Theogate

Die Huxtables wollen sich einen Schulaufführung von Tochter Vanessa ansehen. Doch Theo macht ihnen einen Strich durch die Rechnung. Er kommt zwanzig Minuten zu spät vom Training nach Hause. Ein Fall für das Wohnzimmergericht, befindet Clair. Die ehrenwerte Vanessa übernimmt den Vorsitz und Theos bester Freund Cockroach die Verteidigung.

Theo and Cockroach come home unusually late from a track meet, and the Huxtables got a phone message earlier from the track coach. They both deny anything out of the ordinary happened, but attorney Clair knows better. A mock trial is held for Theo and Cockroach at the Huxtables' for Clair to get to the bottom of the situation. Carl Anthony Payne II as Cockroach. Bill Cosby and Keshia Knight Pulliam appear on the episode of A Different World which airs later that evening.

Theo e Scarafaggio tornano più tardi del solito dalla partita. Le spiegazioni del figlio non convincono Clair, determinata a scoprire la vera ragione del ritardo di Theo. Theo cerca ulteriormente di calmarla rivelandole i cambiamenti nel comportamento del coach, dovuti a problemi familiari.