Season 5
25 episodes · Oct 6, 1988
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S5E1Together Again and Again
Oct 6, 198822mAs 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."
S5E4Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game)
Oct 27, 198822mEveryone wants pregnant Sondra and Elvin to find a new house. Elvin's surname, Tibideaux, is revealed.
S5E6The Birth
Nov 10, 198842mSondra 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.
S5E7Cyranoise de Bergington
Nov 17, 198822mTheo wants to date his friend Howard's ex-girlfriend, but he is stunned upon learning who she wants to date.
S5E8How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
Dec 1, 198822mVanessa, Janet and Kara want to be professional singers; Russell wins a prize in a sweepstakes, which turns out to be a toaster.
S5E9If the Dress Fits, Wear It
Dec 8, 198822mClair secretly goes on a crash diet and exercise program to lose five pounds in a week so she can fit into a dress.
S5E10Is There a Hamster in the House?
Dec 15, 198822mRudy takes care of a friend's hamster for the weekend.
S5E11Truth or Consequences
Jan 5, 198922mRudy lies to cover for Vanessa, who secretly goes out on a date with her older boyfriend.
S5E12Cliff Babysits
Jan 12, 198922mCliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert.
S5E13Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten
Jan 26, 198922mClair 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.
S5E14The Lost Weekend
Feb 2, 198922mWith the rest of the family gone for the night, Theo throws a "small" party that gets out of control.
S5E15No Way, Baby
Feb 6, 198922mCliff 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.
S5E17The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus
Feb 16, 198922mTheo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for advice on winning his girlfriend back.
S5E20Theo's Women
Mar 16, 198922mAfter 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.
S5E22A Room With No View
Apr 13, 198922mVanessa and Rudy argue and fight. After the sisters do physical damage to the house, Cliff exiles them to the basement.
S5E23What He Did for Love
Apr 27, 198922mTheo's friend Denny finds an expensive watch and gives it to his girlfriend, but it is soon revealed to be stolen merchandise.
S5E24Day of the Locusts
May 4, 198922mSondra comes down with strep throat, prompting her mother Clair and Elvin's mother Francine to "steal" the babies.
