Episodes 25

1 Same Time Next Year

September 20, 1990

22m

Denise takes classes locally at Medgar Evers College, while Vanessa enrolls at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Rudy starts sixth grade. Olivia starts preschool.

2 Bird in the Hand

September 27, 1990

22m

Cliff tries to win a classic jazz record at an auction, while filling in for Denise as volunteer parent at Olivia's preschool. Sullivan Walker as Dr. James Harmon.

3 The Last Barbecue

October 4, 1990

22m

The Huxtable family erupts in a battle of the sexes after Theo suggests having a stripper at Martin's post-wedding bachelor party.

4 Period of Adjustment

October 11, 1990

22m

Clair's teenage second cousin moves in with the family.

5 It's All in the Game

October 18, 1990

22m

After Vanessa gets into a minor car accident and tries to cover it up, Cliff and Clair complain about the various small disasters the children have caused them, and the children fight back by complaining about ways Cliff and Clair have embarrassed them.

6 Getting the Story

October 25, 1990

22m

Rudy and Kenny do a video project.

7 Just Thinking About It

November 1, 1990

42m

Under pressure from her boyfriend to become sexually active, Pam considers using birth control.

8 The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof)

November 8, 1990

22m

Rudy gets her first period. Clair plans "Women's day" where she goes out alone with Rudy and answers any questions she has, but Rudy refuses to talk. Keith Diamond as Danny.

9 You Can Go Home Again

November 15, 1990

22m

Seeking privacy, Denise and Martin decide to look for their own apartment.

10 It's a Boy

November 29, 1990

22m

The husband of one of Cliff's patients worries that he will be a poor father because he has no athletic ability. After Pam breaks up with Slide, she and the class brain are attracted to each other.

11 Clair's Liberation

December 6, 1990

22m

Clair enters menopause. She takes the news fine, but the kids treat her as if she's losing her mind.

12 It's Your Move

December 13, 1990

22m

Elvin and Sondra help friends move during a football game.

13 Theo's Final Final

January 3, 1991

22m

Theo will make the dean's list if he gets an A on his final, but a beautiful exchange student planning to leave the next day for Barbados distracts him. Vanessa A. Williams appears (now portraying Cheryl).

14 Attack of the Killer B's

January 10, 1991

22m

Pam's grades have improved, but she worries that she will not be able to afford college.

15 Total Control

January 31, 1991

22m

Cliff's patient and her husband are convinced that they are prepared for every scenario ... and then labor begins.

16 Adventures in Babysitting

February 7, 1991

22m

Rudy begs Martin to let her babysit Olivia. Cliff and Dr. Harmon enter a pinochle tournament as partners ... and so do their wives.

17 27 and Still Cooking

February 14, 1991

22m

To celebrate his 27th wedding anniversary with Clair, Cliff recreates the Callaloo Pot, a Caribbean restaurant where the couple dined on their honeymoon.

18 The Return of the Clairettes

February 21, 1991

22m

An old friend of Clair visits, along with her husband. Rudy prepares for her first date.

19 No More Mr. Nice Guy

February 28, 1991

22m

Theo's friend Denny thinks his girlfriend is cheating on him.

20 Home Remedies

March 7, 1991

22m

When Olivia comes down with a cold, everyone (except Cliff) has a different home remedy to offer as a cure. Russell and Anna celebrate another wedding anniversary. Cliff, Rudy and Olivia perform Koko Taylor's "I'm A Woman".

21 Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue

March 21, 1991

22m

Rudy has a nightmare about Olivia always getting her way.

22 There's Still No Joy in Mudville

April 4, 1991

22m

Cliff goes bowling with his friends.

23 Cliff and Jake

April 11, 1991

22m

Clair tries to prevent Cliff from buying a new appliance from his friend Jake.

24 Theo and the Kids (1)

April 25, 1991

22m

Theo, who is majoring in pediatric psychology, begins an internship as a junior counselor at the community center; he soon suspects that one of the children there is dyslexic.

25 Theo and the Kids (2)

May 2, 1991

22m

Theo continues his attempts to help Stanley and the other children at the community center.

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