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The Cosby Show Season 8 Episode 10

Olivia Comes Out of the Closet

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AIRED: 11/21/91

Cliff and Clair invite famed singer Miriam Makeba to the house for dinner, and try to discourage the children from crashing the event. Olivia enjoys a visit from her father, but is saddened because he must soon return to the ship. She will not see him again for three months. Olivia disappears during Miriam's visit. While the others search the house frantically, Miriam finds Olivia hiding in the front closet. Olivia explains that she is trying to keep her father from leaving. Miriam takes her outside to talk. She tells her that everyone is very worried about her, and convinces her that she is lucky to have so many family members who care about her. Olivia agrees to go back into the house, and everyone poses for pictures with Miriam.moreless

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Bill Cosby	Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable
Keshia Knight Pulliam	Rudy Huxtable
Phylicia Rashad	Clair Hanks Huxtable
Malcolm-Jamal Warner	Theo Huxtable
Raven-Symone	Olivia Kendall
Erika Alexander	Pam Tucker

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Joseph C. Phillips	Lt. Martin Kendall	Guest Star
Miriam Makeba	Herself	Guest Star
Blaire Whitney	Leslie Engels	Guest Star
Aaron Beener	Marlon	Recurring Role
Jessica Vaughn	Winnie Tibideaux	Recurring Role
Gary Leroi Gray	Nelson Tibideaux (as Gary Gray)	Recurring Role

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TRIVIA (2)
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- Miriam Makeba recites the South African pronounciations of the twins' names. When this episode was aired, their real-life namesakes, Nelson & Winnie Mandela were about to end their marriage in South Africa.
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- By this episode, the Huxtables have finished expanding and refurnishing the kitchen.
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QUOTES (2)
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- Olivia: If he goes away, I'll be all alone.
  Miriam: In my culture, there isn't a word for alone, it simply does not exist. Everybody is family, meaning everybody is responsible for somebody else.
  Olivia: I like the sound of that.
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- Miriam: Excuse me, I didn't know anybody was living in the closet.
  Olivia: That's allright, I don't really live in here, I'm hiding.
  Miriam: But your family's worried about you, why are you hiding?
  Olivia: My daddy's going away for 3 months and he promised me he wouldn't leave without saying goodbye. So if he can't find me, he can't tell me goodbye.
  Miriam: At least you got somebody to say goodbye to, they just left me.
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- This is the last appearance of Joseph C. Phillips.
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- Miriam Makeba, also known as Mama Africa, played an integral role in bringing African music to a global audience and confronted the horrors of apartheid in South Africa on the political front.
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