Season 4 poster

Season 4

(1987)

Cast

Bill Cosby as Heathcliff Huxtable
Bill Cosby

as Heathcliff Huxtable

Phylicia Rashād as Clair Huxtable
Phylicia Rashād

as Clair Huxtable

Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Theo Huxtable
Malcolm-Jamal Warner

as Theo Huxtable

Tempestt Bledsoe as Vanessa Huxtable
Tempestt Bledsoe

as Vanessa Huxtable

Keshia Knight Pulliam as Rudy Huxtable
Keshia Knight Pulliam

as Rudy Huxtable

Sabrina Le Beauf as Sondra Huxtable
Sabrina Le Beauf

as Sondra Huxtable

Geoffrey Owens as Elvin Tibideaux
Geoffrey Owens

as Elvin Tibideaux

Episodes

Call of the Wild poster

Call of the Wild 0.0

September 24, 1987

The newlywed Sondra and Elvin return from their honeymoon with shocking news for Cliff and Clair: they want to abandon …

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October 1, 1987

Theo and Cockroach come home unusually late from a track meet, and the Huxtables got a phone message earlier from the t…

It's Not Easy Being Green poster

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October 8, 1987

Rudy wants to wear summer clothes in winter to a party, while Cliff tries to get rid of an old water heater.

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October 15, 1987

While setting up the house as a "haunted house" for Halloween, Cliff discover's he's lost a power drill that his neighb…

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October 22, 1987

Christopher Plummer and Roscoe Lee Browne appear. Theo must read Julius Caesar for school, but complains that it is bor…

That's Not What I Said poster

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October 29, 1987

Cliff and Clair have a marital argument after Theo gets detained by police for riding in a car with an unlicensed drive…

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November 5, 1987

Rudy goes to an older widowed lady's house each afternoon to have tea and play cards, but notices that she refuses to t…

Looking Back  (1) poster

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November 12, 1987

Sondra and Elvin have their first marital fight, and Elvin comes to the Huxtable house for comfort and support. Clair s…

Looking Back  (2) poster

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November 12, 1987

Flashbacks are shown while history is shared with Elvin.

Where's Rudy? poster

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November 19, 1987

Theo and Vanessa lose track of Rudy in a mall while Clair enters a squash exhibition. Earle Hyman (Russell) appears on…

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December 3, 1987

Theo and Cockroach have tickets to appear on television on the dance show "Dance Mania", but are told that only one of …

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December 10, 1987

Theo and his classmates brag about their dates with girls in the locker room, but Theo's mood changes when one of the g…

The Show Must Go On poster

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December 17, 1987

Vaudeville is shown to Rudy and her friends, who are unimpressed.

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January 7, 1988

Clair drags Cliff to her book club meeting, and he's the lone male there. Much to Clair's surprise, Cliff knows quite a…

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star poster

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January 14, 1988

Rudy has to play the violin in music class at school, but gets jealous because she thinks her classmates' instruments a…

The Visit poster

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January 21, 1988

Theo visits a friend in the hospital who has cancer. Troy Winbush as Denny. Adam Sandler as Smitty. Special appearance …

The Drum Major poster

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February 4, 1988

Vanessa tries out for the drum major at school. Theo playfully mocks her efforts, but learns from friends that Vanessa …

Waterworks poster

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February 11, 1988

Clair tries to stop Cliff from fixing a leaky pipe by hiring a team of professionals: friends of Sondra and Elvin from …

Once Upon a Time poster

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February 18, 1988

Rudy writes a fairy tale, and the colorful story is acted out in her fantasy. Members of the family play the roles of a…

Petanque poster

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February 25, 1988

Cliff and a friend play pétanque. First appearance of Sullivan Walker as Dr. James Harmon.

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March 3, 1988

A friend of Clair's has marital problems; Cliff takes a "mini-vacation" in the house as Theo, Rudy, and Vanessa try to …

Home for the Weekend poster

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March 17, 1988

Denise comes home from college, but seems to have more time for her friends than for the family.

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March 24, 1988

Theo, Denny and Smitty go to great lengths to impress their dates for the senior prom but fail disastrously; Cliff and …

Gone Fishin' poster

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April 28, 1988

When the Huxtable men go fishing, Theo catches a dead body, and soon attracts attention from the media. This success go…