The Cosby Show (Season 5)

Together Again and Again (Episode 1)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1988-10-06

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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. First mention of Cliff's theory that the children keep returning home because "they want the house."

The Physical (Episode 2)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1988-10-13

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Cliff prepares for a physical.

Rudy's All-Nighter (Episode 3)

Writer: Janet Leahy

Air date: 1988-10-20

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Rudy's friend sleeps over.

Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game) (Episode 4)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1988-10-27

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Everyone wants pregnant Sondra and Elvin to find a new house. Elvin's surname, Tibideaux, is revealed.

Out of Brooklyn (Episode 5)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1988-11-03

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Denise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa.

The Birth (Episode 6)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1988-11-10

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: 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.

Cyranoise de Bergington (Episode 7)

Air date: 1988-11-17

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Theo wants to date his friend Howard's ex-girlfriend, but he is stunned upon learning who she wants to date.

How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? (Episode 8)

Writer: Janet Leahy

Air date: 1988-12-01

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Vanessa, Janet and Kara want to be professional singers; Russell wins a prize in a sweepstakes, which turns out to be a toaster.

If the Dress Fits, Wear It (Episode 9)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1988-12-08

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Clair secretly goes on a crash diet and exercise program to lose five pounds in a week so she can fit into a dress.

Is There a Hamster in the House? (Episode 10)

Writer: Mark St. Germain

Air date: 1988-12-15

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Rudy takes care of a friend's hamster for the weekend.

Truth or Consequences (Episode 11)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1989-01-05

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Rudy lies to cover for Vanessa, who secretly goes out on a date with her older boyfriend.

Cliff Babysits (Episode 12)

Air date: 1989-01-12

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Cliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert.

Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten (Episode 13)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1989-01-26

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Clair 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.

The Lost Weekend (Episode 14)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1989-02-02

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: With the rest of the family gone for the night, Theo throws a "small" party that gets out of control.

No Way, Baby (Episode 15)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1989-02-06

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Can I Say Something, Please? (Episode 16)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1989-02-09

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Rudy wants to change some of her rules.

The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus (Episode 17)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1989-02-16

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Theo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for advice on winning his girlfriend back.

The Boys of Winter (Episode 18)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1989-02-23

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Cliff's old basketball friend comes to visit.

It Comes and It Goes (Episode 19)

Air date: 1989-03-09

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Sondra bemoans taking care of the twins.

Theo's Women (Episode 20)

Writer: Mark St. Germain

Air date: 1989-03-16

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: 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.

Birthday Blues (Episode 21)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1989-03-30

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Clair's 46th birthday.

A Room With No View (Episode 22)

Air date: 1989-04-13

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Vanessa and Rudy argue and fight. After the sisters do physical damage to the house, Cliff exiles them to the basement.

What He Did for Love (Episode 23)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1989-04-27

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Theo's friend Denny finds an expensive watch and gives it to his girlfriend, but it is soon revealed to be stolen merchandise.

Day of the Locusts (Episode 24)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1989-05-04

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Sondra comes down with strep throat, prompting her mother Clair and Elvin's mother Francine to "steal" the babies.

57 Varieties (Episode 25)

Writer: Carmen Finestra

Air date: 1989-05-11

Runtime: 22 min

Overview: Theo wants to go to Egypt for an archaeological dig.