A Different World

Top Cast

Jasmine Guy as Whitley Gilbert
Kadeem Hardison as Dwayne Wayne
Darryl M. Bell as Ron Johnson
Cree Summer as Freddie Brooks
Charnele Brown as Kim Reese
Glynn Turman as Colonel Brad Taylor
Dawnn Lewis as Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor
Lou Myers as Vernon Gaines
Sinbad as Coach Walter Oakes
Jada Pinkett Smith as Lena James

Seasons

Season 1 (1987) - (22 Episodes)

Season 2 (1988) - (22 Episodes)

Season 3 (1989) - (25 Episodes)

Season 4 (1990) - (25 Episodes)

Season 5 (1991) - (25 Episodes)

Season 6 (1992) - (25 Episodes)

Season 1 (1987)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Reconcilable Differences (1987-09-24)

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.
Ep. 2: Pilot (1987-10-01)

Denise's financial irresponsibility might get her and Jaleesa thrown out of the dorm.
Ep. 3: Porky de Bergerac (1987-10-15)

Questionable tactics abound when Denise plays dating games and Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor.
Ep. 4: Those Who Can't... Tutor (1987-10-22)

Denise's calculus tutor Dwayne is caught sneaking out of Whitley's window after curfew.
Ep. 5: War of the Words (1987-10-29)

Whitley's claim that women can't succeed at both career and family infuriates Lisa and Maggie.
Ep. 6: Rudy and the Snow Queen (1987-11-05)

Rudy visits Hillman and becomes enchanted by Whitley, who tries to make her into the perfect little lady.
Ep. 7: Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You (1987-11-19)

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.
Ep. 8: If Chosen, I May Not Run (1987-12-03)

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.
Ep. 9: Romancing Mr. Stone (1987-12-10)

A geology professor has every woman in the class fighting for his attention.
Ep. 10: The Gift of the Magi (1987-12-17)

Whitley's secret Santa surprises her with a visit from her newly separated daddy, who walks in with his youthful girlfriend.
Ep. 11: Does He or Doesn't He? (1988-01-07)

Tired of being hit on by men, a grad student decides to turn the tables and seduce Dwayne.
Ep. 12: Advise and Descent (1988-01-14)

During finals week, Denise's work suffers because she decides to be a peer counselor, and the girls' looks suffer under test stress.
Ep. 13: The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic (1988-01-21)

Hillman alumna Lettie Bostic fills in as dorm monitor, but her strongly voiced opinions have the girls considering mutiny.
Ep. 14: Wild Child (1988-02-04)

Lettie pulls some strings to help a student who has been attending classes without enrolling.
Ep. 15: Dr. Cupid (1988-02-11)

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.
Ep. 16: The Show Must Go On (1988-02-18)

Denise and Whitley both think they're the apple of the leading man's eye in a play about the Garden of Eden.
Ep. 17: Mr. Hillman (1988-02-25)

In the name of sexual equality, Denise convinces Dwayne to run in the Miss Hillman Beauty Pageant against Whitley.
Ep. 18: Speech Therapy (1988-03-10)

Whitley hides an illegal humidifier; Jaleesa sweats over her fear of oral reports; Maggie steams over the debt Denise owes her.
Ep. 19: Clair's Last Stand (1988-03-24)

Clair Huxtable visits Denise bearing motherly advice as well as news that conflicts with Denise's summer plans.
Ep. 20: If Only for One Night (1988-04-28)

Whitley panics about spending the summer alone; Dwayne tries a new tack with Denise; and Maggie holds a yard sale.
Ep. 21: Come Back, Little Eggby (1988-05-05)

A psychology experiment in parenting calls for egg-doption, but when Jaleesa loses Maggie's "eggby," she and Denise scramble to find it.
Ep. 22: My Dinner With Theo (1988-07-07)

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