A Different World (Season 1)

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.

  • Poster for Reconcilable Differences

    Reconcilable Differences 7.0

    Air date: 1987-09-24

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Pilot

    Pilot 0.0

    Air date: 1987-10-01

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for Porky de Bergerac

    Porky de Bergerac 0.0

    Air date: 1987-10-15

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for Those Who Can't... Tutor

    Those Who Can't... Tutor 0.0

    Air date: 1987-10-22

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for War of the Words

    War of the Words 0.0

    Air date: 1987-10-29

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for Rudy and the Snow Queen

    Rudy and the Snow Queen 0.0

    Air date: 1987-11-05

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You

    Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You 0.0

    Air date: 1987-11-19

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for If Chosen, I May Not Run

    If Chosen, I May Not Run 0.0

    Air date: 1987-12-03

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for Romancing Mr. Stone

    Romancing Mr. Stone 0.0

    Air date: 1987-12-10

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for The Gift of the Magi

    The Gift of the Magi 0.0

    Air date: 1987-12-17

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for Does He or Doesn't He?

    Does He or Doesn't He? 0.0

    Air date: 1988-01-07

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for Advise and Descent

    Advise and Descent 0.0

    Air date: 1988-01-14

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic

    The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic 0.0

    Air date: 1988-01-21

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for Wild Child

    Wild Child 0.0

    Air date: 1988-02-04

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for Dr. Cupid

    Dr. Cupid 8.0

    Air date: 1988-02-11

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: 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.

  • Poster for The Show Must Go On

    The Show Must Go On 0.0

    Air date: 1988-02-18

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for Mr. Hillman

    Mr. Hillman 0.0

    Air date: 1988-02-25

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for Speech Therapy

    Speech Therapy 0.0

    Air date: 1988-03-10

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for Clair's Last Stand

    Clair's Last Stand 0.0

    Air date: 1988-03-24

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for If Only for One Night

    If Only for One Night 0.0

    Air date: 1988-04-28

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for Come Back, Little Eggby

    Come Back, Little Eggby 0.0

    Air date: 1988-05-05

    Runtime: 30 min

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

  • Poster for My Dinner With Theo

    My Dinner With Theo 0.0

    Air date: 1988-07-07

    Runtime: 30 min

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

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