The Cosby Show

Okay.

Will You Please Tell Her That Her Daughter Rudy Called?

Bye-Bye.

Who's On The Phone?

I Called Mommy, But She Wasn't At Her Hotel.

Why Did You Call Her?

Because I Miss Her.

I Miss Her, Too

But She'll Be Home Next Week.

That's A Long Time.

If You Miss Mom, Why Not Write Her A Letter?

I've Never Written A Letter.

Just The Thing!

Hot Dog!

We'll Write Mom A Letter, And It Makes You Feel Better Inside.

When You Write A Person A Letter

You Can Get Everything That's In You Out, Okay?

So You Take That.

You Take That Pen...

You Take The Pencil And You Start To Write.

So Put This Down.

You Say, "Dear Mom

"Dad Is A Wonderful Person And He Cooks Wonderful Meals

And I Love His Singing When He Sings The Lullaby."

What Are You Erasing?

Your Singing Part.

You Don't Like My Singing?

Dad, It's Pretty Bad.

All Right. Then Sondra Can Sing For You Tonight.

She'll Be Home Soon.

Is Elvin Coming, Too?

Yes.

Will They Be Fighting?

Fighting?

That's A Pretty Strong Statement.

No. What They Do Is They Debate About Everything All The Time.

You Mean "Fight."

Hey, Dad.

Look Who's Here.

Sondra!

Hi, Rudy.

How You Doing?

Fabulous.

How Are You, Sir?

Fine.

Everything All Right?

And Your Drive Over?

Oh, Perfect.

No Arguments?

Of Course Not.

Why Would We Argue?

When You Argue, You Lose Precious Moments.

Elvin, You're So Sweet.

When Are You Going To Fight?

Oh, Rudy, Elvin And I Don't Fight Anymore.

Good.

Come On, Let's Go Upstairs And Unpack.

Bye, Muffin.

Bye. I'll Be Down Soon.

Hurry.

"Muffin"?

It's A Nickname I Gave Her. She Loves It.

Muffin Huxtable.

It Will Take A While To Get Used To That.

I Know You're Not Used To Seeing Us Like This

But Your Daughter Has Lifted Me

To The Heights Of Emotional Awareness.

Really?

I Wish I Could Put Into Words

This Feeling I Have Inside.

Well, You Don't Have To.

Right Now I'm Like A Man

Standing On The Peak Of A Snowcapped Mountain.

The Sun Beams Brighter, The Sky Seems Bluer...

The Birds Sing Louder.

I Hope You And Mrs. Huxtable Have Reached This Height.

I'm Still Climbing, Elvin.

I'm Still Climbing.

We Don't Even Have To Talk.

I Just Hold Her In My Arms.

We Each Know What The Other Is Saying.

Sometimes...

Early In The Morning She'll Look Out The Window...

Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait, Wait.

This Is Early In The Morning?

Right.

How Early In The Morning?

Nine, Ten O'clock.

You See, Sondra Fixes Breakfast And I Come From My Apartment.

Oh, You Come Over From Your Apartment?

Oh, Yes.

Because Breakfast

Is The Day's Most Important Meal?

Yes, Sir.

Hey, Dad. Hey, Elvin.

Hi, Theo.

Look At This.

I Made The School Newspaper.

Check It Out.

"Monster Man Huxtable Wins Again.

"Theo Huxtable, The Newest Member Of The Wrestling Team

Won His Fourth Match And Remains Undefeated."

I Didn't Know You Wrestled.

Yeah, I Just Started.

In High School, I Was A Pretty Good Wrestler.

You Were?

I Also Wrestled In College.

I Quit After Being Injured.

You Must Have Been Good.

Eighteen Wins, Two Losses.

Hey, That's Great.

Did You Know Dad Wrestled?

Really?

Well, I... ( Mumbling )

What Was Your Record?

They Didn't Keep Records In Those Days.

Hi, Rudy. What Are You Doing?

I'm Finishing Mommy's Letter.

And It's Good.

It Should Be.

You've Been Writing Since Yesterday.

Want To Read It?

Yeah.

Let Me See.

"Dear Mommy, I Miss You.

"Well, I Have To Be Going Now.

Bye."

This Won't Do.

Why Not?

It's Not The Correct Form.

My Teacher Taught Us All About It In School.

Will You Teach Me?

Gladly.

It's Important To Write A Letter Properly.

A Good Letter Gives A Good Impression.

I Want To Make A Good Impression.

Then Listen Closely.

When You Write A Letter

You Must Pay Attention To Structure.

Any Letter, Business Or Personal

Must Contain Five Essential Ingredients.

The Heading, The Salutation, The Body, Closing And Signature.

Are You Following Me?

Do I Look Like I'm Following You?

Listen, The Heading Goes At The Top Of The Paper.

It Contains Your Address And The Date.

Mommy Already Knows My Address.

It Doesn't Matter. Now Listen.

Next Is Salutation.

The What?

The Salutation.

It's A Greeting.

Okay.

Most Salutations Begin, "Dear So-And-So..."

Who's So-And-So?

Mom.

Why Can't I Write, "Dear Mom..."?

I Said To Write That.

Vanessa, You're A Lousy Teacher.

Sondra.

Oh.

Hi, Daddy.

You're In A Good Mood.

Yeah, I Am.

Being Around Elvin Fills Me With Such A Special Feeling.

Like Being On A Snowcapped Mountain.

No.

More Like Running Barefoot

Through A Meadow Of Fresh Clover

Covered In The Morning Dew.

How Early In The Morning?

I'm Not Really Running Through The Meadow.

It's A Symbol Of The Joy I Feel When I'm With Elvin.

We Have So Much

In Common.

How Many Men Do You Know

Interested In Minimal Experimental Theater?

How Many Men Could Say It?

None.

Yes, You Do-- Elvin.

Oh! Oh, Elvin. Okay.

He Bought Us Tickets To The Festival Of Experimental Artists

In Soho This Weekend.

That Devil!

Oh, Dad.

Yes?

I Feel Like

The Second Luckiest Woman In The World.

Second Luckiest?

Sure. Mom's The Luckiest.

Mmm!

Well, That's Wonderful.

You Ought To Come Around Here More Often.

I'm Going To Make Rudy A Bubble Bath.

Okay.

Yeah. Come Around Here More Often.

Hey, Dad.

How Was Practice?

Good.

Good? Your Son Is Too Modest.