A Different World

Season 1

1987 · 22 episodes · 11h 0m in all · 7.3/10

Episodes

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   1. Reconcilable Differences

   24 Sept 1987 · 30 min · 6.0/10

   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.

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   2. Pilot

   1 Oct 1987 · 30 min · 5.0/10

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

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   3. Porky de Bergerac

   15 Oct 1987 · 30 min · 8.0/10

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

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   4. Those Who Can't... Tutor

   22 Oct 1987 · 30 min · 8.0/10

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

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   5. War of the Words

   29 Oct 1987 · 30 min · 8.0/10

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

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   6. Rudy and the Snow Queen

   5 Nov 1987 · 30 min · 8.0/10

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

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   7. Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You

   19 Nov 1987 · 30 min · 8.0/10

   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.

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   8. If Chosen, I May Not Run

   3 Dec 1987 · 30 min · 7.0/10

   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.

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   9. Romancing Mr. Stone

   10 Dec 1987 · 30 min · 7.0/10

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

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    10. The Gift of the Magi

    17 Dec 1987 · 30 min · 7.0/10

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

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    11. Does He or Doesn't He?

    7 Jan 1988 · 30 min · 8.0/10

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

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    12. Advise and Descent

    14 Jan 1988 · 30 min · 7.0/10

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

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    13. The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic

    21 Jan 1988 · 30 min · 7.0/10

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

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    14. Wild Child

    4 Feb 1988 · 30 min · 7.0/10

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

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    15. Dr. Cupid

    11 Feb 1988 · 30 min · 8.0/10

    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.

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    16. The Show Must Go On

    18 Feb 1988 · 30 min · 7.0/10

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

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    17. Mr. Hillman

    25 Feb 1988 · 30 min · 8.0/10

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

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    18. Speech Therapy

    10 Mar 1988 · 30 min · 7.0/10

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

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    19. Clair's Last Stand

    24 Mar 1988 · 30 min · 8.0/10

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

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    20. If Only for One Night

    28 Apr 1988 · 30 min · 8.0/10

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

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    21. Come Back, Little Eggby

    5 May 1988 · 30 min · 7.0/10

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

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    22. My Dinner With Theo

    7 Jul 1988 · 30 min · 7.0/10

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