A Different World

If I Should Die Before I Wake

Season 4    Episode 23
April 11, 1991    30m    TV-PG
Whitley plans to sleep with Dwayne for the first time on his birthday. The public speaking professor assigns the students to write their own eulogies. A young woman named Josie stuns everyone with her speech, in which she reveals that she contracted AIDS through unprotected sex in high school. Gina and Terrence display their ignorance about the disease and are afraid to be around Josie. Kim and Mr. Gaines defend her and advise the duo to become more informed. Ron worries that he could fall victim to AIDS because of his history of casual sex. He and Dwayne decide to undergo HIV testing. Whitley, still shaken by the news of Josie's illness, decides that she just isn't ready for sex.
Directed By
Debbie Allen
Written By
Susan Fales

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Cast of If I Should Die Before I Wake
  • Jasmine GuyWhitley Marion Gilbert
  • Kadeem HardisonDwayne Cleophus Wayne
  • Darryl M. BellRonald Marlon Johnson
  • Cree SummerWinifred 'Freddie' Brooks
  • Dawnn LewisJaleesa Vinson-Taylor
  • Charnele BrownKimberly Reese
  • SinbadCoach Walter Oakes
  • Lou MyersVernon Gaines
  • Glynn TurmanColonel Bradford Taylor
  • Tisha CampbellJosie Webb
  • Whoopi GoldbergDr. Jordan
  • Andrew LoweryMatthew
  • Cory TylerTerrence Taylor
  • Ajai SandersGina Devereaux

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