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How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?

  • Episode aired Nov 24, 1988
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
156
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Tempestt Bledsoe in The Cosby Show (1984)
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Vanessa forms the "Lipsticks" singing group; Cliff's dad gets an envelope saying "You are a winner", instead of "You might be a winner".Vanessa forms the "Lipsticks" singing group; Cliff's dad gets an envelope saying "You are a winner", instead of "You might be a winner".Vanessa forms the "Lipsticks" singing group; Cliff's dad gets an envelope saying "You are a winner", instead of "You might be a winner".

  • Director
    • Tony Singletary
  • Writer
    • Janet Leahy
  • Stars
    • Bill Cosby
    • Phylicia Rashad
    • Sabrina Le Beauf
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
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    • Director
      • Tony Singletary
    • Writer
      • Janet Leahy
    • Stars
      • Bill Cosby
      • Phylicia Rashad
      • Sabrina Le Beauf
    • 2User reviews
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    Bill Cosby
    Bill Cosby
    • Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable
    Phylicia Rashad
    Phylicia Rashad
    • Clair Huxtable
    Sabrina Le Beauf
    Sabrina Le Beauf
    • Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux
    • (credit only)
    Geoffrey Owens
    Geoffrey Owens
    • Elvin Tibideaux
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    Malcolm-Jamal Warner
    Malcolm-Jamal Warner
    • Theo Huxtable
    Tempestt Bledsoe
    Tempestt Bledsoe
    • Vanessa Huxtable
    Keshia Knight Pulliam
    Keshia Knight Pulliam
    • Rudy Huxtable
    Earle Hyman
    Earle Hyman
    • Russell Huxtable
    Betty Carter
    Betty Carter
    • Amanda Woods
    Elizabeth Narvaez
    Elizabeth Narvaez
    • Kara
    Pam Potillo
    • Janet Meiser
    • (as Pamela Potilo)
    Nathaniel Ritch
    • Club Emcee
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    David Hummel
    David Hummel
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      • Tony Singletary
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      • Janet Leahy
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    One of the funniest episodes

    This episode is one of the best one ever made of "I Robinson", that's the name of the Series in Italy.

    Vanessa founds a female vocalist band with her best friends, called "Le Ombrette". That's how I know it, I'm not sure of the English name (I think The Clairettes, in honor of Clair who supported them since the early steps). Their song "B-B-B-Baby" (or something like that!), was quite funny and entertaining, as funny were the moves they made to dance their tunes or the mocking jokes by Theo and his friend "Cockroach". Finally something different than the lame Cliff's speeches or the annoying troubles of Denise. Too bad they didn't carry on this idea for the future (just another episode, I think). Vanessa should have become a singer, why not ?

    In case someone confused this episode with the one with Stevie Wonder, well, it's not the same (it was 1986's A touch of Wonder when Theo and Vanessa had a car accident with Wonder's Limousine and then he invited them at his Recording Studio).

    The Cosby Show isn't the greatest TV-Series ever, but arouses in me a lot of records of my childhood, so I still watch it when it's possible.

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      The title is the classic joke whose answer is "Practice, practice!"

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    • Release date
      • November 24, 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • English
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      • USA
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      • Carsey-Werner Company
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      • 30m
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      • Color
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      • Stereo
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      • 1.33 : 1

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