(Horn Honking)
Be Right Out!
Denise, The Taxi's Here
To Take Us To The Airport.
Mom, I Don't
Know What To Pack.
You're Going To The Caribbean.
Put A Swimsuit In A Bag.
Well, Mrs. Huxtable
Goes To Washington.
You're Going To Be Late.
I Don't Know Why I Always Wait
Till The Last Minute To Pack.
I'm Going
To Miss This Plane.
I Just Want You To Know
That I Will Be Missing You
When You're In Washington.
I'll Leave A Number.
You Can Call Me
If There's Any Problem.
It Won't Be Easy
With Me In Washington
And Denise In The Caribbean.
You'll Be Alone With The Girls.
If There's A Problem
The Girls Are More Inclined
To Come To Me.
They Come To Me Also.
It's Just That I Don't
Go Around Bragging About It.
Of Course, You're Right.
You Know Rudy Has A Paper
Due In School Tomorrow?
That's Right.
And The Subject Is?
English.
Wrong.
It's History.
Well, It's Written In English.
I Better Leave This
In The Kitchen
Where The Girls
Can See It.
Good-Bye, Winter.
Hello To Some Sunshine.
Dad, Here Is The Number
Where Martin And I Will Be
In Case There's Trouble.
Why Is Everybody
Giving Me A Number
In Case There's Any Trouble
With Somebody?
There Won't Be Any Trouble.
You Haven't Spent A Lot
Of Time Alone With Olivia.
Listen, Olivia,
You Have To Tell Them.
When She And Martin
Went To Rhode Island
You And I Had A Wonderful Time,
Didn't We?
Yes, And We Talked
About Where Babies Come From.
That Is Correct.
That Is My Job.
I Wanted To Do That.
We Talked About The Stork.
I Had To Tell You
All About It.
You Knew Nothing.
(Phone Ringing)
Vanessa:
I'll Get It.
Denise, Take
Our Things To The Taxi.
I Want To Say Good-Bye
To Vanessa.
No, Christine
It Won't Be Any Problem
Coming To Your Party.
My Mom Is Going
To Be In Washington
So She'll Never Find Out.
Let Me Get A Pencil
To Write Down Your Address.
Christine,
Let Me Call You Back.
Bye.
Christine?
Yeah.
From Your Aerobics Class,
The College Student?
Yeah.
So What's Going On
At Her Apartment?
She's Having A Few Friends Over.
You're Not Going To A Party
Where There Will Be Guys
Five Years Older Than You.
Mom, Can I Help It
If I'm So Mature That Older Men
Find Me Attractive?
You're Forcing Me To Socialize
With People My Own Age.
It's Holding Back
My Intellectual Development.
What I Am Holding Back
Here Has Nothing To Do
With Intellect.
Don't Think
Because I'm In Washington
You Can Do As You Please.
I Have Eyes And Ears Everywhere.
It's Like Living In A Prison.
Don't Worry About It.
One Day You'll Have Children.
You'll Have
A Lifetime Sentence.
Bye, Sweetie.
You Shouldn't Sneak Up On Me
When I'm On The Phone.
I'm Sorry, Vanessa.
But It Was So Much Fun.
Well, My Best Daughter
Doing Homework.
Good.
Daddy?
Uh-Huh?
Everybody In School Hates Me.
I Need Someone
To Talk To.
Do You Have Mom's Number
In Washington?
Yes, But If There's Something
You Want To Talk About
You Could Tell Me.
Well
Beth Told Me That Everyone
In The Class Hated My Guts.
And The Only Person
Who Liked Me Was The Teacher.
And The Only Reason She Liked Me
Was Because
She's Paid To.
Everyone Thinks That I Called
Beth A Goof Face And I Didn't.
Then You Tell Them
That You Didn't Say It.
I Can't.
Morgan's The One Who Really
Called Beth The Goof Face.
I Went To Morgan
And Said She Should Go
To Beth And Tell Her The Truth.
Morgan Started To Cry
And Then Everyone Saw How Upset
She Was And Started Hating Me.
I Think You Have To Go Back
And Address Your Friends
And Say To Them
"I Am Your Friend,
And I Tell The Truth.
"Now, Here Is The Truth
And Don't Get Angry With Me
"Just Because Morgan
Runs Off Crying
Because It Was Her Fault."
I'm Sure These People Will Say
"Okay, You're
Absolutely Correct."
Bingo.
I'll Give It A Try.
Listen, It's Only Right.
Now I Have To Stay Up All Night
Writing This Paper
On Valley Forge.
Valley Forge?
Yeah.
Now, Dad...
Dad Knows
About Valley Forge.
Now, Let's See,
Where Are You?
George Washington
Is Made A Commander.
Yep, Now,
Valley Forge, See...
Valley Forge...
George Washington And His...
Go Get The Dictionary.
We're Going
To Get A Dictionary
And You're Going
To Write A Paper.
Whoo!
George Washington.
Hey, Olivia, What's Up?
I'm Bored.
Want To Play With Me?
I Don't Have Time.
I Just Dropped Off
Dad's Socks I Borrowed.
Want To See A Split?
I Saw You Do Splits,
And It's Great.
I Really Have To Go.
Did You Hear Me Sing?
Yeah, I Heard You
Sing "Twist And Shout"
And It Was Cute.
I Can Do "Blue Suede Shoes."
I'd Love To Hear It,
But I Have A Meeting.
See You Later.
Hey, Son.
Hey, Dad.
How You Doing?
Want To Hear Me Sing
"Blue Suede Shoes"?
You Know What?
I Have Patients Downstairs.
I'm Sorry,
I Can't Hear It Right Now.
Nobody Wants To Play With Me.
Why Don't You Take Her
For A Little Walk?
I'm Going To The Cafe De Balzac.
Take Her To The Cafe De Balzac
With You
For A While, Please.
She Looks Pitiful.
Okay, Olivia, Let's Go.
Uncle Theo's Taking
You To The Village.
There You Go.
All Right!
Dad, I Brought Back
Some Of The Socks I Borrowed.
Sorry I Couldn't Wash Them.
That's All Right.
We Expect That.
Thanks A Lot, Dad.
Thanks A Lot, What?
Now What Happened?
I Did What You Told Me.
I Said To The Girls,
"We Should Forgive Each Other."
They Said I Was Pushy.
Now They Hate Me More.
I'm Sorry
They Feel That Way.
Why Did You Tell Me To Do That?
I Thought You Were Dealing
With Civilized People.
But, Daddy, They're My Friends.
It's No Fun Walking Around
All By Myself.
Why Did I Listen To You?
Mom Would Have Never Told Me
To Do Anything Like That.
Ohhh, Boy, Oh, Boy, Oh, Boy.
Well, Okay, Let's Try
To Get A Little Help Here.
May I Help You?
Terri, Your Coming Over Here
Is Help Enough.
Your Leaving Would Be
A Bigger Help.
Now, She's Funny.
Who's This Little Sweetheart?
Olivia.
Is This Your Daughter?
No, No.
She's My Step-Niece.
I'm Very Single.
I'm Impressed You Brought Her.
I Believe In Staying
Close To My Family.
I Like To Pass On
What I've Learned.
Especially To Someone
As Young As Her
Because She Is Our Future.
May I Sit A Minute?
No, Here, Sit, Sit.
She Can Sing, Too.
She Can?
Yeah.
Olivia, "Blue Suede Shoes."
Hit It.
♪ One For The Money ♪
♪ Two For The Show ♪
♪ Three To Get Ready
Now Go, Cat, Go ♪
♪ But Don't You
Step On My Blue Suede Shoes ♪
♪ You Can Do What You Want ♪
♪ But Don't Step
On My Blue Suede Shoes ♪
♪ You Can Knock Me Down ♪
♪ Step On My Face ♪
♪ Call My Name
In Total Disgrace ♪
♪ But Don't You
Step On My Blue Suede Shoes. ♪
Mrs. Mcgee?
Yes, Kenneth?
How Long Do I Have To Stay
After School?
Cheer Up.
You've Got Less Than
Two Minutes Left.
I'd Like To Ask You
A Few Questions.
Do You Enjoy
The Subject Of History?
Yes.
Do You Find My Classes
Interesting
And Maybe Even Stimulating?
Yes.
Are You Answering Affirmatively
Because I'm
Asking The Questions?
Yes.
Has Anyone Ever Told You
That Talking To You
Is Like Taking
A Multiple Choice Test?
Yes.
You Try My Patience, Kenneth.
You Really Try My Patience.
Thank You.
Your Time's Up.
Go Home.
In The Future, Kenneth
I Want You To Take Every
Assignment I Give You Seriously
And Do Your Best.
Success In Life
Depends On A Good Education.
Not Always.
I Beg Your Pardon?
That's Not What
My Brother Says.
What Does He Say?
My Brother Says
"It's Not What You Know--
It's Who You Know."
I See.
Who Does Your Brother Know?
Nobody.
That's Why He Doesn't
Have A Job.
Go Home, Kenneth.
I'll Do Better
Next Time.
Next Time Is Now.
I Want You To Redo
Your Paper.
I Want It First Thing
In The Morning.
I Should Have
Kept My Mouth Shut.
Hi, Dr. Huxtable.
Don't Run In
The Hall, Kenneth.
Sorry About That,
Dr. Huxtable.
How Nice To See You.
Thank You.
Come Right In.
Sit Down Anywhere.
Thank You.
Now Then...
You Telephoned, And You Wanted
To Talk About Rudy?
I Wanted To Talk About Rudy
Because She Is Very Saddened
By The Fact That She Says
That Her Friends
Are Not Talking To Her--
That They Hate Her.
I Tried To Explain
Life And People To Her
But It Just Seems To Have...
Things Have Just Gotten Worse.
Did You Talk To Mrs. Huxtable
Before You Gave Rudy
All This Splendid Advice?
She's Out Of Town, Isn't She?
How Did You Know That?
When You Came To See Me
About Vanessa
Mrs. Huxtable Was Out Of Town.
When You Came To See Me
About Denise
Mrs. Huxtable Was Out Of Town.
So I Just Assumed
That When Your Wife Is Away
You Get A Bit Bamboozled
By Those Daughters Of Yours.
Um... But...
But What About This Experience
With... With Rudy?
Oh, Dr. Huxtable
Children Rudy's Age Behave
Very Strangely At Times.
One Day, They're Best Friends
And Then The Next Day
They're Not Speaking
To One Another
For No Apparent Reason.
Rudy May Be In Trouble Today
But I Will Bet You
That In A Couple Of Weeks
She'll Be The Most Popular Girl
In This Class.
So, If You'll
Take My Advice
You'll Just Step Back
And Let It Pass.
Thank You.
Uh...
Could I Have Another Few Minutes
Of Your Time, Dr. Huxtable?
You Probably Don't Know
But I Gave The Children A Paper
To Write On Valley Forge.
And I Wanted To Read You
A Few Of Them
And Then Talk To You
About Rudy's.
Let Me See...
Oh, Yes...
Here's Kenneth's Paper.
You Know Kenny.
He's Difficult
But He's Got
A Lot Of Potential.
"The Men From Valley Forge
Fought In A w*r.
"Many d*ed.
"They Did Not Have
Food And Supplies.
"I Would Write More,
But I Don't Have To.
It's All In My History Book."
This Is Amy's Paper.
Amy Is A Hard Worker,
A Bright Girl.
"George Washington And His Men
"Spent The Winter
In Valley Forge.
"It Was In .
"It Was Cold.
"They Had Very Little Supplies
"But They Were Brave.
"They Lasted Until Spring.
Now I'll Read You
A Few Lines Of Rudy's Paper.
Honestly, I Was Just Amazed.
She Has An Enormous
Grasp Of History.
"George Washington And His Men
Faced Hardship And Sacrifice
"In Pursuit Of A Dream...
A Dream Called America."
She Refers To
"The Harrowing Campaign
Of ."
"...The Insurmountable Obstacles
Threatening Ultimate Success.
And My Absolute Favorite--
"The Ubiquitous Melancholy...
That Descended On
The Downtrodden Warriors."
It's Just Terrific.
It Gets Better Every Time
I Read It.
I Think Rudy Should
Go Straight To College.
She's A Very Bright Girl.
There's One Problem.
You'd Have To Go With Her.
I Beg Your Pardon?
When Mrs. Huxtable Helps Rudy
With A Paper
Her Eleven-Year-Old Capabilities
Come Shining Through.
And When You Help Her
With Her Paper
I Get "Ubiquitous Melancholy"
And "Downtrodden Warriors."
When Is Mrs. Huxtable
Coming Home?
Tomorrow.
Thank God.
Well, Thank You.
My Pleasure.
I'll Be Going Now.
Before You Go, Dr. Huxtable
I Want You To Go
To The Blackboard
And Write Times
"I Will Not Do My Child's
Homework For Her."
That's... That Is Funny.
I'm Not Joking.
Start Writing.
I'm... I'm Not In Your Class.
You Walk Into This Room,
You're Mine.
Start Writing.
Don't Write Big.
I'm On
To That One.
Dr. Huxtable?
Yes, Ma'am?
Would You Walk Me
To My Car?
It Might Be
A Harrowing Experience.
Well, If We Don't Run Into
Any Insurmountable Obstacles
I'm Sure That We'll
Have Ultimate Success.
Dad...
I Usually Go To Mom
When I Want To Talk
About Something
Like This
But I Think
You'd Be Really Good For It.
I'm All Ears.
If You're Busy, I'll Call Mom.
Sit Down.
Dad, I'm
Thinking Of Going
To This Party
At My Friend Christine's House
Where I Know No One Will Be
Doing dr*gs Or Drinking.
I Hope So.
But The Kids At School
Who Do dr*gs And Alcohol
Will Call Me Anti-Social
Because I Went To Christine's
Who Won't Allow Them
In Her House.
I Just Won't Go.
Thanks, Dad.
No, No, No.
Sit Down Here.
Sit Down Here.
Are You Telling Me
That You Are Not
Going To Go To A Party
Because You're Afraid Of What
These Drunkies And Junkies
Are Going To Be Saying To You?
I'm Telling You
Go To That Party.
You're Saying You Want Me
To Go To Christine's Party?
You Have Fun,
And Stay An Extra Hour Later.
Now You Go Ahead, Hon.
Enjoy Yourself.
Thank You, Dad.
Thank You, Honey.
(Ringing)
We're Open All Night.
How Are You?
I'm Am Just Fine,
Now That I Can Hear From You.
All The Children Are Just Fine.
In Fact
I Just Had A Little Discussion
With Vanessa.
About What?
Well, You Know,
She Wants To Go To A Party
And Because This Person
Who's Throwing The Party
Doesn't Allow People
Who Do dr*gs And Alcohol There
She Claims That When She Gets
Back To School
The Drunkies And The Druggies
Are Going To Be Making
So Much Of A Fuss About It
She Doesn't Want
To Go To This Party.
So I Said, "You Go."
Cliff, Who's Having This Party?
The Girl's Name?
Christine.
Christine Is A College Student
With An Apartment.
There Will Be Guys There
Who Are Four Or Five Years Older
Than Vanessa.
I Told That Little Wench
That She's Not To Go.
She Has Hoodwinked You.
She Got You Good
This Time.
So, Dad
How Do I Look?
Hello?
Hello, Vanessa.
06x11 - Cliff la Douce
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Series follows the Huxtable family, an African-American upper middle class family, living in a brownstone in Brooklyn Heights, New York.
Series follows the Huxtable family, an African-American upper middle class family, living in a brownstone in Brooklyn Heights, New York.