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The Cosby Show Season 4 Episode Guide

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  • Hillman

    Episode 1 Originally aired:  May 7, 1987

    The Huxtables visit Denise at Hillman College.

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  • Call of the Wild

    Episode 2 Originally aired:  September 24, 1987

    Sondra and Elvin return from their honeymoon, and the Huxtables throw them a party before they start graduate school. Elvin and Sondra inform Cliff and Clair that they are going to open a wilderness store rather then becoming a doctor and a lawyer. When Elvin loses his job, Sondra takes a waitress job so they can make ends meet. Theo tries to convince his parents to give him his college tuition so he can start his own bus…more

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  • Theogate

    Episode 3 Originally aired:  October 1, 1987

    Theo and Cockroach arrive home late after a cross-country meet, causing the family to be late to see Vanessa's performance in the school play. Theo's principal calls the house and leaves a message wanting to speak with Theo, making Clair suspicious about Theo's excuse. She holds a mock trial in the home, and Theo ultimately confesses that he and Cockroach made fun of the counter girl at the burger joint where …more

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  • It's Not Easy Being Green

    Episode 4 Originally aired:  October 8, 1987

    Rudy wants to wear a summer dress to a party, but Clair forbids her because it is too cold outside. Rudy tries to trick Cliff into letting her wear the dress but is caught by Clair. Rudy complains to Theo that she doesn't get to make any of her own choices, and Theo tells her that all of the Huxtable kids have gone through these issues. Vanessa takes her ex-boyfriend Robert to the mall to help him find a new girlfrien…more

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  • Cliff's Mistake

    Episode 5 Originally aired:  October 15, 1987

    Theo, Vanessa, Rudy and Kenny make a haunted house in the Huxtable's basement for Halloween. Cliff's neighbor Jeffrey asks Cliff to return a power drill he borrowed, and Cliff cannot find it. Jeffrey is very upset because the drill belonged to his father, and he tells Cliff that he can longer trust him. Cliff offers to buy a new drill but suddenly remembers that he hid the drill so the kids wouldn't play with …more

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  • Shakespeare

    Episode 6 Originally aired:  October 22, 1987

    Denise comes home from Hillman with one of her professors, Dr. Foster. Cliff plans a barbeque and invites his father over, who brings a professor friend over to meet Dr. Foster. Theo and Cockroach are troubled over having to read Julius Caesar for history class but begin to understand the play after Russell, his friend and Dr. Foster act out certain scenes. Rudy writes a fairy tale and names a dragon after Vanessa.

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  • That's Not What I Said

    Episode 7 Originally aired:  October 29, 1987

    Cliff picks Theo up from the police station after Theo was caught in a car with a friend who only has a learner's permit. Theo, who was already grounded, lied to his parents about going to study and instead went to Coney Island. Clair complains that they never had this many problems with their daughters and gets upset with Cliff when he defends Theo. They allow Theo to go to a party at his girlfriend's house but g…more

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  • Autumn Gifts

    Episode 8 Originally aired:  November 5, 1987

    Rudy goes to the home of Mrs. Hickson to have tea and play cards. She tells Cliff that Mrs. Hickson was acting erratic, which Cliff attributes to her issues with diabetes. Cliff and Russell visit Mrs. Hickson and advise her to start taking her diabetes medication, which she stubbornly avoids until the Huxtables perform a series of skits showing her what can happen if she doesn't take the daily pill.

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  • Looking Back

    Episode 9 Originally aired:  November 12, 1987

    The Huxtables reminisce for newlywed Elvin s benefit.

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  • Looking Back

    Episode 10 Originally aired:  November 12, 1987

    The Huxtables reminisce for newlywed Elvin s benefit.

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  • Looking Back (Part 1)

    Episode 11 Originally aired:  November 12, 1987

    Sondra and Elvin get into a fight, and Elvin comes to the Huxtables for advice. The family recounts stories from past episodes to show Elvin that marriage takes a lot of work and patience.

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  • Looking Back (Part 2)

    Episode 12 Originally aired:  November 12, 1987

    Sondra and Elvin get into a fight, and Elvin comes to the Huxtables for advice. The family recounts stories from past episodes to show Elvin that marriage takes a lot of work and patience.

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  • Where's Rudy?

    Episode 13 Originally aired:  November 19, 1987

    Clair enters a squash from her garden into a local contest at the mall, and the family goes to watch the event. Clair allows the kids to walk around the mall, and Rudy wanders off when Vanessa uses Theo to try and meet a boy she likes. Rudy runs into her friend Kim, who takes Rudy to her parent's sushi restaurant in the mall. Kim's father brings Rudy back to Cliff and Clair, who are very upset with Theo and Vaness…more

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  • Dance Mania

    Episode 14 Originally aired:  December 3, 1987

    Clair gets Theo and Cockroach two tickets to their favorite TV show, "Dance Mania." A spot opens up for one of them to dance on stage, and Theo offers it to Cockroach. Cockroach dances with a popular woman on the show and becomes the talk of the high school, much to Theo's chagrin. Vanessa teaches Cliff the 'new math' she is learning at school.

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  • The Locker Room

    Episode 15 Originally aired:  December 10, 1987

    Theo is upset when his friend Lyle asks Vanessa out on a date and becomes furious when Lyle brags about his date to their friends in the locker room the next day. Theo tries to stop Vanessa from seeing Lyle again, until Lyle confides with Theo that he brags to the guys so he won't look like a wimp for treating girls so well. Rudy shows Cliff a good magic trick, and Cliff desperately tries to figure it out.

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  • The Show Must Go On

    Episode 16 Originally aired:  December 17, 1987

    Cliff takes Rudy and her friends to see a "tribute to Vaudeville" show. The kids are bored until a physical comedian takes the stage and entertains them with his antics. Robert comes to the house and falls for Vanessa's friend Morgan. He annoys everyone with his obsessive talk until Clair tells him to play it cool around girls and not discuss marriage with them.

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  • Bookworm

    Episode 17 Originally aired:  January 7, 1988

    Clair's book club invites men for the first time, and Cliff is the only man who shows up. Clair is worried that Cliff will embarrass himself when asked questions about the book, but Cliff surprises her with his thoughtful answers. The kids spend the night at Sondra and Elvin's apartment and are discouraged by all of the noise and shady neighbors.

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  • Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star

    Episode 18 Originally aired:  January 14, 1988

    Rudy hides a note summoning her folks to a parent-teacher conference. Cliff and Clair meet with Mrs. Abbott, who says that Rudy is a good student but refuses to play the violin in music class. Rudy wants to play cymbals, and the teacher tells her that the kids will switch instruments every two weeks. Theo tries to become a psychic so he can pass his tests without studying.

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  • The Visit

    Episode 19 Originally aired:  January 21, 1988

    Theo is nervous about going to the hospital to visit his friend Jake, who was recently diagnosed with cancer. The conversation is awkward at first, but the boys end up joking around and playing basketball with the room's trashcan until Jake gets too tired. Elvin spends the night at the Huxtable house when Sondra is away and cracks the kids up with his impression of Cliff.

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  • The Drum Major

    Episode 20 Originally aired:  February 4, 1988

    Vanessa and a few of her girlfriends try out to be the first female drum major in school history. Vanessa has a great tryout but is passed over for another boy; Theo learns from a few of his friends that the judges had no intentions of allowing a girl on the team. Another tryout is organized, but Vanessa is beaten out by another girl. Cliff and Russell visit Slim, an old friend of Russell's, and Russell tries to pay b…more

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  • Waterworks

    Episode 21 Originally aired:  February 11, 1988

    Cliff sets to work fixing the shower after a tile falls off. As more tiles fall, Cliff realizes there is a leak and wants to sledgehammer the wall to fix the pipe. Clair starts calling plumbers in desperation, and Sondra has some of her friends come over to do the work.

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  • Once Upon a Time

    Episode 22 Originally aired:  February 18, 1988

    Rudy writes a fairy tale and reads it to her parents. As the story progresses, Cliff and Clair imagine family members and friends as the characters in the story.

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  • Petanque

    Episode 23 Originally aired:  February 25, 1988

    Cliff and Clair invite Dr. and Mrs. Harmon over for dinner, and the two men are anxious to renew their rivalry at petanque in the backyard. The Harmon's daughter Lindy comes over, and Theo does his best to woo her. Lindy tells Theo that she is going on a rock-climbing trip in Oregon and offers to teach Theo some tricks in the basement. Theo shows off and ends up breaking the bannister on the basement stairs.

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  • Trust Me

    Episode 24 Originally aired:  March 3, 1988

    Cliff has been on call for 22 straight days, so Clair tells him to take two days off and that the family will leave him alone to do whatever he wants. Clair's friend Diane wants to get a divorce, so Clair sets up a meeting with her husband Richard and they work out their differences.

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  • Home for the Weekend

    Episode 25 Originally aired:  March 17, 1988

    Denise comes home from Hillman for the weekend but spends all of her time with her friends. The family is upset about this and pretends not to care when she has to go back to college. Denise realizes that she was selfish and apologizes to the family.

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  • The Prom

    Episode 26 Originally aired:  March 24, 1988

    Theo and his friends want to rent a limo for prom but decide to get a helicopter instead when they find out another guy is renting a limo. Theo signs up for lessons to cut down on the cost, but the ride ruins the girls' hair and causes Theo to get sick, which leads to them missing prom. Cliff gives Theo some money and the car keys, telling him to take the girls to a fancy restaurant. The kids find out that Clair misse…more

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  • Gone Fishin'

    Episode 27 Originally aired:  April 28, 1988

    While on a fishing trip with Cliff and Russell, Theo reels in the dead body of a mobster. A TV station wants to interview him, and Cliff and Clair insist that they are present to make sure that Theo is not manipulated. Rudy and Kenny find a nest of baby birds and want to keep them, but Clair tells them they should give the nest to ASPCA. When the reporter hears about the birds, the focus of the story becomes about them ra…more

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