Episode 177 - With This Ring?
Vanessa stuns her parents by suddenly announcing that she is engaged to a maintenance worker.

Episode 178 - There's No Place Like This Home
Cliff surprises Clair by planning to build her a special soundproof room, but his plans are complicated by Sondra and Elvin's housing troubles.

Episode 179 - Particles in Motion
During Theo's first parent-teacher conference, he finds himself attracted to the mother of one of his students.

Episode 180 - Pam Applies to College
Pam faces the reality of applying to colleges; Cliff continues to interfere with the construction of the Huxtables' new kitchen.

Episode 181 - Warning: A Double-Lit Candle Can Cause a Meltdown
Clair and Cliff are alarmed to learn that Rudy and her friends plan to see a rap concert at a club geared for adults. Rapper Special Ed guest stars.

Episode 182 - It's Apparent to Everyone
Sondra and Elvin's parenting methods get on Cliff and Clair's nerves. Especially when they learn that their oldest and her brood will need to stay at the Huxtables longer than they thought.

Episode 183 - The Iceman Bringeth
Russell gets some misinformation about Dabnis, Vanessa's fiancée.

Episode 184 - Olivia's Field Trip
Cliff and neighbor Jeffrey supervise Olivia's class on a field trip to the museum; Theo organizes a T-shirt sale to raise funds for the community center. Wallace Shawn Guest Stars.

Episode 185 - For Men Only
Theo convinces Cliff to teach a course for young men at the community center, which brings him face-to-face with the problems of inner-city youth.

Episode 186 - Olivia Comes Out of the Closet
Cliff and Clair invite famed singer Miriam Makeba to the house for dinner; Olivia hides to try to keep her father from shipping out.

Episode 187 - Two Is a Crowd
Vanessa rethinks her engagement to Dabnis, and Rudy breaks up with Stanley.

Episode 188 - Clair's Place
Clair is thrilled with her new soundproof room, although her family doesn't share her feelings about her newfound solitude.

Episode 189 - Theo's Future
Theo tries to decide between graduate school and the sudden offer of a lucrative job in San Francisco.

Episode 190 - The Price Is Wrong
Pam, Lance, and Charmaine become caught up in a protest involving neighborhood grocery stores.

Episode 191 - Bring Me the Lip Gloss of Deirdre Arpelle
Pam fills in for Cliff's assistant and has to deal with an eccentric mother-to-be; Rudy, Stanley, and Kenny deal with jealousy as they work on a school project together. Ed Lover guest stars.

Episode 192 - Eat Drink and Be Wary
While Clair's away, Cliff wrestles with his passion for junk food; Rudy and her friends beg to be allowed to ride the subway by themselves.

Episode 193 - The Getaway
Almost everyone is thrilled as the Tibideauxs prepare to finally move into their own house in New Jersey -- everyone except Cliff, who has to babysit the twins during the move. Jim Valvano and Dick Vitale guest star.

Episode 194 - Cliff Gets Jilted
Vanessa breaks off her engagement to Dabnis, but Cliff is the one feeling separation anxiety as he realizes how close he and Dabnis have become.

Episode 195 - Cliff and Theo Come Clean
Theo decides to turn down his job offer and go to graduate school; Olivia and Marlon plan to write about what Cliff was like at their age, but realize that Cliff's stories are more style than substance; the kids at the community center find a wallet containing $600 in cash and learn a valuable lesson in honesty.

Episode 196 - Clair's Reunion
While Clair and friends wax nostalgic over their college days, Olivia gives Cliff a make-over.

Episode 197 - Rudy's Retreat
Cliff must deal with Rudy's growing maturity.

Episode 198 - You Can't Stop the Music
Cliff and Clair attend a live performance as part of the Pan-American Music Festival. Meanwhile, Olivia manages to exhaust not one, but two babysitters. Mario Bauza's Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra, Graciela, and Willie Colon guest star.

Episode 199 - Some Gifts Aren't Deductible
Cliff tries desperately to find additional deductions as tax time arrives at the Huxtable household; The Uptown String Quartet guest star.

Episode 200 - And So We Commence, Pt. 1
The family prepares for Theo's college graduation as Theo tries to invite more and more people; Vanessa and Dabnis may or may not be an item again, Olivia prepares to move to Singapore to stay with Denise and Martin.

Episode 201 - And So We Commence, Pt. 2
Denise calls and announces that she is pregnant; Cliff thinks back to a time when he feared that Theo would never live up to his potential. FACTOID: After this episode aired, THE SIMPSONS saluted the series by showing Homer and Bart watching the show on TV.