E1 - Together Again and Again

Aired: October 06, 1988

As Theo begins his freshman year at New York University, Denise announces that she is dropping out of Hillman College. Sondra is revealed to be pregnant. First mention of Cliff's theory that the children keep returning home because "they want the house."

E2 - The Physical

Aired: October 13, 1988

Cliff prepares for a physical.

E3 - Rudy's All-Nighter

Aired: October 20, 1988

Rudy's friend sleeps over.

E4 - Move It (a.k.a. The Baby Game)

Aired: October 27, 1988

Everyone wants pregnant Sondra and Elvin to find a new house. Elvin's surname, Tibideaux, is revealed.

E5 - Out of Brooklyn

Aired: November 03, 1988

Denise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa.

E6 - The Birth

Aired: November 10, 1988

Sondra goes into labor, and Elvin is a nervous wreck. Sondra gives birth to twins—a boy and a girl—who are named after Nelson Mandela and his then-wife Winnie. Elvin decides to return to medical school.

E7 - Cyranoise de Bergington

Aired: November 17, 1988

Theo wants to date his friend Howard's ex-girlfriend, but he is stunned upon learning who she wants to date.

E8 - How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?

Aired: December 01, 1988

Vanessa, Janet and Kara want to be professional singers; Russell wins a prize in a sweepstakes, which turns out to be a toaster.

E9 - If the Dress Fits, Wear It

Aired: December 08, 1988

Clair secretly goes on a crash diet and exercise program to lose five pounds in a week so she can fit into a dress.

E10 - Is There a Hamster in the House?

Aired: December 15, 1988

Rudy takes care of a friend's hamster for the weekend.

E11 - Truth or Consequences

Aired: January 05, 1989

Rudy lies to cover for Vanessa, who secretly goes out on a date with her older boyfriend.

E12 - Cliff Babysits

Aired: January 12, 1989

Cliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert.

E13 - Mrs. Huxtable Goes to Kindergarten

Aired: January 26, 1989

Clair appears as a panelist on a local Sunday morning talk show entitled "Retrospective". Clair buys a new couch and Cliff tries to keep the old one. Clair's law firm is identified as Greentree, Bradley & Dexter.

E14 - The Lost Weekend

Aired: February 02, 1989

With the rest of the family gone for the night, Theo throws a "small" party that gets out of control.

E15 - No Way, Baby

Aired: February 06, 1989

Cliff tracks down the grandfather of one of his patients: an expectant teenage mother with no other family. Clair deduces that the charming man is illiterate.

E16 - Can I Say Something, Please?

Aired: February 09, 1989

Rudy wants to change some of her rules.

E17 - The Dead End Kids Meet Dr. Lotus

Aired: February 16, 1989

Theo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for advice on winning his girlfriend back.

E18 - The Boys of Winter

Aired: February 23, 1989

Cliff's old basketball friend comes to visit.

E19 - It Comes and It Goes

Aired: March 09, 1989

Sondra bemoans taking care of the twins.

E20 - Theo's Women

Aired: March 16, 1989

After catching Theo kissing another woman in the lounge of her dormitory, Justine breaks up with him. Desperate to win her back, Theo turns to Cliff for advice.

E21 - Birthday Blues

Aired: March 30, 1989

Clair's 46th birthday.

E22 - A Room With No View

Aired: April 13, 1989

Vanessa and Rudy argue and fight. After the sisters do physical damage to the house, Cliff exiles them to the basement.

E23 - What He Did for Love

Aired: April 27, 1989

Theo's friend Denny finds an expensive watch and gives it to his girlfriend, but it is soon revealed to be stolen merchandise.

E24 - Day of the Locusts

Aired: May 04, 1989

Sondra comes down with strep throat, prompting her mother Clair and Elvin's mother Francine to "steal" the babies.

E25 - 57 Varieties

Aired: May 11, 1989

Theo wants to go to Egypt for an archaeological dig.