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A Different World: Season 1
September 24, 1987
22 Episodes
~30 min per episode
Overview
No overview available for this season.
Episodes
22
1
Reconcilable Differences
Sep 24, 1987
30 min
3.5/5
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.
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2
Pilot
Oct 1, 1987
30 min
Denise's financial irresponsibility might get her and Jaleesa thrown out of the dorm.
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3
Porky de Bergerac
Oct 15, 1987
30 min
Questionable tactics abound when Denise plays dating games and Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor.
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4
Those Who Can't... Tutor
Oct 22, 1987
30 min
Denise's calculus tutor Dwayne is caught sneaking out of Whitley's window after curfew.
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5
War of the Words
Oct 29, 1987
30 min
Whitley's claim that women can't succeed at both career and family infuriates Lisa and Maggie.
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6
Rudy and the Snow Queen
Nov 5, 1987
30 min
Rudy visits Hillman and becomes enchanted by Whitley, who tries to make her into the perfect little lady.
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7
Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You
Nov 19, 1987
30 min
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.
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8
If Chosen, I May Not Run
Dec 3, 1987
30 min
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.
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9
Romancing Mr. Stone
Dec 10, 1987
30 min
A geology professor has every woman in the class fighting for his attention.
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10
The Gift of the Magi
Dec 17, 1987
30 min
Whitley's secret Santa surprises her with a visit from her newly separated daddy, who walks in with his youthful girlfriend.
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11
Does He or Doesn't He?
Jan 7, 1988
30 min
Tired of being hit on by men, a grad student decides to turn the tables and seduce Dwayne.
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12
Advise and Descent
Jan 14, 1988
30 min
During finals week, Denise's work suffers because she decides to be a peer counselor, and the girls' looks suffer under test stress.
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13
The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic
Jan 21, 1988
30 min
Hillman alumna Lettie Bostic fills in as dorm monitor, but her strongly voiced opinions have the girls considering mutiny.
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14
Wild Child
Feb 4, 1988
30 min
Lettie pulls some strings to help a student who has been attending classes without enrolling.
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15
Dr. Cupid
Feb 11, 1988
30 min
4.0/5
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.
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16
The Show Must Go On
Feb 18, 1988
30 min
Denise and Whitley both think they're the apple of the leading man's eye in a play about the Garden of Eden.
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17
Mr. Hillman
Feb 25, 1988
30 min
In the name of sexual equality, Denise convinces Dwayne to run in the Miss Hillman Beauty Pageant against Whitley.
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18
Speech Therapy
Mar 10, 1988
30 min
Whitley hides an illegal humidifier; Jaleesa sweats over her fear of oral reports; Maggie steams over the debt Denise owes her.
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19
Clair's Last Stand
Mar 24, 1988
30 min
Clair Huxtable visits Denise bearing motherly advice as well as news that conflicts with Denise's summer plans.
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20
If Only for One Night
Apr 28, 1988
30 min
Whitley panics about spending the summer alone; Dwayne tries a new tack with Denise; and Maggie holds a yard sale.
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21
Come Back, Little Eggby
May 5, 1988
30 min
A psychology experiment in parenting calls for egg-doption, but when Jaleesa loses Maggie's "eggby," she and Denise scramble to find it.
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22
My Dinner With Theo
Jul 7, 1988
30 min
Denise strains her brain trying to improve her grades, so she invites Theo up for a weekend of family inspiration.
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