The Cosby Show Season 5 Episode Guide
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Together Again and Again
Episode 1 Originally aired: October 6, 1988Theo prepares to move into his dorm room at NYU, until Cliff realizes that Theo forgot to send in the application, forcing him to live at home. Right before she is set to return to Hillman, Denise tells Cliff and Clair that she has dropped out of college and is surprised when they are supportive. Sondra (who is pregnant) and Elvin offer her a job at their wilderness store, but Denise lands a receptionist job at a record l…more
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The Physical
Episode 2 Originally aired: October 13, 1988Cliff goes for his physical, and the doctor informs him that he has high cholesterol. Denise is upset because she is never given credit when she does good work at her new job, even though she makes a lot of mistakes. She meets with her boss to demand respect and a promotion; she is promptly fired. She consoles herself at a pizza parlor and ends up getting a waitressing job.
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Rudy's All-Nighter
Episode 3 Originally aired: October 20, 1988Theo is upset that he has to revise his first English paper after the professor gave him a 'D.' Rudy invites her friend Caroline over to spend the night, and the family is annoyed with the girls as they stay up very late. Caroline wakes up Cliff and asks him to take her home after she and Rudy get into a fight, but by the time Cliff is up and ready, they have made up and fallen asleep.
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Move It
Episode 4 Originally aired: October 27, 1988Cliff and Clair go to Sondra and Elvin's apartment and are disgusted by the place; they become furious when Sondra and Elvin show the plans for the baby's room. Cliff and Clair offer Sondra and Elvin money for a new place, but they angrily refuse. Denise talks with them and explains that they need to think about the baby's welfare, so Sondra and Elvin accept Cliff and Clair's generosity and find a much nic…more
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Out of Brooklyn
Episode 5 Originally aired: November 3, 1988Denise has difficulty holding onto a job due to her constant mistakes. She is offered a job as a photographer's assistant that requires her to go to Africa. Cliff and Clair are skeptical but ultimately allow her to go. Vanessa hears a rumor that her boyfriend Roy is telling people they have broken up and is upset that Roy doesn't have the courage to say it to her face. When Vanessa confronts Roy, he tells her that…more
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The Birth (Part 1)
Episode 8 Originally aired: November 10, 1988Sondra and Elvin visit the Huxtables, and Elvin is panicking because he is sure Sondra is in labor, even though he's taken her to the hospital three times for false alarms. When Sondra experiences another contraction, Cliff says that it is time to go to the hospital, and Elvin drives off without everyone. At the house, Kenny annoys a couple of Theo's study partners with his sexist views.
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The Birth (Part 2)
Episode 9 Originally aired: November 10, 1988Cliff and Clair, Cliff's parents and Elvin's parents gather at the hospital to await Sondra's delivery. Dr. Taylor announces to the family that Sondra and Elvin had twins, which they name Nelson and Winnie. Theo is shocked that Howard is not ready to commit to Julia and begins thinking about asking her out.
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Cyranoise de Bergington
Episode 10 Originally aired: November 17, 1988Theo wants to ask Julia out after finding out Howard has broken up with her but is nervous, so he asks his friend Denny to talk to Julia. Theo is upset when Julia asks Denny on a date and confronts her, telling her that he and Justine have broken up and that he wants to go out with her. Julia learns from Justine that Theo is lying, and neither woman will speak to Theo. Rudy wants to buy Clair a necklace for her birthday, …more
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How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
Episode 11 Originally aired: November 24, 1988Vanessa and her friends think they can be pop stars.
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How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
Episode 12 Originally aired: December 1, 1988Vanessa, Janet and Kara record a music video at a local store and think it is good enough to enter into a contest at a TV station. When they learn that they have to do their own singing, they start to take lessons but grow frustrated with all of the voice exercises. Cliff picks up his parent's mail while they are out of town and sees that Russell has won a sweepstakes prize. After killing himself over not opening the …more
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If the Dress Fits, Wear It
Episode 13 Originally aired: December 8, 1988Clair is distraught when she can't fit into a dress that she wants to wear to an upcoming benefit. She takes an exercise class and hires the instructor as her personal trainer for the week. Cliff tries to entice her by making a gourmet Mexican feast, but Clair stays strong and ends up losing the weight necessary to fit into the dress.
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If the Dress Fits, Wear It
Episode 14 Originally aired: December 8, 1988Clair tries rigorous exercise; guest Debbie Allen.
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Is There a Hamster in the House?
Episode 15 Originally aired: December 15, 1988Rudy watches her friend Caroline's hamster while she is at her grandmother's house. The hamster gets sick, and when Cliff and Rudy take it to the vet, it dies. Cliff buys another hamster and tries to pass it off as the original one, but Caroline sees through the trick. She is sad that her hamster died but does not blame Rudy.
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Is There a Hamster in the House?
Episode 16 Originally aired: December 15, 1988A friend s hamster gets sick under Rudy s care.
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Truth or Consequences
Episode 17 Originally aired: December 29, 1988Theo and Rudy lie for Vanessa so she can go on a date.
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Truth or Consequences
Episode 18 Originally aired: January 5, 1989Vanessa is late for dinner a few nights in a row and claims to be working on a school project with Kara. She has really been going out with her boyfriend Jeremy and asks Rudy to cover for her if she's late. Clair sees right through Rudy, and when Vanessa gets home, Cliff and Clair ground her for a month. They invite Jeremy over to the house and explain to him that they don't appreciate being lied to; Jeremy apolog…more
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Cliff Babysits
Episode 19 Originally aired: January 12, 1989Russell gets eight tickets to the Michael Jackson concert. Since he is one short of being able to take the entire family, Cliff and Clair decide to watch the twins so Elvin and Sondra can go, and they give Kenny the extra ticket. Clair is called into the office for an emergency when another lawyer falls ill, so Cliff is left by himself with the twins.
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Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten
Episode 21 Originally aired: January 26, 1989Clair is invited on a local television show to discuss historical issues with a group of men. The men spend the whole program bickering and do not listen to Clair, even though she is consistently right. The producer loves the show and asks Clair to be a regular, but Clair has no desire to argue with these ignorant men on TV. Clair buys a new couch and gives the old one to Sondra and Elvin, but not before Cliff tries to st…more
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Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten
Episode 22 Originally aired: January 26, 1989Clair appears on a public affairs TV show.
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The Lost Weekend
Episode 23 Originally aired: February 2, 1989Cliff and Clair plan a weekend trip, so Vanessa stays with Janet and Rudy stays with Cliff's parents. Theo has the house to himself and invites a couple of friends over. Things quickly get out of hand when more people start showing up and trash the house. Theo tells his parents what happened, and Cliff wants to enlist Theo in the army but settles on him working at a mission every morning before school.
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The Lost Weekend
Episode 24 Originally aired: February 2, 1989Unsupervised, Theo s small gathering erupts into a wild party.
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No Way, Baby
Episode 25 Originally aired: February 6, 1989Cliff contacts Ray, the estranged grandfather of a laboring patient, and tells him that the patient, Louisa, wants him to come to the hospital because she has no other family members there for support. Ray is very proud to be a great-grandfather and wants to help with the new baby but gets angry when Cliff offers him a set of child-rearing pamphlets. Clair deduces that Ray is illiterate, and a former English teacher in th…more
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No Way, Baby
Episode 26 Originally aired: February 6, 1989Cliff meets a patient s grandfather (Sammy Davis Jr.).
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Can I Say Something, Please?
Episode 27 Originally aired: February 9, 1989Rudy invites some friends over for a video-watching party, and they are frustrated that they always have to watch the same kid's movies. They put in an inappropriate video, and Clair gets upset when she sees them watching it. Rudy thinks she has too many rules and gives her parents a list of grievances. Cliff and Clair agree to eliminate one of the rules, and Rudy wants to be allowed to stay up as late as she wants. W…more
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Can I Say Something, Please?
Episode 28 Originally aired: February 9, 1989Clair and Cliff let Rudy stay up late.
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The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus
Episode 29 Originally aired: February 16, 1989Theo is at a coffee house with a couple of friends when his girlfriend Justine walks in with another guy. Theo confronts Justine, who tells Theo that he's the one who wanted to see other people. Theo challenges the new guy, Scott, to a fight, but Justine gets angry and leaves with Scott. Theo wants to visit a witch doctor to help him win Justine back and tries to get the money from Cliff. Cliff tells Theo to pay more …more
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The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus
Episode 30 Originally aired: February 16, 1989Lovelorn Theo consults a voodoo doctor (Moses Gunn).
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The Boys of Winter
Episode 31 Originally aired: February 23, 1989Cliff's former basketball coach, Bill Barry, pays him a visit. Cliff refuses to play basketball with Elvin, Theo and Theo's friends. Coach Barry asks Cliff why he won't play, and Cliff tells a story about how he and a group of doctors were beat by a team of female lab technicians; since that game, Cliff has vowed never to play again because of the poor shape he is in.
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The Boys of Winter
Episode 32 Originally aired: February 23, 1989Cliff s basketball squad takes on a team of young women.
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It Comes and It Goes
Episode 33 Originally aired: March 9, 1989Sondra is frustrated that she is left at home with the twins all day while Elvin is at medical school and studying. They go to the Huxtables for a big family dinner, and Sondra grows anxious when all anyone wants to talk about are the babies or Elvin's schooling. The women try to cheer Sondra up, while the men tell Elvin to be more compassionate towards his wife's feelings.
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It Comes and It Goes
Episode 34 Originally aired: March 9, 1989Sondra and Elvin bemoan caring for twin infants.
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Theo's Women
Episode 35 Originally aired: March 16, 1989Theo helps a girl, Jade, with a vending machine issue. Jade is upset because her theater partner has not shown up, so Theo agrees to read lines with her. When Jade tells him to show more passion in his acting, Theo kisses her. Justine is furious and refuses to takes Theo's calls. Cliff teaches him some begging techniques, but Justine will have nothing to do with Theo. Vanessa catches her boyfriend Jeremy with his arm …more
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Theo s Women
Episode 36 Originally aired: March 16, 1989Theo s girlfriend catches him kissing another.
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Birthday Blues
Episode 37 Originally aired: March 30, 1989Clair celebrates her 46th birthday and is annoyed that everyone keeps telling her she still "looks good." The kids put on a skit showing how Clair acted when she was their ages. Clair is serenaded by her friend's husband in Spanish, and the two couples enjoy a nice lunch.
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Birthday Blues
Episode 38 Originally aired: March 30, 1989Cliff tries to ease Clair s 46th-birthday blues; guest Placido Domingo.
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A Room With No View
Episode 39 Originally aired: April 13, 1989Vanessa and Rudy are constantly fighting, and one of their fights leads to several broken items and the kitchen ceiling caving in slightly. Cliff and Clair force the girls to move into the basement together, and Theo tells them that the basement is built over a graveyard and haunted. The girls band together to survive the basement and work out their differences.
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A Room With No View
Episode 40 Originally aired: April 13, 1989Cliff tries to stop Vanessa and Rudy s constant arguing.
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What He Did For Love
Episode 41 Originally aired: April 27, 1989Denny finds an expensive watch on the street and wants to turn it in to the police. Theo and his friends convince him to give it to his girlfriend Jade, who loves it. The police track down Jade and tell her that the watch was reported stolen; after questioning her and Denny, they let them go. Denny finally tells her that he found the watch on the street, and she dumps him.
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What He Did for Love
Episode 42 Originally aired: April 27, 1989Theo s friend unwittingly gives a stolen watch to his girlfriend.
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Day of the Locusts
Episode 43 Originally aired: May 4, 1989Sondra has strep throat, and Clair is worried about the health of the twins. She and Mrs. Tibideaux go to the apartment and convince Sondra to let them take the babies while she gets some rest. Elvin comes home and convinces Sondra that the grandmothers used her illness as an excuse to spend more time with the twins. Sondra goes to the Huxtable house and gets upset with the grandmothers, who are very confused by Sondra…more
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Day of the Locusts
Episode 44 Originally aired: May 4, 1989With Sondra ailing, Elvin s mother and Clair baby-sit.
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57 Varieties
Episode 45 Originally aired: May 11, 1989Theo wants to go on an archaeological dig to Egypt with his class but doesn't think his parents will give him the money because of the damages to the house during his party when they were away. Cliff and Clair meet with Theo's professor and ultimately decide to let him go on the trip. Clair talks to Kenny about repeating his older brother's sexist opinions.
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57 Varieties
Episode 46 Originally aired: May 11, 1989Theo wants to go on an archaeological dig in Egypt.
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