A Different World (1987)
Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Tuesday, September 3
Save the Best for Last
Season 5 • Episode 24
Dwayne visits Whitley the night before her wedding to apologize for his mistakes.
Tuesday, September 3
Save the Best for Last
Season 5 • Episode 25
Dwayne attends the wedding, and Whitney realizes that she can not marry Byron.
Tuesday, September 3
Save the Best for Last
Season 5 • Episode 24
Dwayne visits Whitley the night before her wedding to apologize for his mistakes.
Tuesday, September 3
Save the Best for Last
Season 5 • Episode 25
Dwayne attends the wedding, and Whitney realizes that she can not marry Byron.
Tuesday, September 3
Honeymoon in L.A.
Season 6 • Episode 1
Whitley and Dwayne tell new students about their honeymoon in Los Angeles.
Tuesday, September 3
Honeymoon in L.A.
Season 6 • Episode 2
Separated honeymooners Dwayne and Whitley struggle to reunite.
Wednesday, September 4
Interior Desecration or Sofa, So Good
Season 6 • Episode 3
Whitley and Dwayne try to combine their possessions in the new apartment.
Wednesday, September 4
Somebody Say Ho!
Season 6 • Episode 4
Terrell is charged with verbally abusing Charmaine in Dwayne's class.
Wednesday, September 4
Interior Desecration or Sofa, So Good
Season 6 • Episode 3
Whitley and Dwayne try to combine their possessions in the new apartment.
Wednesday, September 4
Somebody Say Ho!
Season 6 • Episode 4
Terrell is charged with verbally abusing Charmaine in Dwayne's class.
Wednesday, September 4
Really Gross Anatomy
Season 6 • Episode 5
Kim gets sick dissecting her first cadaver.
Wednesday, September 4
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, September 5
The Little Mister
Season 6 • Episode 7
In Dwayne's dream, Whitley is running for president against other women.
Thursday, September 5
Baby, It's Cold Outside
Season 6 • Episode 8
Whitley phones Montel Williams for marital advice.
Thursday, September 5
The Little Mister
Season 6 • Episode 7
In Dwayne's dream, Whitley is running for president against other women.
Thursday, September 5
Baby, It's Cold Outside
Season 6 • Episode 8
Whitley phones Montel Williams for marital advice.
Thursday, September 5
Faith, Hope & Charity
Season 6 • Episode 9
Dwayne's mother, Mrs. Gilbert and her date go to the Waynes' for Thanksgiving.
Thursday, September 5
Faith, Hope & Charity
Season 6 • Episode 10
Dwayne's mother, Mrs. Gilbert and her date go to the Waynes' for Thanksgiving.
Thursday, September 5
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.
Thursday, September 5
Great Expectations
Season 3 • Episode 8
After her father nixes a rock-concert trip, Kim still goes and leaves Whitley to cover for her.
Thursday, September 5
Answered Prayers
Season 3 • Episode 9
The gang rushes Kim to see her policeman father, who has been shot while on duty.
Thursday, September 5
For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls
Season 3 • Episode 10
Whitley's sleep is troubled by a Christmas nightmare as she sees herself the campus "Scrooge."
Thursday, September 5
Under One Roof
Season 3 • Episode 11
Whitley misinterprets an invitation to stay at the dean's house for a weekend.
Thursday, September 5
Here's to Old Friends
Season 3 • Episode 12
Dwayne's friend comes for a visit and tries to convince him to transfer.
Thursday, September 5
The Power of the Pen
Season 3 • Episode 13
Whitley misconstrues Dwayne's beautiful poetry about mathematics as verses intended for her.
Thursday, September 5
Pride and Prejudice
Season 3 • Episode 14
Whitley deals with a sales clerk's (Peggy Walton-Walker) racism.
Friday, September 6
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, September 6
A World Alike
Season 3 • Episode 16
Kim is offered a scholarship by a company with South African ties.
Friday, September 6
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, September 6
A Campfire Story
Season 3 • Episode 18
Dwayne and Walter regale a group of students with tales of recruiting a star basketball player.
Friday, September 6
Hillman Isn't Through With You Yet
Season 3 • Episode 19
Whitley's career planning has fallen a bit short of its intended mark.
Friday, September 6
21 Candles
Season 3 • Episode 20
Whitley is convinced that everyone has forgotten her 21st birthday.
Friday, September 6
The Original Teacher
Season 6 • Episode 11
Dwayne tries to dissuade rival gang members from giving up on their friendship.
Friday, September 6
Occupational Hazards
Season 6 • Episode 12
Whitley files for unemployment and encounters an officious claims officer (Alaina Reed-Hall).
Friday, September 6
The Original Teacher
Season 6 • Episode 11
Dwayne tries to dissuade rival gang members from giving up on their friendship.
Friday, September 6
Occupational Hazards
Season 6 • Episode 12
Whitley files for unemployment and encounters an officious claims officer (Alaina Reed-Hall).
Friday, September 6
White Christmas
Season 6 • Episode 13
Freddie's free-spirited mother (Anita Morris) visits; Whitley works on Christmas day.
Friday, September 6
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.
Monday, September 9
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.
Monday, September 9
Happy Birthday to Moi
Season 6 • Episode 15
Whitley plans a surprise party for herself.
Monday, September 9
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.
Monday, September 9
Happy Birthday to Moi
Season 6 • Episode 15
Whitley plans a surprise party for herself.
Monday, September 9
Lean on Me
Season 6 • Episode 19
Dwayne learns an ex-flame will interview him for a coveted summer job.
Monday, September 9
Dancing Machines
Season 6 • Episode 20
Unrest breaks out at a dance marathon fund-raiser for peace.
Tuesday, September 10
Cabin in the Sky
Season 6 • Episode 21
Second honeymooners Dwayne and Whitley must share a cabin with the Gaineses.
Tuesday, September 10
Homey, Don't Ya Know Me?
Season 6 • Episode 23
Lena's old boyfriend (Tupac Shakur) from Baltimore comes to visit.
Tuesday, September 10
Cabin in the Sky
Season 6 • Episode 21
Second honeymooners Dwayne and Whitley must share a cabin with the Gaineses.
Tuesday, September 10
Homey, Don't Ya Know Me?
Season 6 • Episode 23
Lena's old boyfriend (Tupac Shakur) from Baltimore comes to visit.
Tuesday, September 10
Great X-Pectations
Season 6 • Episode 22
Terrell is caught with a handgun in the classroom; Spencer proposes to Kim.
Tuesday, September 10
College Kid
Season 6 • Episode 24
Ex-baseball great Langston Paige (Billy Dee Williams) leases part of his home to the college kids.
Wednesday, September 11
When One Door Closes ...
Season 6 • Episode 17
A Japanese corporation woos Dwayne for his software; Whitley is pregnant.
Wednesday, September 11
When One Door Closes ...
Season 6 • Episode 18
A Japanese corporation woos Dwayne for his software; Whitley is pregnant.
Wednesday, September 11
When One Door Closes ...
Season 6 • Episode 17
A Japanese corporation woos Dwayne for his software; Whitley is pregnant.
Wednesday, September 11
When One Door Closes ...
Season 6 • Episode 18
A Japanese corporation woos Dwayne for his software; Whitley is pregnant.
Wednesday, September 11
Reconcilable Differences
Season 1 • Episode 1
Denise begins her sophomore year at Hillman and requests a room change, ending up with Whitley.
Wednesday, September 11
Pilot
Season 1 • Episode 2
Denise hopes to solve her latest financial quandary without assistance from home.
Thursday, September 12
Porky De Bergerac
Season 1 • Episode 3
As dorm monitor, Jaleesa must enforce penalties on litterbugs -- including Denise.
Thursday, September 12
Those Who Can't ... Tutor
Season 1 • Episode 4
Whitley's reputation suffers when Dwayne is caught climbing out of her window.
Thursday, September 12
Porky De Bergerac
Season 1 • Episode 3
As dorm monitor, Jaleesa must enforce penalties on litterbugs -- including Denise.
Thursday, September 12
Those Who Can't ... Tutor
Season 1 • Episode 4
Whitley's reputation suffers when Dwayne is caught climbing out of her window.
Thursday, September 12
War of the Words
Season 1 • Episode 5
Maggie prepares to debate Whitley on the issue of women's rights.
Thursday, September 12
Rudy and the Snow Queen
Season 1 • Episode 6
Rudy chooses Whitley as a role model when she spends a weekend visiting Denise.
Thursday, September 12
Sweet Charity
Season 3 • Episode 21
The students try to help Kim make money to pay for college, Dwayne and Ron appear in a commercial.
Thursday, September 12
Soldier Boy
Season 3 • Episode 22
Col. Taylor is roasted at the campus military dinner; Dwayne issues a challenge to Whitley.
Thursday, September 12
The Getaway
Season 3 • Episode 23
Spring break begins badly when Dwayne and Ron pick up the wrong luggage.
Thursday, September 12
The Getaway
Season 3 • Episode 24
Spring break is further complicated for Dwayne and Ron by drug dealers who are pursuing them.
Thursday, September 12
Perhaps Love ...
Season 3 • Episode 25
Whitley finds comfort with Dwayne at his place -- until she mistakes his mother for the maid.
Thursday, September 12
Everything Must Change
Season 4 • Episode 1
Whitley plans to tell Dwayne that a relationship is possible -- but it may be too late.
Thursday, September 12
How Bittersweet It Is
Season 4 • Episode 2
In an effort to make Dwayne jealous, Whitley accepts a date with Ron.
Thursday, September 12
Blues for Nobody's Child
Season 4 • Episode 3
An orphaned waif (T.J. Evans) plans to make Freddie's dorm room his new home.
Friday, September 13
Whitley's Last Supper
Season 4 • Episode 4
Whitley's father (Ron O'Neal) puts her on a budget; Kim can't relax before an exam.
Friday, September 13
The Goodwill Games
Season 4 • Episode 5
Dwayne is in the middle as Whitley and Kinu (Alise Gyse Dickens) compete on rival academic teams.
Friday, September 13
Tales From the Exam Zone
Season 4 • Episode 6
Walter is the host for a "Twilight Zone"-type look at students cramming for midterm exams.
Friday, September 13
Good Help Is Hard to Fire
Season 4 • Episode 7
Dwayne's visiting mom lands in the middle of a melee involving Dwayne, Kinu and Whitley.
Friday, September 13
Love Thy Neighbor
Season 4 • Episode 8
Dwayne and Whitley finally commit themselves to a relationship.
Friday, September 13
Time Keeps on Slippin'
Season 4 • Episode 9
Dwayne's preoccupation with Whitley affects his grades; Ron and Freddie plan a video.
Friday, September 13
Sometimes You Get the Bear ... Sometimes the Bear Gets You
Season 1 • Episode 7
Denise worries that her grandfather will discover she is involved in a homecoming prank.
Friday, September 13
If Chosen, I May Not Run
Season 1 • Episode 8
Like her father and grandfather before her, Denise joins the Hillman track team.
Friday, September 13
Sometimes You Get the Bear ... Sometimes the Bear Gets You
Season 1 • Episode 7
Denise worries that her grandfather will discover she is involved in a homecoming prank.
Friday, September 13
If Chosen, I May Not Run
Season 1 • Episode 8
Like her father and grandfather before her, Denise joins the Hillman track team.
Friday, September 13
Romancing Mr. Stone
Season 1 • Episode 9
Denise has a crush on her geology professor (David Alan Grier).
Friday, September 13
Does He or Doesn't He?
Season 1 • Episode 11
Jaleesa takes bets on how Dwayne will act when a graduate student tries to seduce him.
Monday, September 16
Advise and Descent
Season 1 • Episode 12
Denise volunteers as a counselor during final exams to get out of writing a major research paper.
Monday, September 16
The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic
Season 1 • Episode 13
A former Hillman student (Mary Alice) returns to college to earn her degree.
Monday, September 16
Advise and Descent
Season 1 • Episode 12
Denise volunteers as a counselor during final exams to get out of writing a major research paper.
Monday, September 16
The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic
Season 1 • Episode 13
A former Hillman student (Mary Alice) returns to college to earn her degree.
Monday, September 16
Wild Child
Season 1 • Episode 14
Denise leads a campaign to get her streetwise study partner enrolled at Hillman.
Monday, September 16
Doctor Cupid
Season 1 • Episode 15
Dwayne, alias "Dr. Cupid," takes to the airwaves to get a Valentine's Day date.
Tuesday, September 17
The Show Must Go On
Season 1 • Episode 16
Denise and Whitley both appear in a play, and each believes the leading man is interested in her.
Tuesday, September 17
Mr. Hillman
Season 1 • Episode 17
Denise enters Dwayne in a campus beauty pageant.
Tuesday, September 17
The Show Must Go On
Season 1 • Episode 16
Denise and Whitley both appear in a play, and each believes the leading man is interested in her.
Tuesday, September 17
Mr. Hillman
Season 1 • Episode 17
Denise enters Dwayne in a campus beauty pageant.
Tuesday, September 17
Speech Therapy
Season 1 • Episode 18
Jaleesa gets help from her roommates in overcoming her stage fright in speech class.
Tuesday, September 17
Clair's Last Stand
Season 1 • Episode 19
Clair disapproves of Denise's vacation plans.
Wednesday, September 18
Come Back, Little Eggby
Season 1 • Episode 21
Maggie cares for an egg as part of a psychology class assignment on parenting.
Wednesday, September 18
My Dinner With Theo
Season 1 • Episode 22
Theo pays an unforgettable visit to his sister Denise at Hillman College.
Wednesday, September 18
Come Back, Little Eggby
Season 1 • Episode 21
Maggie cares for an egg as part of a psychology class assignment on parenting.
Wednesday, September 18
My Dinner With Theo
Season 1 • Episode 22
Theo pays an unforgettable visit to his sister Denise at Hillman College.
Wednesday, September 18
If Only for One Night
Season 1 • Episode 20
Dwayne's date with Denise is interrupted when a despondent Whitley shows up.
Wednesday, September 18
Dr. War Is Hell
Season 2 • Episode 1
Jaleesa and Whitley have new roommates; Dwayne tries to avoid a dreaded course.
Thursday, September 19
Two Gentlemen of Hillman
Season 2 • Episode 2
Dwayne and Ron's friendship is strained when they work together on a research paper.
Thursday, September 19
Some Enchanted Late Afternoon
Season 2 • Episode 3
Walter and Jaleesa are apprehensive about starting a romantic relationship.
Thursday, September 19
Two Gentlemen of Hillman
Season 2 • Episode 2
Dwayne and Ron's friendship is strained when they work together on a research paper.
Thursday, September 19
Some Enchanted Late Afternoon
Season 2 • Episode 3
Walter and Jaleesa are apprehensive about starting a romantic relationship.
Thursday, September 19
Dream Lover
Season 2 • Episode 4
Whitley is upset by the romantic dreams she has been having about Dwayne.
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