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The Cosby Show

Season 5

1988 · 25 episodes

Episodes

  1. 1Together Again and Again6 Oct 1988 · 22mAs Theo begins his freshman year at New York University, Denise announces that she is dropping out of Hillman College. Sondra is revealed to be pregnant. First mention of Cliff's theory that the children keep returning home because "they want the house."
  2. 2The Physical13 Oct 1988 · 22mCliff prepares for a physical.
  3. 3Rudy's All-Nighter20 Oct 1988 · 22mRudy's friend sleeps over.
  4. 4Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game)27 Oct 1988 · 22mEveryone wants pregnant Sondra and Elvin to find a new house. Elvin's surname, Tibideaux, is revealed.
  5. 5Out of Brooklyn3 Nov 1988 · 22mDenise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa.
  6. 6The Birth10 Nov 1988 · 42mSondra goes into labor, and Elvin is a nervous wreck. Sondra gives birth to twins—a boy and a girl—who are named after Nelson Mandela and his then-wife Winnie. Elvin decides to return to medical school.
  7. 7Cyranoise de Bergington17 Nov 1988 · 22mTheo wants to date his friend Howard's ex-girlfriend, but he is stunned upon learning who she wants to date.
  8. 8How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?1 Dec 1988 · 22mVanessa, Janet and Kara want to be professional singers; Russell wins a prize in a sweepstakes, which turns out to be a toaster.
  9. 9If the Dress Fits, Wear It8 Dec 1988 · 22mClair secretly goes on a crash diet and exercise program to lose five pounds in a week so she can fit into a dress.
  10. 10Is There a Hamster in the House?15 Dec 1988 · 22mRudy takes care of a friend's hamster for the weekend.
  11. 11Truth or Consequences5 Jan 1989 · 22mRudy lies to cover for Vanessa, who secretly goes out on a date with her older boyfriend.
  12. 12Cliff Babysits12 Jan 1989 · 22mCliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert.
  13. 13Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten26 Jan 1989 · 22mClair appears as a panelist on a local Sunday morning talk show entitled "Retrospective". Clair buys a new couch and Cliff tries to keep the old one. Clair's law firm is identified as Greentree, Bradley & Dexter.
  14. 14The Lost Weekend2 Feb 1989 · 22mWith the rest of the family gone for the night, Theo throws a "small" party that gets out of control.
  15. 15No Way, Baby6 Feb 1989 · 22mCliff tracks down the grandfather of one of his patients: an expectant teenage mother with no other family. Clair deduces that the charming man is illiterate.
  16. 16Can I Say Something, Please?9 Feb 1989 · 22mRudy wants to change some of her rules.
  17. 17The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus16 Feb 1989 · 22mTheo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for advice on winning his girlfriend back.
  18. 18The Boys of Winter23 Feb 1989 · 22mCliff's old basketball friend comes to visit.
  19. 19It Comes and It Goes9 Mar 1989 · 22mSondra bemoans taking care of the twins.
  20. 20Theo's Women16 Mar 1989 · 22mAfter catching Theo kissing another woman in the lounge of her dormitory, Justine breaks up with him. Desperate to win her back, Theo turns to Cliff for advice.
  21. 21Birthday Blues30 Mar 1989 · 22mClair's 46th birthday.
  22. 22A Room With No View13 Apr 1989 · 22mVanessa and Rudy argue and fight. After the sisters do physical damage to the house, Cliff exiles them to the basement.
  23. 23What He Did for Love27 Apr 1989 · 22mTheo's friend Denny finds an expensive watch and gives it to his girlfriend, but it is soon revealed to be stolen merchandise.
  24. 24Day of the Locusts4 May 1989 · 22mSondra comes down with strep throat, prompting her mother Clair and Elvin's mother Francine to "steal" the babies.
  25. 2557 Varieties11 May 1989 · 22mTheo wants to go to Egypt for an archaeological dig.