S02E07: Rudy Suits Up
Rudy plays football and becomes a star, much to the chagrin of Clair, who worries she'll get hurt. But reluctance turns to excitement when Rudy is the star of her first game. Ethel Ayler as Carrie Hanks. Peter Costa as Peter.
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Season 1
Pilot / Theo's Economic Lesson
S1E1 / 20 Sep 1984
Mr. Fish (a.k.a. Goodbye, Mr. Fish)
S1E2 / 27 Sep 1984
Bad Dreams
S1E3 / 04 Oct 1984
Is That My Boy?
S1E4 / 11 Oct 1984
A Shirt Story
S1E5 / 18 Oct 1984
Breaking With Tradition
S1E6 / 25 Oct 1984
One More Time
S1E7 / 01 Nov 1984
Play It Again, Vanessa
S1E8 / 08 Nov 1984
How Ugly Is He?
S1E9 / 15 Nov 1984
Bonjour, Sondra
S1E10 / 22 Nov 1984
You're Not a Mother Night
S1E11 / 06 Dec 1984
Rudy's Sick
S1E12 / 13 Dec 1984
Father's Day
S1E13 / 20 Dec 1984
Independence Day
S1E14 / 10 Jan 1985
Physician of the Year
S1E15 / 17 Jan 1985
Jitterbug Break
S1E16 / 31 Jan 1985
Theo and the Joint
S1E17 / 07 Feb 1985
Vanessa's New Class
S1E18 / 14 Feb 1985
Clair's Case
S1E19 / 21 Feb 1985
Back to the Track, Jack
S1E20 / 28 Feb 1985
The Younger Woman
S1E21 / 14 Mar 1985
Slumber Party
S1E22 / 28 Mar 1985
Mr. Quiet
S1E23 / 02 May 1985
Cliff's Birthday
S1E24 / 09 May 1985
Season 2
First Day of School
S2E1 / 26 Sep 1985
The Juicer
S2E2 / 03 Oct 1985
Happy Anniversary
S2E3 / 10 Oct 1985
Cliff in Love
S2E4 / 17 Oct 1985
Theo and the Older Woman
S2E5 / 24 Oct 1985
Halloween
S2E6 / 31 Oct 1985
Rudy Suits Up
S2E7 / 07 Nov 1985
Denise Drives
S2E8 / 14 Nov 1985
Clair's Sister
S2E9 / 21 Nov 1985
Clair's Toe
S2E10 / 05 Dec 1985
Denise's Friend
S2E11 / 12 Dec 1985
Mrs. Westlake
S2E12 / 02 Jan 1986
The Auction
S2E13 / 09 Jan 1986
Vanessa's Bad Grade
S2E14 / 16 Jan 1986
Theo and Cockroach
S2E15 / 30 Jan 1986
The Dentist
S2E16 / 02 Feb 1986
Play It Again, Russell
S2E17 / 13 Feb 1986
A Touch of Wonder
S2E18 / 20 Feb 1986
Full House
S2E19 / 27 Feb 1986
Close to Home
S2E20 / 13 Mar 1986
An Early Spring
S2E21 / 20 Mar 1986
Theo's Holiday
S2E22 / 03 Apr 1986
The Card Game
S2E23 / 10 Apr 1986
Off to the Races
S2E24 / 08 May 1986
Denise's Decision
S2E25 / 15 May 1986
Season 3
Bring 'em Back Alive
S3E1 / 25 Sep 1986
Food for Thought
S3E2 / 02 Oct 1986
Golden Anniversary
S3E3 / 09 Oct 1986
Man Talk
S3E4 / 16 Oct 1986
Mother, May I?
S3E5 / 23 Oct 1986
The March
S3E6 / 30 Oct 1986
Theo's Flight
S3E7 / 06 Nov 1986
Vanessa's Rich
S3E8 / 13 Nov 1986
Denise Gets a D
S3E9 / 20 Nov 1986
A Girl and Her Dog
S3E10 / 04 Dec 1986
War Stories
S3E11 / 11 Dec 1986
Cliff in Charge
S3E12 / 18 Dec 1986
Monster Man Huxtable
S3E13 / 08 Jan 1987
Rudy Spends the Night
S3E14 / 15 Jan 1987
Say Hello to a Good Buy
S3E15 / 22 Jan 1987
Denise Gets an Opinion
S3E16 / 05 Feb 1987
Calling Doctor Huxtable
S3E17 / 12 Feb 1987
You Only Hurt the One You Love
S3E18 / 19 Feb 1987
The Shower
S3E19 / 26 Feb 1987
Cliff's 50th Birthday
S3E20 / 12 Mar 1987
I Know That You Know
S3E21 / 19 Mar 1987
Andalusian Flu
S3E22 / 02 Apr 1987
Bald and Beautiful
S3E23 / 09 Apr 1987
Planning Parenthood
S3E24 / 30 Apr 1987
Hillman
S3E25 / 07 May 1987
Season 4
Call of the Wild
S4E1 / 24 Sep 1987
Theogate
S4E2 / 01 Oct 1987
It's Not Easy Being Green
S4E3 / 08 Oct 1987
Cliff's Mistake
S4E4 / 15 Oct 1987
Shakespeare
S4E5 / 22 Oct 1987
That's Not What I Said
S4E6 / 29 Oct 1987
Autumn Gifts
S4E7 / 05 Nov 1987
Looking Back
S4E8 / 12 Nov 1987
Where's Rudy?
S4E9 / 19 Nov 1987
Dance Mania
S4E10 / 03 Dec 1987
The Locker Room
S4E11 / 10 Dec 1987
The Show Must Go On
S4E12 / 17 Dec 1987
Bookworm
S4E13 / 07 Jan 1988
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
S4E14 / 14 Jan 1988
The Visit
S4E15 / 21 Jan 1988
The Drum Major
S4E16 / 04 Feb 1988
Waterworks
S4E17 / 11 Feb 1988
Once Upon a Time
S4E18 / 18 Feb 1988
Petanque
S4E19 / 25 Feb 1988
Trust Me
S4E20 / 03 Mar 1988
Home for the Weekend
S4E21 / 17 Mar 1988
The Prom
S4E22 / 24 Mar 1988
Gone Fishin'
S4E23 / 28 Apr 1988
Season 5
Together Again and Again
S5E1 / 06 Oct 1988
The Physical
S5E2 / 13 Oct 1988
Rudy's All-Nighter
S5E3 / 20 Oct 1988
Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game)
S5E4 / 27 Oct 1988
Out of Brooklyn
S5E5 / 03 Nov 1988
The Birth
S5E6 / 10 Nov 1988
Cyranoise de Bergington
S5E7 / 17 Nov 1988
How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?
S5E8 / 01 Dec 1988
If the Dress Fits, Wear It
S5E9 / 08 Dec 1988
Is There a Hamster in the House?
S5E10 / 15 Dec 1988
Truth or Consequences
S5E11 / 05 Jan 1989
Cliff Babysits
S5E12 / 12 Jan 1989
Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten
S5E13 / 26 Jan 1989
The Lost Weekend
S5E14 / 02 Feb 1989
No Way, Baby
S5E15 / 06 Feb 1989
Can I Say Something, Please?
S5E16 / 09 Feb 1989
The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus
S5E17 / 16 Feb 1989
The Boys of Winter
S5E18 / 23 Feb 1989
It Comes and It Goes
S5E19 / 09 Mar 1989
Theo's Women
S5E20 / 16 Mar 1989
Birthday Blues
S5E21 / 30 Mar 1989
A Room With No View
S5E22 / 13 Apr 1989
What He Did for Love
S5E23 / 27 Apr 1989
Day of the Locusts
S5E24 / 04 May 1989
57 Varieties
S5E25 / 11 May 1989
Season 6
Denise: The Saga Continues
S6E1 / 21 Sep 1989
Surf's Up
S6E2 / 28 Sep 1989
I'm 'In' With the 'In' Crowd
S6E3 / 05 Oct 1989
Denise Kendall: Navy Wife
S6E4 / 12 Oct 1989
Theo's Gift
S6E5 / 19 Oct 1989
Denise Kendall: Babysitter
S6E6 / 26 Oct 1989
Shall We Dance?
S6E7 / 02 Nov 1989
The Day the Spores Landed
S6E8 / 09 Nov 1989
Cliff's Wet Adventure
S6E9 / 16 Nov 1989
Grampy and Nu-Nu Visit the Huxtables
S6E10 / 30 Nov 1989
Cliff la Dolce
S6E11 / 07 Dec 1989
Getting to Know You
S6E12 / 14 Dec 1989
Elvin Pays for Dinner
S6E13 / 04 Jan 1990
Cliff's Nightmare
S6E14 / 11 Jan 1990
Denise Kendall: Singles Counselor
S6E15 / 18 Jan 1990
The Birthday Party
S6E16 / 25 Jan 1990
Not Everybody Loves the Blues
S6E17 / 01 Feb 1990
Rudy's Walk on the Wild Side
S6E18 / 08 Feb 1990
Mr. Sandman
S6E19 / 15 Feb 1990
Isn't It Romantic?
S6E20 / 22 Feb 1990
Theo's Dirty Laundry
S6E21 / 15 Mar 1990
What's It All About?
S6E22 / 22 Mar 1990
Off to See the Wretched
S6E23 / 05 Apr 1990
The Moves
S6E24 / 19 Apr 1990
Live and Learn
S6E25 / 26 Apr 1990
The Storyteller
S6E26 / 03 May 1990
Season 7
Same Time Next Year
S7E1 / 20 Sep 1990
Bird in the Hand
S7E2 / 27 Sep 1990
The Last Barbecue
S7E3 / 04 Oct 1990
Period of Adjustment
S7E4 / 11 Oct 1990
It's All in the Game
S7E5 / 18 Oct 1990
Getting the Story
S7E6 / 25 Oct 1990
Just Thinking About It
S7E7 / 01 Nov 1990
The Infantry Has Landed (and They've Fallen Off the Roof)
S7E8 / 08 Nov 1990
You Can Go Home Again
S7E9 / 15 Nov 1990
It's a Boy
S7E10 / 29 Nov 1990
Clair's Liberation
S7E11 / 06 Dec 1990
It's Your Move
S7E12 / 13 Dec 1990
Theo's Final Final
S7E13 / 03 Jan 1991
Attack of the Killer B's
S7E14 / 10 Jan 1991
Total Control
S7E15 / 31 Jan 1991
Adventures in Babysitting
S7E16 / 07 Feb 1991
27 and Still Cooking
S7E17 / 14 Feb 1991
The Return of the Clairettes
S7E18 / 21 Feb 1991
No More Mr. Nice Guy
S7E19 / 28 Feb 1991
Home Remedies
S7E20 / 07 Mar 1991
Nightmare on Stigwood Avenue
S7E21 / 21 Mar 1991
There's Still No Joy in Mudville
S7E22 / 04 Apr 1991
Cliff and Jake
S7E23 / 11 Apr 1991
Theo and the Kids (1)
S7E24 / 25 Apr 1991
Theo and the Kids (2)
S7E25 / 02 May 1991
Season 8
With This Ring?
S8E1 / 19 Sep 1991
There's No Place Like This Home
S8E2 / 26 Sep 1991
Particles in Motion
S8E3 / 03 Oct 1991
Pam Applies to College
S8E4 / 10 Oct 1991
Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown
S8E5 / 17 Oct 1991
It's Apparent to Everyone
S8E6 / 24 Oct 1991
The Iceman Bricketh
S8E7 / 31 Oct 1991
Olivia's Field Trip
S8E8 / 07 Nov 1991
For Men Only
S8E9 / 14 Nov 1991
Olivia Comes Out of the Closet
S8E10 / 21 Nov 1991
Two Is a Crowd
S8E11 / 05 Dec 1991
Clair's Place
S8E12 / 19 Dec 1991
Theo's Future
S8E13 / 02 Jan 1992
The Price Is Wrong
S8E14 / 09 Jan 1992
Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle
S8E15 / 16 Jan 1992
Eat, Drink and Be Wary
S8E16 / 30 Jan 1992
The Getaway
S8E17 / 06 Feb 1992
Cliff Gets Jilted
S8E18 / 06 Feb 1992
Cliff and Theo Come Clean
S8E19 / 13 Feb 1992
Clair's Reunion
S8E20 / 20 Feb 1992
Rudy's Retreat
S8E21 / 27 Feb 1992
You Can't Stop the Music
S8E22 / 26 Mar 1992
Some Gifts Aren't Deductible
S8E23 / 23 Apr 1992
And So We Commence
S8E24 / 30 Apr 1992
Bill Cosby
Heathcliff Huxtable
Phylicia Rashād
Clair Huxtable
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Theo Huxtable
Tempestt Bledsoe
Vanessa Huxtable
Keshia Knight Pulliam
Rudy Huxtable
Sabrina Le Beauf
Sondra Huxtable
Geoffrey Owens
Elvin Tibideaux
