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A Different World 

| Comedy | TV Series (1987–1993)
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144 episodes
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A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.

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 Whitley Gilbert (138 episodes, 1987-1993)
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 Dwayne Cleophus Wayne (136 episodes, 1987-1993)
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 Ronald 'Ron' Johnson / ... (115 episodes, 1987-1993)
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 Jaleesa Vinson Taylor / ... (104 episodes, 1987-1992)
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 Kimberly 'Kim' Reese (102 episodes, 1988-1993)
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 Winifred 'Freddie' Brooks (98 episodes, 1988-1993)
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 Vernon Gaines (78 episodes, 1988-1993)
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 Col. Bradford 'Brad' Taylor / ... (66 episodes, 1988-1993)
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 Coach Walter Oakes (57 episodes, 1987-1991)
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A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.

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sitcom | historically black college | african american | university | college | See All (8) »

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Big laughs on campus.

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24 September 1987 (USA)  »

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(142 episodes) | (1 episode)

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Trivia

Although Hillman is supposed to be in the state of Virginia, the city is never mentioned. See more »

Goofs

Throughout the course of the series, Whitley's talents go back and forth between being an accomplished singer/dancer and having little to no singing/dancing skills at all. See more »

Quotes

[after returning from the Island Police station dressed as women because they're hiding from drug dealers]
Ron Johnson: You got my butt pinched by some dock worker.
Dwayne Cleophus Wayne: A butt pinch hurts a lot less then a bullet wound.
Ron Johnson: [snatching off his wig and slamming it angryly on the couch] At least a bullet is something you can take like a man.
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Referenced in Just Shoot Me!: A Spy in the House of Me (1999) See more »

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Is Byron Douglas III the same guy that plays Olivia Pope's father on "Scandal"?
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After a Rough First Season, It Became Great
25 July 2003 | by (Los Angeles, California) – See all my reviews

After a very rocky first season, this show not only went on to become an accurate portrayal of the Black college experience, it was also an accurate portrayal of college life in general. This show is one of the exceptions to the rule that drastic changes ruin great series. During the first season, it became obvious that Lisa Bonet couldn't carry the show and that the real star of the show was Jasmine Guy, whose character of Whitley Gilbert will always be remembered as one of the all time greats. Also, even though the show was set in a college, you never saw the kids actually attending class. All this changed during the second season when both Bonet's character of Denise Huxtable and Marissa Tomei's character of Maggie were written off the show and were replaced by Freddie, played by Cree Summer, and Kim, played by Charnele Brown. But perhaps the big change was that not only did you see the kids attending classes, but the show became more issue oriented. Issues like date rape, AIDS, domestic violence, apartheid and teen pregnancy were all covered in this show and helped to make it more than a "Cosby Show" spin-off. Also, besides the above mentioned characters, Kadeem Hardison's portrayal of Dwayne Wayne helped make this show great.

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