvin Pays for Dinner 1990-01-04

Sondra decides to stay home to work on her law school application.

S06E14 Cliff's Nightmare 1990-01-11

Cliff comes back from the hospital at three in the morning and decides to eat a sausage sandwich. Unfortunately that sandwich becomes responsible for the weirdest dream Cliff ever had.

S06E15 Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor 1990-01-18

Denise & Vanessa are in the cafeteria when Vanessa sees a boy she seems to like but she's too shy to go to his table; so she asks advice from her big sister.

S06E16 The Birthday Party 1990-01-25

It's Olivia's birthday and all she wants is a brand new tricycle, which she has all her friends help her search the entire house for when Cliff, who's supposed to be babysitting her guests, falls asleep.

S06E17 Not Everybody Loves the Blues 1990-02-01

Theo is upset his girlfriend might go to graduate school in another town. He and Elvin go to a nightclub; they hear the King of the Blues Riley Jackson. Turns out Cliff and Clair know Riley. He visits the family, helps Theo with his blues.

S06E18 Rudy's Walk on the Wild Side 1990-02-08

Rudy wants a sweater with fish that light up that are on sale at the mall, but she doesn't have enough money to buy it and becomes so desperate, she steals $2.30 out of the money Clair left out for the dry cleaning.

S06E19 Mr. Sandman 1990-02-15

Mrs. McGee (Rudy's teacher) calls the Huxtables to report that Rudy has not been attending dance lessons, so Cliff takes Rudy to to the dancing lessons and gets a little carried away.

S06E20 Isn't It Romantic? 1990-02-22

Cliff, Martin & Elvin place a bet between them on who can buy a romantic present to each of their wife within twenty-five dollars limit. Who ever wins will be called "The Emperor of Romance".

S06E21 Theo's Dirty Laundry 1990-03-15

When Cliff finds women's lingerie in Theo's laundry, he and Clair soon realize that their son has moved in with his girlfriend, Justine. Meanwhile, Denise announces her plans to become a special education teacher.

S06E22 What's It All About? 1990-03-22

Clair comes home from work exhausted and needs to rest but her family do not understand her so Cliff sends her to a friends combine around the lake far away from home to relax.

S06E23 Off to See the Wretched 1990-04-05

Vanessa and her friends plot to go to a concert. They don't tell their parents it's in Baltimore, but they find out in a dramatic way.

S06E24 The Moves 1990-04-19

Clair brings her friend and rival attorney, Bernice, home to visit while Cliff's entertaining their recently divorced neighbor, Jeffrey. Despite their physical disparity, Jeffrey and Bernice really hit it off.

S06E25 Live and Learn 1990-04-26

Denise gets very excited about wanting to be an instructor to work with children who have learning disabilities but cannot understand that in order to teach she must have a college degree.

S06E26 The Storyteller 1990-05-03

Cliff's great-aunt, Gramtee, comes to visit and everyone is excited - except Olivia. Olivia wants to go to the zoo instead of a planned church visit. Gramtee tells stories of Cliff as a child and of a relative who was a slave years ago.

S07E01 Same Time Next Year 1990-09-20

Cliff ships Vanessa to Lincoln University in Pennsylvania; Rudy has a "developmental" issue that keeps her from going to school.

S07E02 Bird in the Hand 1990-09-27

Cliff is set to go to an auction for a priceless Charlie Parker album, but a slight detour to Olivia's school keeps him from it.

S07E03 The Last Barbecue 1990-10-04

Theo hires a stripper for Martin's bachelor party, which upsets Sondra and Denise when neither Martin or Elvin object to the idea; all this goes on as Cliff and Claire prepare a family BBQ. "Bud" gets a great punchline.

S07E04 Period of Adjustment 1990-10-11

Cousin Pam is introduced, as she moves in due to her grandmother's illness, her mother goes to California to take care of her.

S07E05 It's All in the Game 1990-10-18

Cliff & Clair are away on a weekend vacation. When they return, their home seemed to have self destructed - Olivia and the washing machine, Theo taking multiple items to his place, Vanessa and car damage, etc. Cliff & Clair hold a meeting.

S07E06 Getting the Story 1990-10-25

Rudy and Kenny has to follow one of their parents for a school project, but get disappointed when Clair's lawyer job turns out to be far from an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie.

S07E07 Just Thinking About It (1) 1990-11-01

Pam still thinks about having sex with Slide. Cliff says she should see a gynecologist for safe sex info. Pam ends up getting condoms and tells Slide he must use them. He refuses and they break up. Slide apologizes but still pressures her.

S07E08 Just Thinking About It (2) 1990-11-01

Pam's boyfriend pressures her to take their relationship to the next level until she explodes in indignation. Still, she does not want to lose him to another girl.

S07E09 The Infantry Has Landed (And They've Fallen Off the Roof) 1990-11-08

Rudy starts her periods, and Clair wants to have a traditional women's only day to celebrate her womanhood. Rudy wants no part of it and says she understand everything and needs nothing from her mother. Rudy trusts her friends information.

S07E10 You Can Go Home Again 1990-11-15

Denise & Martin want to move to their own apartment. They find rents too high and a place too small. Rudy makes plans to move into their bedroom once they move out.

S07E11 It's a Boy 1990-11-29

Cliff's friend learns he and his wife are going to have a baby boy. The father worries he is not athletic enough to teach the boy sports when he is older so he asks Cliff to teach him. Theo tells the father sports is not the only thing.

S07E12 Clair's Liberation 1990-12-06

Clair has started menopause. The children talk to each other about menopausal women, hot flashes, confusion, crabbiness, etc. Cliff & Claire play a joke on the kids by pretending she is insane. Aaron, Pam's boyfriend, turns on the romance.

S07E13 It's Your Move 1990-12-13

Sondra makes plans for she & Elvin to help friends move, but Elvin just wants to join the guys to watch the football playoff game. When they arrive to help with the move, their friends have not even started to pack.

S07E14 Theo's Final Final 1991-01-03

Theo has one last final the next day, and he wants to pass so he gets on the dean's list. He has plans for constant study, until he meets Cheryl and is besotted. She is leaving town in the morning. Does he study or go out with Cheryl?

S07E15 Attack of the Killer B's 1991-01-10

Pam has to study for tests but is easily distracted. Theo tells her she has to study without dancing and music in order to get good grades. Pam wants to go to college, but does not have the money. Her grades are not enough for scholarships.

S07E16 Total Control 1991-01-31

Cliff's patient & her husband are having a baby any day now and tell Cliff they have everything under control as they read books and watched videos to prepare for the birth. Everything is fine until the actual event starts.

S07E17 Adventures in Babysitting 1991-02-07

Cliff and Dr Harmon attend a pinochle tournament with their wives. They play a round against each other, and the wives win. Martin & Denise need a babysitter for Olivia and Rudy begs to be the one. Rudy does fine until they watch a scary movie.

S07E18 27 and Still Cooking 1991-02-14

It is Cliff & Clair's 27th wedding anniversary. He plans to recreate the Caribbean restaurant where they dined on their honeymoon, in their home. He hires a band, chef, and decorations for atmosphere. The day arrives - and Cliff is sick.

S07E19 The Return of the Clairettes 1991-02-21

Clair gets a visit from a high school friend and her husband.

S07E20 No More Mr. Nice Guy 1991-02-28

Theo and Denny's girlfriend Ellen are organizing a surprise party for Denny's birthday, but things get complicated when Ellen gets sick and Denny shows up up unexpectedly believing she's having an affair with another guy.

S07E21 Home Remedies 1991-03-07

Olivia is not feeling well, so several people come up with different remedies to help her feel better.

S07E22 Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue 1991-03-21

Olivia and Rudy have nightmares about Olivia taking control of the house and nobody listening to Rudy.

S07E23 There's Still No Joy in Mudville 1991-04-04

Cliff goes bowling with his father, Elvin, and friends. After the game, with Cliff having a very low score, they go to a bar and make fun of him. The older men reminiscence about the old Negro League. Rudy & Olivia play a joke on Clair.

S07E24 Cliff and Jake 1991-04-11

The daughter of an acquaintance asks Cliff to help her father make peace with someone whom he's been having a long standing grudge with over a car accident. Because she's been seeing the man's son and would like to get married.

S07E25 Theo and the Kids (1) 1991-04-25

Cliff attempts to fix the kitchen sink. Theo starts a volunteer job as an intern at a community center. He helps children with their homework and craft activities after school. He realizes one student has studying problems just like he had.

S07E26 Theo and the Kids (2) 1991-05-02

At the community center, Theo deals with a student that might have dyslexia, another who has a crush on him, one who has to get a job to support his parents, all the while they test their limits with Theo. Theo does his best to help them.

S08E01 With This Ring? 1991-09-19

Vanessa brings home a boyfriend she has kept secret from her family.

S08E02 There's No Place Like This Home 1991-09-26

Cliff and Claire plan to build and extra room for their house, but there are some unforeseen issues.

S08E03 Particles in Motion 1991-10-03

Theo is nervous about his first parent/counselor meetings and student art exhibit. Cliff and family go to the exhibit. Rudy is smitten by one of Theo's students and Theo is smitten by a single mother of a student.

S08E04 Pam Applies to College 1991-10-10

Charmaine is applying to colleges and talks to Pam about attending the same one since they are best friends. Pam realizes she has to get better grades in order to get accepted into any college.

S08E05 Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown 1991-10-17

Rudy wants to see a rapper that is performing at a club for older teens. Rudy and her friends lie to their parents in order to get out that evening. When Cliff & Clair find out, they ask Pam to go to the club to keep an eye on Rudy.

S08E06 It's Apparent to Everyone 1991-10-24

Sondra & Elvin are excited about finding a home of their own. The twins Nelson and Winnie are getting on Cliff & Clair's nerves.

S08E07 The Iceman Bricketh 1991-10-31

Cliff's parents find out that Cliff & Clair are meeting Vanessa's fiancé for dinner and insist of meeting him as well. They want to make sure the guy is good enough for their granddaughter.

S08E08 Olivia's Field Trip 1991-11-07

Cliff is a chaperon for Olivia's field trip to a museum and he is not looking forward to it. Theo has a fund-raiser plan for the community center - selling silk screened t-shirts. But the t-shirts are not what he expected.

S08E09 For Men Only 1991-11-14

At the community center, Clair gives a legal clinic and Cliff gives a Men's Only clinic. Cliff's clinic teaches etiquette, getting a job, and more. His job session becomes more about being a responsible parent and preventing pregnancies.

S08E10 Olivia Comes Out of the Closet 1991-11-21

Olivia is sad because her father has to return to his ship for duty and Denise is going into town as well. Singer Miriam Makeba visits the Huxtable house.

S08E11 Two Is a Crowd 1991-12-05

Cliff & Clair plan a day at home alone, but Vanessa returns from college for the weekend, then her fiancé comes to find Vanessa. Rudy's friend Kenny comes to visit Rudy. They all talk to Cliff & Clair about their relationship issues.

S08E12 Clair's Place 1991-12-19

Cliff builds a room just for Clair, her own special place for work and retreat. Everyone, except Cliff, is upset that she wants to be alone and not spend time with them. Cliff tries to explain the purpose of a special room.

S08E13 Theo's Future 1992-01-02

Even with his job at the community center, making ends meet is still hard for Theo.

S08E14 The Price Is Wrong 1992-01-09

Pam and her friends help a group of senior citizens demonstrate against unfair prices at a supermarket.

S08E15 Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle 1992-01-16

Pam starts working as an assistant for Cliff. Cliff deals with an impatient pregnant patient who tends to misinterpret the instructions he gives her. Meanwhile, Kenny tries to make Rudy jealous by pretending he is dating someone.

S08E16 Eat, Drink and Be Wary 1992-01-30

Clair goes away for the weekend and tells Cliff he has to behave and not eat a lot of food that is not on his diet. No one believes he will stick to his diet. Rudy and her friends want to take the subway to a dance.

S08E17 The Getaway 1992-02-06

Sandra and Elvin prepare to move to their own home in New Jersey, but Cliff is still hesitant to believe it will really happen. But the movers arrive and boxes are packed on the truck.

S08E18 Cliff Gets Jilted 1992-02-06

Sandra & Elvin hold a house warming party - but it is held at Cliff & Clair's house. Vanessa breaks the news that she and Dabnis have broken their engagement. Cliff is more upset than Vanessa.

S08E19 Cliff and Theo Come Clean 1992-02-13

Olivia's school project is to write about an adult when they were a child, and she writes about Cliff. Theo turns down a corporate job in California so he can finish graduate school in New York. One of Theo's students finds $600.

S08E20 Clair's Reunion 1992-02-20

Clair and her college friends get together to discuss their school days and to plan an honor for a retiring professor.

S08E21 Rudy's Retreat 1992-02-27

Now that Rudy is a teenager, she starts to stretch her rights and independence, wants to be her own person. Sondra & Elvin are writing their wills and need to select guardians for their children.

S08E22 You Can't Stop the Music 1992-03-26

Willie Colón and Mario Bauzá, legendary Salsa and Latin music performers, play themselves to perform a concert on a local radio station. Clair, who represents them, and Cliff, a big-time fan, go to the station to watch the performance.

S08E23 Some Gifts Aren't Deductible 1992-04-23

As tax day approaches, Cliff tries to get deductions for extended family members, but Claire rebuffs him. Meanwhile, Kenny organizes a surprise birthday party for his girlfriend Deirdre because he's ashamed that he only bought her socks as a gift.

S08E24 And So We Commence (1) 1992-04-30

Theo graduates from college, and Cliff thinks back to an earlier time at the ceremony; the series end with Cliff and Claire dancing away off the studio.

S08E25 And So We Commence (2) 1992-04-30

After the family attends Theo's graduation and Olivia leaves for Singapore, Cliff and Clair share a quiet moment.