
A Different World
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 t...
A Different World
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.
A Different World
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 t...

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Episode 1: Reconcilable Differences
During her first few days at Hillman College, Denise Huxtable finds herself at odds with her new roo...
Episode 2: Pilot
Denise's financial irresponsibility might get her and Jaleesa thrown out of the dorm.
Episode 3: Porky de Bergerac
Questionable tactics abound when Denise plays dating games and Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor.
Episode 4: Those Who Can't... Tutor
Denise's calculus tutor Dwayne is caught sneaking out of Whitley's window after curfew.
Episode 5: War of the Words
Whitley's claim that women can't succeed at both career and family infuriates Lisa and Maggie.
Episode 6: Rudy and the Snow Queen
Rudy visits Hillman and becomes enchanted by Whitley, who tries to make her into the perfect little...
Episode 7: Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You
The girls plan Operation Yogi, a plot to steal the rival school's bear-head mascot, but a visit from...
Episode 8: If Chosen, I May Not Run
In the family tradition of "Combustible" Huxtable, Denise is chosen for Hillman's track team, but af...
Episode 9: Romancing Mr. Stone
A geology professor has every woman in the class fighting for his attention.
Episode 10: The Gift of the Magi
Whitley's secret Santa surprises her with a visit from her newly separated daddy, who walks in with...
Episode 11: Does He or Doesn't He?
Tired of being hit on by men, a grad student decides to turn the tables and seduce Dwayne.
Episode 12: Advise and Descent
During finals week, Denise's work suffers because she decides to be a peer counselor, and the girls'...
Episode 13: The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic
Hillman alumna Lettie Bostic fills in as dorm monitor, but her strongly voiced opinions have the gir...
Episode 14: Wild Child
Lettie pulls some strings to help a student who has been attending classes without enrolling.
Episode 15: Dr. Cupid
Dwayne uses his radio persona "Dr. Cupid" to find a Valentine's Day date, and Denise uses Dr. Cupid...
Episode 16: The Show Must Go On
Denise and Whitley both think they're the apple of the leading man's eye in a play about the Garden...
Episode 17: Mr. Hillman
In the name of sexual equality, Denise convinces Dwayne to run in the Miss Hillman Beauty Pageant ag...
Episode 18: Speech Therapy
Whitley hides an illegal humidifier; Jaleesa sweats over her fear of oral reports; Maggie steams ove...
Episode 19: Clair's Last Stand
Clair Huxtable visits Denise bearing motherly advice as well as news that conflicts with Denise's su...
Episode 20: If Only for One Night
Whitley panics about spending the summer alone; Dwayne tries a new tack with Denise; and Maggie hold...
Episode 21: Come Back, Little Eggby
A psychology experiment in parenting calls for egg-doption, but when Jaleesa loses Maggie's "eggby,"...
Episode 22: My Dinner With Theo
Denise strains her brain trying to improve her grades, so she invites Theo up for a weekend of famil...
Episode 1: Dr. War is Hell
As the school year begins, Dwayne faces the prospect of taking a calculus class from Col. Taylor, a...
Episode 2: Two Gentlemen of Hillman
Dwayne pairs with irresponsible Ron to write a philosophy paper. Ron refuses to do his share of the...
Episode 3: Some Enchanted Late Afternoon
Walter asks Jaleesa on a date. She refuses because she is involved in a long-distance relationship....
Episode 4: Dream Lover
During a party celebrating the end of midterms, Dwayne finds himself attracted to Whitley. She agree...
Episode 5: Three Girls Three
Whitley and Jaleesa team up for an audition to sing backup at an upcoming Gladys Knight concert on c...
Episode 6: If You Like Pilgrim Coladas
Whitley and Kim stay at the dorm for Thanksgiving. Depressed by the thought of Thanksgiving dinner a...
Episode 7: A Stepping Stone
Whitley choreographs Gilbert Hall's step routine for a competition during homecoming festivities. Sh...
Episode 8: Life With Father
Dwayne believes that he may have found love with his new girlfriend, Suzanne. He reconsiders the rel...
Episode 9: All's Fair
Kim begins spending a lot of time in her dorm room with her boyfriend, Robert. Whitley tries to be u...
Episode 10: Radio Free Hillman
Ron slips Dwayne a bootlegged copy of a new rap album, which he immediately puts on the air. The dea...
Episode 11: It Happened One Night
Kim refuses to take calls from Robert, and simply tells her friends that they had a fight. She confe...
Episode 12: I've Got the Muse in Me
Freddie grapples with writer's block as she works on a creative writing assignment. Kim encourages h...
Episode 13: Risky Business
Clair Huxtable attends the Hillman job fair to conduct a seminar on business etiquette. She brings t...
Episode 14: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
Dwayne gives Suzanne an expensive ring for Valentine's Day. She returns it to him and asks for some...
Episode 15: For She's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage
Whitley experiences anxiety about a visit from her mother, Marion, who is obsessed with finding her...
Episode 16: It's Greek to Me
Ron and Dwayne pledge a fraternity. Ron thoroughly enjoys the experience, while Dwayne grows tired o...
Episode 17: The Thing About Women
Jaleesa accepts a dinner invitation from her ex-husband, Lamar. Walter pretends that he is okay with...
Episode 18: High Anxiety
Kim becomes overwhelmed by her hectic schedule, as she tries to balance pre-med courses with work an...
Episode 19: Take This Job and Love It
Whitley hits Mr. Gaines' car, causing nearly $1000 in damage. She is afraid to ask her father for th...
Episode 20: No Means No
Freddie falls for Garth Parks, a handsome and intelligent baseball star. Teammate Dwayne backs out o...
Episode 21: Citizen Wayne
Dwayne runs for student council president. Although he has good ideas about scholarships and ways to...
Episode 22: There's No Place Like Home
Dwayne and Ron plan to rent a beautiful apartment for the next school year. They can no longer affor...
Episode 1: Strangers on a Plane
Dwayne and Whitley run into each other on a flight back to school. Whitley finds that Dwayne has cha...
Episode 2: The Heat Is On
Whitley has yet to take a basic math course that is required for graduation. She reluctantly enrolls...
Episode 3: The Hat Makes the Man
Walter and Jaleesa celebrate the anniversary of their first date, but are distracted by conflicts ov...
Episode 4: To Have and Have Not
Walter convinces many of the students to volunteer at a community center. Whitley teaches ballet to...
Episode 5: Forever Hold Your Peace
Dwayne drives Whitley to New York for her father's wedding. He drops in on the Huxtables, hoping to...
Episode 6: Delusions of Daddyhood
Ron takes a liking to his study partner, Elizabeth; and is surprised to learn that she has a 13-mont...
Episode 7: Wedding Bells From Hell
Walter wins a free Hawaiian honeymoon from a car wash, so he asks Jaleesa to marry him. Although she...
Episode 8: Great Expectations
Kim and Freddie plan to spend homecoming weekend at Freaknic, a music festival in Washington, D.C. K...
Episode 9: Answered Prayers
Kim learns that her father has been shot in the line of duty. Whitley drives her to Ohio to see him,...
Episode 10: For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls
Whitley is in a foul mood during the holiday season, especially when her mother insists that they fl...
Episode 11: Under One Roof
Dean Hughes asks Whitley to spend the weekend at her house and co-host the annual freshman tea. Whit...
Episode 12: Here's to Old Friends
Dwayne's old friend Milt comes for a visit. He believes that Hillman is holding Dwayne back, and enc...
Episode 13: The Power of the Pen
Dwayne struggles with an assignment for poetry class, as the students must compose their own verses....
Episode 14: Pride and Prejudice
Whitley goes to a jewelry store to buy a birthday present for her father. Freddie tags along because...
Episode 15: Success, Lies and Videotape
Clair Huxtable visits the Hillman campus to videotape the students discussing their goals for the fu...
Episode 16: A World Alike
Whitley meets Julian, an attractive exchange student from Georgetown who is part of Hillman's anti-a...
Episode 17: That's the Trouble With You All
Whitley plays matchmaker for Dwayne and a beautiful coed in the hopes of convincing him to move on....
Episode 18: A Campfire Story
A lovesick Dwayne convinces Walter to let him tag along on a recruiting trip to North Carolina, wher...
Episode 19: Hillman Isn't Through With You Yet
Whitley has trouble finding a job for after graduation, while Jaleesa mulls several offers. Ron's si...
Episode 20: 21 Candles
Whitley is distraught when everyone, including Julian, seems to have forgotten her 21st birthday. Ki...
Episode 21: Sweet Charity
Walter learns that Kim is working all night at a funeral parlor to cover her expenses. He enlists th...
Episode 22: Soldier Boy
Col. Taylor is the guest of honor at a campus roast. Frank Benning, a man from his first platoon in...
Episode 23: Getaway (1)
Dwayne, Ron, Kim, Freddie and Ernest head to Devil's Island, South Carolina for spring break. Whitle...
Episode 24: Getaway (2)
Julian shows up to surprise Whitley, who wants nothing to do with him. Dwayne and Ron dress like wom...
Episode 25: Perhaps Love
Dwayne is selected for Phi Beta Kappa, and his mother comes to town to watch his induction ceremony....
Episode 1: Everything Must Change
Whitley thrills her friends by announcing that she has finally decided that Dwayne is the right man...
Episode 2: How Bittersweet It Is
Whitley accepts a date with the persistent Ron in the hopes of making Dwayne jealous. She leaves a s...
Episode 3: Blues for Nobody's Child
Freddie befriends Alex, an eight-year-old foster child who attends the community center. She is horr...
Episode 4: Whitley's Last Supper
Whitley's father comes to town and takes her to dinner. He announces that he is fed up with her exor...
Episode 5: The Goodwill Games
Whitley decides to try out for the academic decathlon, as the winning team will receive $1500. Altho...
Episode 6: Tales From the Exam Zone
Walter narrates a Twilight Zone-style look at the students' struggles during midterms. Whitley must...
Episode 7: Good Help Is Hard to Fire
Dwayne falls apart in the aftermath of his kiss with Whitley. He cannot sleep due to recurring night...
Episode 8: Love Thy Neighbor
Dwayne helps Whitley with her marketing project, but turns her down when she offers to take him to d...
Episode 9: Time Keeps on Slippin'
Whitley thrives academically after she begins dating Dwayne, while he gets the first C of his life b...
Episode 10: The Apple Doesn't Fall
Ron's father sends him a car to officially welcome him into the family car dealership. Ron cannot st...
Episode 11: I'm Dreaming of a Wayne Christmas
Dwayne takes Whitley and Ron to his parents' house for Christmas. Whitley is desperate to impress Dw...
Episode 12: War and Peace
Dwayne's good friend Zelmer comes to visit and stuns him by announcing that his Army Reserve unit ha...
Episode 13: Ex-Communication
Whitley receives a phone call from Julian and agrees to have dinner with him. She is shocked to disc...
Episode 14: Risk Around the Dollar
Whitley has to cut into the tuition check from her father to cover her share of the rent. She looks...
Episode 15: Love, Hillman-Style
As her marketing project, Whitley organizes a ""Men of Hillman"" calendar. Dwayne is offended when s...
Episode 16: A Word in Edgewise
Matthew arranges for some friends from the National Theatre of the Deaf to perform for the children...
Episode 17: Ms. Understanding
Shazza Zulu, a student in his sixth year of undergraduate work, publishes a book discussing the sexi...
Episode 18: The Cash Isn't Always Greener
Dwayne receives an incredible job offer from Kinishewa. Although Whitley and Ron insist that he shou...
Episode 19: How Great Thou Art
Whitley gets a job as an assistant art buyer for E.H. Wright Industries. She attends an auction in W...
Episode 20: It's Showtime at Hillman
The community outreach program loses funding after a corporate buyout, so Walter organizes a three-h...
Episode 21: Sister to Sister, Sister
Whitley is placed in charge of pledges for her sorority. She lets the power go to her head, and is e...
Episode 22: Monet Is the Root of All Evil
Whitley organizes an exhibit to display the artwork of Hillman students. Mr. Gaines shows her some s...
Episode 23: If I Should Die Before I Wake
Whitley plans to sleep with Dwayne for the first time on his birthday. The public speaking professor...
Episode 24: Never Can Say Goodbye
Walter announces that he is leaving Hillman to take a job at a community center in Philadelphia. A r...
Episode 25: To Be Continued
Ron tries to keep his father from discovering that he did not graduate. He dons a cap and gown and t...
Episode 1: We've Only Just Begun
Dwayne and Whitley prepare for the coming school year at Hillman. He will teach classes, and she wil...
Episode 2: The Dwayne Mutiny
Dwayne gives his calculus class a graded quiz on the first day of the year, even though he hasn't ta...
Episode 3: Home Is Where the Fire Is
A student's decision to drop out of school allows Lena to move into her own room, much to Whitley's...
Episode 4: Almost Working Girl
E.H. Wright needs a new secretary, so Whitley recommends Jaleesa's temp agency. Unfortunately, the c...
Episode 5: In the Eye of the Storm
A hurricane approaches Hillman, forcing Dwayne and Whitley to cancel plans to spend their anniversar...
Episode 6: Rule Number One
Dwayne agrees to provide Lena with free tutoring to help her bring up her calculus grade. They bond...
Episode 7: Baby, I'm a Star
The club owner fires Ron's band, X-Pression, because the group is not bringing in any customers. Dwa...
Episode 8: Liza Who-Little
Whitley's aunt offers her a lucrative job as an art buyer for her hotel chain. However, she expects...
Episode 9: To Tell the Truth
Whitley panics about wedding preparations--particularly the upcoming engagement party, in which her...
Episode 10: Do You Take This Woman?
Before Dwayne and Whitley can deal with the repercussions of his revelation, her mother arrives for...
Episode 11: Mammy Dearest
Dwayne seeks a friendship with Whitley, but she doesn't feel like hearing him out. She throws hersel...
Episode 12: Twelve Steps of Christmas
Col. Taylor, Jaleesa and Terrence argue about preparations for their first Christmas as a family. Ja...
Episode 13: Just Another Four-Letter Word
After graduating, Ron elects to work on his music full-time. Dwayne complains about his inability to...
Episode 14: Cats in the Cradle
Dwayne becomes jealous of Whitley's new beau, particularly after she leads him to believe they are s...
Episode 15: Prisoner of Love
A handsome man approaches Freddie and reveals that he is Jamal, her prison pen pal. He has just been...
Episode 16: Bedroom at the Top
One of Whitley's superiors continually makes unwanted sexual advances. When she turns down his dinne...
Episode 17: May the Best Man Win
Whitley organizes a campus fundraiser and tries to wrangle donations from prominent business people....
Episode 18: Kiss You Back
Whitley turns down the opportunity to spend a weekend in Washington, D.C. with Byron. She is distres...
Episode 19: Conflict of Interest
Whitley convinces Dwayne to hide while she talks to Byron. Dwayne tells Ron about his night with Whi...
Episode 20: Sellmates
Ron struggles with his new job at a car dealership. A female con artist gets him fired. She apologiz...
Episode 21: Do the Write Thing
Lena cannot keep her grades high enough to maintain her engineering scholarship. She writes an essay...
Episode 22: Love Taps
Gina's rapper boyfriend Dion (a.k.a. I'm Down) prepares to give a concert for his peers. He hires Ro...
Episode 23: Special Delivery
In the final days before the election, the incumbent accuses Byron of fooling around with a stripper...
Episode 24: Save the Best for Last (1)
The day before her wedding, Whitley frets about details until Byron is able to bring her back to rea...
Episode 25: Save the Best for Last (2)
As she awakens on her wedding day, Whitley is so flustered by her conversation with Dwayne that she...
Episode 1: Honeymoon in L.A. (1)
Whitley and Dwayne recall their fateful honeymoon in L.A.
Episode 2: Honeymoon in L.A. (2)
Conclusion. Whitley and Dwayne are separated by the '92 L.A. riots, which they recall for everyone b...
Episode 3: Interior Desecration
Whitley and Dwayne argue about which furniture should be kept for their new house. Freddie and Ron a...
Episode 4: Somebody Say Ho!
Charmaine annoys the other students with her pushy attitude in Dwayne's statistics class. Someone t...
Episode 5: Really Gross Anatomy
Ron becomes jealous when Freddie leaves for a weekend camping trip with Shazza. He decides to prepar...
Episode 6: Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Axed
Charmaine observes Whitley in the office as a sociology project. Whitley is dismayed to learn that h...
Episode 7: The Little Mister
During their Halloween party, a drunken Dwayne responds sarcastically when Whitley and friends discu...
Episode 8: Baby, It's Cold Outside
Whitley catches Ron sneaking Freddie out of his apartment at six o'clock in the morning. Dwayne and...
Episode 9: Faith, Hope and Charity (1)
Whitley's mother surprises Whitley and Dwayne by coming to visit for Thanksgiving. Whitley is too as...
Episode 10: Faith, Hope and Charity (2)
Marion and Adele clash over preparations for Thanksgiving dinner and throw food all over the kitchen...
Episode 11: Original Teacher
Freddie organizes a mentorship program for teenagers detained at juvenile hall. They can receive par...
Episode 12: Occupational Hazards
While Dwayne is out of town, Whitley buys a $700 business suit for a job interview. She fails to get...
Episode 13: White Christmas
Freddie's free-spirited mother visits, and annoys her daughter by spending all of her time counselin...
Episode 14: To Whit, With Love
Whitley takes a job substitute teaching for an unruly remedial class at a run-down junior high schoo...
Episode 15: Happy Birthday to Moi
Dwayne discovers that Whitley has goaded Kim into letting her assist in the planning of her own surp...
Episode 16: Mind Your Own Business
Members of En Vogue play dowdy choristers whom Ron and Charmaine must make over into a nightclub act...
Episode 17: When One Door Closes... (1)
Whitley discovers she's pregnant; Dwayne's computer-baseball game is a hit with Kinishewa Corp., whi...
Episode 18: When One Door Closes... (2)
Marion and Adele's interference causes tension between Dwayne and Whitley; Ron considers suing Dwayn...
Episode 19: Lean on Me
Dwayne yens for a summer job, but he might get burned when his old flame conducts the interview.
Episode 20: Dancing Machines
Whitley tries to remake a tomboy; Ron helps Freddie put on a benefit dance for a worthy cause.
Episode 21: Cabin in the Sky
Mr. Gaines leaves his son in charge of the Pit when he and Velma join Whitley and Dwayne for a weeke...

Episode 22: Homie, Don't Ya Know Me?
Lena's friends from the old neighborhood and her ex-boyfriend Piccolo visit Hillman.
Episode 23: College Kid
Lena, Dorian, Gina, Charmaine and Terrell move into an old farmhouse with a grumpy landlord.
Episode 24: A Rock, a River, a Lena
Lena Horne travels to Hillman to dedicate a scholarship in her grandmother's memory.
Episode 25: Great X-Pectations
Dean Davenport expels Terrell for packing a gun; Spencer aims to marry Kim, but she keeps shooting h...
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