Episode
The Cosby Show: The Physical
Overview
Cliff prepares for a physical.
Details
- Series
- The Cosby Show
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1988-10-13
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Physical is Episode 2 in Season 5 of The Cosby Show. It aired on 1988-10-13. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 1: 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.
First mention of Cliff's theory that the children keep returning home because "they want the house."
Episode 3: Rudy's All-Nighter
Rudy's friend sleeps over.
More episodes from this season
Episode 4: Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game)
Everyone wants pregnant Sondra and Elvin to find a new house. Elvin's surname, Tibideaux, is revealed.
Episode 5: Out of Brooklyn
Denise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa.
Episode 6: 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.
Episode 7: Cyranoise de Bergington
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?
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
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?
Rudy takes care of a friend's hamster for the weekend.
Episode 11: Truth or Consequences
Rudy lies to cover for Vanessa, who secretly goes out on a date with her older boyfriend.
Episode 12: Cliff Babysits
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
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.