The Cosby Show

Okay.

58 Inches.

All Right, 58.

That's All The Measurements I Need For The Bookshelves.

I'll Add The Numbers.

No, I'll Do It.

Thanks.

12 + 1 = 13, + 8 = 21.

Put Down The 1, Carry The 2...

"Carry The 2"?

Yeah.

Unbelievable! You Carried The 2.

What's Wrong With That?

Dad, That's Old Math.

There's A Better Way To Do This.

What Is That?

The Base Method.

It's New Math.

Base Method?

Every Foot Is 12 Inches.

You're Kidding!

I Haven't Made My Point Yet.

Okay, I'm Sorry.

Every Foot Is 12 Inches.

We'll Use A Base 12.

That Means

12 Represents One Unit.

The Numbers You Add Aren't Actually Numbers

But Parts Of A Unit.

It's Much Quicker.

Thank You, But I Only Have Five Numbers.

I'll Just Use The Old Method.

Dad, You Should Learn The New Math.

When We Started New Math

Janet Meiser's Father Studied It In Night School.

Janet Meiser's Father Is A Wimp.

Any Time You Want To Challenge The Old Versus The New

Just Let Me Know.

Do I Hear A Challenge?

You Can Hear Whatever You Want To Hear, My Dear.

You Won't Yell When I Add Faster?

I Will Not Have To Yell

Because I'll Be Finished.

Okay.

Let's Add The Following Numbers:

42...

No, No!

I'll Give The Numbers.

Okay.

You Ready?

Mm-Hmm.

17, 29, 43, 7, 66, 82.

( Ciphering To Himself )

244.

Yeah.

That's What I...

I Was Just Checking.

No, I Did...

Ahhh...

I Got It First.

I Was Just Checking.

See How Slow Your Way Is?

Want To Check Ways?

Wait Till They Read My Will

And Then You Base Method 0 X 0, Carry The 0.

Hi, Theo.

Hey, Mom.

I Discovered Something Very Interesting.

My Hairdresser, Antoine

Does The Hair For The Producer Of Dance Mania.

Dance Mania?

Mm-Hmm.

The Kids That Dance On That Show Are The Best.

Yeah, He Said It's Popular.

It Is.

One Time, Cockroach And I Went To Get Tickets.

They Had A Two-Year Waiting List.

That's Terrible.

Yeah.

That Reminds Me.

As I Was Leaving, He Gave Me These.

Do You Know Anybody Who'd Be Interested?

Mom!

Mom, Mom, Mom...

Are These Two Tickets To Dance Mania?

Uh-Huh.

Mom, These Are Two Tickets To Dance Mania.

Mom, If You And Dad Ever Go Broke

You Can Come To Me For Anything.

Thank You, Theo.

Cockroach Is Coming Over.

He'll Go Nuts When He Sees These.

I'm Leaving Before He Can Thank Me.

What's Up, Cockroach?

Theo.

Cockroach, Look At Me.

What Do You See?

I See Theo.

What You See Is Your Best Friend.

Here.

What Are These?

Nothing But Two Tickets To Dance Mania.

The Television Show?

That's Right.

We'll Be Dancers On Dance Mania.

They Tape The Show Saturday.

You Could Ask Anyone. Why Me?

Cockroach, You're My Best Friend.

I'm... I'm Touched, Really.

Hey!

It's All Right.

We've Got To Make The Most Of This Opportunity.

This Is Our Chance To Become Immortal.

After We Do This

We Can Walk Up To Any Girl And Say:

"Do You Know Who We Are?

We're The Guys From Dance Mania."

No, We Won't Even Have To Say It.

They'll Know It.

They'll Point At Us And Say, "It's Them!"

We'll Go, "You're Right."

We'll Be The Best Dancers In The History Of That Show.

We've Got To Practice Our Moves.

Do You Think There's A Chance

We Might Get To Dance With...

Tina! Tina!

Ooh! Ooh!

Tina Hunter.

We'll Be Dancing In The Same Room With Her.

And Breathing The Same Air.

Tina! Tina! Tina! Tina! Tina!

7 And...

Hi.

Hey.

I Just Talked With Vanessa.

She Says Everything Is Going Very Well Down Here.

Yes, Indeed.

What's That?

Vanessa Used New Math To Get These Measurements.

I'm Figuring Out How She Did It.

Let Me See.

Oh, She Used Base 12.

You Know About This?

Mm-Hmm.

I Learned When Denise Took It.

How Come Nobody Told Me About This?

You Know How Some People Are.

You Try To Teach Them Something.

They Get An Incorrect Answer And Say Stuff Like:

"I Was About To Do That."

Or, "If You Were A Better Teacher

I'd Have Gotten It."

You Know-- Pitiful Excuses Like That.

I Don't Know Anyone Like That.

Here's Your Juice, Dad.

Thank You, Dear.

Vanessa, How Would You Like To Teach Your Father New Math?

You Want Me To Teach Dad Something?

What's The Matter With You People?

I'll Do It, Dad

If Mom Stays Here With Me.

No, I'm Out Of This.

How About Rudy?

If He Gives You Trouble

Send Him Upstairs To The Principal.

Okay.

Class, Let's Begin.

Okay.

Dad, Since I'm Your Teacher

It Would Help Me Get Into It

If You Call Me Miss Huxtable.

Whoa!

Check It Out.

Food, Drinks...

And Tremendous-Looking Women.

Cockroach, I Think I've Found Out

What Heaven Looks Like.

Be Cool.

Hi, There.

Nice Outfit.

Man, This Is What Life's All About.

You Know It.

Don't Eat Anything!

We Have To Stay Light On Our Feet.

Good Thinking.

I'll Have Diet Soda.

Okay, Everyone, Line Up.

I Have To Choose Dancers For Our Second Batch.

When We're Inside

Move Toward The Front Of The Dance Line

So We're On Camera.

I'll Be There.

Cockroach, She's Here.

Tina. Who?

Excuse Me.

Excuse Me.

I Have To Get Through.

She Spoke To Me.

All Right.

Let's See...