Sondra Huxtable quotes from The Cosby Show

Cliff

I wish I was 20 again.

Sondra

Would you go to Rio?

Cliff

Your mother wouldn't let me.

Cliff

I wish I was 20 again.

Sondra

Would you go to Rio?

Cliff

Your mother wouldn't let me.

Cliff

Suppose I die, and your mother came home with a 19 year old boy...

Sondra

Yeah?

Cliff

Well what do you mean, 'yeah?' I mean, I'm dead, and you can't even mourn for a tenth of a second?

Sondra

Dad, you're not dead, you're sitting right here. This is a hypothetical death.

Cliff

Okay, it's a hypothetical death, but you didn't even take the time out for a hypothetical mourning! I mean it's almost as if you wished I was dead.

Sondra

No, dad, I don't want you to die!

Cliff

Are you sure?

Sondra

Yes.

Cliff, what's the point?

Cliff

The point is I'm dead, and you all have me out on the sidewalk with the garbage.

Cliff, you are a wonderful husband and a loving father, but darling, you do have a problem. You never get to the point.

Cliff

I am trying to get to the point.

All right, Cliff, go ahead. If you die...

Cliff

Never mind.

Cliff

Suppose I die, and your mother came home with a 19 year old boy...

Sondra

Yeah?

Cliff

Well what do you mean, 'yeah?' I mean, I'm dead, and you can't even mourn for a tenth of a second?

Sondra

Dad, you're not dead, you're sitting right here. This is a hypothetical death.

Cliff

Okay, it's a hypothetical death, but you didn't even take the time out for a hypothetical mourning! I mean it's almost as if you wished I was dead.

Sondra

No, dad, I don't want you to die!

Cliff

Are you sure?

Sondra

Yes.

Cliff, what's the point?

Cliff

The point is I'm dead, and you all have me out on the sidewalk with the garbage.

Cliff, you are a wonderful husband and a loving father, but darling, you do have a problem. You never get to the point.

Cliff

I am trying to get to the point.

All right, Cliff, go ahead. If you die...

Cliff

Never mind.

Sondra

We thought it would be nice if we cooked the meal for Grandma and Grandpa's anniversary.

Theo

And I'm sure you girls will do a great job.

Sondra

Theo, I mean all of us.

Theo

I don't cook.

Clair

Maybe you should learn.

Theo

Why?

Clair

Theo, you're going to leave this house one day and you're going to want to eat.

Theo

I'll have my girlfriend cook!

Clair

Now where are you getting this attitude from?

Theo

Cockroach.

Ohhh Cockroach.

Theo

You see, we decided, we're only going to date girls who cook.

Sondra

Theo, the women of today have better things to do than to stay in the kitchen.

Theo

That's because the women of today haven't met the man of tomorrow.

Sondra

We thought it would be nice if we cooked the meal for Grandma and Grandpa's anniversary.

Theo

And I'm sure you girls will do a great job.

Sondra

Theo, I mean all of us.

Theo

I don't cook.

Clair

Maybe you should learn.

Theo

Why?

Clair

Theo, you're going to leave this house one day and you're going to want to eat.

Theo

I'll have my girlfriend cook!

Clair

Now where are you getting this attitude from?

Theo

Cockroach.

Ohhh Cockroach.

Theo

You see, we decided, we're only going to date girls who cook.

Sondra

Theo, the women of today have better things to do than to stay in the kitchen.

Theo

That's because the women of today haven't met the man of tomorrow.

Sondra

Every time he goes out with the guys, he expects me to sit and wait for him, his plans are always more important than mine!

Cliff

Why do you keep going back to this boy?

Sondra

Dad, because he's wonderful! He's intelligent, he has a good sense of humor, and we have a great time together.

Cliff

When? [Claire smacks him]

Sondra

When we're not fighting.

Well when is that? [Cliff smacks Claire]

Cliff

So, you'll stay!

I don't want to impose.

Cliff

Ha! You're not imposing, have a little dinner with the Huxtable family.

Well okay, but only if you let me help with the meal.

Cliff

You cook?

Yes, Dr. Huxtable I believe I told you that.

Cliff

[in Sondra's direction] Ha-ha! Come on, we'll all go to the kitchen.

Sondra

That way we'll be done before my ride gets here.

Cliff

That's right, and by the time your ride gets here, maybe you'll have a new ride.

Sondra

Every time he goes out with the guys, he expects me to sit and wait for him, his plans are always more important than mine!

Cliff

Why do you keep going back to this boy?

Sondra

Dad, because he's wonderful! He's intelligent, he has a good sense of humor, and we have a great time together.

Cliff

When? [Claire smacks him]

Sondra

When we're not fighting.

Well when is that? [Cliff smacks Claire]

Cliff

So, you'll stay!

I don't want to impose.

Cliff

Ha! You're not imposing, have a little dinner with the Huxtable family.

Well okay, but only if you let me help with the meal.

Cliff

You cook?

Yes, Dr. Huxtable I believe I told you that.

Cliff

[in Sondra's direction] Ha-ha! Come on, we'll all go to the kitchen.

Sondra

That way we'll be done before my ride gets here.

Cliff

That's right, and by the time your ride gets here, maybe you'll have a new ride.

Rudy

Sondra, promise you won't get mad.

Sondra

What did you do?

Rudy

I spilled nail polish.

Sondra

Okay. We'll go clean it up.

Rudy

In your suitcase.

Rudy

Sondra, promise you won't get mad.

Sondra

What did you do?

Rudy

I spilled nail polish.

Sondra

Okay. We'll go clean it up.

Rudy

In your suitcase.

Sondra

Turning fifty is a monumental occasion in a man's life.

Cliff

Oh, Lord, who let this child in the house?

Clair

They are going to get all the money while Sondra goes to law school. Honey, this is gonna work out.

Sondra

Mom?

Clair

Yes?

Sondra

I'm not going to law school.

Clair

What?!

Sondra

I decided not to go to law school.

Clair

What do you mean you decided not to go to law school?

Sondra

This is our dream. I am getting a temporary job until the wilderness store opens and I will be working side by side with my husband.

Clair

Sondra, what are you saying? You've always wanted to go to law school. You never talked about anything else.

Sondra

I changed my mind,

Clair

CHANGE it back!

Denise

(to Sondra) I'm not putting down your apartment. It's wonderful! It's got character, it's charming, But c'mon, you can't act like children for the rest of your lives. It's time for you to grow up.

Sondra

Oh, who are you telling to grow up? You dropped out of school and then when Mom and Dad wanted you to go back, you wouldn't even listen to them.

Denise

Sondra, that is because in my case Mom and Dad didn't make any sense, okay? They know what they're talking about. Come on! You guys are having a baby! A little bambino, another life. Would you actually consider raising a kid in...this...place?!?

Elvin

Look, Denise, as long as we love this child, it doesn't matter where we raise it.

Denise

Please, as soon as this kid can talk, it's gonna say, "Call me a taxi, I'm outta here!"