Independence Day

Theo hat sich ein Ohrloch stechen lassen. Ohne seine Eltern um Erlaubnis zu fragen. Das sorgt natürlich für Turbulenzen im Hause Huxtable. Während Cliff noch über die geeignete Strafpredigt nachdenkt, taucht sein Vater auf. Er nimmt ihm diesen Part ab und Theo ins Gebet.

Theo gets his ear pierced to impress a girl, but Denise thinks it might be infected. She is correct, and Theo must go to Cliff. Cliff hopes that Grandpa Huxtable will punish Theo, but the old man instead relates the story of how Cliff tried to slick back his hair to impress Clair, but ended up burning it off! Russell brags, and Anna reminds him of the time that he had a tattoo of her name placed on his chest, but ended up with a huge scar on his chest when he tried to remove it after Anna found out he was actually trying to impress another girl! First appearance of Clarice Taylor as Anna Huxtable, Cliff's mother.

Malgrado il parere contrario dei suoi genitori, Theo si è fatto il buco all'orecchio per poter indossare un orecchino e far colpo su una coetanea. Quando però l'orecchio gli si infetta, Denise che ha giurato solennemente di non tradire il segreto del fratello, deve trovare un modo per informare suo padre ...