About this episode
Cliff prepares for a physical.
Season 5
1Together Again and Again
22 minOct 6, 1988
As 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.
2The Physical
22 minOct 13, 1988Now viewing
Cliff prepares for a physical.
3Rudy's All-Nighter
22 minOct 20, 1988
Rudy's friend sleeps over.
4Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game)
22 minOct 27, 1988
Everyone wants pregnant Sondra and Elvin to find a new house.
5Out of Brooklyn
22 minNov 3, 1988
Denise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa.
6The Birth
42 minNov 10, 1988
Sondra 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.
7Cyranoise de Bergington
22 minNov 17, 1988
Theo wants to date his friend Howard's ex-girlfriend, but he is stunned upon learning who she wants to date.
8How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
22 minDec 1, 1988
Vanessa, Janet and Kara want to be professional singers; Russell wins a prize in a sweepstakes.
9If the Dress Fits, Wear It
22 minDec 8, 1988
Clair secretly goes on a crash diet and exercise program to lose five pounds in a week so she can fit into a dress.
10Is There a Hamster in the House?
22 minDec 15, 1988
Rudy takes care of a friend's hamster for the weekend.
11Truth or Consequences
22 minJan 5, 1989
Rudy lies to cover for Vanessa, who secretly goes out on a date with her older boyfriend.
12Cliff Babysits
22 minJan 12, 1989
Cliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert.
13Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten
22 minJan 26, 1989
Clair appears as a panelist on a local Sunday morning talk show entitled "Retrospective". She also buys a new couch and Cliff tries to cling to the old one.
14The Lost Weekend
22 minFeb 2, 1989
With the rest of the family gone for the night, Theo throws a "small" party that gets out of control.
15No Way, Baby
22 minFeb 6, 1989
Cliff 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.
16Can I Say Something, Please?
22 minFeb 9, 1989
Rudy wants to change some of her rules.
17The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus
22 minFeb 16, 1989
Theo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for advice on winning his girlfriend back.
18The Boys of Winter
22 minFeb 23, 1989
Cliff's old basketball friend comes to visit.
19It Comes and It Goes
22 minMar 9, 1989
Sondra bemoans taking care of the twins.
20Theo's Women
22 minMar 16, 1989
After 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.
21Birthday Blues
22 minMar 30, 1989
Clair's 46th birthday.
22A Room With No View
22 minApr 13, 1989
Vanessa and Rudy argue and fight. After the sisters do physical damage to the house, Cliff exiles them to the basement.
23What He Did for Love
22 minApr 27, 1989
Theo's friend Denny finds an expensive watch and gives it to his girlfriend, but it is soon revealed to be stolen merchandise.
24Day of the Locusts
22 minMay 4, 1989
Sondra comes down with strep throat, prompting her mother Clair and Elvin's mother Francine to "steal" the babies.
2557 Varieties
22 minMay 11, 1989
Theo wants to go to Egypt for an archaeological dig.
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