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Title: A Different World

Overview: A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities.

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Average Vote: 7 (62 votes)

Cast

  • Whitley Gilbert: Jasmine Guy
  • Dwayne Wayne: Kadeem Hardison
  • Ron Johnson: Darryl M. Bell
  • Freddie Brooks: Cree Summer
  • Kim Reese: Charnele Brown
  • Vernon Gaines: Lou Myers
  • Colonel Brad Taylor: Glynn Turman
  • Gina Devereaux: Ajai Sanders
  • Charmaine Brown: Karen Malina White
  • Lena James: Jada Pinkett Smith
  • A Different World - Reconcilable Differences (Season 1 - Episode 1)

    During her first few days at Hillman College, Denise Huxtable finds herself at odds with her new roommate, Jaleesa, a 26-year-old freshman with a mysterious past.

    A Different World - Pilot (Season 1 - Episode 2)

    Denise's financial irresponsibility might get her and Jaleesa thrown out of the dorm.

    A Different World - Porky de Bergerac (Season 1 - Episode 3)

    Questionable tactics abound when Denise plays dating games and Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor.

    A Different World - Those Who Can't... Tutor (Season 1 - Episode 4)

    Denise's calculus tutor Dwayne is caught sneaking out of Whitley's window after curfew.

    A Different World - War of the Words (Season 1 - Episode 5)

    Whitley's claim that women can't succeed at both career and family infuriates Lisa and Maggie.

    A Different World - Rudy and the Snow Queen (Season 1 - Episode 6)

    Rudy visits Hillman and becomes enchanted by Whitley, who tries to make her into the perfect little lady.

    A Different World - Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You (Season 1 - Episode 7)

    The girls plan Operation Yogi, a plot to steal the rival school's bear-head mascot, but a visit from Denise's grandfather makes a boo-boo inevitable.

    A Different World - If Chosen, I May Not Run (Season 1 - Episode 8)

    In the family tradition of "Combustible" Huxtable, Denise is chosen for Hillman's track team, but after a few practices she starts running out of steam.

    A Different World - Romancing Mr. Stone (Season 1 - Episode 9)

    A geology professor has every woman in the class fighting for his attention.

    A Different World - The Gift of the Magi (Season 1 - Episode 10)

    Whitley's secret Santa surprises her with a visit from her newly separated daddy, who walks in with his youthful girlfriend.

    A Different World - Does He or Doesn't He? (Season 1 - Episode 11)

    Tired of being hit on by men, a grad student decides to turn the tables and seduce Dwayne.

    A Different World - Advise and Descent (Season 1 - Episode 12)

    During finals week, Denise's work suffers because she decides to be a peer counselor, and the girls' looks suffer under test stress.

    A Different World - The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic (Season 1 - Episode 13)

    Hillman alumna Lettie Bostic fills in as dorm monitor, but her strongly voiced opinions have the girls considering mutiny.

    A Different World - Wild Child (Season 1 - Episode 14)

    Lettie pulls some strings to help a student who has been attending classes without enrolling.

    A Different World - Dr. Cupid (Season 1 - Episode 15)

    Dwayne uses his radio persona "Dr. Cupid" to find a Valentine's Day date, and Denise uses Dr. Cupid to reconcile Lettie and an old love.

    A Different World - The Show Must Go On (Season 1 - Episode 16)

    Denise and Whitley both think they're the apple of the leading man's eye in a play about the Garden of Eden.

    A Different World - Mr. Hillman (Season 1 - Episode 17)

    In the name of sexual equality, Denise convinces Dwayne to run in the Miss Hillman Beauty Pageant against Whitley.

    A Different World - Speech Therapy (Season 1 - Episode 18)

    Whitley hides an illegal humidifier; Jaleesa sweats over her fear of oral reports; Maggie steams over the debt Denise owes her.

    A Different World - Clair's Last Stand (Season 1 - Episode 19)

    Clair Huxtable visits Denise bearing motherly advice as well as news that conflicts with Denise's summer plans.

    A Different World - If Only for One Night (Season 1 - Episode 20)

    Whitley panics about spending the summer alone; Dwayne tries a new tack with Denise; and Maggie holds a yard sale.

    A Different World - Come Back, Little Eggby (Season 1 - Episode 21)

    A psychology experiment in parenting calls for egg-doption, but when Jaleesa loses Maggie's "eggby," she and Denise scramble to find it.

    A Different World - My Dinner With Theo (Season 1 - Episode 22)

    Denise strains her brain trying to improve her grades, so she invites Theo up for a weekend of family inspiration.

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