Bring ’em Back Alive
Season Three of The Cosby Show begins as little Rudy Huxtable (Keshia Knight Pulliam) finds a garter snake in the family cellar, but has trouble getting anyone to believe her. Once the snake has made his (her? Its?) presence known to one and all, the Huxtables go into full panic mode and send for the exterminator (Leonard Jackson)–who ends up in more danger from the clutter in the cellar than from the slithery little serpent. At the same time, Theo (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) and his pal Cockroach (Carl Anthony Payne II) draw up plans to throw a party where only girls are invited. With this episode, Geoffrey Owens becomes a semi-regular in the role of Elvin, the boyfriend of the Huxtables’ eldest daughter Sondra (Sabrina LeBeauf)., Cliff sets out to capture a snake that Rudy discovers in the cellar. Clair: Phylicia Rashad. Exterminator: Leonard Jackson. Denise: Lisa Bonet. Theo: Malcolm-Jamal Warner., Cliff sets out to capture a snake that Rudy discovers in the cellar.
