Who was better?
I preferred Rudy when she was younger,but as she got older,i liked the little cute character again,and that was Olivia.

Rudy definitely. I liked Rudy's character so much better. Olivia got on my nerves.

Originally posted by Janet McFarland
Rudy definitely. I liked Rudy's character so much better. Olivia got on my nerves.

Couldn't have said it better.As adorable as Olivia was,she got irritating.Rudy was gorgeous as well.I loved her in the early episodes.

Rudy

Rudy was the better "Baby of the family" because they didn;t rely on her cuteness but also her ability to carry a scene and/or situation.

Olivia was cute and that was all that she was designed to be. a cute baby kid. But I LOVED her interaction with Bill Cosby, and it makes me wonder if Bill came up with the new version of "Kids Say the Darndest Things" during this time period.

I would think that Rudy would be threatened by Olivia's presence because that signified that she was no longer the proverbial "baby of the family". A perfect example of this could be found in the episode where Rudy dreamt that Olivia was taking over the world.

Rudy held her own in this series.

Rudy...by far.
I think Rudy was cuter baby, not that Olivia was ugly, she was sweet as well. But she was by far the most annyoing character ever. Tho I have to admit in the German translation Olivia got the most terrible voice...so maybe that´s why I found her soo extremly annoying. But even without the voice, Rudy is No.1 .

Rudy. Even now that she is grown up, I am not a fan of Raven. She was a great actress for a little kid, but as others have said, she had her annoying side too.

Yep, Rudy was best.

Olivia was funny too, and she was the perfect cute kid in her first series. But in the last two seasons, particularly the final (8) she was very annoying. The cute thing only worked for the first year she was on the show.

Olivia, I didnt enjoy Rudy that much in seasons 7/8

Rudy! She was sooo adorable and sweet in the first seasons! (She was still pretty in the last seasons to me, and I still liked her!)...Olivia was cute as well but to me Rudy is the better one!

I preferred Rudy.

Olivia

Olivia was cute when she started on the show, but that's where her contribution ended...

Rudy was a very good actress who could actually deliver a line...and she could hold her own in any scene...she was cute and sweet, and funny...

Olivia was just another in a long, long line of cute kids brought in to replace an "aging" kid as the youngest kid in the family... with no talent other than being cute...

I'd long since stopped watching the Cosby Show after about the third season or so (I think that the last season I watched fairly regularly was the one in which Denise was a Freshman at "Hillman"...I don't know what season that was). So I wasn't even watching the show regularly by the time Olivia came along...

I liked the show a lot in the beginning, but it just went on way too long, imo...and bringing in Oliva didn't help matters...

Who was better?
I preferred Rudy when she was younger,but as she got older,i liked the little cute character again,and that was Olivia.
I liked Rudy when she was younger too, but as she got older she got alot more bossy and I liked Olivia better. So who I like better is Olivia.

well I already posted my opinion... but the thing is that umm i'd compare them when they both were younger coz olivia was only 6 years old at the end of the show...that means u never know how she would have been if the show stayed for some more years!!so i'm saying that i liked olivia but rudy was a sweeter kid to me!

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Rudy

Rudy.

Olivia was too "cute" for her own good.

I have to say Rudy by far. Olivia was cute at first, but after awhile she got annoying. She acted like a little know-it-all and thought she was hot stuff.
When Rudy was young she was cute all the time and didn't act like a little know it all. I especially liked the episode when she is sick and has to stay home from school so Cliff takes care of her.
Cliff explains to Rudy what is wrong with her and he tells her that the germs like cute bodies to have parties in. It was so funny when he was explaining it to her.
He takes Bobo's temperature to let Rudy know that it doesn't hurt and then he takes Rudy's. Cliff gives Rudy her medicine but she likes it crushed up on a spoon with orange juice. He crushed it up and puts orange juice on it. Rudy then tells Cliff that she likes to have the airplane. He asks her if she wants a single engine or a jet and she tells him single engine. He makes the single engine jet noise with his mouth, which is hilarious and then flies the spoon towards Rudy's mouth and she takes it.
She chews it up and then thanks her dad.
After Cliff leaves Rudy looks down her shirt.
"No more parties in there."
So cute!!! :D

Don't get me wrong I like Raven-Symone but after awhile the character of Olivia got to be a little too cute and annoying for me. JMO. :)

Rudy! I think they could have given her better dialogue and storylines in the later seasons though.

I like Rudy better!

Close, but Rudy. With Olivia, you never got to see her grow up, and with Rudy, you could tell she was going to develop into a nice lady.

Rudy! I think they could have given her better dialogue and storylines in the later seasons though.

I agree as well! Rudy was 13 or 14 when the show had ended.. It would have been more interesting if they gave her some more teenage type storylines.Though the one with her sneaking off to a club was an ok one & the one where she had her period.