3x05 Mother, May I? - The Cosby Show Episode Guide

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- Episode 03x05

Episode: 03x05
Title: Mother, May I?
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 0304
First Aired: Oct. 23, 1986

Season 3 » Episode #05 - Mother, May I?

Summary: When Rudy reveals that Vanessa has make-up, Clair confronts Vanessa and reminds her that she is not allowed to wear make-up until she is 15. But Vanessa wears it anyway at the insistence of her friends, and ends up getting caught. Meanwhile, Theo learns about fire safety at school.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Denise Huxtable	played by Lisa Bonet
Rebecca	played by Nicole Fort

Episode Quotes

Season 3 / Episode 5: - Mother, May I?

Cliff: [coming into the kitchen to find Clair counting backwards] Uh-oh, she's counting down. Who's in trouble?
Clair: 29, 28, Vanessa, 27, 26.
Cliff: What's she in trouble for?
Clair: 25, 24, 23, 22, after we had our long discussion she had the nerve to come in this house with make-up on.
Cliff: Yeah, they want to grow up really fast, don't they?

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TRIVIA

The title is based on the childhood game based on asking permission to move.

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