The Cosby Show

Pardon Me.

There.

Oatmeal, Cantaloupe, Toast And Butter

And Peppermint Tea--

Your Mother's Favorites.

Anything We Forgot?

I Like Ice Cream When I'm Sick.

Mom's Not Sick, Rudy. She Has A Pinched Nerve.

Your Mother Will Appreciate

Just Seeing Your Lovely Faces

With Her Tray Of Her Favorite Breakfast.

Let Me Carry It.

It's Very Heavy.

I Won't Drop It.

Take That.

Thank You.

Tell Mom I'll Be Up

Before School.

Son?

Yeah?

What You Doing?

Clearing The Table.

Did I Ask You To?

No.

Why Are You Clearing It?

With Mom Laid Up

We All Need To Pitch In And Do A Little Bit Extra.

Are You Still Doing Your Regular Chores?

Yeah, I'll Still Take Out The Garbage

And Sweep The Front Walk.

I'll Also Take Rudy To Dance Class.

Son?

Yeah?

What?

Sometimes When People Are Feverish

They Say Things They Don't Mean.

Dad, I'm Fine.

Sometimes If You're Feverish

You Hear Things You'd Like To Hear

But You Really Don't Hear Them.

Dad, You're Fine, Too.

I Am?

Well, I Hope So.

Hello?

Yes, Operator, I'll Accept The Charges.

Hi, Daddy.

Hi, Denise. You Need Money?

No.

You're Sure?

Yes.

Denise!

Hey, It's Great To Hear From You.

Are You Still Coming Home For The Weekend?

Yes. I Wouldn't Miss It.

Good.

I'm Picking Up My English Paper

Then I'll Catch A Train.

All Right.

How's Everything Going?

I'm Getting An "A" On This Paper.

How's Biology?

I'm Pulling A Strong "B."

All Right! Huxtable Brains.

Sounds Like You're Burning It Up.

I Am. We'll Talk About It Later.

You're Coming Home For Money?

Dad! No.

I've Got To Go Meet With My Professor.

Okay. I'm Looking Forward To Seeing You.

Give My Love To Everyone.

Bye.

My Son's Doing Chores Nobody Asked Him To Do.

My Daughter's Got A Strong "B."

I Must Have Malaria.

Come In.

Hi. Dr. Hughes?

Hello, Denise.

You Wanted To See Me?

Yes. Come In.

I Finished Reading Your Last Essay.

Great. I Worked Hard On This One.

You're Getting The Same Grade You Got On The Others.

Those Were "Ds."

I Know.

I Don't Understand.

I Worked Hard On This.

How Much Time Did You Spend Writing That Paper?

Two Weeks-- I Started Working Right Away.

How Much Time Did You Spendwriting?

It's Hard To Say.

I Have This System That Works Really Well.

Oh, You Do, Huh?

When I Have A Paper To Write

I Think About It For A Few Days--

Mull It Over While I'm Doing Other Things.

Other Things?

Yeah, Like Taking A Shower, Or Brushing My Teeth

Or Going For A Walk.

See, I Get Inspired And Then I Stop--

I Stop Whatever I'm Doing And I Just Write.

It's Like This Burst Of Creative Energy.

I Would Rather You Organize Your Bursts.

This Is How I Wrote Papers In High School.

I Always Got "As."

But You're In College Now.

The Difference Between High School And College

Is The Grade On That Paper.

Now, I Suggest You Reread The Comments I Made.

I'll Do That On My Next Paper.

Thisis Your Next Paper.

I Want You To Write It Over.

It's Due A Week From Today.

All Right.

I Appreciate The Second Chance.

Apply The Comments This Time

Or I Won't Be As Generous With Your Grade.

I Understand.

Good.

Sorry I'm Rushing

But I've Got To Get Out Of Town.

How Was Dance Class?

No Good!

Something Wrong With The Ballerina?

Her Teacher Handed Out Dance Recital Parts.

Rudy Wanted The Sun, But They Made Her The Wind.

What's The Matter With The Wind?

I Don't Know

But All The Way Home, Rudy Kept Saying

"I Am The Sun."

Well, Maybe I'd Better Talk To Her.

I Tried To Cheer Her Up.

I Said, "Rudy, It's Only Ballet, It's Not Important.

Nobody Cares About It."

She Didn't Come Around After You Said That?

No.

I Cannot Believe She's So Upset.

You Can't?

I Remember You At That Age.

You Played Baseball.

You Made The Team

You Went Out With Your Glove, Bat And Uniform.

The Man Didn't Put You In.

You Came Back, Threw Your Bat And Glove Down

And Said, "I Won't Play Ball Anymore."

I'll Go Talk To Her, Dad.

No, You've Done Enough.

I'll Say Something To Her.

Hi.

Hi.

Your Coat's Still On.

I Know.

You'll Get Hot.

I Don't Care.

Now, Come On.

Take Your Coat Off.

Hang It Up.

Theo Tells Me

You Had Some Disappointment In Dance Class.

Daddy, I Am The Sun.

I Don't Want To Be The Wind.

What's So Good About Being The Sun?

The Sun Gets To Set And Rise And Shine On The Flowers--

You Know, Photothimissism?

Photo What?

Make The Flowers Grow?

Photothimissism.

No, No, Honey, It's Photosynthesis.

Oh.

Where Did You Learn About Photosynthesis?

Vanessa Told Me.

She Said The Sun's The Most Important Thing

In The Universe.

You Thinks The Sun's More Important Than Wind?

You Got It.

Would You Do Me A Favor

And Show Me What The Sun Does?

Sure.

Photothimissism.

No, Photosynthesis.

Photosynthesis.

Now, Show Me What The Wind Does.

Well, Pardon Me

But As Far As I'm Concerned

The Wind Is Far More Exciting Than The Sun.

Rudy: But The Wind Only Dances

At The Very End.

You're Saying The Sun Stays On Stage Longer!

The Whole Play.

Well, Let Me Tell You This.

I Think That When The People See This Play

They Will Say, "Well, The Sun Was Out There For A While

"Butwow The Wind

Bring Her Back, Man, Bring Her Back!"

Dad, I Can't Come Back.

That's The End Of The Show.

But If You're The Best Wind You Can Be--

Even Though You Don't Want To Be The Wind--

If You're The Best Wind You Can Be

I'll Bet That At The End Of The Play

When The People Are Clapping, They Would Say: