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The Cosby Show Season 6 Episode 8

The Day the Spores Landed

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AIRED: 11/9/89

Cliff dreams that the eruption of a volcano in Peru has sent spores into the drinking water and caused men to become pregnant. Cliff, Elvin, Martin and Theo are all pregnant. Theo deals with stares and unkind comments because he is an "unwed father." The pregnant men all become very emotional, while the women act insensitive toward them most of the time. The guys all go into labor at the same time, and suffer excruciating pain. Martin gives birth to a toy sailboat, while Theo has a mini sports car. Cliff has twins: a gigantic hoagie and a bottle of orange soda. After "experiencing" pregnancy and childbirth, Cliff wakes up and tells Clair how much he appreciates her and how much he admires all women.moreless

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This is the episode entitled, The Spores Have Landed.

9.8

By tinalatten, Jan 04, 2007

This episode was one of the funniest I had ever seen. I cant wait for season 6 to come out on DVD. I will buy it so I can laugh again and again at the antics of the men in the Huxtable family. Others on the net didnt like it but dont listen to them. Watch it for yourself and you will be laughing out loud almost immediately!
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One of the most original episodes...

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By billy918, May 19, 2006

Cliff is already known for delivering babies, but what if he had the baby. What made this episode so funny was the fact that an eruption of a volcano in Peru sent spores into the drinking water and caused men to become pregnant, it makes no sense but that's why it's funny. During the show we see Cliff, Theo, Elvin and Martin trying to act brave through the pain of the contractions and the kicking. Finally it was time to give birth and instead of giving birth to babies, they all gave birth to something they like, or something they wanted. A very funny episode and a real original idea of an episode, it's one of my favorites.moreless
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Cliff has a dream that a volcano erupts and sends spores into the water and gets men pregnant. He, Martin, Theo, and Elvin all get pregnant as the result . When they go to the hospital, they each give birth to inanimate objects: a sailboat, a car, and a hmoreless

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By coolbean70, Aug 25, 2005

I thought this episode was funny, and obviously fictional. This is one of two episodes (both in season 6) that Cliff has bad dreams. This one is result of eating late at night, and so is the other one (Clair mentions this dream to him). It was also funny to see woman coaching their husbands in childbirth.
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Lisa Bonet	Denise Huxtable Kendall
Bill Cosby	Dr. Heathcliff "Cliff" Huxtable
Phylicia Rashad	Clair Huxtable
Malcolm-Jamal Warner	Theo Huxtable
Sabrina Le Beauf	Sondra Huxtable Tibideaux
Geoffrey Owens	Elvin Tibideaux

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Elayne Boosler	Dr. Strauss	Guest Star
Lanny Flaherty	Unknown	Guest Star
Amanda Sutton	Unknown	Guest Star
Clarice Taylor	Anna Huxtable	Recurring Role
Wallace Shawn	Jeffrey Engels	Recurring Role
Earle Hyman	Russell Huxtable	Recurring Role

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- Early in the episode, a news report is heard (off screen) about the spores. The report is read by longtime NBC News anchor/reporter John Palmer.
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- In syndication, the song that the pregnant men dance to (following the commercial break) is different than in the original broadcasts.
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- How come they never show what Elvin gave birth to?
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- When Jeffrey gives his long speech about giving birth, he says he had a "tiny creature," so why did all the other men give birth to inanimate objects (sailboat, car, giant hoagie sandwich)?
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- When Russell explains why he was the only one who didn't get pregnant, he made up some excuse about the spores not getting to New Jersey. Wouldn't it make more sense to say Grandma Anna couldn't get him pregnant because she's menopausal? They're in their seventies after all.
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- Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam and Raven-Symone do not appear in this episode.
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- Theo's pregnancy during this episode is likely a reference to Season 2's "Denise's Friend," when Cliff asks Theo what he would do if he be got pregnant.
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