Season 5
Episodes
S5 · E1 · 6 Oct 1988 · 22 min
Together Again and Again
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.
S5 · E2 · 13 Oct 1988 · 22 min
The Physical
Cliff prepares for a physical.
S5 · E3 · 20 Oct 1988 · 22 min
Rudy's All-Nighter
Rudy's friend sleeps over.
S5 · E4 · 27 Oct 1988 · 22 min
Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game)
Everyone wants pregnant Sondra and Elvin to find a new house.
S5 · E5 · 3 Nov 1988 · 22 min
Out of Brooklyn
Denise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa.
S5 · E6 · 10 Nov 1988 · 42 min
The Birth
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.
S5 · E7 · 17 Nov 1988 · 22 min
Cyranoise de Bergington
Theo wants to date his friend Howard's ex-girlfriend, but he is stunned upon learning who she wants to date.
S5 · E8 · 1 Dec 1988 · 22 min
How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
Vanessa, Janet and Kara want to be professional singers; Russell wins a prize in a sweepstakes.
S5 · E9 · 8 Dec 1988 · 22 min
If the Dress Fits, Wear It
Clair secretly goes on a crash diet and exercise program to lose five pounds in a week so she can fit into a dress.
S5 · E10 · 15 Dec 1988 · 22 min
Is There a Hamster in the House?
Rudy takes care of a friend's hamster for the weekend.
S5 · E11 · 5 Jan 1989 · 22 min
Truth or Consequences
Rudy lies to cover for Vanessa, who secretly goes out on a date with her older boyfriend.
S5 · E12 · 12 Jan 1989 · 22 min
Cliff Babysits
Cliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert.
S5 · E13 · 26 Jan 1989 · 22 min
Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten
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.
S5 · E14 · 2 Feb 1989 · 22 min
The Lost Weekend
With the rest of the family gone for the night, Theo throws a "small" party that gets out of control.
S5 · E15 · 6 Feb 1989 · 22 min
No Way, Baby
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.
S5 · E16 · 9 Feb 1989 · 22 min
Can I Say Something, Please?
Rudy wants to change some of her rules.
S5 · E17 · 16 Feb 1989 · 22 min
The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus
Theo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for advice on winning his girlfriend back.
S5 · E18 · 23 Feb 1989 · 22 min
The Boys of Winter
Cliff's old basketball friend comes to visit.
S5 · E19 · 9 Mar 1989 · 22 min
It Comes and It Goes
Sondra bemoans taking care of the twins.
S5 · E20 · 16 Mar 1989 · 22 min
Theo's Women
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.
S5 · E21 · 30 Mar 1989 · 22 min
Birthday Blues
Clair's 46th birthday.
S5 · E22 · 13 Apr 1989 · 22 min
A Room With No View
Vanessa and Rudy argue and fight. After the sisters do physical damage to the house, Cliff exiles them to the basement.
S5 · E23 · 27 Apr 1989 · 22 min
What He Did for Love
Theo's friend Denny finds an expensive watch and gives it to his girlfriend, but it is soon revealed to be stolen merchandise.
S5 · E24 · 4 May 1989 · 22 min
Day of the Locusts
Sondra comes down with strep throat, prompting her mother Clair and Elvin's mother Francine to "steal" the babies.
S5 · E25 · 11 May 1989 · 22 min
57 Varieties
Theo wants to go to Egypt for an archaeological dig.
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