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WHO WAS YOUR FAVORITE COSBY KID?

Theo. Because he was a cutie. I also liked how his character progressed from being the not-so-smart kid to a college graduate and responsible and splendid looking young man. But I had a lot in common with Vanessa in her younger years as I was the big sister to a "Rudy"-like lil' sis.

WHO WAS YOUR FAVORITE NON COSBY KID?

I personally liked Peter. I liked the hilarity of his quiet persona. I liked Kenny as well with his "My brother says"...I love when Rudy tells him " I don't care what your brother says!". But here's an episode that did it for me...when the family discovers a mouse in the house and Peter runs out almost as fast as he came in.

WHAT WERE YOUR FAVORITE EPISODES?

My favorite episode is when the family celebrates Grandma and Grandpa Huxtables' 50th Anniversary. I loved when Rudy sang that Ray Carter song...as she belted "BABYyyyyeee! Babyyyyeee, oh, baby now!"....then Cliff enters the scene with "I said, Baby..." and his eyes bulge out of his socket.

I loved the following "Theo"-centered episodes
-When he sings "Justine, Justine"
-When the family teaches him the value of money
-When he and Cockroach both try to go on a video show.
-When he and Cockroach take their dates to the prom by plane and they return to the house looking a "hot mess"
-Theo's date with Tonya
-When Theo and Cockroach create a rap to remember scenes from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar

I also liked when the kids did a skit on "What hapened in 19xx" in celebration of Claire's 50th Birthday. They wore outfits depicting the style of that period. I think Placido Domingo was on that show as well and he and Claire sang a duet together in Spanish.

I love the episode where Cliff and Jeremy (one of Vanessa's boyfriends) talk honestly about their (Jeremy and Vanessa's )relationship.

I love any episode where the Huxtables' neighbor Jeffrey came on. He was sooo funny. Especially the episode when he goes out to buy a flashy car. His description is so funny. The hilarity!

I also love the episode where Cliff prepares a lavish Caribbean dinner for Claire in celebration of their anniversary.

I also loved the episodes that Lena Horne, Betty Carter (now deceased), and Stevie Wonder appeared in.

I also loved episodes where I would see Claire in the courtroom or at her firm. Those scenes were powerful images for me as a child.

I loved when Grandpa Huxtable and his friends were on the show talking about their Hillman days.

I also liked it when Claire and Cliff visited their Alma Mater for graduation. They were there to celebrate the retirement of one of their beloved president.

I liked when Claire and her girlfriends gathered and discussed one of their professors at Hillman who had a high pitched and high-pedigree-sounding voice.

If I think of more episodes, I'll return to post them

WHAT WAS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE EPISODE?

My least favorite episode was the Muppets episode wherein Cliff had a horrible dream after eating a hoagie and all of the men were pregnant and muppets were all over the place. I was a little bit older by the time this episode aired. If I were say, 4, I would have gotten a kick out of it. But even in that episode...Jeffrey Engel (the Huxtables' bald headed neighbor) cracked me up as he gave an account of the birth experience. His accentuating of the "ESCRUCIATING pain" was hilarious to me.

Oh, I must add that I loved a one-liner of Cliff, and use it sometimes. Scene: Cliff is baby sitting Winnie and Nelson. One of the babies looks at him attentively, while the other one doesn't. Cliff looks at the unattentive one and says: "Oh, this one is not too brite."