Claire Huxtable schooling Denise: Stern n firm

[@amandad5208]

I have always loved Claire's approach to parenting. She's a loving and supportive mom, but she didn't put up with bullshit from her kids.

[@hmmok5791]

And she did it without swearing.

[@khandibaugh23]

​@GGIC.She yelled a few times.

[@mississippimillionaire3790]

​@@khandibaugh23... yelling and cussing are two very different things..

[@amandad5208]

​@@hmmok5791 Only because it was network television 😂

[@deannaroberson1451]

That’s why she was one of my favorite tv moms.

[@shanplez6771]

30+ years later and that is still one of the best lines in television!!

[@Rhinosaurus1000]

Yes!!!! ❤️ Love me some Claire!

[@amsunkiss7629]

Facts

[@patricehill4123]

So very true!

[@gutterbois]

All that was missing was "Let the record show"

[@maxine2564]

That and the dad’s “I am your father. I brought you in this world and I’ll take you out!”

[@katherinewinkler8847]

" If you ever take this attitude with us again..You can take what ever is in that Bank account of yours and go discover America " hahahaha

[@moranphillips2064]

Claire had to let denise know! 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@jimmiepurifoyiii9095]

In other words: "Don't bite the hand that feeds you"!!!

[@MrBrittiana]

Beautiful!

[@Mechadroid209]

That look man 😂😂 she was not playing she never does

[@kaityson7173]

Damn

[@dianaprince4011]

Clair brings her lawyer out when she disciplines them. She didn't play.

[@pallavisreetambraparni6995]

yep

[@mskitty33311]

The way Denise said "ah hum" after every word Claire said would have gotten me slapped back in the day!

[@professionaltrollkilla5965]

Lol judging by her tone it sounded more like a “yes ma’am” to me

[@mskitty33311]

​@@professionaltrollkilla5965 In my family back in the day when you are being reprimanded or corrected ; you stay silent. 🤐

[@brianshepherd9927]

No not me. My dad and mom would have driven me to the bank and handed me my money. 😬😬😬. However, I would not have dared to do that to them! 😂😂😂😂

[@catwoman6559]

Oh yeah. We would've been picking up our face numerous times.

[@tristanzegethm.n7649]

That’s an affirmative on that!!!!

[@jericatorres4353]

Even though they're acting I was afraid for Denise with all those "mmhmm" lol

[@Rick__C-137]

Jerica Torres Ikr! I was thinking like 'Girl!!... You are still in slapping range.... You better back up a few feet before you keep "Mmhmmm"-ing like that! '

[@Machelle3200]

@@Rick__C-137 I"m saying..She was lucky Claire wasn't hood..LOL

[@OneLoveRSR]

Girl! Those mm-hmms had ME nervous and I'm grown as hell! Lisa Bonet and Phylicia Rashad were so real in this, it's a bit scary. Mind you, Phylicia wasn't a mother at this point but had it DOWN!

[@arthurm.358]

@@OneLoveRSR she actually was a mother back then she had her first child...a son back in 1973 with her first husband William Bowles jr.

[@BlackandGoldRanger]

With a hood mama that would get you slapped.

[@KeKe4Christ]

The Discover America line is so TIMELESS 😭 Clair be reading them into their own coffins, and they STILL come back for more 😩

[@gerardmcmillan8591]

🤣🤣🤣

[@marquishalsell]

She was not to be played with because every time it was time to correct she did it with such grace and elegance

[@gouldty]

Theo and Denise acted like real brother and sister. They were always telling each other secrets and looking out for each other.

[@DavidLopez-jl2ug]

Yes and that's a good thing.

[@gerardmcmillan8591]

Yeah, she was looking out for him when she made that Gordon Gartrell knock off shirt 😂

[@epbrown01]

He’s brave. When my sister used to fight with our parents like this, we’d all be in the other room whispering “Stop talking. Stop talking! STOP TALKING!”

[@dsb188]

Claire is always reading someone. I love it!

[@egyptscott4801]

dsb188 Me too 😂😂😂😂

[@KiiKee504]

dsb188 she's the truth

[@dariusthepoetictruth5676]

Claire Huxtable ain't nothing to Mess with...at all, we need more mothers like her

[@AngelHoll-pr8fz]

​@dariusthepoetictruth5676 phylicia is great but bernadette the daughter on good times she is far more beautiful and she would read her for filth!!!

[@garywoodsii8799]

This is the kind of parent all parents should be. Clair Huxtable is the kind of parent I hope to be someday.

[@mariefranklin4022]

Have children and you'll understand that patience is a vertue

[@marryjane1684]

Same

[@trevorknight9704]

Graceful and strong

[@jayskicksnfits9372]

@@mariefranklin4022 *virtue*

[@Lee-tm4de]

​@@mariefranklin4022 yes patience is a virtue. Yes being patient with children is good but also letting kids know who is in charge and the boss

[@nicoleford4654]

Some people would say the Cosby show was unrealistic, unrelatable, and white, but Claire kept those kids in check, the way a black mama would.

[@badgyrl310]

Not me. I find them more relatable than Good Times and some of the other popular black shows. To each his own.

[@pallavisreetambraparni6995]

claire gave denise a piece of her mind lol

[@kcake3501]

Cosby Show is very realistic

[@Rhinosaurus1000]

💯💯💯

[@symonesmyth]

I think in a lot of ways it is, but in other ways it was relatable

[@luckykey1011]

I really miss Claire Huxtable.

[@seanmarks6304]

I come back every so often to watch this clip. Claire’s face when she says “go discover America” always makes me feel like I’ve done something wrong 😂😂😂

[@brighidmcmullen9577]

I love how cliff asks Claire if she wanted to handle their daughter first. He didn't become passive and "let the mom handle it" he had her back and was 100 percent present and ready to step in if Claire needed him to but trusted that she had the correct response for their daughter. This showed Denise that they were a united front and she wouldn't stand a chance if she got the notion to try and use one against the other. They didn't have to get aggressive or angry, they didn't even have to raise their voice. They didn't talk down to her or demean her. Parenting goals.

[@gregorypollard5908]

Sorely missing today

[@lamontmelrose7640]

Parenting. You hit it right on the nail. We live in a world where we've unfortunately, allowed social media and its wares dig their claws into the minds of children, convincing them that parents are unnecessary. It was shows like this and others before that still held parents in honor. God bring this back please...give our children a chance!

[@amypetty5013]

@@lamontmelrose7640 You people are ridiculous. Y'all say this crap as if people weren't saying the exact same thing DURING the 1980s when this show was popular. I promise you, they WERE saying it. "Kids these days" is an old, old line that people have been repeating for every damn generation. It wasn't true then and it's not true now. Social media hasn't done a damn thing to harm kids, just like the advent of television, including shows like Cosby, didn't harm them even though people were trumpeting the same nonsense.

[@RasheemaOwens0909]

Love the response...how well do Mom and Dad work together ❤️

[@modestlybeautiful8124]

All day

[@PicklezTV]

I can watch Claire Huxtable checking ppl all day everyday

[@shayemoore]

Exactly 💯

[@SimplySelahB]

I loved this part so much. I wish more mothers handled their children in this way with stern discipline. These kids now-a-days are ruling the parents.

[@Thesunsreflection]

Unfortunately, with this newer generation of bad parenting and allowing their brats to do what they want with not an ounce of respect for their elders or authority figures, we may never see this kind of good stern discipline and excellent parenting EVER again. We are in an era where children are now terrorizing schools. That alone speaks volumes about the kind of parenting today. Back in the 70s and 80s, that kind of foolishness did not happen.

[@ladennayoung2939]

Oh, okay.

[@christinaky2564]

Haven't watched this in ages and forgot how brilliant it was!

[@jassiesami09]

Claire READ her!!!!👏🏽👏🏽

[@keepcalm1224]

The tragedy is that Phylicia Rashad never won a single Emmy for her portrayal as Claire Huxtable.

[@Risingmoon8]

Now that was criminal.

[@Janette612]

SHE DEFINITELY DESERVED ONE!! SHE WAS THE ULTIMATE MOM.. WHAT THE SPOILED SPOILED BRATS OF TODAY NEED!!

[@justincarter5938]

Or Even Nominated

[@wrinthiak3431]

This clip NEVER gets old!

[@TheSimmy77]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 She was the best parent ever! Wish we had many more parents like her today!

[@blpalv15]

If we had more parents like Clair, there wouldn't be the issues with kids these days needing a trophy for everything, or getting into trouble. She wasn't her kids "friend".

[@ir8free]

now we got stuckup kids like penny proud demanding reparations.

[@darwinapala960]

I wish we had parents today!!! Key word. Today parents are more like their buddies and giving kids anything they want. God forbid of discipline......we might hurt their feelings.

[@cind8347]

Wooo! Claire was gangster in this episode. Love her. She was/is one of the best in acting.

[@urkelsaloneurkelbeatz5287]

She was always gangsta

[@shawntezwilliams4852]

This kinda mom these young ladies need today not being there friend but a mother Much love and respect Dr.Rashad 🙏🏾

[@marvindevon6417]

One of the Best Scenes Ever... CLASSIC!!!

[@billhillify4924]

As an early teen at the time...that 1 minute speech sank into me so much that I hunted it up 35 years later.

[@badgyrl310]

I wanted to be like Claire Huxtable when I was a kid. Claire was such a boss. She always kept everybody in check. My favorite was when she got Elvin all the way together about his sexist attitude in the "serving him coffee" scene.

[@dariusthepoetictruth5676]

....and elvin's roles of women was waaaay outdated, so Clair had to put him in check: she said "if you don't get it together & drop this macho attitude, you're not gonna have anybody bringing you anything anywhere anyplace anytime EVER!!! Now.... would you like some ☕?" .

[@murjanipeterson9825]

@@dariusthepoetictruth5676 🤣🤣🤣💯💯💯

[@DavidLopez-jl2ug]

@@dariusthepoetictruth5676 yes and a nice chunk of her money would help. lol

[@syd5733]

Andrew Tate has enter the building

[@smill1985]

Just watched that scene! 😄

[@daughterofzion5303]

Love how she talk with her whole face.

[@mariecampbell3373]

That stare she gave her at the end was legendary.

[@cynant2912]

I just love Claire reads XD

[@blackbutterfly55]

And not one cuss word

[@OneWayDesigns]

Cassandra Butler that's why I love her!! You don't have to curse. But she would have definitely felt my wrath!!!

[@zecharystigger800]

She didn't yell, either. Clair kept it cool and chill all the way.

[@youmustcreateachanne]

Oh, she can (& does) yell. Vanessa received the brunt of that wrath, but every viewer of The Wretched episode felt it in their bowels.

[@kedrick71]

I cringed when Denise was talking to them like that.

[@angelabrown-bessau4127]

Yeah she was acting like an asshole.

[@garywoodsii8799]

I cringed when I saw Clair's expression after Denise talked to them like that lol.

[@YouKnowMe2011]

She really got on my nerves this season..

[@Some1sAuntie]

kedrick Y I was waiting. Denise had it coming! Ha!

[@adambutts2608]

She is playing in Creed as the mother.

[@PerfectlyImperfect93]

Claire is THE MOTHER OF ALL MOTHER'S! ❤❤

[@DavidLopez-jl2ug]

Yes, with a nice chunk of money anyone would like. Hee Hee--just some humor to let out. Claire/Phylicia was a great actress and smart enough to be a lawyer in real life, I bet.

[@elmarieswaner6085]

my mother would ask me who do I think I'm talking to, and then she would remind me she's the mother and I'm not talking to my friends.

[@superfluouschins2578]

Jamaican?

[@elmarieswaner6085]

I'm not Jamaican.

[@superfluouschins2578]

Just wondering. My Jamaican mom used to say the same EXACT thing, lol.

[@tacomasix8228]

"I ain't one of your lil friends!" was/is the classic Afro American mom line. Right up there with "It is NOT summertime" if you tried to go outside underdressed.

[@mobid.2084]

The best representation of a black mother on tv of all times and the best mother on tv ever!

[@Jleed989]

The mother on Good Times was pretty good too

[@RedForeman301]

Her and Florida Evans were the 2 greatest tv moms ever.....

[@NatashaYoungqueenofnewyork]

And Harriet from Family Matters

[@elamothe81]

I feel like she just set me straight.

[@shayemoore]

Haha, lol, me too! 😂

[@kilortoe1060]

Why Claire didn't win awards for this show is unbelievable 😢 this is how my mon did with us

[@quensij4198]

When she are we still in America or what and did that hand gesture, all I could think was "she's about to lose that hand and attitude at the same time"😂😂

[@DavidLopez-jl2ug]

Well America is expensive. Denise obviously thought it wasn't/isn't.

[@Emily.R0seSanders]

SO VERY TRUE!!!!!

[@pamelamays4186]

Claire Huxtable. The most badass TV mom ever.

[@illerthanu7825]

Claire is the epitome of wifey material….class personified

[@PureAloha78]

Claire read Denise to filth. Love it!

[@rposey971]

Vanessa the one who got in trouble going to the concert to have BIG FUN😂😂😂

[@mariecampbell3024]

She defined FIERCE.

[@elizabethmarinas2475]

This is my favorite scene of all time especially when Clair talks to Denise great parenting

[@rjam1974]

The way Heathcliff and Claire tag up on talking to their kids Is a beautiful thing. Cliff gives the analogies and Claire gets with the stern lectures

[@therealbrandonlarkins]

This makes me tear up with joy watching again. This is the type of show I want to bring back to families and audiences all over. #PRODUCER

[@cherokeelove5346]

Right on, Claire!

[@bantehayes9973]

The way Denise looks down and keeps making humming noises is so realistic. There's nothing much you can do at that point but pray for it to be over soon. Not to mention that awkwardness in the house after that.

[@rjam1974]

I related a lot with Denise at that point. She was in the "can we get this over"./ "they are right"/ "I can't wait till I get my own place" / "I got to still live her" all wrapped up in one

[@mariefranklin4022]

Best parent read of all times

[@hamburgcowboy]

I miss that show. They don't have these kind of dialogs on TV these days anymore

[@Channel-cm7yc]

Whoa.... for those of us who’ve heard Claire in our own homes growing up. My mom was the master at telling you off before you knew what she’d said lol lol..

[@mr.raslyon6626]

Yup, wouldn't even have to raise her voice either. You'd get washed all the way up and thank her at the end of it 💯

[@MrMusicboi85]

Theo and Denise were the closes it seem, like real brothers and sisters

[@ekaterinaroyster5892]

I am proud to own all of the Cosby shows dvds

[@adefemimafe85]

Clif asking if Claire wants to go first was it for me😂😂😂

[@martiamatters8710]

❤❤❤❤❤ Still the number 1 show in America .

[@duffsmom1]

This show was a great primer for how to parent. Lots of love, humor, but also boundaries

[@reginaldjackson4173]

Pick up your face Denise. It's cracked and on the ground.

[@phoenixnyc]

One thing I don't get.....how could Denise have lived with Claire for 16 years and not have realized she was taking her life into her hands by taking that tone?????

[@patricehill4123]

The teenager in her couldn't be suppressed any longer lol.

[@hutch1197]

Teenage hormones turn you into an insane person. I took the same tone with my Dad when I was 13, and even as the words were coming out of my mouth I was like "What am I doing?????".

[@paul16451]

Wouldn't be much of a show now if she did, right?

[@charissebattle8491]

Claire was a no nonsense type of woman and she didn't play

[@hmmok5791]

I love and miss this show

[@Madeleyna12]

The way she said “DISCOVER (!) AMERICA” sent me into therapy 💀

[@somarriba333]

"Well now wait a minute...." Clair wasn't even going to let the way Denise walked away slide and Cliff could already see something was about to happen.

[@richardscott3215]

That is a "FOREVER" never to return read! I'm here for it! #mood

[@HelovesU-we4qh]

Oh my, I forgot what an incredible mother Claire Huxtable was! Good times, good times, good times! I miss when the world was so simple!

[@mzlyzs9863]

Omg I miss these time❤❤❤❤

[@sheed3700]

Lisa is a good actress. She seemed genuinely annoyed.

[@ms.suzylucy6868]

Oh SNAP! Go Claire! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥💥💥💥💥💥💥⭐️ Cliff knew that Claire was going to handle it. Boom!🤣😂

[@cincoo6749]

I miss this show

[@tadd8210]

Well Damn...Do it Claire

[@carmelaszymanski8232]

ABSOLUTELY CLAIR.. THANK YOU FOR SHARING TRUTH BE SPOKEN🖒🖒🖒

[@SirTrell]

I’m watching this now, but had to google this scene because Denise was WILDIN!!! 😂😂🤣🤣

[@GregJoseph1978]

My mom would've slapped me senseless for those "mm-hmms"

[@jeffdon4]

I would not have been able to get more than one out of my mouth. And no eye contact? I would have been whooped to pieces!

[@phenomenalwife5380]

Amen ..on site

[@str-jd3yo]

@ 1:11 that face Claire made you know she meant that shit

[@johnwade7963]

We’ve all seen that look

[@289dancer]

parenting goals lol

[@jojodunn835]

Literally me and my parents. I always related to Denise's need for freedom but my mom was a probation officer my dad a cop. This is exactly how they would discipline with a good pop upside the head from Daddy with all the "mhmms".

[@smill1985]

Man, wow! LOL, with parents in those roles, you couldn't get away with ANYTHING. 😆

[@rjam1974]

That duo is better than Jordan & Pippen.

[@EugeneGoodman6587]

Love this... There's providing and then there's preparing. A lot of these parents today dont know the difference.

[@ianravel5740]

Just brilliant!!!

[@PhoenixFlare1]

The second Denise raised her voice, I thought “she’s dead”. Parents today could use a few lessons from Claire. Would be a lot less kids acting up out there.

[@canam2436]

Update: it’s worse

[@Vincent-ke5zn]

You tell her Clair, there are VERY few ladies as gorgeous as Clair, she's absolutely incredibly perfect

[@charcoke3585]

Lmao oh Claire. Love her

[@rsg-ow8nm]

1:21 Denise got DESTROYED! Her face 😆😆

[@TheSingingMystic87]

Phylicia is from my hometown; went to school with members of my family. I hear family every time I watch Cosby show. It’s very comforting. I love you, Houston 😭😭

[@crystalfloyd6492]

❤❤ I Still Love all of them

[@1DRHK]

Best TV mom. I'm sure there are real Claire Huxtables out there

[@jasongibson3496]

Valerie Hogan was also a good Mom. Too bad she did not stay on tv long enough.

[@edencrush2223]

Michelle obana

[@christophertrotter8177]

Wow. If Phylicia Rashad had a wang, it would have to be at least 5 Miles long for all the ones who want to hold it. Undeservedly and waaaay overrated “Claire”... I can’t stand that rabid barking dog.

[@xmama0297]

I know I am now. Because my mom was one. Teens will test you frfr!

[@1DRHK]

@@christophertrotter8177 shut up

[@TyTyslickster]

WOW ! That's how you get "schooled" by your parents.

[@JT9K]

'We're so good at it, half the time you don't even know we're doing it.' - to all u so called 'independent' young adults out there

[@mr.raslyon6626]

Literally told to me when I was 21 and thought I had some shine on me 😅

[@grandchampion7275]

Really good acting

[@yasminvaughn2975]

Claire was firm with Denise!

[@nesaj5622]

Facial expressions .... And she meant that. Real mother

[@puffeiffer]

Whomever wrote the discover America line deserves a Golden Globe.

[@robertdubs9466]

Theo got a safety net lecture later on in the series, but his didn't end so well.

[@hutch1197]

Yes! Another classic scene. Cliff throwing the umbrella out the door was everything.

[@DavidLopez-jl2ug]

Nothing like a good safety net any time we need it. LOL

[@tony056]

Why did I feel my back get hot... 😱 Lord Jesus!!! Those mhmms were really scary with a mother like Claire Huxtable.

[@armandacallen]

love the way Claire says safety net

[@DavidLopez-jl2ug]

A safety net and/or even a sugar daddy or sugar mom is the next best thing to a stable decent paying job. It sure beats sucky retail jobs with flexible schedules.

[@kendawyatt3219]

She lost her mind talkin to her mama like that! A daddy is one thing but you don’t try the Big Boss in the house.

[@curtis75black]

THEO tried to save Denise !!!! 😂😂😂😊

[@feliciataylor3772]

I turned the volume down on my TV so my mom didn't hear this scene and think I was getting any ideas to talk to her like this.😟

[@derrickjackson6737]

Clair put Denise in check ❤❤❤❤❤

[@careymuseiii3523]

The discover America line is classic. Clair really sums up Denise with the safety net comment, too.

[@jeffdon4]

And this is why the Cosby show was the best In the good old days

[@lorishirley3681]

Claire is the best!