1. With This Ring?
Air date: 1991-09-19 · 30 min
Vanessa brings home a boyfriend she has kept secret from her family.
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2. There's No Place Like This Home
Air date: 1991-09-26 · 30 min
Cliff and Claire plan to build and extra room for their house, but there are some unforeseen issues.
Open episode 2 ↗3. Particles in Motion
Air date: 1991-10-03 · 30 min
Theo is nervous about his first parent/counselor meetings and student art exhibit. Cliff and family go to the exhibit. Rudy is smitten by one of Theo's students and Theo is smitten by a single mother of a student.
Open episode 3 ↗4. Pam Applies to College
Air date: 1991-10-10 · 30 min
Charmaine is applying to colleges and talks to Pam about attending the same one since they are best friends. Pam realizes she has to get better grades in order to get accepted into any college.
Open episode 4 ↗5. Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown
Air date: 1991-10-17 · 30 min
Rudy wants to see a rapper that is performing at a club for older teens. Rudy and her friends lie to their parents in order to get out that evening. When Cliff & Clair find out, they ask Pam to go to the club to keep an eye on Rudy.
Open episode 5 ↗6. It's Apparent to Everyone
Air date: 1991-10-24 · 30 min
Sondra & Elvin are excited about finding a home of their own. The twins Nelson and Winnie are getting on Cliff & Clair's nerves.
Open episode 6 ↗7. The Iceman Bricketh
Air date: 1991-10-31 · 30 min
Cliff's parents find out that Cliff & Clair are meeting Vanessa's fiancé for dinner and insist of meeting him as well. They want to make sure the guy is good enough for their granddaughter.
Open episode 7 ↗8. Olivia's Field Trip
Air date: 1991-11-07 · 30 min
Cliff is a chaperon for Olivia's field trip to a museum and he is not looking forward to it. Theo has a fund-raiser plan for the community center - selling silk screened t-shirts. But the t-shirts are not what he expected.
Open episode 8 ↗9. For Men Only
Air date: 1991-11-14 · 30 min
At the community center, Clair gives a legal clinic and Cliff gives a Men's Only clinic. Cliff's clinic teaches etiquette, getting a job, and more. His job session becomes more about being a responsible parent and preventing pregnancies.
Open episode 9 ↗10. Olivia Comes Out of the Closet
Air date: 1991-11-21 · 30 min
Olivia is sad because her father has to return to his ship for duty and Denise is going into town as well. Singer Miriam Makeba visits the Huxtable house.
Open episode 10 ↗11. Two Is a Crowd
Air date: 1991-12-05 · 30 min
Cliff & Clair plan a day at home alone, but Vanessa returns from college for the weekend, then her fiancé comes to find Vanessa. Rudy's friend Kenny comes to visit Rudy. They all talk to Cliff & Clair about their relationship issues.
Open episode 11 ↗12. Clair's Place
Air date: 1991-12-19 · 30 min
Cliff builds a room just for Clair, her own special place for work and retreat. Everyone, except Cliff, is upset that she wants to be alone and not spend time with them. Cliff tries to explain the purpose of a special room.
Open episode 12 ↗13. Theo's Future
Air date: 1992-01-02 · 30 min
Even with his job at the community center, making ends meet is still hard for Theo.
Open episode 13 ↗14. The Price Is Wrong
Air date: 1992-01-09 · 30 min
Pam and her friends help a group of senior citizens demonstrate against unfair prices at a supermarket.
Open episode 14 ↗15. Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle
Air date: 1992-01-16 · 30 min
Pam starts working as an assistant for Cliff. Cliff deals with an impatient pregnant patient who tends to misinterpret the instructions he gives her. Meanwhile, Kenny tries to make Rudy jealous by pretending he is dating someone.
Open episode 15 ↗16. Eat, Drink and Be Wary
Air date: 1992-01-30 · 30 min
Clair goes away for the weekend and tells Cliff he has to behave and not eat a lot of food that is not on his diet. No one believes he will stick to his diet. Rudy and her friends want to take the subway to a dance.
Open episode 16 ↗17. The Getaway
Air date: 1992-02-06 · 30 min
Sandra and Elvin prepare to move to their own home in New Jersey, but Cliff is still hesitant to believe it will really happen. But the movers arrive and boxes are packed on the truck.
Open episode 17 ↗18. Cliff Gets Jilted
Air date: 1992-02-06 · 30 min
Sandra & Elvin hold a house warming party - but it is held at Cliff & Clair's house. Vanessa breaks the news that she and Dabnis have broken their engagement. Cliff is more upset than Vanessa.
Open episode 18 ↗19. Cliff and Theo Come Clean
Air date: 1992-02-13 · 30 min
Olivia's school project is to write about an adult when they were a child, and she writes about Cliff. Theo turns down a corporate job in California so he can finish graduate school in New York. One of Theo's students finds $600.
Open episode 19 ↗20. Clair's Reunion
Air date: 1992-02-20 · 30 min
Clair and her college friends get together to discuss their school days and to plan an honor for a retiring professor.
Open episode 20 ↗21. Rudy's Retreat
Air date: 1992-02-27 · 30 min
Now that Rudy is a teenager, she starts to stretch her rights and independence, wants to be her own person. Sondra & Elvin are writing their wills and need to select guardians for their children.
Open episode 21 ↗22. You Can't Stop the Music
Air date: 1992-03-26 · 30 min
Willie Colón and Mario Bauzá, legendary Salsa and Latin music performers, play themselves to perform a concert on a local radio station. Clair, who represents them, and Cliff, a big-time fan, go to the station to watch the performance.
Open episode 22 ↗23. Some Gifts Aren't Deductible
Air date: 1992-04-23 · 30 min
As tax day approaches, Cliff tries to get deductions for extended family members, but Claire rebuffs him. Meanwhile, Kenny organizes a surprise birthday party for his girlfriend Deirdre because he's ashamed that he only bought her socks as a gift.
Open episode 23 ↗24. And So We Commence (1)
Air date: 1992-04-30 · 30 min
Theo graduates from college, and Cliff thinks back to an earlier time at the ceremony; the series end with Cliff and Claire dancing away off the studio.
Open episode 24 ↗25. And So We Commence (2)
Air date: 1992-04-30 · 30 min
After the family attends Theo's graduation and Olivia leaves for Singapore, Cliff and Clair share a quiet moment.
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