Pre-empted
Show: The Huxtables Put Their Kids
Up For Adoption
In
clearly the most controversial show in series' history,
the gang takes a comedic look at adoption.
Adam
begins to notice that Doug and Vanessa look somewhat
alike, thinking they may be related as brother and
sister. This scares Vanessa, while Doug seems to think
it's funny and tortures her when he agrees with Adam.
Vanessa gets on the phone to call her mom and ask
her if she and Doug are related, then she finds out
she's not related to him.
Production:
Adopted
DID
YOU NOTICE?
Some
of the Nickelodeon executives, including Geoffrey
Darby, decided they didn't want to show Adoption
at all. But there'd only be four 1987 episodes to
show during the premiere, so the executives probably
overruled it for that airing. Adoption
was never shown again in the U.S.
In
the uncut CTV version, Lance Prevert calls a guy
a "damn bureaucrat" on the phone and the
word "damn" is bleeped out. Definitely
a first on YCDTOTV.
CLASSIC
QUOTES
(Amyas
is yelling and screaming in his sleep having a nightmare,
then Valerie comes in) Amyas: Mom! Mom! Valerie: Amyas! What is it? Amyas: I dreamed I was adopted. Valerie: Oh no, Amyas. You were just
having a nightmare, dear. Amyas: No, it wasn't a nightmare.
I dreamed I was adopted by a mother who let me stay
up and watch all my favorite TV shows and never fed
me liver and brussel sprouts. Valerie: You know, Amyas, that's
a remarkable coincidence. I, too, had a nightmare. Amyas: Really? Valerie: Yes, nine years ago ...
YOU. Good night.
Air
date: Unknown
s:
Andrea Byrne, Amyas Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa
Lindores, Les Lye, Doug Ptolemy, Adam Reid
