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A Different World

Season 1

22 episodes · premiered Sep 24, 1987

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  1. E1 Reconcilable Differences

    Sep 24, 1987 · 30m

    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.

  2. E2 Pilot

    Oct 1, 1987 · 30m

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

  3. E3 Porky de Bergerac

    Oct 15, 1987 · 30m

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

  4. E4 Those Who Can't... Tutor

    Oct 22, 1987 · 30m

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

  5. E5 War of the Words

    Oct 29, 1987 · 30m

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

  6. E6 Rudy and the Snow Queen

    Nov 5, 1987 · 30m

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

  7. E7 Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You

    Nov 19, 1987 · 30m

    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.

  8. E8 If Chosen, I May Not Run

    Dec 3, 1987 · 30m

    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.

  9. E9 Romancing Mr. Stone

    Dec 10, 1987 · 30m

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

  10. E10 The Gift of the Magi

    Dec 17, 1987 · 30m

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

  11. E11 Does He or Doesn't He?

    Jan 7, 1988 · 30m

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

  12. E12 Advise and Descent

    Jan 14, 1988 · 30m

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

  13. E13 The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic

    Jan 21, 1988 · 30m

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

  14. E14 Wild Child

    Feb 4, 1988 · 30m

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

  15. E15 Dr. Cupid

    Feb 11, 1988 · 30m

    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.

  16. E16 The Show Must Go On

    Feb 18, 1988 · 30m

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

  17. E17 Mr. Hillman

    Feb 25, 1988 · 30m

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

  18. E18 Speech Therapy

    Mar 10, 1988 · 30m

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

  19. E19 Clair's Last Stand

    Mar 24, 1988 · 30m

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

  20. E20 If Only for One Night

    Apr 28, 1988 · 30m

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

  21. E21 Come Back, Little Eggby

    May 5, 1988 · 30m

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

  22. E22 My Dinner With Theo

    Jul 7, 1988 · 30m

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