The Cosby Show: Season 5

Episode 1: Together Again and Again 1988-10-06 | 22 min 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." Episode 2: The Physical 1988-10-13 | 22 min Cliff prepares for a physical. Episode 3: Rudy's All-Nighter 1988-10-20 | 22 min Rudy's friend sleeps over. Episode 4: Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game) 1988-10-27 | 22 min Everyone wants pregnant Sondra and Elvin to find a new house. Elvin's surname, Tibideaux, is revealed. Episode 5: Out of Brooklyn 1988-11-03 | 22 min Denise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa. Episode 6: The Birth 1988-11-10 | 42 min 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. Episode 7: Cyranoise de Bergington 1988-11-17 | 22 min Theo wants to date his friend Howard's ex-girlfriend, but he is stunned upon learning who she wants to date. Episode 8: How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? 1988-12-01 | 22 min Vanessa, Janet and Kara want to be professional singers; Russell wins a prize in a sweepstakes, which turns out to be a toaster. Episode 9: If the Dress Fits, Wear It 1988-12-08 | 22 min Clair secretly goes on a crash diet and exercise program to lose five pounds in a week so she can fit into a dress. Episode 10: Is There a Hamster in the House? 1988-12-15 | 22 min Rudy takes care of a friend's hamster for the weekend. Episode 11: Truth or Consequences 1989-01-05 | 22 min Rudy lies to cover for Vanessa, who secretly goes out on a date with her older boyfriend. Episode 12: Cliff Babysits 1989-01-12 | 22 min Cliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert. Episode 13: Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten 1989-01-26 | 22 min 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. Episode 14: The Lost Weekend 1989-02-02 | 22 min With the rest of the family gone for the night, Theo throws a "small" party that gets out of control. Episode 15: No Way, Baby 1989-02-06 | 22 min 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. Episode 16: Can I Say Something, Please? 1989-02-09 | 22 min Rudy wants to change some of her rules. Episode 17: The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus 1989-02-16 | 22 min Theo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for advice on winning his girlfriend back. Episode 18: The Boys of Winter 1989-02-23 | 22 min Cliff's old basketball friend comes to visit. Episode 19: It Comes and It Goes 1989-03-09 | 22 min Sondra bemoans taking care of the twins. Episode 20: Theo's Women 1989-03-16 | 22 min 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. Episode 21: Birthday Blues 1989-03-30 | 22 min Clair's 46th birthday. Episode 22: A Room With No View 1989-04-13 | 22 min Vanessa and Rudy argue and fight. After the sisters do physical damage to the house, Cliff exiles them to the basement. Episode 23: What He Did for Love 1989-04-27 | 22 min Theo's friend Denny finds an expensive watch and gives it to his girlfriend, but it is soon revealed to be stolen merchandise. Episode 24: Day of the Locusts 1989-05-04 | 22 min Sondra comes down with strep throat, prompting her mother Clair and Elvin's mother Francine to "steal" the babies. Episode 25: 57 Varieties 1989-05-11 | 22 min Theo wants to go to Egypt for an archaeological dig.