A Different World

Season 1

TV-PG
11%
A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.

22 Episodes

  • Reconcilable Differences
    E1
    Reconcilable DifferencesDuring 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.
  • Pilot
    E2
    PilotDenise's financial irresponsibility might get her and Jaleesa thrown out of the dorm.
  • Porky de Bergerac
    E3
    Porky de BergeracQuestionable tactics abound when Denise plays dating games and Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor.
  • Those Who Can't... Tutor
    E4
    Those Who Can't... TutorDwayne tutors Denise in calculus late into the night and is forced to leave the locked all female dormitory via the fire escape. The problem is, the only way to get to the only unlocked exit is through Whitley's room.
  • War of the Words
    E5
    War of the WordsWhitley's claim that women can't succeed at both career and family infuriates Lisa and Maggie.
  • Rudy and the Snow Queen
    E6
    Rudy and the Snow QueenRudy visits Hillman and becomes enchanted by Whitley, who tries to make her into the perfect little lady.
  • Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You
    E7
    Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets YouThe 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.
  • If Chosen, I May Not Run
    E8
    If Chosen, I May Not RunIn 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.
  • Romancing Mr. Stone
    E9
    Romancing Mr. StoneA geology professor has every woman in the class fighting for his attention.
  • The Gift of the Magi
    E10
    The Gift of the MagiWhitley's secret Santa surprises her with a visit from her newly separated daddy, who walks in with his youthful girlfriend.
  • Does He or Doesn't He?
    E11
    Does He or Doesn't He?Tired of being hit on by men, a grad student decides to turn the tables and seduce Dwayne.
  • Advise and Descent
    E12
    Advise and DescentDuring finals week, Denise's work suffers because she decides to be a peer counselor, and the girls' looks suffer under test stress.
  • The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic
    E13
    The Prime of Miss Lettie BosticHillman alumna Lettie Bostic fills in as dorm monitor, but her strongly voiced opinions have the girls considering mutiny.
  • Wild Child
    E14
    Wild ChildLettie pulls some strings to help a student who has been attending classes without enrolling.
  • Dr. Cupid
    E15
    Dr. CupidDwayne 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.
  • The Show Must Go On
    E16
    The Show Must Go OnDenise and Whitley both think they're the apple of the leading man's eye in a play about the Garden of Eden.
  • Mr. Hillman
    E17
    Mr. HillmanIn the name of sexual equality, Denise convinces Dwayne to run in the Miss Hillman Beauty Pageant against Whitley.
  • Speech Therapy
    E18
    Speech TherapyWhitley hides an illegal humidifier; Jaleesa sweats over her fear of oral reports; Maggie steams over the debt Denise owes her.
  • Clair's Last Stand
    E19
    Clair's Last StandClair Huxtable visits Denise bearing motherly advice as well as news that conflicts with Denise's summer plans.
  • If Only for One Night
    E20
    If Only for One NightWhitley panics about spending the summer alone; Dwayne tries a new tack with Denise; and Maggie holds a yard sale.
  • Come Back, Little Eggby
    E21
    Come Back, Little EggbyA psychology experiment in parenting calls for egg-doption, but when Jaleesa loses Maggie's "eggby," she and Denise scramble to find it.
  • My Dinner With Theo
    E22
    My Dinner With TheoDenise strains her brain trying to improve her grades, so she invites Theo up for a weekend of family inspiration.

Cast of Season 1

  • Jasmine GuyWhitley Gilbert
  • Kadeem HardisonDwayne Wayne
  • Lisa BonetDenise Huxtable
  • Dawnn LewisJaleesa Vinson-Taylor
  • Marisa TomeiMaggie Lauten
  • Tom WernerProducer
  • Debbie AllenProducer

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