- Rudy Huxtable: [Cliff is sitting on the sofa] I broke your juicer.
- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable: Is this the same juicer that I said 'Don't touch'? Is this the same juicer I said 'Mine, mine, mine'?
- Rudy Huxtable: Are you mad at me?
- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable: Yes, yes, yes.
- Rudy Huxtable: I'm sorry.
- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable: Come here.
- [Rudy gives him a kiss and a hug]
- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable: Now, Rudy Huxtable, I hereby find you guilty of operating a household appliance without permission. With the powers vested in me, I sentence you to cleaning up the low part of the kitchen. Your sister is doing the high part. Case closed.
- Rudy Huxtable: Okay.
- [Rudy gives Cliff a kiss and hug, and runs into the kitchen]
- Clair Huxtable: Not so fast, Dr. Huxtable! I propose that my client, Rudy Huxtable, had an accomplice.
- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable: Oh, well, he's still in the clothes hamper.
- [referring to Theo]
- Clair Huxtable: That's not who I'm speaking of. May I ask you a question, Dr. Huxtable? Who left the juicer plugged into the electrical socket with the top off?
- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable: Theo.
- Clair Huxtable: Perhaps I should remind you of the penalty for perjury in this state. Let me rephrase the question, Dr. Huxtable. Did *you* leave the juicer plugged into the electrical socket with the top off?
- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable: See, I don't think..
- Clair Huxtable: Just answer the question, please. Yes or no.
- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable: What I'm trying..
- Clair Huxtable: Did you?
- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable: Yeah, but..
- Clair Huxtable: Then you admit it. You're guilty! You're guilty of contributing to the delinquency of a six-year-old!
- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable: I object!
- Clair Huxtable: [sits on the neighboring chair] Overruled.
- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable: Don't be the judge and the lawyer.
- Clair Huxtable: Yes I am!
- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable: Well, then,
- [moves to the other side of the sofa next to Clair]
- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable: I throw myself at the mercy of the court.
- Clair Huxtable: The court has no mercy on liars. You are hereby sentenced to five years' appliance probation which means you may not buy, look at or touch an appliance.
- [Cliff kisses Clair's hands]
- Clair Huxtable: Don't influence the judge. That's 10 more years!
- [Cliff kisses Clair's wrist]
- Clair Huxtable: I find you in contempt of court! That's 15 more years.
- [Cliff reaches for her neck]
- Clair Huxtable: Cliff, now what are you doing?
- Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable: I'm going for life.
- [hugs her and she laughs]
- Clair Huxtable: Appliances can be real hard to resist sometime. You know, they're shiny, they make terrific noises, you've got those buttons that light up. That's why your father likes them.
- Theo Huxtable: Trust me. Look, you're older, right? But I've been in more trouble. I know what I'm talking about.