Season 5

E1. Together Again and Again

Oct 6, 1988 · 22m

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."

E2. The Physical

Oct 13, 1988 · 22m

Cliff prepares for a physical. John Amos as Dr. Bradley Herbert, Jr.

E3. Rudy's All-Nighter

Oct 20, 1988 · 22m

Rudy's friend sleeps over.

E4. Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game)

Oct 27, 1988 · 22m

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

E5. Out of Brooklyn

Nov 3, 1988 · 22m

Denise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa (Lisa Bonet's last appearance of Season 5).

E6. The Birth

Nov 10, 1988 · 42m

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.

E7. Cyranoise de Bergington

Nov 17, 1988 · 22m

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

E8. How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?

Dec 1, 1988 · 22m

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

E9. If the Dress Fits, Wear It

Dec 8, 1988 · 22m

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

E10. Is There a Hamster in the House?

Dec 15, 1988 · 22m

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

E11. Truth or Consequences

Jan 5, 1989 · 22m

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

E12. Cliff Babysits

Jan 12, 1989 · 22m

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

E13. Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten

Jan 26, 1989 · 22m

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.

E14. The Lost Weekend

Feb 2, 1989 · 22m

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

E15. No Way, Baby

Feb 6, 1989 · 22m

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.

E16. Can I Say Something, Please?

Feb 9, 1989 · 22m

Rudy wants to change some of her rules. Voice-over by Ed McMahon (from The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson).

E17. The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus

Feb 16, 1989 · 22m

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

E18. The Boys of Winter

Feb 23, 1989 · 22m

Cliff's old basketball friend comes to visit. Guest appearance by U.S. Senator (and former NBA basketball player) Bill Bradley.

E19. It Comes and It Goes

Mar 9, 1989 · 22m

Sondra bemoans taking care of the twins.

E20. Theo's Women

Mar 16, 1989 · 22m

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.

E21. Birthday Blues

Mar 30, 1989 · 22m

Clair's 46th birthday.

E22. A Room With No View

Apr 13, 1989 · 22m

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

E23. What He Did for Love

Apr 27, 1989 · 22m

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

E24. Day of the Locusts

May 4, 1989 · 22m

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

E25. 57 Varieties

May 11, 1989 · 22m

Theo wants to go to Egypt for an archaeological dig.