Denise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa. Air Date : 3rd-Nov-1988

As Theo begins his freshman year at New York University, Denise announces that she is dropping out of Hillman College. Sondra is revealed to be pregnant. First mention of Cliff's theory that the children keep returning home because "they want the house." Air Date : 6th-Oct-1988  Read More

Cliff prepares for a physical. Air Date : 13th-Oct-1988  Read More

Rudy's friend sleeps over. Air Date : 20th-Oct-1988  Read More

Everyone wants pregnant Sondra and Elvin to find a new house. Elvin's surname, Tibideaux, is revealed. Air Date : 27th-Oct-1988  Read More

Denise leaves Brooklyn for a job in Africa. Air Date : 3rd-Nov-1988  Read More

Sondra goes into labor, and Elvin is a nervous wreck. Sondra gives birth to twins—a boy and a girl—who are named after Nelson Mandela and his then-wife Winnie. Elvin decides to return to medical school. Air Date : 10th-Nov-1988  Read More

Theo wants to date his friend Howard's ex-girlfriend, but he is stunned upon learning who she wants to date. Air Date : 17th-Nov-1988  Read More

Vanessa, Janet and Kara want to be professional singers; Russell wins a prize in a sweepstakes, which turns out to be a toaster. Air Date : 1st-Dec-1988  Read More

Clair secretly goes on a crash diet and exercise program to lose five pounds in a week so she can fit into a dress. Air Date : 8th-Dec-1988  Read More

Rudy takes care of a friend's hamster for the weekend. Air Date : 15th-Dec-1988  Read More

Rudy lies to cover for Vanessa, who secretly goes out on a date with her older boyfriend. Air Date : 5th-Jan-1989  Read More

Cliff babysits Winnie and Nelson when the rest of the family goes to see a Michael Jackson concert. Air Date : 12th-Jan-1989  Read More

Clair appears as a panelist on a local Sunday morning talk show entitled "Retrospective". Clair buys a new couch and Cliff tries to keep the old one. Clair's law firm is identified as Greentree, Bradley & Dexter. Air Date : 26th-Jan-1989  Read More

With the rest of the family gone for the night, Theo throws a "small" party that gets out of control. Air Date : 2nd-Feb-1989  Read More

Cliff tracks down the grandfather of one of his patients: an expectant teenage mother with no other family. Clair deduces that the charming man is illiterate. Air Date : 6th-Feb-1989  Read More

Rudy wants to change some of her rules. Air Date : 9th-Feb-1989  Read More

Theo consults a voodoo shopkeeper for advice on winning his girlfriend back. Air Date : 16th-Feb-1989  Read More

Cliff's old basketball friend comes to visit. Air Date : 23rd-Feb-1989  Read More

Sondra bemoans taking care of the twins. Air Date : 9th-Mar-1989  Read More

After catching Theo kissing another woman in the lounge of her dormitory, Justine breaks up with him. Desperate to win her back, Theo turns to Cliff for advice. Air Date : 16th-Mar-1989  Read More

Clair's 46th birthday. Air Date : 30th-Mar-1989  Read More

Vanessa and Rudy argue and fight. After the sisters do physical damage to the house, Cliff exiles them to the basement. Air Date : 13th-Apr-1989  Read More

Theo's friend Denny finds an expensive watch and gives it to his girlfriend, but it is soon revealed to be stolen merchandise. Air Date : 27th-Apr-1989  Read More

Sondra comes down with strep throat, prompting her mother Clair and Elvin's mother Francine to "steal" the babies. Air Date : 4th-May-1989  Read More

Theo wants to go to Egypt for an archaeological dig. Air Date : 11th-May-1989  Read More