21 Candles

Season 3 - Episode 20: 21 Candles
Overview
Whitley is distraught when everyone, including Julian, seems to have forgotten her 21st birthday. Kim has actually remembered, and is planning a girls-only surprise party. Dwayne and Ron decide to kidnap Whitley and throw her in a fountain for some reason. Kim fails to thwart their plans, but Ron falls while climbing the dorm wall and injures his leg. A depressed Whitley gets drunk on cheap wine and has a dinner date with her photograph of Denzel Washington. The girls arrive to take her out; they agree that she should have told Julian about her birthday instead of expecting him to find out on his own. Jaleesa pretends not to care when she sees Walter on a date with the medic who treated Ron. Whitley apologizes to Julian for testing him.
Episode Information
TV Show
A Different World
Season
Season 3
Episode Number
20
Air Date
March 15, 1990
Runtime
30 minutes
Guest Stars

Mary Testa
Waitress

Dominic Hoffman
Julian Day

Rueben Grundy
Ernest Bennett

Charlayne Woodard
Paramedic
Crew

Adriana Trigiani
Writer

Debbie Allen
Director

Ramsey Avery
Assistant Production Design