Episode
The Cosby Show: Rudy Spends the Night
Overview
Cliff establishes the Huxtable Men's Club when the women are away to help Theo get over his sadnes of a lost date. Venessa is very excited that big sister Denise is letting her go to the Village with Denise's college friends.
Details
- Series
- The Cosby Show
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1987-01-15
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
Rudy Spends the Night is Episode 14 in Season 3 of The Cosby Show. It aired on 1987-01-15. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 13: Monster Man Huxtable
Elvin helps Theo with some wrestling moves, although he and Sondra have made plans for the weekend, and reveals that he is thinking of marrying her. Geoffrey Owens as Elvin.
Episode 15: Say Hello to a Good Buy
Cliff buys a new car. Rudy cuts some animal pictures out of Cliff's expensive books for school. Guest appearance by Sinbad, who would later portray Walter Oakes on the Cosby Show spinoff, A Different World.
Watched by almost 65 million viewers when it originally aired, "Say Hello to a Good Buy" was the series' highest rated episode.
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Episode 12: Cliff in Charge
Cliff is in charge when Clair leaves for 10 days.
Episode 16: Denise Gets an Opinion
Denise has a blind date, but is really scared. So she asks Theo to grade him for her!!!! But this soon leads to a big hilarious mix up.
Episode 11: War Stories
Cliff and his father's friend play a challenging game of cards. Venesa prepares to go to a skating party with date Robert Forman, soon find a very cute guy will cross her path Earle Hyman as Russell.
Episode 17: Calling Doctor Huxtable
Cliff is called to the hospital for 3 deliveries, Malinda Williams appearance, Patricia Richardson appearance.
Episode 10: A Girl and Her Dog
Rudy and Peter find a dog and attempt to take care of it without her parents knowing. Peter Costa as Peter.
Episode 18: You Only Hurt the One You Love
Rudy gets hurt from Theo's rough games. Rudy cries. Theo gets punished. Clair goes to a doctor and gets the same advice that Cliff gave her. Cliff learns that the woman who cleans up the Doctor's Lounge at the hospital (Rita Moreno) has been fired.
Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable and Lisa Bonet as Denise Huxtable.
Episode 9: Denise Gets a D
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Episode 19: The Shower
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Absent: Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable, although mentioned.
Episode 8: Vanessa's Rich
Friends call Vanessa a stuck-up rich girl at school. Guest appearance by Essence Atkins.
Episode 20: Cliff's 50th Birthday
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