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Discouraged by her lack of ability, Vanessa decides to give up the clarinet. She does not want to take part in an upcoming recital because she is afraid of embarrassing herself. Cliff refuses to let her quit yet, as she has made a commitment to the recital. He enlists the help of the music teacher, Mr. Hampton, to give her extra lessons. Vanessa and the other students improve enough that the audience can almost tell what song they are playing.moreless
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Lisa Bonet
Denise Huxtable
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Bill Cosby
Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable
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Keshia Knight Pulliam
Rudy Huxtable
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ADD TRIVIA- When Cliff and Theo are playing chess, Theo never starts the clock to start his turn he just moves and stops the clock. Edit
- Not only does the clarinet turn around on the table, but the mouthpiece is on backwards, with the reed side facing the key holes instead of the thumbrest, and it keeps switching from right way to wrong way. (When Cliff puts it on the table, it's thumbrest facing the camera, mouthpiece backwards; but a minute later, it's turned around to show keys facing the camera with the mouthpiece on the correct way; but when Vanessa goes to pick it up, it's back the other way, with the mouthpiece backwards again.) Edit
- If I'm not mistaken, Cliff goes up to Vanessa's room at one point, takes the clarinet out of Vanessa's hands and puts it on the table, "thumb rest side" to the camera. Next, it's blurry, but the keys are facing the camera, then the "thumb rest side again"! I know, for I used to play Bflat clarinet and now I play bass clarinet. Edit
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ADD NOTES- The role of the man who tries to leave the recital after his child finishes his performance is uncredited. Edit
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ADD QUOTES- (Clarinet sounds from upstairs) Cliff: Did we move closer to the river? (More sounds) Theo: You think she's blowing through the right end? (Even worse sounds) Cliff: I think she just killed a goose. Edit
- Cliff (catching Rudy twirling Vanessa's clarinet like a baton): What are you doing with that? Rudy: Vanessa said I could play with it. Cliff: That's not a toy, it's a goose killer. Edit
- Rudy: Do it, Mr. Hampton, do it! Mr. Hampton: Do what? Rudy: Make your face blow up! (Mr. Hampton [Dizzy Gillespie] does his trademark act of inflating his cheeks to twice their size) Rudy: Can he stay for dinner, Daddy? Cliff: Can you? Mr. Hampton: Uh-huh. Rudy: I want to see him stuff a whole chicken in his mouth! Edit
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