A Different World (1987)

Sunday, January 11

Strangers on a Plane

Season 3 • Episode 1

Whitley encounters a new Dwayne on the plane ride back to school.

Sunday, January 11

The Heat Is On

Season 3 • Episode 2

Whitley's avoidance of math classes threatens her chances of graduating.

Sunday, January 11

The Hat Makes the Man

Season 3 • Episode 3

Tensions run high in the dorm when new director Walter clashes with Jaleesa.

Sunday, January 11

To Have and Have Not

Season 3 • Episode 4

Whitley loses faith in her youth-center dance students when her pocketbook disappears.

Sunday, January 11

Forever Hold Your Peace

Season 3 • Episode 5

Dwayne drives Whitley to her father's wedding.

Sunday, January 11

Delusions of Daddyhood

Season 3 • Episode 6

Despite Whitley's objections, rap group Heavy D. & the Boyz arrive at Hillman for a benefit concert.

Sunday, January 11

Wedding Bells From Hell

Season 3 • Episode 7

Romance is in the air as Walter pops the question to Jaleesa and Dwayne asks Whitley to date him.

Sunday, January 11

Great Expectations

Season 3 • Episode 8

After her father nixes a rock-concert trip, Kim still goes and leaves Whitley to cover for her.

Sunday, January 11

Answered Prayers

Season 3 • Episode 9

The gang rushes Kim to see her policeman father, who has been shot while on duty.

Sunday, January 11

Under One Roof

Season 3 • Episode 11

Whitley misinterprets an invitation to stay at the dean's house for a weekend.

Monday, January 12

If Only for One Night

Season 1 • Episode 20

Dwayne's date with Denise is interrupted when a despondent Whitley shows up.

Monday, January 12

Dr. War Is Hell

Season 2 • Episode 1

Jaleesa and Whitley have new roommates; Dwayne tries to avoid a dreaded course.

Monday, January 12

Two Gentlemen of Hillman

Season 2 • Episode 2

Dwayne and Ron's friendship is strained when they work together on a research paper.

Monday, January 12

Some Enchanted Late Afternoon

Season 2 • Episode 3

Walter and Jaleesa are apprehensive about starting a romantic relationship.

Tuesday, January 13

Dream Lover

Season 2 • Episode 4

Whitley is upset by the romantic dreams she has been having about Dwayne.

Tuesday, January 13

Three Girls Three

Season 2 • Episode 5

Jaleesa and Whitley are given the chance to become back-up singers for Gladys Knight.

Tuesday, January 13

If You Like Pilgrim Coladas

Season 2 • Episode 6

Whitley takes a homesick Kim to a restaurant for Thanksgiving dinner.

Tuesday, January 13

A Stepping Stone

Season 2 • Episode 7

Whitley wants to be the team leader in an interdormitory step competition.

Wednesday, January 14

Life With Father

Season 2 • Episode 8

Dwayne falls for his calculus teacher's (Glynn Turman) daughter.

Wednesday, January 14

All's Fair

Season 2 • Episode 9

Whitley is squeezed out when Kim's boyfriend (Brian Wesley Thomas) monopolizes their room.

Wednesday, January 14

Radio Free Hillman

Season 2 • Episode 10

Whitley is caught in the middle when Dwayne stages a sit-in at the dean's (Rosalind Cash) office.

Wednesday, January 14

It Happened One Night

Season 2 • Episode 11

Whitley offers her support to Kim when she fears that she may be pregnant.

Thursday, January 15

I've Got the Muse in Me

Season 2 • Episode 12

Freddie turns to alcohol when she lacks inspiration in her writing.

Thursday, January 15

Risky Business

Season 2 • Episode 13

Clair Huxtable (Phylicia Rashad) gives a business etiquette seminar at Hillman.

Thursday, January 15

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Season 2 • Episode 14

Couples at Hillman College experience broken hearts and discord as Valentine's Day approaches.

Thursday, January 15

For She's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage

Season 2 • Episode 15

Whitley's mother (Diahann Carroll) is determined to find a boyfriend for her daughter.

Thursday, January 15

Interior Desecration or Sofa, So Good

Season 6 • Episode 3

Whitley and Dwayne try to combine their possessions in the new apartment.

Thursday, January 15

Somebody Say Ho!

Season 6 • Episode 4

Terrell is charged with verbally abusing Charmaine in Dwayne's class.

Thursday, January 15

Really Gross Anatomy

Season 6 • Episode 5

Kim gets sick dissecting her first cadaver.

Thursday, January 15

Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Axed

Season 6 • Episode 6

Whitley persuades Dwayne to buy an expensive painting, then loses her job.

Thursday, January 15

The Little Mister

Season 6 • Episode 7

In Dwayne's dream, Whitley is running for president against other women.

Thursday, January 15

Baby, It's Cold Outside

Season 6 • Episode 8

Whitley phones Montel Williams for marital advice.

Thursday, January 15

Faith, Hope & Charity

Season 6 • Episode 9

Dwayne's mother, Mrs. Gilbert and her date go to the Waynes' for Thanksgiving.

Thursday, January 15

Faith, Hope & Charity

Season 6 • Episode 10

Dwayne's mother, Mrs. Gilbert and her date go to the Waynes' for Thanksgiving.

Friday, January 16

The Original Teacher

Season 6 • Episode 11

Dwayne tries to dissuade rival gang members from giving up on their friendship.

Friday, January 16

Occupational Hazards

Season 6 • Episode 12

Whitley files for unemployment and encounters an officious claims officer (Alaina Reed-Hall).

Friday, January 16

To Whit, With Love

Season 6 • Episode 14

Dwayne lends a hand when Whitley teaches a remedial class; Lena tries to get a date with Dorian.

Friday, January 16

To Whit, With Love

Season 6 • Episode 14

Dwayne lends a hand when Whitley teaches a remedial class; Lena tries to get a date with Dorian.

Friday, January 16

Happy Birthday to Moi

Season 6 • Episode 15

Dwayne plans with Kim to stay one step ahead of Whitley, who wants to plan her own birthday party.

Friday, January 16

Lean on Me

Season 6 • Episode 19

Dwayne learns an ex-flame will interview him for a coveted summer job.

Friday, January 16

It's Greek to Me

Season 2 • Episode 16

Dwayne and Ron's friendship is strained after they pledge a fraternity.

Friday, January 16

The Thing About Women

Season 2 • Episode 17

Walter becomes jealous when Jaleesa's ex husband, Lamar, shows up.

Friday, January 16

High Anxiety

Season 2 • Episode 18

Kim takes on too many responsibilities; Mr. Gaines moves in with Col. Taylor.

Friday, January 16

Take This Job and Love It

Season 2 • Episode 19

Kim gets Whitley a job at the Pit to help pay for the car she damaged.

Monday, January 19

No Means No

Season 2 • Episode 20

Dwayne fears Freddie may face date rape when she goes out with an aggressive athlete (Taimak).

Monday, January 19

Citizen Wayne

Season 2 • Episode 21

Ron claims that Dwayne has Jesse Jackson's endorsement for student government president.

Monday, January 19

There's No Place Like Home

Season 2 • Episode 22

As the semester comes to an end, students make plans for the summer.

Monday, January 19

Strangers on a Plane

Season 3 • Episode 1

Whitley encounters a new Dwayne on the plane ride back to school.

Tuesday, January 20

The Heat Is On

Season 3 • Episode 2

Whitley's avoidance of math classes threatens her chances of graduating.

Tuesday, January 20

The Hat Makes the Man

Season 3 • Episode 3

Tensions run high in the dorm when new director Walter clashes with Jaleesa.

Tuesday, January 20

To Have and Have Not

Season 3 • Episode 4

Whitley loses faith in her youth-center dance students when her pocketbook disappears.

Tuesday, January 20

Forever Hold Your Peace

Season 3 • Episode 5

Dwayne drives Whitley to her father's wedding.

Wednesday, January 21

Delusions of Daddyhood

Season 3 • Episode 6

Despite Whitley's objections, rap group Heavy D. & the Boyz arrive at Hillman for a benefit concert.

Wednesday, January 21

Wedding Bells From Hell

Season 3 • Episode 7

Romance is in the air as Walter pops the question to Jaleesa and Dwayne asks Whitley to date him.

Wednesday, January 21

Great Expectations

Season 3 • Episode 8

After her father nixes a rock-concert trip, Kim still goes and leaves Whitley to cover for her.

Wednesday, January 21

Answered Prayers

Season 3 • Episode 9

The gang rushes Kim to see her policeman father, who has been shot while on duty.

Thursday, January 22

Under One Roof

Season 3 • Episode 11

Whitley misinterprets an invitation to stay at the dean's house for a weekend.

Thursday, January 22

Here's to Old Friends

Season 3 • Episode 12

Dwayne's friend comes for a visit and tries to convince him to transfer.

Thursday, January 22

The Power of the Pen

Season 3 • Episode 13

Whitley misconstrues Dwayne's beautiful poetry about mathematics as verses intended for her.

Thursday, January 22

Pride and Prejudice

Season 3 • Episode 14

Whitley deals with a sales clerk's (Peggy Walton-Walker) racism.

Thursday, January 22

Dancing Machines

Season 6 • Episode 20

Unrest breaks out at a dance marathon fund-raiser for peace.

Thursday, January 22

Cabin in the Sky

Season 6 • Episode 21

Second honeymooners Dwayne and Whitley must share a cabin with the Gaineses.

Thursday, January 22

Homey, Don't Ya Know Me?

Season 6 • Episode 23

Lena's old boyfriend (Tupac Shakur) from Baltimore comes to visit.

Thursday, January 22

Great X-Pectations

Season 6 • Episode 22

Terrell is caught with a handgun in the classroom; Spencer proposes to Kim.

Thursday, January 22

College Kid

Season 6 • Episode 24

Ex-baseball great Langston Paige (Billy Dee Williams) leases part of his home to the college kids.

Thursday, January 22

College Kid

Season 6 • Episode 24

Ex-baseball great Langston Paige (Billy Dee Williams) leases part of his home to the college kids.

Thursday, January 22

When One Door Closes ...

Season 6 • Episode 17

A Japanese corporation woos Dwayne for his software; Whitley is pregnant.

Thursday, January 22

When One Door Closes ...

Season 6 • Episode 18

A Japanese corporation woos Dwayne for his software; Whitley is pregnant.

Friday, January 23

Reconcilable Differences

Season 1 • Episode 1

Denise begins her sophomore year at Hillman and requests a room change, ending up with Whitley.

Friday, January 23

Pilot

Season 1 • Episode 2

Denise finds out that her dorm payment check bounced and that her checking account is overdrawn.

Friday, January 23

Porky De Bergerac

Season 1 • Episode 3

Denise has to live with the repercussions of breaking one of the monitor's new rules.

Friday, January 23

Those Who Can't ... Tutor

Season 1 • Episode 4

Dwayne tutors Denise in calculus and has to leave the all female dormitory via the fire escape.

Friday, January 23

War of the Words

Season 1 • Episode 5

Maggie and Whitley debate on how women should balance a career and family life.

Friday, January 23

Rudy and the Snow Queen

Season 1 • Episode 6

Denise's little sister Rudy visits Hillman and makes Whitley her new role model.

Friday, January 23

Success, Lies and Videotape

Season 3 • Episode 15

A visit by Clair Huxtable (Phylicia Rashad) prompts the students to think about their career goals.

Friday, January 23

A World Alike

Season 3 • Episode 16

Kim is offered a scholarship by a company with South African ties.

Friday, January 23

That's the Trouble With You All

Season 3 • Episode 17

Whitley's jealousy gets in the way after she pairs Dwayne with a date.

Friday, January 23

A Campfire Story

Season 3 • Episode 18

Dwayne and Walter regale a group of students with tales of recruiting a star basketball player.

Monday, January 26

Student life at Hillman College.

Monday, January 26

Student life at Hillman College.

Monday, January 26

Student life at Hillman College.

Monday, January 26

Student life at Hillman College.

Monday, January 26

Student life at Hillman College.

Monday, January 26

Student life at Hillman College.

Tuesday, January 27

Student life at Hillman College.

Tuesday, January 27

Student life at Hillman College.

Tuesday, January 27

Student life at Hillman College.

Tuesday, January 27

Student life at Hillman College.

Tuesday, January 27

Student life at Hillman College.

Tuesday, January 27

Student life at Hillman College.