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The Huxtables had a rule that Vanessa could not do this until she was 15 years old, but she did it anyway, at 13. What did she do?

Wore make-up. Vanessa had a hard time fighting peer pressure when it came down to wearing make-up! She was caught when she came home from school and forgot to remove her mascara before Clair saw it.

Vanessa and a couple of her friends decided to start a singing group. What was the name of the group?

The Lipsticks. Vanessa, Kara, and Janet were The Lipsticks. Their career was cut short when Clair threw a fit after seeing them demonstrate their performance in tightfighting, stuffed costumes!

Vanessa secretly went to Baltimore with three of her friends to see "The Wretched" in concert. Janet and Susan are two of the friends. Who is the other character that went on the trip?

Kara & Cara. Kara, the fast-talking, motor-mouth joined Vanessa, Susan, and Janet to go to Baltimore.

Vanessa came home and announced her engagement to Dabnis unexpectedly. Stunned Cliff and Clair learned that Vanessa had been engaged for how long without their knowledge?

6 months. Vanessa proudly informed her parents that she had known Dabnis for 1 year and had been engaged to him for 6 months out of that year.

Vanessa got drunk while at a friend's house playing a game. What game were they playing?

"The Alphabet Game". Vanessa got drunk while playing "The Alphabet Game" with her friends at Susan's house. As part of her lesson, Cliff, Clair, and Rudy played the game and let Vanessa think that Rudy was getting drunk - only the bottle contained tea instead of liquor!

Vanessa stayed out past her curfew and got into big trouble. Who was she with?

Jeremy. Vanessa lied to her parents and said she was going to help a friend with Algebra, but instead went parking with Jeremy. She came home well past her curfew to find Cliff and Clair facing the front door, sitting on the sofa awaiting her arrival!

When Vanessa stayed out past her curfew, who did she get to lie for her?

Rudy. She practiced a lie with Rudy, who botched the whole thing and sang like a bird as soon as Clair shook her up by reminding her that she would be punished if she lied to her parents!

Vanessa had a physical fight with one of her siblings. Why?

She wore Denise's sweater. Denise and Vanessa went "WWF" when Vanessa wore Denise's sweater after being told that she couldn't. Vanessa did it anyway to impress Robert.

Vanessa was forbidden by Theo to date one of his friends. What was the friend's name?

Lyle. Theo enjoyed swapping stories with ladie's man Lyle in the locker room, until Vanessa became the subject of a story after going on a date with Lyle.

In early episodes, cute little Vanessa constantly bothered her parents about getting her a pet. What pet did she want?

dog. Vanessa was willing to sacrifice her siblings for a dog!