Cosby

- Season 3

(1998)

Hilton's new responsibility - looking after eleven-year-old Jurnee while her dad is at work - becomes a little too hot to handle when she asks him a complicated question about the birds and the bees. Not wanting to interfere in Jurnee's upbringing, and looking for a way to avoid having to answer himself, Hilton suggests that the curious Jurnee ask her dad for an explanation.

Griffin and Erica work out a financial deal to move into Griffin's house on a landlord-tenant basis, thus giving Hilton and Ruth back their privacy. That is...until Griffin's house accidentally burns to the ground.

Hilton is devastated to learn that Erica is breaking up with her boyfriend Gil - a handsome, well-educated jazz musician who is everything that Hilton could ever want in a guy and more.

Lucas butts in on Pauline and Ruth's night out by insisting on chauffeuring them to and from Carnegie Hall.

A major argument erupts when Ruth accidentally discovers that Erica has been hiding all the gifts she has been given over the years.

When Griffin accompanies Hilton to Grandparents' Day at Jurnee's school and adds his two cents to the science lesson, it quickly becomes apparent that he is a natural at teaching and holding the kids' interest.

After Jurnee expresses her fondness for schoolmate Kevin, and he retaliates by shoving her on the school playground, amateur psychologist Hilton explains his theory of how "playground scarring" can affect a woman for life.

Hilton is sentenced to a life without pork chops, barbecue ribs and bacon when a doctor's visit reveals a too-high cholesterol count.

Hilton fumes when a klutzy customer spills coffee on her dress, admits it was her fault and then sues the Flower Café for $3,000.

Jurnee is a sorry sight when Hilton makes her Thanksgiving Day Parade turkey costume from scratch. Imagine Hilton's joy when Martha Stewart shows up at the Flower Café bearing the most realistic-looking turkey outfit that anyone's ever seen - and leaves it behind by mistake.

Hilton becomes nervous when, after a two-year silence, he hears from an old friend who only makes contact when he needs a handout.

Del's new girlfriend agonizes over a secret she worries about sharing with him.

Hilton is beyond frustrated when his newly purchased state-of-the-art refrigerator breaks down and he can't get any customer satisfaction.

Griffin contemplates quitting teaching when his first day as a substitute is a disaster. The Lucases lend themselves out as mock students so that Griffin can practice his teaching techniques on them, but their misguided attempt to help might just turn him off teaching forever.

After the Lucas home is burglarized, Hilton invests in a security system only to discover that the thief is someone he knows.

Hilton and Ruth recall their first date many years ago, and of course both of them have widely different versions of what happened.

While searching for a rare part for his beloved turntable, Hilton bumps into Fred, an old friend from his bachelor days. When Hilton and Fred start reminiscing about how they double-dated sisters Mattie and Roberta Singleton, Hilton decides to play matchmaker and prompts Fred into learning about whatever became of Mattie.

Jurnee is aghast when she finds out that her dad intends to date the meanest teacher at her school. Del is so troubled by Jurnee's reaction to his interest in Ms. Malone that he's ready to call off their date.

Hilton reveals to Jurnee, who is studying Shakespeare, that he's never been able to figure out what the guy's talking about. Later that night, Hilton encounters the Bard's apparition in his kitchen.

Hilton volunteers as a reader for a retired, blind English literature professor (Anthony Quinn) and, upon realizing his gift for teaching, urges him to return to the classroom.

Hilton is caught in the middle when his curmudgeonly friend Tim stages a rent strike against his landlord.

Hilton is stunned when eleven-year-old Jurnee, left in his care while her father is away, returns from a friend's birthday party drunk.

Griffin struggles to teach a group of tough, unmotivated students. He wants to open their minds to the wonders of learning - something fellow teacher Mr. Fleming lost enthusiasm for a long time ago.

When Hilton and Ruth hear that Erica is getting married, they can't be happier for her...or themselves, since this would mean one less person in the crowded house.

Griffin's trust in his new girlfriend Anita is put to the test when her job as a conference planner puts her smack in the middle of a young millionaires' convention.