A Different World(1987)
Episode List
S1.E1 - Reconcilable Differences
Sep 23, 198730m7.0During 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.S1.E2 - Pilot
Sep 30, 198730mNot yet ratedDenise's financial irresponsibility might get her and Jaleesa thrown out of the dorm.S1.E3 - Porky de Bergerac
Oct 14, 198730mNot yet ratedQuestionable tactics abound when Denise plays dating games and Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor.S1.E4 - Those Who Can't... Tutor
Oct 21, 198730mNot yet ratedDenise's calculus tutor Dwayne is caught sneaking out of Whitley's window after curfew.S1.E5 - War of the Words
Oct 28, 198730mNot yet ratedWhitley's claim that women can't succeed at both career and family infuriates Lisa and Maggie.S1.E6 - Rudy and the Snow Queen
Nov 4, 198730mNot yet ratedRudy visits Hillman and becomes enchanted by Whitley, who tries to make her into the perfect little lady.S1.E7 - Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You
Nov 18, 198730mNot yet ratedThe 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.S1.E8 - If Chosen, I May Not Run
Dec 2, 198730mNot yet ratedIn 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.S1.E9 - Romancing Mr. Stone
Dec 9, 198730mNot yet ratedA geology professor has every woman in the class fighting for his attention.S1.E10 - The Gift of the Magi
Dec 16, 198730mNot yet ratedWhitley's secret Santa surprises her with a visit from her newly separated daddy, who walks in with his youthful girlfriend.S1.E11 - Does He or Doesn't He?
Jan 6, 198830mNot yet ratedTired of being hit on by men, a grad student decides to turn the tables and seduce Dwayne.S1.E12 - Advise and Descent
Jan 13, 198830mNot yet ratedDuring finals week, Denise's work suffers because she decides to be a peer counselor, and the girls' looks suffer under test stress.S1.E13 - The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic
Jan 20, 198830mNot yet ratedHillman alumna Lettie Bostic fills in as dorm monitor, but her strongly voiced opinions have the girls considering mutiny.S1.E14 - Wild Child
Feb 3, 198830mNot yet ratedLettie pulls some strings to help a student who has been attending classes without enrolling.S1.E15 - Dr. Cupid
Feb 10, 198830m8.0Dwayne 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.S1.E16 - The Show Must Go On
Feb 17, 198830mNot yet ratedDenise and Whitley both think they're the apple of the leading man's eye in a play about the Garden of Eden.S1.E17 - Mr. Hillman
Feb 24, 198830mNot yet ratedIn the name of sexual equality, Denise convinces Dwayne to run in the Miss Hillman Beauty Pageant against Whitley.S1.E18 - Speech Therapy
Mar 9, 198830mNot yet ratedWhitley hides an illegal humidifier; Jaleesa sweats over her fear of oral reports; Maggie steams over the debt Denise owes her.S1.E19 - Clair's Last Stand
Mar 23, 198830mNot yet ratedClair Huxtable visits Denise bearing motherly advice as well as news that conflicts with Denise's summer plans.S1.E20 - If Only for One Night
Apr 27, 198830mNot yet ratedWhitley panics about spending the summer alone; Dwayne tries a new tack with Denise; and Maggie holds a yard sale.