Seasons & episodes
S5 · E1Together 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.
S5 · E2The Physical 1988-10-13 · 22 min
Cliff prepares for a physical.
S5 · E3Rudy's All-Nighter 1988-10-20 · 22 min
Rudy's friend sleeps over.
S5 · E4Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game) 1988-10-27 · 22 min
Everyone wants pregnant Sondra and Elvin to find a new house.
S5 · E5Out of Brooklyn 1988-11-03 · 22 min
Denise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa.
S5 · E6The 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.
S5 · E7Cyranoise 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.
S5 · E8How 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.
S5 · E9If 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.
S5 · E10Is There a Hamster in the House? 1988-12-15 · 22 min
Rudy takes care of a friend's hamster for the weekend.
S5 · E11Truth or Consequences 1989-01-05 · 22 min
Rudy lies to cover for Vanessa, who secretly goes out on a date with her older boyfriend.
S5 · E12Cliff Babysits 1989-01-12 · 22 min
Cliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert.
S5 · E13Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten 1989-01-26 · 22 min
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.
S5 · E14The 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.
S5 · E15No 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.
S5 · E16Can I Say Something, Please? 1989-02-09 · 22 min
Rudy wants to change some of her rules.
S5 · E17The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus 1989-02-16 · 22 min
Theo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for advice on winning his girlfriend back.
S5 · E18The Boys of Winter 1989-02-23 · 22 min
Cliff's old basketball friend comes to visit.
S5 · E19It Comes and It Goes 1989-03-09 · 22 min
Sondra bemoans taking care of the twins.
S5 · E20Theo'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.
S5 · E21Birthday Blues 1989-03-30 · 22 min
Clair's 46th birthday.
S5 · E22A 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.
S5 · E23What 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.
S5 · E24Day 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.