Clair is determined to keep Cliff's birthday present a surprise: tickets to see his favorite singer, Lena Horne. Horne sings "I'm Glad There Is You." Cliff: Bill Cosby. Mr. Thornhill: Clarence Williams III.
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Mr. Quiet
Season 1, Episode 23
At the community center where Cliff and Clair are volunteers, the director (Tony Orlando) encounters a boy who won't talk. Bill Cosby, Phylicia Ayers-Allen. Selena: Ada Maris. Chester: David Langston Smyrl.
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Clair is working late on the day of Rudy's slumber party, leaving Cliff in charge of entertaining 5-year-olds. Grandfather Huxtable: Earle Hyman. Denise: Lisa Bonet. Theodore: Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
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Cliff and Clair are stunned when their 53-year-old friend introduces them to his girlfriend (Terry Farrell), who's Sondra's age. Bill Cosby, Phylicia Ayers-Allen. Sondra: Sabrina LeBeauf. Denise: Lisa Bonet.
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Cliff's college track coach gives him the chance to even the score with a former rival (1956 Olympic medalist Josh Culbreath). Coach: Al Freeman Jr. Cliff: Bill Cosby. Clair: Phylicia Ayers-Allen.
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Clair puts in extra hours preparing to represent plaintiff Sondra in a civil suit, leaving Cliff free to try out his culinary creations on the family. Cliff: Bill Cosby. Denise: Lisa Bonet.
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Vanessa constructs a model of the solar system for science class, while Cliff attempts to fix the dishwasher. Bill Cosby, Phylicia Ayers-Allen, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Keshia Knight Pulliam.
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Clair knocks Theo's book off the table and a joint falls out. Bill Cosby, Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Vanessa: Tempestt Bledsoe. Rudy: Keshia Knight Pulliam.
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While Cliff and Clair prepare to dance the night away, Denise prepares to sleep on the street---waiting to buy concert tickets. Marie: Judith Jamison. Cliff: Bill Cosby.
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Cliff is named Physician of the Year, but an emergency may keep him from the awards dinner. Mr. Wexler: Sheldon Leonard. Theo: Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Cliff: Bill Cosby. Clair: Phylicia Ayers-Allen.
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When Theodore gets his ear pierced, Cliff brings him before the harshest judge he knows: grandfather Huxtable (Earle Hyman). Cliff: Bill Cosby. Theodore: Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Anna: Clarice Taylor.
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The Huxtables celebrate Father's Day in December after Cliff complains about the gifts he's received in the past. Clair: Phylicia Ayers-Allen. Saleslady: Doris Belack. Mrs. Lee: Susie Pai.
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Rudy's sick and Clair can't miss work, so Dr. Huxtable gets a patient. Rudy: Keshia Knight Pulliam. Clair: Phylicia Ayers-Allen. Mr. Halifax: Clarke Gordon. Steve Yamato: Doug Yasuda.
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When the pressures of being a working mother take their toll on Clair, Cliff takes her out for a romantic evening. Clair: Phylicia Ayers-Allen.
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The Huxtables' eldest daughter Sondra comes home for Thanksgiving with surprising news for Cliff. Clair: Phylicia Ayers-Allen. Vanessa: Tempestt Bledsoe. Denise: Lisa Bonet.
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Cliff has been so rough on Denise's boyfriends that he promises to "behave" so he can meet her current beau. Denise: Lisa Bonet. David: Kristoff St. John. Clair: Phylicia Ayers-Allen.
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The family practices patience while Vanessa practices the clarinet for a recital. Mr. Hampton: Dizzy Gillespie. Vanessa: Tempestt Bledsoe. Cliff: Bill Cosby. Clair: Phylicia Ayers-Allen. Denise: Lisa Bonet.
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A baby seems like a great idea to Clair but not to anyone else in the family. Cliff: Bill Cosby. Clair's Mother: Ethel Ayler. Mrs. Burke: Marilyn Rockafellow. Theodore: Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
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Cliff's father urges Denise to carry on the family tradition by attending Hillman instead of an Ivy League school. Denise: Lisa Bonet. Cliff: Bill Cosby. Theodore: Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
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When Cliff refuses to give Theodore $95 for a designer shirt, Denise (Lisa Bonet) offers to sew one for him.
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Cliff's memories of his college-football days come rushing back when Theodore makes his high-school team.
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Vanessa sneaks out to see a scary movie---then moves into her parents' bedroom when she has nightmares. Cliff: Bill Cosby. Clair: Phylicia Ayers-Allen. Denise: Lisa Bonet. Rudy: Keshia Knight Pulliam.
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Cliff is worried that Rudy is taking the death of her goldfish too hard, so he decides to hold a funeral before flushing it into the river. Cliff: Bill Cosby. Rudy: Keshia Knight Pulliam.
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In the series pilot, Theo brings home an atrocious report card; Denise has a date with a fellow who has sojourned in a prison. Cliff: Bill Cosby. Denise: Lisa Bonet. Theo: Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
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