A Different World — Season 1
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01 Reconcilable Differences
Sep 24, 198730m★ 7.0
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.
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02 Pilot
Oct 1, 198730m
Denise's financial irresponsibility might get her and Jaleesa thrown out of the dorm.
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03 Porky de Bergerac
Oct 15, 198730m
Questionable tactics abound when Denise plays dating games and Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor.
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04 Those Who Can't... Tutor
Oct 22, 198730m
Denise's calculus tutor Dwayne is caught sneaking out of Whitley's window after curfew.
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05 War of the Words
Oct 29, 198730m
Whitley's claim that women can't succeed at both career and family infuriates Lisa and Maggie.
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06 Rudy and the Snow Queen
Nov 5, 198730m
Rudy visits Hillman and becomes enchanted by Whitley, who tries to make her into the perfect little lady.
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07 Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You
Nov 19, 198730m
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.
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08 If Chosen, I May Not Run
Dec 3, 198730m
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.
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09 Romancing Mr. Stone
Dec 10, 198730m
A geology professor has every woman in the class fighting for his attention.
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10 The Gift of the Magi
Dec 17, 198730m
Whitley's secret Santa surprises her with a visit from her newly separated daddy, who walks in with his youthful girlfriend.
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11 Does He or Doesn't He?
Jan 7, 198830m
Tired of being hit on by men, a grad student decides to turn the tables and seduce Dwayne.
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12 Advise and Descent
Jan 14, 198830m
During finals week, Denise's work suffers because she decides to be a peer counselor, and the girls' looks suffer under test stress.
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13 The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic
Jan 21, 198830m
Hillman alumna Lettie Bostic fills in as dorm monitor, but her strongly voiced opinions have the girls considering mutiny.
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14 Wild Child
Feb 4, 198830m
Lettie pulls some strings to help a student who has been attending classes without enrolling.
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15 Dr. Cupid
Feb 11, 198830m★ 8.0
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.
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16 The Show Must Go On
Feb 18, 198830m
Denise and Whitley both think they're the apple of the leading man's eye in a play about the Garden of Eden.
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17 Mr. Hillman
Feb 25, 198830m
In the name of sexual equality, Denise convinces Dwayne to run in the Miss Hillman Beauty Pageant against Whitley.
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18 Speech Therapy
Mar 10, 198830m
Whitley hides an illegal humidifier; Jaleesa sweats over her fear of oral reports; Maggie steams over the debt Denise owes her.
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19 Clair's Last Stand
Mar 24, 198830m
Clair Huxtable visits Denise bearing motherly advice as well as news that conflicts with Denise's summer plans.
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20 If Only for One Night
Apr 28, 198830m
Whitley panics about spending the summer alone; Dwayne tries a new tack with Denise; and Maggie holds a yard sale.
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21 Come Back, Little Eggby
May 5, 198830m
A psychology experiment in parenting calls for egg-doption, but when Jaleesa loses Maggie's "eggby," she and Denise scramble to find it.
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22 My Dinner With Theo
Jul 7, 198830m
Denise strains her brain trying to improve her grades, so she invites Theo up for a weekend of family inspiration.