A Different World

▶S1 E1 Reconcilable DifferencesSep 24, 1987 · 30 minDuring 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…Episode details → ▶S1 E2 PilotOct 1, 1987 · 30 minDenise's financial irresponsibility might get her and Jaleesa thrown out of the dorm.Episode details → ▶S1 E3 Porky de BergeracOct 15, 1987 · 30 minQuestionable tactics abound when Denise plays dating games and Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor.Episode details → ▶S1 E4 Those Who Can't... TutorOct 22, 1987 · 30 minDenise's calculus tutor Dwayne is caught sneaking out of Whitley's window after curfew.Episode details → ▶S1 E5 War of the WordsOct 29, 1987 · 30 minWhitley's claim that women can't succeed at both career and family infuriates Lisa and Maggie.Episode details → ▶S1 E6 Rudy and the Snow QueenNov 5, 1987 · 30 minRudy visits Hillman and becomes enchanted by Whitley, who tries to make her into the perfect little lady.Episode details → ▶S1 E7 Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets YouNov 19, 1987 · 30 minThe 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.Episode details → ▶S1 E8 If Chosen, I May Not RunDec 3, 1987 · 30 minIn the family tradition of "Combustible" Huxtable, Denise is chosen for Hillman's track team, but after a few practices she starts running out of…Episode details → ▶S1 E9 Romancing Mr. StoneDec 10, 1987 · 30 minA geology professor has every woman in the class fighting for his attention.Episode details → ▶S1 E10 The Gift of the MagiDec 17, 1987 · 30 minWhitley's secret Santa surprises her with a visit from her newly separated daddy, who walks in with his youthful girlfriend.Episode details → ▶S1 E11 Does He or Doesn't He?Jan 7, 1988 · 30 minTired of being hit on by men, a grad student decides to turn the tables and seduce Dwayne.Episode details → ▶S1 E12 Advise and DescentJan 14, 1988 · 30 minDuring finals week, Denise's work suffers because she decides to be a peer counselor, and the girls' looks suffer under test stress.Episode details → ▶S1 E13 The Prime of Miss Lettie BosticJan 21, 1988 · 30 minHillman alumna Lettie Bostic fills in as dorm monitor, but her strongly voiced opinions have the girls considering mutiny.Episode details → ▶S1 E14 Wild ChildFeb 4, 1988 · 30 minLettie pulls some strings to help a student who has been attending classes without enrolling.Episode details → ▶S1 E15 Dr. CupidFeb 11, 1988 · 30 minDwayne uses his radio persona "Dr. Cupid" to find a Valentine's Day date, and Denise uses Dr. Cupid to reconcile Lettie and an old…Episode details → ▶S1 E16 The Show Must Go OnFeb 18, 1988 · 30 minDenise and Whitley both think they're the apple of the leading man's eye in a play about the Garden of Eden.Episode details → ▶S1 E17 Mr. HillmanFeb 25, 1988 · 30 minIn the name of sexual equality, Denise convinces Dwayne to run in the Miss Hillman Beauty Pageant against Whitley.Episode details → ▶S1 E18 Speech TherapyMar 10, 1988 · 30 minWhitley hides an illegal humidifier; Jaleesa sweats over her fear of oral reports; Maggie steams over the debt Denise owes her.Episode details → ▶S1 E19 Clair's Last StandMar 24, 1988 · 30 minClair Huxtable visits Denise bearing motherly advice as well as news that conflicts with Denise's summer plans.Episode details → ▶S1 E20 If Only for One NightApr 28, 1988 · 30 minWhitley panics about spending the summer alone; Dwayne tries a new tack with Denise; and Maggie holds a yard sale.Episode details → ▶S1 E21 Come Back, Little EggbyMay 5, 1988 · 30 minA psychology experiment in parenting calls for egg-doption, but when Jaleesa loses Maggie's "eggby," she and Denise scramble to find it.Episode details → ▶S1 E22 My Dinner With TheoJul 7, 1988 · 30 minDenise strains her brain trying to improve her grades, so she invites Theo up for a weekend of family inspiration.Episode details →