Other notable episodes that narrowly missed the list above include: Surfs Up,which features some really funny Cosby stuff in the first half but loses way too much steam in the second,Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor,in which Denise intervenes between Vanessa and a boy she likes (who has a controlling girlfriend),Mr. When Vanessa sneaks out, the wrath Claire unleashes is so furious, anyone who tuned in had to back away from their television. I watched my two favorite episodes -- the one where Vanessa runs away to go have "big fun with The Wretched" and gets chewed out by Claire Huxtable in a way only a black mother could, and the one where Theo is desperate to get an expensive Gordon Gartrell shirt to impress a girl. The only pressure she felt was from the people she was with. 05) Episode 134: Grampy And Nu-Nu Visit The Huxtables (Aired: 11/30/89). She is best known for her childhood role as Vanessa Huxtable, the fourth child of Cliff and Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom The Cosby Show (198492). Hello, Sign in. Lisa Bonet's time with her Cosby Show spin-off A Different World abruptly ended when she became pregnant with daughter Zoe Kravitz. Rudy is going to start sixth grade, but . I think that is really the heart of it. My thoughts on THE GOLDEN GIRLS trajectory may surprise (spoiler: I think Season Two is stronger than the first), and my study of ITS GARRY SHANDLINGS SHOW is as focused on the future as it is the past; stay tuned. Unfortunately, Dash has made a lot more headlines for her controversy than for her craft in recent years. The climactic scene, in which Cliff, Clair, and Rudy(!) Vanessa chug-a-lugs her way to a miserable night of sickness and a nasty hangover the next day. What Cosby show episode do Sandra and Alvin get engaged? The introduction of another little girl for Cosby to play off makes sense, he was so good at it, I completely understand why this was done when Rudy was getting too old, but its just a modern version of Cousin Oliver syndrome it reeks of creative desperation to me. Since then, she's appeared in a number of TV movies and series, most notably the cult hit Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens, for which everyone including the CGI sharks were inexplicably robbed of an Oscar. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The show focused on a doctor and lawyer couple and their five children, known as the Huxtable family. It was one of those cute on-and-off screen romances that the tabloids love, but their relationship went the way of most co-star flings. 03) Episode 132: The Day The Spores Landed (Aired: 11/09/89). Vanessa, who took summer school courses and graduated high school a year early, leaves for Lincoln University in Pennsylvania. For new fans, this list will give you a place to start. Rudy's friend Amy brings over a cream that will supposedly enhance their bust within 48 hours. By 2016, Rudy Huxtable was all grown up, and dealing with problems a lot deeper than The Cosby Show ever prepared her for. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts. Cosby Show actress Nicolle Rochelle only appeared in a bit part on the series. See production, box office & company info. Theres an interview Ive read with Rashad, dating from about the time the series COSBY premiered, in which, talking about THE COSBY SHOW, she recalls that at one point she had to have a talk with that shows creative staff over the direction they were taking Clair. Sandra did. When Martin's ex-wife calls Olivia from the airport. The two portrayed sisters again in a single episode of Guys With Kids (per IMDb). Some of Bill's TV Family Were Named After Real-Life Family Members. "I grew up with Keshia. . After a string of classics that preceded a string of mediocrics, this installment sticks out as a bright spot in the otherwise good-but-not-great latter half of the season. 2022611 st peter's school, york ranking Rudy has a crush on a boy that disguises his own feelings by picking on her. A Sondra/Elvin episode here? In 2009, he . It's just a different kind of society that you circulate in. The Cosby Show S02E24 Off To The Races. By the time this episode of The Golden Girls aired, Lisa was already back on The Cosby Show. 28:29. Bell is best known for his role as Ron Johnson on the Cosby Show spin-off, A Different World (per IMDb). Bledsoe has never tried to run from her association with The Cosby Show. It's the the episode called ""I'm 'In' With the 'In' Crowd" " in Season 6, Episode 3.Summary:Vanessa and her friends get drunk playing a drinking game. 23min. NBC | Air Date: October 5, 1989. Cliff and the children try to make her day easier by doing chores around the house. Also, it bears mentioning that once Vanessa leaves the house, Angry Clair is seen left often. Though producer Debbie Allen went to bat for the star and tried to work in a story line that involved her pregnancy, Bill Cosby allegedly wasn't having it. There was just energy. During The Cosby Show's heydey, Malcolm-Jamal Warner shacked up with Michelle Thomas, who played his character's girlfriend, Justine Phillips. The Cosby Show: 25 Years Later. Sondra is mad when Elvin stays out late with an old girlfriend and her sister. A doctor and a lawyer juggle their two careers withthe raising of their five kids. visible injuries) so Dash was the one cuffed. Also, as mentioned many times before, I too find the 80s less comedically satisfying than other decades, but theres a lot of stellar (THE GOLDEN GIRLS), impactful (ITS GARRY SHANDLINGS SHOW) and funny (MARRIED WITH CHILDREN) stuff coming before the year ends and, of course, were also going to have a lot of fun next year in the 90s; check out the Coming Attractions page for a preview! I gave you seven children, now you want to give em back!. Denise applies to a local college, only to be told that with her Hillman credits will not be accepted. Holiday shows, particularly Christmas episodes, are a difficult trope because theres a tendency to infuse an abundance of sentimentality where its arguably undeserved. Rather, this is an outingthat findsits worthin the individual moments like Rudys fight with her crush, or Cliffs attempts to help Rudy, andeven more delightfully, the moments between Stritchs Mrs. McGee and Kenny, who is painfully embarrassed to be dancing with her atthe conclusion of their manners lesson. But considering that the show remained a ratings powerhouse, clearly I dont represent the viewing preferences of the majority of the mainstream audience. King episode. 23:52. According to NJ.com, his new gig was discovered by a fan who snapped a photo and submitted it to the tabloids. She had only appeared infive of the 25 episodes that season, and didn't understand why she had to be there if her character wasn't actually scheduled to appear. Ep 1. 02) Episode 131: Shall We Dance? (Aired: 11/02/89). Season 6. The story quickly went viral. World (several years later). 27:19. Summary: Everybody loses when Vanessa and friends play drinking games at an unsupervised get-together. ("They're dumb," she explains succinctly.) She admitted that her mom offered to smoke a joint with her when she first discovered her daughter's interest. By some accounts, it's something the star has been trying to cover up for years. Raven played Olivia Kendall, Denise's adorable step daughter but today, she's all grown up and causing outrage among Internet users everywhere. Her daughter was born in December 1986. The best moments for Clair, from my perspective, were the quiet scenes with just her and Cosby, where you actually could see how much they loved each other. At one point, he was so beloved that he was dubbed America's dad until that all changed in a truly horrific way. I havent had much to offer in response to these posts because I was never much of a fan of The Cosby Show after the first (maybe second?) [9][3], In 2014, Bledsoe appeared in the Instant Mom episode "Not Your Mother's Day" in which she reprised her role as Vanessa Huxtable. He married Camille Olivia Hanks . I wanted a job that I could have some flexibility to try to stay in the business.". Vanessa brings home a boyfriend she has kept secret from her family. This particular installment gains points from both Cosbys fine performance (and it must be noted how consistently wonderful he is throughout the series, grounding the stories and defining its sense of humor), but also for an extended scene between Cosby and Stritchs Mrs. McGee, in her second and best appearance. As for Clairs relationship with Cliff, I think you could only count on a few fingers the moments in which she was legitimately angry at him that is, angry without any sense of irony or humor and I think the show always did a good job with the depiction of their relationship. the cosby show vanessa gets drunk. Vanessa and her girlfriends lie and deceive their way into borrowing a car and making a trip to Baltimore to see a rock concert behind their parents' backs. Thats very interesting, that Rashad herself was unhappy with how the character was being written I didnt know that! Cosby was charged with sexual assault in 2015, but according to TMZ, the initial case ended in a mistrial in 2017 because the jury was deadlocked (there were reportedly two jurors maintaining that he was not guilty). She didn't suffer the type-casting other actors on the show did. The *actress*, fantastically talented, and I loved her on the later show Cosby where she played a much softer character. She has enjoyed success in voice acting, lending her talents to 2012's ParaNorman and the animated series The Replacements (according to Behind The Voice Actors). Sandman,the last appearance of Elaine Stritch and a gimmicky dance-heavy show,andTheos Dirty Laundry,in which Warners Theo gets some of his bestmaterial of theseason. Vanessa gets drunk for the first time. I always thought she was a great actress, but never liked the Claire character (or it may be, based on what Jackson has said, that my memory of the character was skewed by how she was written in later seasons I havent gone back to rewatch this series since it aired, really.) The Cosby Show S06E04 I m In With the In Crowd. [4], In the mid-1990s, from 1995 to 1996, Bledsoe hosted a daytime talk show, The Tempestt Bledsoe Show, produced by Columbia TriStar Television and Dick Clark. That was exciting to see watching television, that image was good to see somebody who you related to, who looked like you.". Guest appearance by Bill Cosby's real-life daughter Ensa Cosby, upon whom the character Vanessa is loosely based. I think I mentioned this in each of the first two posts, but youre correct, Im not particularly fond of the grandparents. Earlier this year, NBC announced that Cosby would return to the network in a family comedy. In fact, the moments between these two performers constitute some of the best and most memorable materialof the season; shes never better than she is here. Sure, its very story-heavy, utilizing the old competition premise, which sometimes favors narrative manipulations more than character beats (and laughs), but theres something to be said for an episode that surprises as this one does. According to Jezebel, rumors claim that her antics got her relegated to A Different World, the college-centered Cosby Show spin-off. Rudy becomes nervous about her first day of the sixth grade and refuses to leave her room. (Again, I fully concede I may have a skewed memory here!). Im happy to report that all seasons have been released on DVD. He also appeared on an episode of its spinoff A Different The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof), Music title data, credits, and images provided by, Movie title data, credits, and poster art provided by. Hi, WGaryW! They filmed nine episodes of the show and were one of the only unmarried couples to appear.