The Cosby Show — Season 5
01 Together Again and Again
Oct 6, 198822m
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.
02 The Physical
Oct 13, 198822m
Cliff prepares for a physical.
03 Rudy's All-Nighter
Oct 20, 198822m
Rudy's friend sleeps over.
04 Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game)
Oct 27, 198822m
Everyone wants pregnant Sondra and Elvin to find a new house.
05 Out of Brooklyn
Nov 3, 198822m
Denise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa.
06 The Birth
Nov 10, 198842m
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.
07 Cyranoise de Bergington
Nov 17, 198822m
Theo wants to date his friend Howard's ex-girlfriend, but he is stunned upon learning who she wants to date.
08 How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
Dec 1, 198822m
Vanessa, Janet and Kara want to be professional singers; Russell wins a prize in a sweepstakes.
09 If the Dress Fits, Wear It
Dec 8, 198822m
Clair secretly goes on a crash diet and exercise program to lose five pounds in a week so she can fit into a dress.
10 Is There a Hamster in the House?
Dec 15, 198822m
Rudy takes care of a friend's hamster for the weekend.
11 Truth or Consequences
Jan 5, 198922m
Rudy lies to cover for Vanessa, who secretly goes out on a date with her older boyfriend.
12 Cliff Babysits
Jan 12, 198922m
Cliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert.
13 Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten
Jan 26, 198922m
Clair appears as a panelist on a local Sunday morning talk show entitled "Retrospective". She also buys a new couch and Cliff tries to cling to the old one.
14 The Lost Weekend
Feb 2, 198922m
With the rest of the family gone for the night, Theo throws a "small" party that gets out of control.
15 No Way, Baby
Feb 6, 198922m
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.
16 Can I Say Something, Please?
Feb 9, 198922m
Rudy wants to change some of her rules.
17 The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus
Feb 16, 198922m
Theo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for advice on winning his girlfriend back.
18 The Boys of Winter
Feb 23, 198922m
Cliff's old basketball friend comes to visit.
19 It Comes and It Goes
Mar 9, 198922m
Sondra bemoans taking care of the twins.
20 Theo's Women
Mar 16, 198922m
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.
21 Birthday Blues
Mar 30, 198922m
Clair's 46th birthday.
22 A Room With No View
Apr 13, 198922m
Vanessa and Rudy argue and fight. After the sisters do physical damage to the house, Cliff exiles them to the basement.
23 What He Did for Love
Apr 27, 198922m
Theo's friend Denny finds an expensive watch and gives it to his girlfriend, but it is soon revealed to be stolen merchandise.
24 Day of the Locusts
May 4, 198922m
Sondra comes down with strep throat, prompting her mother Clair and Elvin's mother Francine to "steal" the babies.
25 57 Varieties
May 11, 198922m
Theo wants to go to Egypt for an archaeological dig.