Breaking with Tradition

Episode aired Oct 25, 1984
TV-PG
25m

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7.5/10

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Bill Cosby, Keshia Knight Pulliam, and Phylicia Rashad in The Cosby Show (1984)

Comedy Family Romance

Cliff's father, Russell Huxtable, comes over for a visit, and then tries to persuade Denise to go to Hillman college, which has become a family tradition.Cliff's father, Russell Huxtable, comes over for a visit, and then tries to persuade Denise to go to Hillman college, which has become a family tradition.Cliff's father, Russell Huxtable, comes over for a visit, and then tries to persuade Denise to go to Hillman college, which has become a family tradition.

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Bill Cosby

Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable

Phylicia Rashad

Clair Huxtable
(as Phylicia Ayers-Allen)

Lisa Bonet

Denise Huxtable

Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Theo Huxtable
(as Malcolm Jamal-Warner)

Tempestt Bledsoe

Vanessa Huxtable

Keshia Knight Pulliam

Rudy Huxtable
(as Keshia Knight-Pulliam)

Earle Hyman

Russell Huxtable

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And here we meet Grandpa Huxtable

And we meet grandpa Huxtable. He was actually likable from day one. I wasn't too keen on how they pressured Denise into considering Hilman, but I know they wanted to keep with tradition. I think the only thing that annoyed me about this episode was that Cliff had made it clear that he wanted absolutely no visitors. Then he loses his mind when Theo sends grandpa away. Theo made a valid point. Had he invited grandpa in, Cliff may have gotten upset, yet he sent him away and Cliff still got upset. It was a good setup to introduce us to Hillman.