A Different World
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NBC Ended Comedy
6 Seasons · 144 Episodes · Premiered September 24, 1987 · Ended July 9, 1993
Denise Huxtable enters her sophomore year at Hillman, alma mater of her parents and grandfather, where she moves into Gilbert Hall and shares a dorm room with 26-year-old Jaleesa Vinson and talkative new roommate Maggie Lauten.
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Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
22 episodes
E01
Reconcilable Differences
Fri, Sep 25 1987 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Its the first day at Hillman, and Denise needs to settle with a roommate.
E02
Pilot
Fri, Oct 2 1987 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Denise finds out that her dorm payment check bounced and that her checking account is overdrawn.
E03
Porky de Bergerac
Fri, Oct 16 1987 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E04
Those Who Can't... Tutor
Fri, Oct 23 1987 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E05
War of the Words
Fri, Oct 30 1987 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Maggie and Whitley debate on how women should balance a career and family life. Dwayne tries to get a campus d.j. job.
E06
Rudy and the Snow Queen
Fri, Nov 6 1987 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Denise's little sister Rudy visits Hillman and makes Whitley her new role model.
E07
Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You
Fri, Nov 20 1987 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E08
If Chosen, I May Not Run
Fri, Dec 4 1987 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Denise joins the Hillman track team, but to her dismay it turns out to be more than she bargained for.
E09
Romancing Mr. Stone
Fri, Dec 11 1987 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Denise has a crush on her geology professor.
E10
The Gift of the Magi
Fri, Dec 18 1987 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Everybody is participating in secret Santa and are surprised to find out who they got.
E11
Does He or Doesn't He?
Fri, Jan 8 1988 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Jalessa takes bets on how Dwayne will act when a graduate student tries to seduce him.
E12
Advise and Descent
Fri, Jan 15 1988 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Denise volunteers as a school counselor during final exams to get out of writing a major research paper.
E13
The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic
Fri, Jan 22 1988 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
A former Hillman student returns to college to earn her degree.
E14
Wild Child
Fri, Feb 5 1988 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Denise leads a campaign to get her streetwise study partner enrolled at Hillman.
E15
Dr. Cupid
Fri, Feb 12 1988 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E16
The Show Must Go On
Fri, Feb 19 1988 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Denise and Whitley both appear in a play, and each believes the leading man is interested in her.
E17
Mr. Hillman
Fri, Feb 26 1988 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley believes she has the Miss Hillman contest wrapped up -- until Denise enters Dwayne as a contestant.
E18
Speech Therapy
Fri, Mar 11 1988 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Jaleesa gets help from her roommates in overcoming her stage fright in speech class.
E19
Clair's Last Stand
Fri, Mar 25 1988 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Clair visits Denise at Hillman College; Whitley looks for somebody with whom she can celebrate her birthday.
E20
If Only for One Night
Fri, Apr 29 1988 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne's date with Denise is interrupted when a despondent Whitley shows up.
E21
Come Back, Little Eggby
Fri, May 6 1988 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Maggie cares for an egg as part of a psychology class assignment on parenting.
E22
My Dinner with Theo
Fri, Jul 8 1988 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Theo pays an unforgettable visit to his sister Denise at Hillman College.
Season 2
22 episodes
E01
Dr. War Is Hell
Fri, Oct 7 1988 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Jalessa and Whitley have new roommates; Dwayne tries to avoid a dreaded course.
E02
Two Gentlemen of Hillman
Fri, Oct 14 1988 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne and Ron's friendship is strained when they work together on a research paper.
E03
Some Enchanted Late Afternoon
Fri, Oct 28 1988 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Walter and Jalessa are apprehensive about starting a romantic relationship.
E04
Dream Lover
Fri, Nov 4 1988 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley is upset by the romantic dreams she has been having about Dwayne.
E05
Three Girls Three
Fri, Nov 11 1988 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Jalessa and Whitley are given the chance to become back-up singers for Gladys Knight.
E06
If You Like Pilgrim Coladas
Fri, Nov 18 1988 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley takes a homesick Kim to a restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner.
E07
A Stepping Stone
Fri, Dec 2 1988 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley wants to be the team leader in an interdormitory step competition.
E08
Life with Father
Fri, Dec 9 1988 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne falls for his calculus teacher's daughter.
E09
All's Fair
Fri, Dec 16 1988 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley is squeezed out when Kim's boyfriend monopolizes their room.
E10
Radio Free Hillman
Fri, Jan 6 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley is caught in the middle when Dwayne stages a sit-in at the dean's office.
E11
It Happened One Night
Fri, Jan 13 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley offers her support to Kim when she fears that she may be pregnant.
E12
I've Got the Muse in Me
Fri, Jan 27 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Freddie turns to alcohol when she lacks inspiration in her writing.
E13
Risky Business
Fri, Feb 3 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Clair Huxtable gives a business etiquette seminar at Hillman.
E14
Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Fri, Feb 10 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Couples at Hillman College experience broken hearts and discord as Valentine's Day approaches.
E15
For She's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage
Fri, Feb 24 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley's mother is determined to find a boyfriend for her daughter.
E16
It's Greek to Me
Fri, Mar 3 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne and Ron's friendship is strained after they pledge a fraternity.
E17
The Thing About Women
Fri, Mar 10 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Walter becomes jealous when Jaleesa's ex husband, Lamar, shows up.
E18
High Anxiety
Fri, Mar 17 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Kim takes on too many responsibilities; Mr. Gaines moves in with Col. Taylor.
E19
Take This Job and Love It
Fri, Mar 24 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Kim gets Whitley a job at the Pit to help pay for the car she damaged.
E20
No Means No
Fri, Mar 31 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne fears that Freddie may face date rape when she goes out with an aggressive athlete.
E21
Citizen Wayne
Fri, Apr 28 1989 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Ron claims that Dwayne has Jesse Jackson's endorsement for student government president.
E22
There's No Place Like Home
Fri, May 5 1989 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
As the semester comes to an end, students make plans for the summer.
Season 3
25 episodes
E01
Strangers on a Plane
Fri, Sep 22 1989 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E02
The Heat is On
Fri, Oct 13 1989 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley's avoidance of math classes threatens her chances of graduating.
E03
The Hat Makes the Man
Fri, Oct 20 1989 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Tensions run high in the dorm when new director Walter clashes with Jaleesa.
E04
To Have and Have Not
Fri, Oct 27 1989 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley loses faith in her youth-center dance students when her pocketbook disappears.
E05
Forever Hold Your Peace
Fri, Nov 3 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
In New York to attend her father's second wedding, Whitley and Dwayne meet up with the Huxtable clan.
E06
Delusions of Daddyhood
Fri, Nov 10 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Despite Whitley's objections, rap group Heavy D. and the Boyz arrive at Hillman for a benefit concert.
E07
Wedding Bells from Hell
Fri, Nov 17 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Romance is in the air as Walter pops the question to Jaleesa and Dwayne asks Whitley to date him.
E08
Great Expectations
Fri, Dec 1 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E09
Answered Prayers
Fri, Dec 8 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
The gang rushes Kim to see her policeman father, who has been shot while on duty.
E10
For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls
Fri, Dec 22 1989 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E11
Under One Roof
Fri, Jan 5 1990 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E12
Here's to Old Friends
Fri, Jan 12 1990 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E13
The Power of the Pen
Fri, Jan 19 1990 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Twain writes a palm about his greatest passion--math--but Whitley thinks it's about her. Freddie feels guilty about seeing two different guys.
E14
Pride and Prejudice
Fri, Jan 26 1990 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E15
Success, Lies and Videotape
Fri, Feb 9 1990 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Mrs. Clair Huxtable Denise's mother, comes to videotape and interview Hilman's students while Freddy finds part of the underground rail road.
E16
A World Alike
Fri, Feb 16 1990 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Freddie and transfer student Julian's plans to protest South African apartheid cause Kim to reconsider accepting a need scholarship.
E17
That's the Trouble with You All
Fri, Feb 23 1990 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley fixes Dwayne up with another girl, but then has trouble dealing with it.
E18
A Camp Fire Story
Fri, Mar 2 1990 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne and Walter weave a tall tale about their basketball-recruiting trip, which took some strange turns.
E19
Hillman Isn't Through with You Yet
Fri, Mar 9 1990 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley has a touch of "senioritis", but it's her job prospects that look a little sickly. Ron's sister, Rachel visits.
E20
21 Candles
Fri, Mar 16 1990 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley is Little Miss Lonely when she thinks everyone's forgotten her 21st birthday.
E21
Sweet Charity
Fri, Mar 30 1990 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley, Jaleesa, and Freddie secretly plan to raise money for Kim; and Dwayne and Ron portray hoopsters in a commercial.
E22
Soldier Boy
Fri, Apr 6 1990 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Awaiting an ROTC dinner where Col. Taylor is to be roasted, Ron sweats bullets over the choosing of "cadet of the year"
E23
Getaway: Part 1
Fri, Apr 20 1990 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
While on vacation, Dwayne and Ron gain possession of some drug peddlers' cash and drugs.
E24
Getaway: Part 2
Fri, Apr 27 1990 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne and Ron try to thwart the drug dealers by posing as girls.
E25
Perhaps Love
Sun, May 6 1990 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne's mom visits when Dwayne is inducted into an honors society. Julian asks Whitley to spend summer with him in DC.
Season 4
25 episodes
E01
Everything Must Change
Fri, Sep 21 1990 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E02
How Bittersweet It Is
Fri, Sep 28 1990 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley uses Ron as a pawn in her love match with Dwayne; Freddie tries historics and dramatics to get into a history class.
E03
Blues for Nobody's Child
Fri, Oct 5 1990 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Freddie befriends an orphan and suggests the possibility of adopting the boy to Prof. Randolph.
E04
Whitley's Last Supper
Fri, Oct 12 1990 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Kim moves into high gear for practice med-school exam, While Whitley downshifts her spending.
E05
The Goodwill Games
Fri, Oct 19 1990 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne helps Whitley prepare for an academic competition, but one thing leads to another during a study session.
E06
Tales from the Exam Zone
Fri, Oct 26 1990 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne, Whitley, and Freddie find themselves in a different dimension--"The Exam Zone".
E07
Good Help is Hard to Fire
Fri, Nov 9 1990 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne's mother walks in on a squabble between Kinu and the apartment's new maid - Whitley.
E08
Love Thy Neighbor
Fri, Nov 16 1990 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne and Whitley finally sit down and discuss their budding romance. Ron discovers that the homeless population is not what he thinks.
E09
Time Keeps on Slippin'
Fri, Nov 30 1990 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
As Whitley and Dwayne get back together they start to study together and it affects them both different ways in their life academically.
E10
The Apple Doesn't Fall
Fri, Dec 7 1990 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Col. Taylor feels he's made a hole in one when asked to join the once segregated country club.
E11
I'm Dreaming of a Wayne Christmas
Fri, Dec 14 1990 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E12
War and Peace
Fri, Jan 11 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E13
Ex-Communication
Fri, Feb 1 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Julian has a talk with Whitley that takes a toll on her ego--and may cost her Dwayne.
E14
Risk Around the Dollar
Fri, Feb 8 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Lack of money may make Whitley's world come tumbling down after she blows her rent money.
E15
Love, Hillman-Style
Fri, Feb 15 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Matthew brings members of the National theater of the Deaf to Walter's outreach center for a performance.
E16
A Word in Edgewise
Fri, Feb 22 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E17
Ms. Understanding
Fri, Mar 1 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E18
The Cash Isn't Always Greener
Fri, Mar 8 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E19
How Great Thou Art
Fri, Mar 15 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E20
It's Showtime at Hillman
Fri, Mar 22 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
When Walter arranges a telethon to raise extra money for the outreach center, the Hillman gang contributes by showcasing their various talents.
E21
Sister to Sister, Sister
Fri, Mar 29 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E22
Monet is the Root of All Evil
Fri, Apr 5 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E23
If I Should Die Before I Wake
Fri, Apr 12 1991 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E24
Never Can Say Goodbye
Fri, Apr 26 1991 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Ron begs a dean to let him take a course and Walter leaves Hillman.
E25
To Be Continued
Fri, May 3 1991 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
Season 5
25 episodes
E01
We've Only Just Begun
Fri, Sep 20 1991 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E02
The Dwayne Mutiny
Fri, Sep 27 1991 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne is under a lot of stress after being so over occupied while Jaleesa starts a new her own job at home.
E03
Home is Where the Fire Is
Fri, Oct 4 1991 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Bickering distracts Whitley and Kim from a hazard in Lena's (Jada Pinkett) room.
E04
Almost Working Girl
Fri, Oct 11 1991 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E05
In the Eye of the Storm
Fri, Oct 18 1991 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
As a hurricane batters the campus, Ron and Freddie confront their differences while trapped together.
E06
Rule Number One
Fri, Oct 25 1991 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne fails to foresee the consequences of his tutoring Lena (Jada Pinkett); Ron goes into the cosmetics business.
E07
Baby, I'm a Star
Fri, Nov 1 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Kim's new-found arrogance loses her a spot in Ron's band; Col. Taylor frets over his age.
E08
Liza Who-Little
Fri, Nov 8 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley's wealthy cousin Liza (Jasmine Guy in a dual role) goes husband-hunting at Hillman.
E09
To Tell the Truth
Fri, Nov 15 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne gets into hot water when he is spotted holding hands with a woman other than Whitley.
E10
Do You Take This Woman?
Fri, Nov 22 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E11
Mammy Dearest
Fri, Dec 6 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E12
Twelve Steps of Christmas
Fri, Dec 20 1991 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E13
Just Another Four-Letter Word
Fri, Jan 3 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Ron is forced to move out of his apartment after he spends the rent money pursuing his music career.
E14
Cats in the Cradle
Fri, Jan 17 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E15
Prisoner of Love
Fri, Jan 24 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E16
Bedroom at the Top
Fri, Jan 31 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E17
May the Best Man Win
Fri, Feb 14 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E18
Kiss You Back
Fri, Feb 21 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E19
Conflict of Interest
Fri, Feb 28 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
After Whitley and Dwayne spend the night together, they avoid speaking about their feelings. Charmaine and Lance visit Hillman.
E20
Sellmates
Fri, Mar 13 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Ron is intrigued by a female con artist. Kim fears she won't be accepted to medical school.
E21
Do the Write Thing
Fri, Apr 3 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E22
Love Taps
Fri, Apr 24 1992 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Events take a tragic turn at the dorm when Lena suspects a rapper named Dion is abusing Gina.
E23
Special Delivery
Fri, May 8 1992 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E24
Save the Best for Last: Part 1
Fri, May 15 1992 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E25
Save the Best for Last: Part 2
Fri, May 15 1992 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
Season 6
25 episodes
E01
Honeymoon in L.A.: Part 1
Fri, Sep 25 1992 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley and Dwayne recall their honeymoon in Los Angeles during the riots after the Rodney King verdict.
E02
Honeymoon in L.A.: Part 2
Fri, Oct 2 1992 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley and Dwayne recall their honeymoon in Los Angeles during the riots after the Rodney King verdict.
E03
Interior Desecration
Fri, Oct 9 1992 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Now living together for the first time, newlyweds Whitley and Dwayne clash over whose belongings they will use to furnish their apartment.
E04
Somebody Say Ho!
Fri, Oct 16 1992 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Everybody goes to court when one of the students is called a hoe.
E05
Really Gross Anatomy
Fri, Oct 23 1992 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E06
Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Axed
Fri, Oct 30 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne and Whitley struggle as Whitley gets laid off from her job.
E07
The Little Mister
Fri, Oct 30 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
In Dwayne's dream, Whitley is running for president against other women.
E08
Baby, It's Cold Outside
Fri, Nov 6 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley gets upset because Wayne does not spend enough time with her.
E09
Faith, Hope and Charity: Part 1
Fri, Nov 13 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
The Wayne and Gilbert family celebrate thanksgiving with each other.
E10
Faith, Hope and Charity: Part 2
Fri, Nov 13 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Continuation of thanksgiving with the Gilbert-Wayne family.
E11
Original Teacher
Fri, Nov 20 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Freddy gets juvenile delinquents who need a role model and they are assigned to teachers of Hillman College one of which is Dwayne.
E12
Occupational Hazards
Fri, Dec 4 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E13
White Christmas
Fri, Dec 18 1992 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Everybody's in for a big surprise when Freddy's mom comes to visit while Freddy also has some relationship trouble.
E14
To Whit, with Love
Fri, Jan 8 1993 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley gets a new job as a teacher and struggles with her disrespectful students.
E15
Happy Birthday to Moi
Fri, Jan 15 1993 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne throws Whitley a surprise party while two students of Hillman College cheat on a test and try to get away with it.
E16
Mind Your Own Business
Fri, Jan 22 1993 1:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Ron and Mr. Gaines open a music club together, but can't agree on the style of music.
E17
When One Door Closes...: Part 1
Sun, May 9 1993 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley discovers she's pregnant; Dwayne's computer-baseball game is a hit with Kinlishewa Corp., which wants him to move to Tokyo.
E18
When One Door Closes...: Part 2
Sun, May 9 1993 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
A Japanese corporation woos Dwayne for his software; Whitley is pregnant.
E19
Lean on Me
Fri, May 28 1993 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
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.
E20
Dancing Machines
Fri, Jun 4 1993 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Whitley lets Dashawn stay with her and Dwayne for the weekend. Ron helps Freddie plan a charity dance-a-thon.
E21
Cabin in the Sky
Fri, Jun 11 1993 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Dwayne and Whitley plan a romantic getaway for the weekend. When Mr. and Mrs. Gaines join them, things don't go as planned.
E22
Great X-Pectations
Sat, Jul 10 1993 12:30 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Terrell (Patrick Y. Malone) is caught with a handgun in the classroom; Spencer (Michael Ralph) proposes to Kim.
E23
Homie, Don't Ya Know Me?
30 min
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.
E24
A Rock, a River, a Lena
30 min
Legendary singer/actress Lena Horne visits the Hillman campus to dedicate a scholarship named for her grandmother.
E25
College Kid
30 min
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.
Jasmine Guy
as Whitley Gilbert
Kadeem Hardison
as Dwayne Cleophus Wayne
Darryl M. Bell
as Ronald "Ron" Johnson
Charnele Brown
as Kimberly "Kim" Reese
Dawnn Lewis
as Jaleesa Vinson Taylor
Cree Summer
as Winifred "Freddie" Brooks
Lou Myers
as Vernon Gaines
Glynn Turman
as Col. Bradford Taylor
Sinbad
as Walter Oakes
Jada Pinkett Smith
as Lena James
Ajai Sanders
as Gina Deveaux
Lisa Bonet
as Denise Huxtable
