A Different World

S01E01 Reconcilable Differences 1987-09-24

Its the first day at Hillman, and Denise needs to settle with a roommate.

S01E02 Pilot 1987-10-01

Denise finds out that her dorm payment check bounced and that her checking account is overdrawn.

S01E03 Porky de Bergerac 1987-10-15

After convincing the brand new dorm monitor, her roommate Jaleesa, to run in the first place, Denise has to live with the repercussions of breaking one of the monitor's new rules.

S01E04 Those Who Can't... Tutor 1987-10-22

Dwayne tutors Denise in calculus late into the night and is forced to leave the locked all female dormitory via the fire escape. The problem is, the only way to get to the only unlocked exit is through Whitley's room.

S01E05 War of the Words 1987-10-29

Maggie and Whitley debate on how women should balance a career and family life. Dwayne tries to get a campus d.j. job.

S01E06 Rudy and the Snow Queen 1987-11-05

Denise's little sister Rudy visits Hillman and makes Whitley her new role model.

S01E07 Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You 1987-11-19

Denise's grandfather comes for a visit during homecoming weekend, and both he and Denise are planning to steal the rival school's mascot, unbeknownst to the other.

S01E08 If Chosen, I May Not Run 1987-12-03

Denise joins the Hillman track team, but to her dismay it turns out to be more than she bargained for.

S01E09 Romancing Mr. Stone 1987-12-10

Denise has a crush on her geology professor.

S01E10 The Gift of the Magi 1987-12-17

Everybody is participating in secret Santa and are surprised to find out who they got.

S01E11 Does He or Doesn't He? 1988-01-07

Jalessa takes bets on how Dwayne will act when a graduate student tries to seduce him.

S01E12 Advise and Descent 1988-01-14

Denise volunteers as a school counselor during final exams to get out of writing a major research paper.

S01E13 The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic 1988-01-21

A former Hillman student returns to college to earn her degree.

S01E14 Wild Child 1988-02-04

Denise leads a campaign to get her streetwise study partner enrolled at Hillman.

S01E15 Dr. Cupid 1988-02-11

On Valentine's day, Dwayne is the host of a radio station and he decides to find his match through his radio show. While Lettie gets a surprise visitor.

S01E16 The Show Must Go On 1988-02-18

Denise and Whitley both appear in a play, and each believes the leading man is interested in her.

S01E17 Mr. Hillman 1988-02-25

Whitley believes she has the Miss Hillman contest wrapped up -- until Denise enters Dwayne as a contestant.

S01E18 Speech Therapy 1988-03-10

Jaleesa gets help from her roommates in overcoming her stage fright in speech class.

S01E19 Clair's Last Stand 1988-03-24

Clair visits Denise at Hillman College; Whitley looks for somebody with whom she can celebrate her birthday.

S01E20 If Only for One Night 1988-04-28

Dwayne's date with Denise is interrupted when a despondent Whitley shows up.

S01E21 Come Back, Little Eggby 1988-05-05

Maggie cares for an egg as part of a psychology class assignment on parenting.

S01E22 My Dinner with Theo 1988-07-07

Theo pays an unforgettable visit to his sister Denise at Hillman College.

S02E01 Dr. War Is Hell 1988-10-06

Jalessa and Whitley have new roommates; Dwayne tries to avoid a dreaded course.

S02E02 Two Gentlemen of Hillman 1988-10-13

Dwayne and Ron's friendship is strained when they work together on a research paper.

S02E03 Some Enchanted Late Afternoon 1988-10-27

Walter and Jalessa are apprehensive about starting a romantic relationship.

S02E04 Dream Lover 1988-11-03

Whitley is upset by the romantic dreams she has been having about Dwayne.

S02E05 Three Girls Three 1988-11-10

Jalessa and Whitley are given the chance to become back-up singers for Gladys Knight.

S02E06 If You Like Pilgrim Coladas 1988-11-17

Whitley takes a homesick Kim to a restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner.

S02E07 A Stepping Stone 1988-12-01

Whitley wants to be the team leader in an interdormitory step competition.

S02E08 Life with Father 1988-12-08

Dwayne falls for his calculus teacher's daughter.

S02E09 All's Fair 1988-12-15

Whitley is squeezed out when Kim's boyfriend monopolizes their room.

S02E10 Radio Free Hillman 1989-01-05

Whitley is caught in the middle when Dwayne stages a sit-in at the dean's office.

S02E11 It Happened One Night 1989-01-12

Whitley offers her support to Kim when she fears that she may be pregnant.

S02E12 I've Got the Muse in Me 1989-01-26

Freddie turns to alcohol when she lacks inspiration in her writing.

S02E13 Risky Business 1989-02-02

Clair Huxtable gives a business etiquette seminar at Hillman.

S02E14 Breaking Up is Hard to Do 1989-02-09

Couples at Hillman College experience broken hearts and discord as Valentine's Day approaches.

S02E15 For She's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage 1989-02-23

Whitley's mother is determined to find a boyfriend for her daughter.

S02E16 It's Greek to Me 1989-03-02

Dwayne and Ron's friendship is strained after they pledge a fraternity.

S02E17 The Thing About Women 1989-03-09

Walter becomes jealous when Jaleesa's ex husband, Lamar, shows up.

S02E18 High Anxiety 1989-03-16

Kim takes on too many responsibilities; Mr. Gaines moves in with Col. Taylor.

S02E19 Take This Job and Love It 1989-03-23

Kim gets Whitley a job at the Pit to help pay for the car she damaged.

S02E20 No Means No 1989-03-30

Dwayne fears that Freddie may face date rape when she goes out with an aggressive athlete.

S02E21 Citizen Wayne 1989-04-27

Ron claims that Dwayne has Jesse Jackson's endorsement for student government president.

S02E22 There's No Place Like Home 1989-05-04

As the semester comes to an end, students make plans for the summer.

S03E01 Strangers on a Plane 1989-09-21

Dwayne and Whitley get to know one another better on an eventful plane ride back to campus while everyone else adapts to the now co-ed dorms.

S03E02 The Heat is On 1989-10-12

Whitley's avoidance of math classes threatens her chances of graduating.

S03E03 The Hat Makes the Man 1989-10-19

Tensions run high in the dorm when new director Walter clashes with Jaleesa.

S03E04 To Have and Have Not 1989-10-26

Whitley loses faith in her youth-center dance students when her pocketbook disappears.

S03E05 Forever Hold Your Peace 1989-11-02

In New York to attend her father's second wedding, Whitley and Dwayne meet up with the Huxtable clan.

S03E06 Delusions of Daddyhood 1989-11-09

Despite Whitley's objections, rap group Heavy D. and the Boyz arrive at Hillman for a benefit concert.

S03E07 Wedding Bells from Hell 1989-11-16

Romance is in the air as Walter pops the question to Jaleesa and Dwayne asks Whitley to date him.

S03E08 Great Expectations 1989-11-30

Hiring homecoming at Hillman College, Freddy and Kim disobey their parents and go to a concert they were told not to go to when Kim's father pays an unexpected visit.

S03E09 Answered Prayers 1989-12-07

The gang rushes Kim to see her policeman father, who has been shot while on duty.

S03E10 For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls 1989-12-21

It is Christmas time at Hillman and Whitley is acting as bitter as the Grinch. One night Whitley is visited by the ghost of Christmas past, present, and future and told to change her ways, or else.

S03E11 Under One Roof 1990-01-04

The Dean invites Fedsy and Whitley over for her freshman tea and they both fight over the Dean's approval. While Dwayne and Ron get a house guest that does all their chores for them.

S03E12 Here's to Old Friends 1990-01-11

Dwayne's old friend comes to visit and convince Dwayne to come to his college because he believes you become the best by being with the best and starts to judge Dwaynes best friend Ron, While Kernal Taylor and Mr. Ganes go to a get together for people who were once in the army.

S03E13 The Power of the Pen 1990-01-18

Twain writes a palm about his greatest passion--math--but Whitley thinks it's about her. Freddie feels guilty about seeing two different guys.

S03E14 Pride and Prejudice 1990-01-25

While shopping for her father's birthday present, a jewelry store clerk discriminates against Whitley. Civilians Dwayne and Walter go on a ROTC weekend trip with Col. Taylor and Cadet Sgt. Ron.

S03E15 Success, Lies and Videotape 1990-02-08

Mrs. Clair Huxtable Denise's mother, comes to videotape and interview Hilman's students while Freddy finds part of the underground rail road.

S03E16 A World Alike 1990-02-15

Freddie and transfer student Julian's plans to protest South African apartheid cause Kim to reconsider accepting a need scholarship.

S03E17 That's the Trouble with You All 1990-02-22

Whitley fixes Dwayne up with another girl, but then has trouble dealing with it.

S03E18 A Camp Fire Story 1990-03-01

Dwayne and Walter weave a tall tale about their basketball-recruiting trip, which took some strange turns.

S03E19 Hillman Isn't Through with You Yet 1990-03-08

Whitley has a touch of "senioritis", but it's her job prospects that look a little sickly. Ron's sister, Rachel visits.

S03E20 21 Candles 1990-03-15

Whitley is Little Miss Lonely when she thinks everyone's forgotten her 21st birthday.

S03E21 Sweet Charity 1990-03-29

Whitley, Jaleesa, and Freddie secretly plan to raise money for Kim; and Dwayne and Ron portray hoopsters in a commercial.

S03E22 Soldier Boy 1990-04-05

Awaiting an ROTC dinner where Col. Taylor is to be roasted, Ron sweats bullets over the choosing of "cadet of the year"

S03E23 Getaway: Part 1 1990-04-19

While on vacation, Dwayne and Ron gain possession of some drug peddlers' cash and drugs.

S03E24 Getaway: Part 2 1990-04-26

Dwayne and Ron try to thwart the drug dealers by posing as girls.

S03E25 Perhaps Love 1990-05-05

Dwayne's mom visits when Dwayne is inducted into an honors society. Julian asks Whitley to spend summer with him in DC.

S04E01 Everything Must Change 1990-09-20

Whitley finally decides to hook up with Dwayne when she finds out that he did not just bring a souvenir for her back from Japan, but he also brought himself a souvenir, one that is a living human being, and it's female. Meanwhile, Whitley also decides to bunk with Juleesa.

S04E02 How Bittersweet It Is 1990-09-27

Whitley uses Ron as a pawn in her love match with Dwayne; Freddie tries historics and dramatics to get into a history class.

S04E03 Blues for Nobody's Child 1990-10-04

Freddie befriends an orphan and suggests the possibility of adopting the boy to Prof. Randolph.

S04E04 Whitley's Last Supper 1990-10-11

Kim moves into high gear for practice med-school exam, While Whitley downshifts her spending.

S04E05 The Goodwill Games 1990-10-18

Dwayne helps Whitley prepare for an academic competition, but one thing leads to another during a study session.

S04E06 Tales from the Exam Zone 1990-10-25

Dwayne, Whitley, and Freddie find themselves in a different dimension--"The Exam Zone".

S04E07 Good Help is Hard to Fire 1990-11-08

Dwayne's mother walks in on a squabble between Kinu and the apartment's new maid - Whitley.

S04E08 Love Thy Neighbor 1990-11-15

Dwayne and Whitley finally sit down and discuss their budding romance. Ron discovers that the homeless population is not what he thinks.

S04E09 Time Keeps on Slippin' 1990-11-29

As Whitley and Dwayne get back together they start to study together and it affects them both different ways in their life academically.

S04E10 The Apple Doesn't Fall 1990-12-06

Col. Taylor feels he's made a hole in one when asked to join the once segregated country club.

S04E11 I'm Dreaming of a Wayne Christmas 1990-12-13

Whitley joins Dwayne in Brooklyn for his family's Christmas. However she runs into trouble with a crooked Santa while shopping for a gift for Dwayne's mother.

S04E12 War and Peace 1991-01-10

Dwayne's good friend Zelmer comes to visit Hillman and reveals to Dwayne that he's on route to military service in the Middle East. Blair Underwood guest stars.

S04E13 Ex-Communication 1991-01-31

Julian has a talk with Whitley that takes a toll on her ego--and may cost her Dwayne.

S04E14 Risk Around the Dollar 1991-02-07

Lack of money may make Whitley's world come tumbling down after she blows her rent money.

S04E15 Love, Hillman-Style 1991-02-14

Matthew brings members of the National theater of the Deaf to Walter's outreach center for a performance.

S04E16 A Word in Edgewise 1991-02-21

Kim is afraid that Matthew's involvement in his Drama Studies makes them an incompatible couple, but Matthew and the issues going on with Dwayne and Whitley soon prove it will be ok.

S04E17 Ms. Understanding 1991-02-28

A student male of Hillman college who goes by the name of Shaza Zulu says that the Hillman men are "Dogs". Then one thing leads to another and the woman and men of Hillman are against each other while Shaza Zulu gets a profit out of it.

S04E18 The Cash Isn't Always Greener 1991-03-07

Whitley is forced to bunk with Dwayne and Ron for a while when Jalessa's sister comes to visit. Dwayne gets a job offer from konishiwa company where he spends his summers.

S04E19 How Great Thou Art 1991-03-14

Whitley gets overly enthusiastic when bidding on art at an auction she attends for her internship. Freddie invents a new persona for her radio show.

S04E20 It's Showtime at Hillman 1991-03-21

When Walter arranges a telethon to raise extra money for the outreach center, the Hillman gang contributes by showcasing their various talents.

S04E21 Sister to Sister, Sister 1991-03-28

It's the time of year again when pledgers come to pledge, Ron is giving Terrance and the other pledges trouble while Whitley gives Kim and the other pledges trouble.

S04E22 Monet is the Root of All Evil 1991-04-04

Whitley is going about her day when she finds a person who is a marvelous artist, but things go wrong when they are at an art gallery and someone disapproves of one of pieces of art.

S04E23 If I Should Die Before I Wake 1991-04-11

Whitley is thinking about giving up her virginity to Dwayne, but she finds out one of her classmates has an STD and has second thoughts.

S04E24 Never Can Say Goodbye 1991-04-25

Ron begs a dean to let him take a course and Walter leaves Hillman.

S04E25 To Be Continued 1991-05-02

Whitley decides to follow her boss who's being transferred to the New York office and Dwayne tries to cope with what that will mean for their relationship.

S05E01 We've Only Just Begun 1991-09-19

Dwayne and Whitley start their new lives together as an engaged couple. while they also have a new set for the dorm and welcome some new freshman.

S05E02 The Dwayne Mutiny 1991-09-26

Dwayne is under a lot of stress after being so over occupied while Jaleesa starts a new her own job at home.

S05E03 Home is Where the Fire Is 1991-10-03

Bickering distracts Whitley and Kim from a hazard in Lena's (Jada Pinkett) room.

S05E04 Almost Working Girl 1991-10-10

Freddie takes a job as a receptionist and overhears one of her new superiors talking saying they are against affirmative action. Lena tries to get out of an English assignment by renting the movie instead.

S05E05 In the Eye of the Storm 1991-10-17

As a hurricane batters the campus, Ron and Freddie confront their differences while trapped together.

S05E06 Rule Number One 1991-10-24

Dwayne fails to foresee the consequences of his tutoring Lena (Jada Pinkett); Ron goes into the cosmetics business.

S05E07 Baby, I'm a Star 1991-10-31

Kim's new-found arrogance loses her a spot in Ron's band; Col. Taylor frets over his age.

S05E08 Liza Who-Little 1991-11-07

Whitley's wealthy cousin Liza (Jasmine Guy in a dual role) goes husband-hunting at Hillman.

S05E09 To Tell the Truth 1991-11-14

Dwayne gets into hot water when he is spotted holding hands with a woman other than Whitley.

S05E10 Do You Take This Woman? 1991-11-21

Dwayne and Whitley's parents both come together for their engagement party. When both mothers get into a heated exchange Dwayne and Whitley are going to an exchange as well when Dwayne gets cold feet but it is Whitley who calls off the engagement.

S05E11 Mammy Dearest 1991-12-05

Airing eleven years after my Howard University dissertation trumped extant evidence disclaiming a gender neutral American culture, episode 11 from season 5 is the mother lode imitation of silk purse life from a sow's ear. The African Queen ending does nothing to obscure this producer's eurocentric bias toward aryan motherhood & his imprimatur that blacks embrace their own out-of-Africa evolution.

S05E12 Twelve Steps of Christmas 1991-12-19

Whitley and Dwayne struggle with their first holiday apart. The Taylor Family is having a conflict of interest over Christmas traditions. Therapist, Dr. Langhorne advises everyone to holiday cheer.

S05E13 Just Another Four-Letter Word 1992-01-02

Ron is forced to move out of his apartment after he spends the rent money pursuing his music career.

S05E14 Cats in the Cradle 1992-01-16

At a hotly contested Hillman-Virginia A&M game, Ron accepts a sucker bet from three white A&M students, then gets into a fight with them when one of them starts to spray a racial epithet on his car in revenge. In a cell, the men proceed to give very different accounts, mediated by a white officer who challenges both groups' assumptions.

S05E15 Prisoner of Love 1992-01-23

Freddie's pen pal, Jamal, is an ex-con and he visits Hillman, where Whitley is drawn to him. Ron and Dwayne get involved and find an expensive camera and other items in Jamal's belongings and accuse him of stealing.

S05E16 Bedroom at the Top 1992-01-30

When Whitley is promoted at work, she is faced with sexual harassment by her new boss. Colonel Taylor is thrilled to learn Terrence has finally chosen a career, until he finds out it's dance.

S05E17 May the Best Man Win 1992-02-13

Byron Douglas is impressed with Whitley's fund raising skills and asks her to help with his Senate campaign. Mr. Gaines has troubles with the lease at The Pit and Byron gets involved.

S05E18 Kiss You Back 1992-02-20

Whitley and Byron are getting serious, but Whitley still has feelings for Dwayne. They end up sleeping together when Dwayne arrives at Whitley's place to discuss their relationship. Kim finally goes out with Ron to a club but ends up leaving when every woman seems to have a past with Ron.

S05E19 Conflict of Interest 1992-02-27

After Whitley and Dwayne spend the night together, they avoid speaking about their feelings. Charmaine and Lance visit Hillman.

S05E20 Sellmates 1992-03-12

Ron is intrigued by a female con artist. Kim fears she won't be accepted to medical school.

S05E21 Do the Write Thing 1992-04-02

Lena is losing her engineering scholarship until she writes a moving story about her father, which later is proven to be fabricated. It earns her a journalism scholarship and brings her closer to her gambler father. Whitley jeopardizes Byron's fund raising when she wears a fur to an event.

S05E22 Love Taps 1992-04-23

Events take a tragic turn at the dorm when Lena suspects a rapper named Dion is abusing Gina.

S05E23 Special Delivery 1992-05-07

Byron's opponent brings details of a stripper in Byron's past to light but Byron refuses to fight back, and just wants to discuss the issues. Byron wins the election and proposes to Whitley which upsets Dwayne. Jaleesa gives birth with the help of Kim and Freddie.

S05E24 Save the Best for Last: Part 1 1992-05-14

Whitley's wedding is fast approaching and Dwayne has convinced himself he can handle it, but he's unable to hide his sadness at the bachelor party.

S05E25 Save the Best for Last: Part 2 1992-05-14

Dwayne decides he's not going to Whitley's wedding. He gives her wedding present to Ron and asks him to take it to the ceremony.

S06E01 Honeymoon in L.A.: Part 1 1992-09-24

Whitley and Dwayne recall their honeymoon in Los Angeles during the riots after the Rodney King verdict.

S06E02 Honeymoon in L.A.: Part 2 1992-10-01

Whitley and Dwayne recall their honeymoon in Los Angeles during the riots after the Rodney King verdict.

S06E03 Interior Desecration 1992-10-08

Now living together for the first time, newlyweds Whitley and Dwayne clash over whose belongings they will use to furnish their apartment.

S06E04 Somebody Say Ho! 1992-10-15

Everybody goes to court when one of the students is called a hoe.

S06E05 Really Gross Anatomy 1992-10-22

Kimberly gets help from her new lab partner, Spencer, when she gets sick in anatomy class, and Dwayne pines for Whitley when she travels out of town.

S06E06 Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Axed 1992-10-29

Dwayne and Whitley struggle as Whitley gets laid off from her job.

S06E07 The Little Mister 1992-10-29

In Dwayne's dream, Whitley is running for president against other women.

S06E08 Baby, It's Cold Outside 1992-11-05

Whitley gets upset because Wayne does not spend enough time with her.

S06E09 Faith, Hope and Charity: Part 1 1992-11-12

The Wayne and Gilbert family celebrate thanksgiving with each other.

S06E10 Faith, Hope and Charity: Part 2 1992-11-12

Continuation of thanksgiving with the Gilbert-Wayne family.

S06E11 Original Teacher 1992-11-19

Freddy gets juvenile delinquents who need a role model and they are assigned to teachers of Hillman College one of which is Dwayne.

S06E12 Occupational Hazards 1992-12-03

Whitley borrows Dwayne's credit card without his knowledge to buy a new suit for a job interview and struggles to find a way to pay him back. Lena and Charmaine bond after Charmaine's boyfriend Lance dumps her over the phone.

S06E13 White Christmas 1992-12-17

Everybody's in for a big surprise when Freddy's mom comes to visit while Freddy also has some relationship trouble.

S06E14 To Whit, with Love 1993-01-07

Whitley gets a new job as a teacher and struggles with her disrespectful students.

S06E15 Happy Birthday to Moi 1993-01-14

Dwayne throws Whitley a surprise party while two students of Hillman College cheat on a test and try to get away with it.

S06E16 Mind Your Own Business 1993-01-21

Ron and Mr. Gaines open a music club together, but can't agree on the style of music.

S06E17 When One Door Closes...: Part 1 1993-05-08

Whitley discovers she's pregnant; Dwayne's computer-baseball game is a hit with Kinlishewa Corp., which wants him to move to Tokyo.

S06E18 When One Door Closes...: Part 2 1993-05-08

A Japanese corporation woos Dwayne for his software; Whitley is pregnant.

S06E19 Lean on Me 1993-05-27

Dwayne applies for a summer management position at a company in Japan and invites the VP over for dinner to woo him, but he and Whitely are in for a surprise when Dwayne's ex-girlfriend Kinu shows up, representing the company.

S06E20 Dancing Machines 1993-06-03

Whitley lets Dashawn stay with her and Dwayne for the weekend. Ron helps Freddie plan a charity dance-a-thon.

S06E21 Cabin in the Sky 1993-06-10

Dwayne and Whitley plan a romantic getaway for the weekend. When Mr. and Mrs. Gaines join them, things don't go as planned.

S06E22 Great X-Pectations 1993-07-09

Terrell (Patrick Y. Malone) is caught with a handgun in the classroom; Spencer (Michael Ralph) proposes to Kim.

S06E23 Homie, Don't Ya Know Me?

Lena's old boyfriend and some pals from her old neighbourhood pay her a visit but they find they don't fit in her new life.

S06E24 A Rock, a River, a Lena

Legendary singer/actress Lena Horne visits the Hillman campus to dedicate a scholarship named for her grandmother.

S06E25 College Kid

Gina, Lena, Charmaine, Dorian, and Terrell rent an off-campus apartment from a grumpy older man who turns out to be a reclusive, former professional baseball star. He is inspired to consider attending college, particularly after seeing an old flame who is now a professor. Gina's abusive ex-boyfriend returns to try to establish contact anew, frightening her and infuriating her friends.