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The Cosby Show Season 1 Episode 2

Mr. Fish (a.k.a. Goodbye, Mr. Fish)

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AIRED: 9/27/84

Rudy becomes very sad after her pet goldfish, Lamont, dies. Cliff accuses the rest of the family of being insensitive to her plight, and forces everyone to get dressed up and attend a funeral for Lamont in the bathroom. The event ends abruptly after Rudy becomes bored and decides to leave to watch television.moreless

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By Nevada-the-wolf, Aug 23, 2006

This was one of the first episodes of the Cosby show I saw in 2002. In March of 2002 was when I started watching the show, it's my all time favorite T.V. show.

Mr. Fish is one my favorites, I can sort of relate to Rudy's sadness, I suffered the loss of my 11 year old female Beagle mix for almost a year.

But other then that I have to say this was a good episode.

Very funny and enjoyable to watch.

I plan to buy the Cosby show DVD sets when I have the chance.moreless
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Rudy's goldfish dies and the family gathers to pay their respects.

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By LainiTiye, Jul 09, 2006

Another great episode, Rudy’s goldfish dies and Cliff decides the family should pay their respects to the fish that’s gone by-bye.

Cliff calls the family together and requests that everyone dress up for the ‘official fish funeral’.

It’s a funny episode that gathers laughs while at the same time – warrants how sometimes life isn’t all that complicated to a child. Cliff thought he was doing the right parental thing with a funeral because Rudy was attached to her goldfish – but as with all wounds, time was all Rudy needed to overcome the brief bout of sorrow – not a fish funeral.

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Lisa Bonet	Denise Huxtable
Bill Cosby	Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable
Keshia Knight Pulliam	Rudy Huxtable
Phylicia Rashad	Clair Huxtable
Malcolm-Jamal Warner	Theo Huxtable
Tempestt Bledsoe	Vanessa Huxtable

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TRIVIA (1)
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- Vanessa's favorite food/meal is hot dogs.
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QUOTES (15)
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- Denise: Dad, it's okay to be weird here, but you're going outside the house now.
  Theo: He's a minister, Dad, he'll tell God we're crazy.
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- Vanessa: Rudy, what I'm trying to say is your fish is dead.
  Rudy: What is "dead"?
  Theo: Your fish! Yuck!
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- Cliff: (Talking to Denise) Take the glasses off!
  (Denise takes them off, revealing weird make up on the side of her face)
  Cliff: Put the glasses on!
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- Cliff: Now. What is it?
  Vanessa: Rudy's home.
  Cliff: (pause) There better be more.
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- Cliff: We're here to say goodbye to a cherished friend: Lamont, the goldfish.
  Vanessa: I've always felt safe with him around.
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- Cliff: It's okay if you cry.
  Rudy: Maybe later.
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- Cliff: Now what else can we do?
  Vanessa: She's always wanted a dog.
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- Clair: Your mama did the most amazing thing today.
  Rudy: Not now, Mom.
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- Cliff: How important is it?
  Vanessa: Eight.
  Cliff: Is that a child's eight, or an adult's eight?
  Vanessa: I don't know. I've never been an adult.
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- Cliff: Everything okay?
  Rudy: Uh-huh.
  Cliff (under his breath): That's what you think.
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- Vanessa: What Dad's trying to tell you is that your goldfish is decreased.
  Cliff: Close...deceased.
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- Vanessa: Hi Mom. Rudy's fish died and Dad's gonna...
  (Cliff covers her mouth)
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- Rudy: Can I have some privacy?
  Cliff: Oh, you wanna say goodbye to Lamont?
  Rudy: No, I have to go to the bathroom.
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- Clair: I love living here; coming in third behind your patients and a dead goldfish.
  Cliff: Hey, Clair. Fish goes, you move up to number two.
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- Cliff (on phone with the reverend): Hello, Reverend. I have a religious question. Christmas. Will it be the same time next year? All right, December 25th.
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- The bathroom set seen in this episode is different than what is seen in future episodes. The setup is different and the walls are a darker blue.
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- For many of the earlier episodes, the living room has a landing coming in from the front door. It is 2 steps higher up from the rest of the room.
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- This episode is the first to use the new living room set. Every episode from this point has this living room set.
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- For his work in this episode, Earl Pomerantz was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy.
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- Lamont the goldfish was the subject of an E! True Hollywood Story-type spoof in ads run on Nick at Nite in 2002. The ads claim that Lamont was written out of the show because of creative differences with Bill Cosby.
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