Episodes
1. Same Time Next Year
September 20, 1990
22 min
Denise takes classes locally at Medgar Evers College, while Vanessa enrolls at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. Rudy starts sixth grade. Olivia starts preschool.
Guest Stars:
Avanti Taylor
2. Bird in the Hand
September 27, 1990
22 min
Cliff tries to win a classic jazz record at an auction, while filling in for Denise as volunteer parent at Olivia's preschool. Sullivan Walker as Dr. James Harmon.
Guest Stars:
Sullivan Walker, Marge Redmond, Ray DeMattis, L.B. Williams, Kharisma
3. The Last Barbecue
October 4, 1990
22 min
The Huxtable family erupts in a battle of the sexes after Theo suggests having a stripper at Martin's post-wedding bachelor party.
Guest Stars:
Deon Richmond, Earle Hyman, Clarice Taylor
4. Period of Adjustment
October 11, 1990
22 min
Clair's teenage second cousin moves in with the family.
Guest Stars:
Karen Malina White, Allen Payne, Mushond Lee
5. It's All in the Game
October 18, 1990
22 min
After Vanessa gets into a minor car accident and tries to cover it up, Cliff and Clair complain about the various small disasters the children have caused them, and the children fight back by complaining about ways Cliff and Clair have embarrassed them.
6. Getting the Story
October 25, 1990
22 min
Rudy and Kenny do a video project.
Guest Stars:
Deon Richmond, Francisco Rivela, Jodi Long, Richard Woods, Ernest Abuba
7. Just Thinking About It
November 1, 1990
42 min
Under pressure from her boyfriend to become sexually active, Pam considers using birth control.
Guest Stars:
Karen Malina White, Allen Payne, Eagle-Eye Cherry, Mushond Lee, Maurice Lauchner
8. The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof)
November 8, 1990
22 min
Rudy gets her first period. Clair plans "Women's day" where she goes out alone with Rudy and answers any questions she has, but Rudy refuses to talk. Keith Diamond as Danny.
Guest Stars:
Nicole Leach, Keith Diamond
9. You Can Go Home Again
November 15, 1990
22 min
Seeking privacy, Denise and Martin decide to look for their own apartment.
10. It's a Boy
November 29, 1990
22 min
The husband of one of Cliff's patients worries that he will be a poor father because he has no athletic ability. After Pam breaks up with Slide, she and the class brain are attracted to each other.
Guest Stars:
Karen Malina White, Seth Gilliam, Ray DeMattis, Catherine Cox
11. Clair's Liberation
December 6, 1990
22 min
Clair enters menopause. She takes the news fine, but the kids treat her as if she's losing her mind.
Guest Stars:
Karen Malina White, Allen Payne, Seth Gilliam, Maurice Lauchner, Monique Reynolds
12. It's Your Move
December 13, 1990
22 min
Elvin and Sondra help friends move during a football game.
Guest Stars:
Ahmad Rashād, Jackie Roberts
13. Theo's Final Final
January 3, 1991
22 min
Theo will make the dean's list if he gets an A on his final, but a beautiful exchange student planning to leave the next day for Barbados distracts him. Vanessa A. Williams appears (now portraying Cheryl).
Guest Stars:
Rachel True, Keith Diamond, Vanessa Williams
14. Attack of the Killer B's
January 10, 1991
22 min
Pam's grades have improved, but she worries that she will not be able to afford college.
Guest Stars:
Karen Malina White, Allen Payne, Mushond Lee, Maurice Lauchner, Shellye Broughton
15. Total Control
January 31, 1991
22 min
Cliff's patient and her husband are convinced that they are prepared for every scenario ... and then labor begins.
Guest Stars:
Amy Yasbeck, John Ritter, Maureen Sadusk
16. Adventures in Babysitting
February 7, 1991
22 min
Rudy begs Martin to let her babysit Olivia. Cliff and Dr. Harmon enter a pinochle tournament as partners ... and so do their wives.
Guest Stars:
Sullivan Walker, Bern Nadette Stanis, Alvin Lum, Michele Shay, Ray DeMattis
17. 27 and Still Cooking
February 14, 1991
22 min
To celebrate his 27th wedding anniversary with Clair, Cliff recreates the Callaloo Pot, a Caribbean restaurant where the couple dined on their honeymoon.
Guest Stars:
Clebert Ford, Ricardo Alexander, Walter Blanding, Wayne Kirton
18. The Return of the Clairettes
February 21, 1991
22 min
An old friend of Clair visits, along with her husband. Rudy prepares for her first date.
Guest Stars:
Leslie Uggams, Ron Foster, Bemi Faison
19. No More Mr. Nice Guy
February 28, 1991
22 min
Theo's friend Denny thinks his girlfriend is cheating on him.
Guest Stars:
Earle Hyman, Troy Winbush, Clarice Taylor, Troy Byer, Vanessa Williams
20. Home Remedies
March 7, 1991
22 min
When Olivia comes down with a cold, everyone (except Cliff) has a different home remedy to offer as a cure. Russell and Anna celebrate another wedding anniversary. Cliff, Rudy and Olivia perform Koko Taylor's "I'm A Woman".
Guest Stars:
Earle Hyman, Karen Malina White, Allen Payne, Clarice Taylor, Seth Gilliam
21. Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue
March 21, 1991
22 min
Rudy has a nightmare about Olivia always getting her way.
Guest Stars:
Karen Malina White, Carlton Beener
22. There's Still No Joy in Mudville
April 4, 1991
22 min
Cliff goes bowling with his friends.
Guest Stars:
Earle Hyman, Sullivan Walker, Norman Beaton, Ahmad Rashād
23. Cliff and Jake
April 11, 1991
22 min
Clair tries to prevent Cliff from buying a new appliance from his friend Jake.
Guest Stars:
E.G. Marshall, Audrey Landers, Red Buttons, Kenneth Meseroll
24. Theo and the Kids (1)
April 25, 1991
22 min
Theo, who is majoring in pediatric psychology, begins an internship as a junior counselor at the community center; he soon suspects that one of the children there is dyslexic.
Guest Stars:
Merlin Santana, Eugene Byrd, Lynne Thigpen, Lisa Arrindell, Yunoka Doyle
