The Cosby Show

Sondra and Elvin shock Cliff and Clair when they return from their honeymoon camping trip with a surprising announcement.

Theo is in the hot seat when he comes home late from a cross-country meet and makes the Huxtable family miss the opening curtain of Vanessa's school play.

Rudy plays her parents against each other to get her way and learns what can happen when you don't follow the rules.

When a neighbor asks Cliff to return his prized power drill, Cliff promises to return it later that day.

Roscoe Lee Browne and Christopher Plummer guest-star as college professors who help Theo and Cockroach study Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." Denise visits for the weekend and Cliff insists upon barbecuing, even though it's freezing outside.

When Theo runs into trouble and ends up at the police station, Cliff and Clair discover how easy it is to take out their anger and frustration on each other. Everyone in the family notices Cliff and Clair's arguing, especially Theo, who hopes his parents will forget to punish him.

Cliff and his father, Russell, pay a visit to the Huxtables' neighbor, Mrs. Hickson. Also, Sondra and Elvin have an unusual promotional idea for their wilderness store.

When Elvin drops by the Huxtable home after another fight with Sondra, the whole family shares some of the classic moments in Huxtable history.

When Elvin drops by the Huxtable home after fighting with Sondra, the whole family shares some of the classic moments in Huxtable history.

The Huxtable family goes to the mall to cheer Clair's entry in a winter squash contest. While they're supposed to be looking after their younger sister, Theo and Vanessa become distracted and Rudy gets lost in the mall.

When Clair gives Theo a pair of tickets to the taping of a television dance show, he invites Cockroach to go with him.

Theo enjoys "locker room talk" with his buddies at school, but when one of them asks Vanessa on a date, Theo becomes concerned.

Cliff has his hands full when he takes Rudy and her friends to see a vaudeville show and none of the kids finds the performers very funny.

Clair is afraid Cliff will embarrass her at her book club meeting by pretending he read the book being discussed.

When she is assigned the violin instead of the cymbals, Rudy thinks her teacher hates her and decides not to cooperate, so Cliff and Clair are summoned to meet with Rudy's teacher.

Theo is uncomfortable visiting his friend Jake, who is hospitalized with cancer.

Vanessa prepares an impressive audition, hoping to become her school's first female drum major.

When Theo discovers a leaking pipe in his parents' bathroom, he and Clair try to prevent Cliff from making the repairs himself.

Rudy writes a fairy tale but falls asleep while reading it to Cliff and Clair.

The air is thick with competition as Cliff and his friend James Harmon go head to head in Petanque, a French outdoor bowling game.

When Clair's friend Diane fears her marriage is in trouble, she goes to Clair for help. Meanwhile, Cliff takes a mini-vacation at home.

The Huxtable family rediscovers what it's like to have a daughter visiting from college when Denise comes home from Hillman.

Theo and his friends are determined to treat their dates to the best prom night money can buy. At home, Vanessa and Rudy help Cliff give Clair the prom she never had.

When Theo accidentally catches a corpse while fishing with Cliff, the Huxtables discover how media attention can affect the family. Meanwhile, Rudy and Kenny care for some baby birds nesting outside the kitchen window.