Vanessa just wanted to add drama by announcing her engagement so late. Which is why the minute she didnt want to get married once they gave their approval
Dabnis says he met Vanessa a year ago which means she was under 18 while the guy was already a grown up adult en route to his 30's. In a lot of countries, an adult who has sex with an underage kid goes to jail straight away even though the kid gave her consent to the adult for having sex with him. PLain creepy! Ewwwwwwww...
@blmts5 I disagree. Cliff and Claire were very reasonable with they way they responded towards Dabnis. Cliff gave the perfect example when he talked about the garbage can lid. He was absolutely right.
"You'll just have to forgive us because we just don't like you." lol He just laid it right out there for him. And the garbage can lid analogy was perfect. The way Vanessa just dropped him on everyone wasn't fair to Dabnice.
Yea, she's(Vanessa) made good decisions alright! From lying to her parents to sneaking all the to Baltimore to see a concert. Now she's engaged to Dabnis, big mistake!
"It's so good that you had to keep it a secret from your parents for six months!"
Umm, didn't Denise return from Africa with a husband and didn't tell Cliff and Clair until after the deed was done? At least Vanessa is telling them before she ties the knot.
I actually think Dabnis seemed like a stand up guy. The huxtables didnt like him because of Vanessa. I think thats a shame. Vanessa was always my least favorite character.
I have to agree with some of these comments,my first impression was that they where very rude and judgemental to a person that came into their house with love for their daughter and respect for the parents,he came with the best intentions, and no matter how much wisdom you posses or forsee disaster in the future,as a parent be wise enough to be a suportive person in your childs life when it comes to matters of the heart no matter what the outcome, its her choice, her life (unless it inv. abuse)
@AprilJuneMae The way that Vanessa brought him and their relationship into the house made it tough for them to accept him right out...i found their reaction unfortunate but totally understandable
I always felt that Clair and Cliff were a little rude to Dabness, and in the episode "The Iceman Bricketh", Clair admits they were rude. But I understood what Cliff was saying. Vanessa was wrong. She should have told them about him in the beginning regardless the way she felt how her parents would accept Dabness. You want to get started off on the right foot, then do it right. Not ass backwards, and that's exactly what she did. Then again, this was Vanessa we're talking about lol.
I don't think it was for attention or any of that, Vanessa got caught up in the moment, and later on, you can tell she wasn't fully ready to get married to him. Their relationship as far as his employment, or age difference had nothing to do wth it.
@KherbieL Its funny how they all got up when he said he was going to tell them a "little story" lol. Because in past episodes, sometimes Cliff's stories can run a little long, and doesn't make any sense. But it made perfect sense in this one lol. But your right, I think it was too cute when he didn't want Dabness to go.
@LuvRemyanJack: well put. and also when her mother said no makeup til 15, when she wore at 13 and the whole thing with "The Lipsticks" and the outfit she put on.
Breakdown of Vanessa:
Season 1: Annoying
Seasons 2-4: Matures little by little, squeaky clean
Seasons 5-end: sheds squeaky clean image, becomes rebellious leading into stupid.
I personally thought she was pretty funny in season 1. some of her lines killed me. especially how she was going on about wanting a dog. I could relate tothat.
Well, Dabnis isn't NECESSARILY too old for Vanessa. There are plenty of happy couples whose ages are quite different -- it just depends on who you are. I dated a 33-year-old guy when I was 19, and we're married now (happily, and this is five years later).
On a different note, why does Nelson have that same funky rattail that Elvin has going on? Elvin needs to not inflict his bad hairstyles on his son.
@chieftainette I agree about the age difference. My husband is thirteen years older than I am, and we have been married almost three years and are as close as two people can get. Age doesn't always matter. It really depends on the people.
What bugs me about this episode is how they look down on Dabnis for being a maintenance man. There is nothing wrong with being a blue collar guy. I do like that they made him a homeowner at the end. None of the other guys on the show could say that!
I don't think it's because of the age difference or his job, as Cliff states later...
it's the way she presented him. She just dropped it like a bomb and introduced him at the last minute. She didn't have the common curtousy to tell her parents. Regardless of the age or career- any parent would be pretty PO'd about that.
"I've lived my life by the book."
Yes. The book of lying, sneaking out, drinking, going to Baltimore, and disobeying lol.
reeseslightning11 1 week ago
MMMMM BOYYYYYY!!
riacharda 1 week ago in playlist Favorite videos
Vanessa just wanted to add drama by announcing her engagement so late. Which is why the minute she didnt want to get married once they gave their approval
FeedingFrenzy91 3 weeks ago
love Sondar's observation: "the stone's missing"
wonderbutterfly3 3 weeks ago
@wonderbutterfly3 ikr? i wuz laughing really hard :D
SkeletonHelloKitty 1 week ago
i really wanted Clair to tear into her!!! lol
wonderbutterfly3 3 weeks ago
I just watched 3 episodes straight where Vanessa says " Mom...I'm Sorrry!"
ProjectOutcast 4 weeks ago
I realized that Nelson and Olivia had more lines than Rudy oh i liked that Clair and Vanessa scene Clair told Vanessa like it is GO Clair <3
LeftBabiiee 1 month ago
Vanessa's made good decisions all her life? What about that time she and her friends snuck off to Maryland to see the Wretches?
broalonzo 1 month ago
Dabnis says he met Vanessa a year ago which means she was under 18 while the guy was already a grown up adult en route to his 30's. In a lot of countries, an adult who has sex with an underage kid goes to jail straight away even though the kid gave her consent to the adult for having sex with him. PLain creepy! Ewwwwwwww...
famouspostmortem 1 month ago
@famouspostmortem no one ever said they had sex. They just met a year ago.
wonderbutterfly3 3 weeks ago
Cliff: you own your own house?
Dabnis: yes sir.
Cliff: g-get the gentleman some coffee!
warblerab 2 months ago 2
I don't know if anyone else felt like this but I thought that Cliff and Clair were being a little rude towards Dabnis.
blmts5 2 months ago
@blmts5 You must have missed cliff's bit about the steak served on the trash can lid.
warblerab 2 months ago
@blmts5 I disagree. Cliff and Claire were very reasonable with they way they responded towards Dabnis. Cliff gave the perfect example when he talked about the garbage can lid. He was absolutely right.
mcgs2592 1 month ago in playlist More videos from in10se365
Sandra: Vanessa you live on the second floor
Vanessa: We could've ran out of air Sandra, there's a lot of ways to die!
Cliff: You got that right....
LMFAO!!!! omg
KeeownaNeverson 2 months ago
Sandra : The stone is missing hahaha
famouspostmortem 2 months ago
Sandra: Oh Vanessa is that your ring?
Vanessa: Yes it is!
Sandra: The stone is missing!!!!!
Classic, LMBO!!! ha ha ha ha
BlackQuills 2 months ago 3
awww Nelson is so cute.
QGprincess 2 months ago
did anyone realize that bill in this episode has a cock eye? HIs left eye is like kinda small
TheJage94 2 months ago
"we just created a hotline for dysfunctional families"
"..........."
2juicy2last 2 months ago
"You own your own property?"
"Yessir."
"Get the gentlement some coffee." LOL
TheCreativekitty 3 months ago
"You'll just have to forgive us because we just don't like you." lol He just laid it right out there for him. And the garbage can lid analogy was perfect. The way Vanessa just dropped him on everyone wasn't fair to Dabnice.
Yabbadabbawhat100 3 months ago 2
When Dr. Huxtable goes in one of his long stories, Theo, Sandra, Alvin & the kids all leave the table. I know I'd leave the table too!
whouwit24 3 months ago
Yea, she's(Vanessa) made good decisions alright! From lying to her parents to sneaking all the to Baltimore to see a concert. Now she's engaged to Dabnis, big mistake!
whouwit24 3 months ago
take the pi dabness hahaha
chiraine1 4 months ago
1:50 to 2:18 Adorable. Nelson is just too cute! :)
TheOnly660 4 months ago
damn im in the mood for steak and potatoes now!
xchloebosesex 4 months ago
"It's so good that you had to keep it a secret from your parents for six months!"
Umm, didn't Denise return from Africa with a husband and didn't tell Cliff and Clair until after the deed was done? At least Vanessa is telling them before she ties the knot.
acotbc 5 months ago
I actually think Dabnis seemed like a stand up guy. The huxtables didnt like him because of Vanessa. I think thats a shame. Vanessa was always my least favorite character.
republikofnfld 5 months ago
get the gentleman some coffee
RobertsDigital 5 months ago
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"You'll just have to forgive us, because we just don't like you." Wow!
Sirbblack1 5 months ago in playlist Sirbblack1's Favorited Videos
one thing about...the Huxtable girls managed to hook some good men lol
Coming2Grips 6 months ago 2
2:25 "maitenance game" :D that was mean
Consolatrix4 6 months ago
another beautiful methaphor by Dr. Huxtable!
bribiechler1 6 months ago in playlist The Cosby Show - Season 8 Finale (1991-1992) 3
iDon't Care How Annoyinq&Stupid Everyone Thinks Vanessa Is, iStill Love Her !
iLoveeTempestt 7 months ago
uh huh vanessa may i see yew in the kitchen plz........... classic claire!!!!! wooo!!!!!!!
peachezzz2010 7 months ago 2
@peachezzz2010 Lmaoooo
Rstyle03 6 months ago
Does elvin and nelson have a ponytail?
Jadejamila 8 months ago
@Jadejamila yea... weird rite?? i dont like it personally.
SasukeGaaraItachi 7 months ago
I don't like how they look down to him.
xvegansxex 8 months ago 2
@xvegansxex they don't look down on him. They just don't like how vanessa suddenly say she's engage to him.
FlameForm 8 months ago 4
@xvegansxex looks like you didn't understand the storyline
RobertsDigital 5 months ago
@xvegansxex me too
irishkc93 1 week ago
take the pie dabnis...lolx
danielboss91 9 months ago
"I guess that's family's gonna be the first to call Theo's hot line now LOL!"
"Get the gentlemen some coffee!" LMAO!!
Seema8182 9 months ago
"You'll just have to forgive us because we just don't like you!" HAHA OUCH!!
"You could, right now, sitting there, be a banker and we would not like you AT ALL!" LMAO!!!!
Seema8182 9 months ago 3
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"We just created a hot line for dysfunctional families!" LMAO!!!
"Vanessa, you live on the second floor!"
"We could have run out of air, Sondra there are a lot of ways to die!"
"YOU GOT THAT RIGHT!" HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
"What do you say Nelson?"
"About what?!" LOLLLL THAT LITTLE TWIRP!
Seema8182 9 months ago
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Seema8182 9 months ago
'Would you clarify for me...'
pointaken10 9 months ago
lol 'Vanessa is that your ring? The stone's missing' :D
cutefifsta 10 months ago 3
@cutefifsta hahaha...awkward...xD
archuletalover5 8 months ago
aaww Nelson is too cute. looks like a mini Elvin
cutefifsta 10 months ago 3
Cliff: "You OWN your own house?"
Dabness: "Yes, sir."
Cliff: "Get the man some coffee."
Oh, how I love this show. (:
cookieluvver 10 months ago 5
take the pie dabnes
chiraine1 11 months ago 2
Now get the man some coffee!
waterlily2786 11 months ago
I have to agree with some of these comments,my first impression was that they where very rude and judgemental to a person that came into their house with love for their daughter and respect for the parents,he came with the best intentions, and no matter how much wisdom you posses or forsee disaster in the future,as a parent be wise enough to be a suportive person in your childs life when it comes to matters of the heart no matter what the outcome, its her choice, her life (unless it inv. abuse)
AprilJuneMae 1 year ago
@AprilJuneMae The way that Vanessa brought him and their relationship into the house made it tough for them to accept him right out...i found their reaction unfortunate but totally understandable
DTay33 10 months ago
I always felt that Clair and Cliff were a little rude to Dabness, and in the episode "The Iceman Bricketh", Clair admits they were rude. But I understood what Cliff was saying. Vanessa was wrong. She should have told them about him in the beginning regardless the way she felt how her parents would accept Dabness. You want to get started off on the right foot, then do it right. Not ass backwards, and that's exactly what she did. Then again, this was Vanessa we're talking about lol.
ChicagoTyme 1 year ago 9
I don't think it was for attention or any of that, Vanessa got caught up in the moment, and later on, you can tell she wasn't fully ready to get married to him. Their relationship as far as his employment, or age difference had nothing to do wth it.
ChicagoTyme 1 year ago 8
@piggygurl44
True. Because with time Cliff really likes Dabness.
When Venessa and Dabness break up, Cliff doesn't want Dabness to go.
I though that was so cute ^^
KherbieL 1 year ago 2
@KherbieL Its funny how they all got up when he said he was going to tell them a "little story" lol. Because in past episodes, sometimes Cliff's stories can run a little long, and doesn't make any sense. But it made perfect sense in this one lol. But your right, I think it was too cute when he didn't want Dabness to go.
ChicagoTyme 1 year ago 4
"Take the pie Dabness.." throught clenched teeth.
lol, teo is hillarious!
KherbieL 1 year ago
lets review some of vanessa's good decisions:
trying to lie to her parents to go on a date
breaking curfew on a date
lying to her parents and getting drunk at a friends house
lying to her parents to go to baltimore with her friends
vanessa, i dont know why more parents dont pray 'please, oh please may our daughter become like her'
LuvRemyanJack 1 year ago
@LuvRemyanJack That's what I'm thinking. Her parents shouldn't be surprised.
flutterbyabby 1 year ago
@LuvRemyanJack: well put. and also when her mother said no makeup til 15, when she wore at 13 and the whole thing with "The Lipsticks" and the outfit she put on.
Breakdown of Vanessa:
Season 1: Annoying
Seasons 2-4: Matures little by little, squeaky clean
Seasons 5-end: sheds squeaky clean image, becomes rebellious leading into stupid.
islandblader 1 year ago
@islandblader
I personally thought she was pretty funny in season 1. some of her lines killed me. especially how she was going on about wanting a dog. I could relate tothat.
icedevil0289 11 months ago
@islandblader And let's not forget, she could be very selfish too.
ChicagoTyme 10 months ago 2
sandra is such a killjoy lmao
TheSassy2005 1 year ago
"Vanessa I don't give a flying fig about Barbra and Phillys and Winky twinky and Dinky!!!! So funny!! lol!
sytycdfan25 1 year ago 43
Vanessa has NOT made good decisions her entire life...what about the wretched?!?!
ddean1987 1 year ago
@ddean1987 And There was her Drinking game with friends LOL
Melle246 1 year ago
"We just created a hotline for dysfunctional families."
*Mental Facepalm* Hahah I love Theo!
fruitx4yay 1 year ago 3
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guyanesegurrl 2 years ago
Well, Dabnis isn't NECESSARILY too old for Vanessa. There are plenty of happy couples whose ages are quite different -- it just depends on who you are. I dated a 33-year-old guy when I was 19, and we're married now (happily, and this is five years later).
On a different note, why does Nelson have that same funky rattail that Elvin has going on? Elvin needs to not inflict his bad hairstyles on his son.
chieftainette 2 years ago 3
@chieftainette I agree about the age difference. My husband is thirteen years older than I am, and we have been married almost three years and are as close as two people can get. Age doesn't always matter. It really depends on the people.
What bugs me about this episode is how they look down on Dabnis for being a maintenance man. There is nothing wrong with being a blue collar guy. I do like that they made him a homeowner at the end. None of the other guys on the show could say that!
rivermoonrise 1 year ago 2
@rivermoonrise That's the same age difference I have with my husband. Congrats on your age-discrepant yet happy relationship! :-)
chieftainette 1 year ago
@rivermoonrise
I don't think it's because of the age difference or his job, as Cliff states later...
it's the way she presented him. She just dropped it like a bomb and introduced him at the last minute. She didn't have the common curtousy to tell her parents. Regardless of the age or career- any parent would be pretty PO'd about that.
KherbieL 1 year ago
omg i love cliff "we just don't like you. You could be a doctor or a lawyer and we STILL wouldn't like u."
LMAO
TheSassy2005 2 years ago
omg this is the most awkward dinner ever lmao @vanessa....dabnis is too damn old
TheSassy2005 2 years ago
The twins are so cute
Br3ana2008 2 years ago 4
"that's the way she brought you here...on a garbage can lid!" I love it!
ladebee45 2 years ago 60