A Different World — Season 1
A Different World·Season 1·1987·22 episodes

Season 1

A Different World
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Sep1987
Season 1

22 episodes

  • S1·E1

    Reconcilable Differences

    September 24, 1987 · 30 min

    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.

  • S1·E2

    Pilot

    October 1, 1987 · 30 min

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

  • S1·E3

    Porky de Bergerac

    October 15, 1987 · 30 min

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

  • S1·E4

    Those Who Can't... Tutor

    October 22, 1987 · 30 min

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

  • S1·E5

    War of the Words

    October 29, 1987 · 30 min

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

  • S1·E6

    Rudy and the Snow Queen

    November 5, 1987 · 30 min

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

  • S1·E7

    Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You

    November 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.

  • S1·E8

    If Chosen, I May Not Run

    December 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.

  • S1·E9

    Romancing Mr. Stone

    December 10, 1987 · 30 min

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

  • S1·E10

    The Gift of the Magi

    December 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.

  • S1·E11

    Does He or Doesn't He?

    January 7, 1988 · 30 min

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

  • S1·E12

    Advise and Descent

    January 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.

  • S1·E13

    The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic

    January 21, 1988 · 30 min

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

  • S1·E14

    Wild Child

    February 4, 1988 · 30 min

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

  • S1·E15

    Dr. Cupid

    February 11, 1988 · 30 min

    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.

  • S1·E16

    The Show Must Go On

    February 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.

  • S1·E17

    Mr. Hillman

    February 25, 1988 · 30 min

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

  • S1·E18

    Speech Therapy

    March 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.

  • S1·E19

    Clair's Last Stand

    March 24, 1988 · 30 min

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

  • S1·E20

    If Only for One Night

    April 28, 1988 · 30 min

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

  • S1·E21

    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.

  • S1·E22

    My Dinner With Theo

    July 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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