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| Episode | Production | Airdate | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | 0402 | September 24, 1987 | Call of the Wild | The newlywed Sondra and Elvin return from their honeymoon with shocking news for Cliff and Clair: they want to abandon their dreams of being a lawyer and doctor and open an outdoorsman's "wilderness store." Geoffrey Owens (Elvin) becoms a regular cast member. |
| 76 | 0401 | October 1, 1987 | Theogate | Theo and Cockroach come home unusually
late from a track meet, and the Huxtables
got a phone message earlier from the track
coach. They both deny anything out of the
ordinary happened, but attorney Clair knows
better. A mock trial is held for Theo and
Cockroach at the Huxtables' for Clair to get
to the bottom of the situation.
Carl Anthony Payne II as Cockroach. Bill Cosby and Keshia Knight Pulliam appear on the episode of A Different World which airs later that evening. |
| 77 | 0408 | October 8, 1987 | It's Not Easy Being Green | Rudy wants to wear summer clothes in winter to a party, while Cliff tries to get rid of an old water heater. |
| 78 | 0405 | October 15, 1987 | Cliff's Mistake | While setting up the house as a "haunted house" for Halloween, Cliff discover's he's lost a power drill that his neighbor loaned to him. First appearance of Wallace Shawn as Jeffrey Ingalls. |
| 79 | 0323 | October 22, 1987 | Shakespeare | Christopher Plummer and Roscoe Lee Browne appear. Theo must read Julius Caesar for school, but complains that it is boring. Russel and his friends read scenes from the play aloud, and Theo is enthralled. Later, the men read from a different work of literature-a story Rudy wrote! |
| 80 | 0403 | October 29, 1987 | That's Not What I Said | Cliff and Clair have a marital argument after Theo gets detained by police for riding in a car with an unlicensed driver. |
| 81 | 0404 | November 5, 1987 | Autumn Gifts | Rudy goes to an older widowed lady's
house each afternoon to have tea and play
cards, but notices that she refuses to take
her daily medication for
diabetes. She tells Cliff, who devises a
plan to try to convince her that she needs
the meds to live.
Eileen Heckart appearance. Keshia Knight Pulliam appears on the episode of A Different World which airs later that evening. |
| 82 | 0413A | November 12, 1987 | Looking Back (1) | Sondra and Elvin have their first marital fight, and Elvin comes to the Huxtable house for comfort and support. Clair shares about the difficulties in their house as flashbacks are shown. |
| 83 | 0413B | November 12, 1987 | Looking Back (2) | Flashbacks are shown while history is shared with Elvin. |
| 84 | 0409 | November 19, 1987 | Where's Rudy? | Theo and Vanessa lose track of Rudy in a
mall while Clair enters a squash exhibition. Earle Hyman (Russell) appears on the episode of A Different World which airs later that evening. |
| 85 | 0410 | December 3, 1987 | Dance Mania | Theo and Cockroach have tickets to
appear on television on the dance show
"Dance Mania", but are told that only one of
them can enter the studio during the filming
because of fire laws. Theo miscalculates by
offering to let Cockroach go in (thinking
he'll refuse) and gets angry when Cockroach
takes him up on the offer. First appearances of Troy Winbush as Denny, and Adam Sandler as Smitty. Final appearance of Carl Anthony Payne II as Cockroach. Bill Cosby appears on the episode of A Different World which airs later that evening. |
| 86 | 0406 | December 10, 1987 | The Locker Room | Theo and his classmates brag about their dates with girls in the locker room, but Theo's mood changes when one of the guys goes out with Vanessa and brags about it the next day. Troy Winbush as Denny. Adam Sandler as Smitty. |
| 87 | 0414 | December 17, 1987 | The Show Must Go On | Vaudeville is shown to Rudy and her friends, who are unimpressed. Deon Richmond as Kenny. |
| 88 | 0411 | January 7, 1988 | Bookworm | Clair drags Cliff to her book club meeting, and he's the lone male there. Much to Clair's surprise, Cliff knows quite a bit about the book in question! Meanwhile, the kids attempt a sleepover at Sondra and Elvin's run-down studio apartment, but are overwhelmed by the noise and lack of utilities. Appearances by Angela Bassett and S. Epatha Merkerson. |
| 89 | 0407 | January 14, 1988 | Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star | Rudy has to play the violin in music class at school, but gets jealous because she thinks her classmates' instruments are more fun. Deon Richmond as Kenny. Naoka Nakagawa as Kim. |
| 90 | 0416 | January 21, 1988 | The Visit | Theo visits a friend in the hospital who has cancer. Troy Winbush as Denny. Adam Sandler as Smitty. Special appearance by Armand Hammer. |
| 91 | 0412 | February 4, 1988 | The Drum Major | Vanessa tries out for the drum major at school. Theo playfully mocks her efforts, but learns from friends that Vanessa is the target of sexism and intervenes on her behalf. Meanwhile, Cliff cooks up a batch of extremely spicy chili as Russell tries to pay off a loan from an old friend. Deon Richmond as Kenny. Troy Winbush as Denny. Guest appearance by Dub Taylor. |
| 92 | 0417 | February 11, 1988 | Waterworks | Clair tries to stop Cliff from fixing a leaky pipe by hiring a team of professionals: friends of Sondra and Elvin from Princeton. |
| 93 | 0415 | February 18, 1988 | Once Upon a Time | Rudy writes a fairy tale, and the colorful story is acted out in her fantasy. Members of the family play the roles of a village full of happy people and a mean group that ruins their fun. At the end of the episode, Rudy declares that when she becomes "president of the world", she will put a stop to all mean people. Cliff and Clair proceed to watch news reports of weapons' testing and bombings, and urge her to "hurry, because we need you right now." Earle Hyman as Russell. |
| 94 | 0418 | February 25, 1988 | Petanque | Cliff and a friend play pétanque. First appearance of Sullivan Walker as Dr. James Harmon. |
| 95 | 0420 | March 3, 1988 | Trust Me | A friend of Clair's has marital problems; Cliff takes a "mini-vacation" in the house as Theo, Rudy, and Vanessa try to stump each other with riddles. |
| 96 | 0421 | March 17, 1988 | Home for the Weekend | Denise comes home from college, but seems to have more time for her friends than for the family. |
| 97 | 0422 | March 24, 1988 | The Prom | Theo, Denny and Smitty go to great
lengths to impress their dates for the
senior prom but fail disastrously; Cliff and
Clair relive their own prom. Troy Winbush as
Denny.
Adam Sandler as Smitty. First appearance
of
Michelle Thomas as Justine. Phylicia Rashād appears on the episode of A Different World which airs later that evening. |
| 98 | 0419 | April 28, 1988 | Gone Fishin' | When the Huxtable men go fishing, Theo catches a dead body, and soon attracts attention from the media. This success goes to his head, while Rudy and Kenny find a nest of baby birds, but the mother bird is missing. The two stories eventually cross in a surprising-and rather humiliating-lesson for Theo. Deon Richmond as Kenny |
