Lore Kimbrough Movies
- 1991
Pam (Erika Alexander) is working extremely hard in school, in hopes of attending college. Alas, her cynical boyfriend Slide (Mushond Lee) puts a damper on her plans by reminding her that she'll never be able to afford higher education. Upon hearing this, Pam's teacher Miss Hobbs (Shellye Broughton) surprisingly sides with Slide, agreeing that Pam really doesn't need college--and then itemizes the difficulties the girl will face if she tries entering the "real world" without a degree. Meanwhile, Cliff (Bill Cosby) braces himself for the inevitable moment that Pam will hit him up for a loan! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1991
Seething with jealousy because she feels Olivia (Raven-Symone) has usurped her position as the "cute" Huxtable, Rudy (Keshia Knight Pulliam) has a nightmare wherein Olivia is an evil force who uses her cuteness to manipulate everyone around her. "I have grownups under my spell" smirks the "other" Olivia, and she proceeds to prove it by twisting Cliff (Bill Cosby), Clair (Phylicia Rashad) et. al around her little finger and getting anything she wants. The limit comes when Olivia's pony takes over Rudy's bed--and thank heaven that Rudy's parents prove to be as loyal and supportive in her imagination as they are in real life. Throughout this wildly fanciful episode, Vanessa (Tempestt Bledsoe), Pam (Erika Alexander) and Charmaine (Karen Malina White) function as a "nightmare chorus", a la Little Shop of Horrors. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
On the occasion of Rudy's first period, Clair (Phylicia Rashad) declares a "Woman's Day" in order to bond with her daughter. But Rudy (Keshia Knight Pulliam) refuses to talk to her mom about the situation, preferring instead to listen to the misinformation about menstruation being dispensed by her highly imaginative girlfriends. Meanwhile, Theo (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) encounters several roadblocks in his efforts to write a "psychological profile" on his dad Cliff (Bill Cosby)--the biggest obstacle being Cliff himself. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
Assigned to do a class video project on "the day in the life of a parent", Rudy (Keshia Knight Pulliam) and Kenny (Deon Richmond) conclude that Clair's (Phylicia Rashad) legal work is too dull, so they beg Cliff (Bill Cosby) to let them follow him on his daily hospital rounds. Cliff agrees only on condition that the youngster confine themselves to his office and the waiting room. Chafing at these restrictions, the kids sneak all around the hospital and tape several things that they shouldn't--and to top off their indiscretions, they lend their camera to a prospective father (Francisco Rivela) who wants to film Cliff in the act of delivering his wife's baby! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
Erika Alexander joins the cast as Pam Tucker, the 17-year-old second cousin of Clair Huxtable (Phylicia Rashad). Hailing from a poor Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, Pam is rather awestruck by the suburban poshness of the Huxtable household, where she will be staying while her mom is off caring for her sick grandmother. However, Pam is not used to having a curfew, and has trouble adjusting to this new limitation on her social life--especially when her boyfriend Slide (Mushond Lee) invites her to a party in the Bronx. In addition to Tucker and Lee, Allen Payne and Karen Malina White make their first series appearances as Pam's Bronx-dwelling friends Lance and Charmaine. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
Denise (Lisa Bonet) and Martin (Joseph C. Phillips) want to move out of her parents' place and into their own apartment, but little Olivia (Raven-Symone) refuses to leave the Huxtable household. Martin begins to appreciate his daughter's point of view when, while apartment-hunting, Denise "falls in love" with a tiny efficiency which is SO tiny that you have to go outside to chew. In the process of counseling the couple, Cliff and Clair recall their own early experiences living in an wretched flat right next to a heliport! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
The family gathers to celebrate the 98th birthday of Cliff's Great-Aunt Harriet "Gramtee" McCutcheon (Minnie Gentry). Although most of the family members are enthralled by Gramtee's fascinating stories about the old days (both bad and good), Olivia (Raven-Symone) is at first sullen and unresponsive, angered that the party has spoiled her plans to go to the zoo. Ultimately, Denise (Lisa Bonet) takes charge of the situation, proving beyond doubt that she is taking her newfound maternal responsibilities very, very seriously. This is the final episode of The Cosby Show's sixth season. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
Hoping to buy a trendy shirt, Rudy (Keshia Knight Pulliam) is short $2.30, so she gives Kenny (Deon Richmond) her autographed photo of Magic Johnson--only to end up empty-handed because Kenny hasn't got the cash just now. With her sister Vanessa (Tempestt Bleadsoe) already bugging mom Clair (Phylicia Rashad) to advance her allowance to purchase a CD, Rudy is moved to an act of desperation: namely, "borrowing" the money that Clair has saved up for the dry cleaners, fully intending to replace the cash after Kenny comes through. The result: Clair becomes convinced that she's losing her memory--and Rudy is too terrified to tell the truth. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1990
There is a terrible price to pay when Cliff (Bill Cosby) devours a sausage sandwich as a midnight snack. Sure enough, Cliff suffers a nightmare in which he is back in the Navy with son Theo (Malcolm-Jamal Warner) as his CO, wife Clair (Phylicia Rashad) is sucked out of the house by a tornado, and Vanessa (Tempestt Bledsoe) disgraces the family by becoming a jazz-funk performer. Add to this some monsters, a staff of muppet doctors, a talking sandwich and the birth of "Koozbanian" and you can understand why Cliff ultimately swears off sausages--at least until next time. Several members of The Cosby Show's writing and production staff show up in cameos. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
