21 Candles

March 15, 1990
30 min
Season 3 - Episode 20: 21 Candles

Season 3 - Episode 20: 21 Candles

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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

Mary Testa

Waitress

Dominic Hoffman

Dominic Hoffman

Julian Day

Rueben Grundy

Rueben Grundy

Ernest Bennett

Charlayne Woodard

Charlayne Woodard

Paramedic

Crew

Adriana Trigiani

Adriana Trigiani

Writer

Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

Director

Ramsey Avery

Ramsey Avery

Assistant Production Design