A Different World

  • Premiered: Sep 1987
  • Episodes: 144
  • Followers: 14
  • Ended
  • NBC
  • Thursday at 20
  • Comedy

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Season 5
5x1
We've Only Just Begun
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 19, 1991
Dwayne and Whitley prepare for the coming school year at Hillman. He will teach classes, and she will serve as director of a new dormitory. She accepted his proposal and only kept the .. show full overview
5x2
The Dwayne Mutiny
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Air date
Sep 26, 1991
Dwayne gives his calculus class a graded quiz on the first day of the year, even though he hasn't taught them anything yet. He plans to give a test every day, and asks the students to .. show full overview
5x3
Home is Where the Fire Is
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Air date
Oct 03, 1991
A student's decision to drop out of school allows Lena to move into her own room, much to Whitley's relief. Whitley tries to dump all of the dorm duties onto resident assistant Kim. Kim .. show full overview
5x4
Almost Working Girl
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Air date
Oct 10, 1991
E.H. Wright needs a new secretary, so Whitley recommends Jaleesa's temp agency. Unfortunately, the company needs to fill the position immediately, and the only person available is .. show full overview
5x5
In the Eye of the Storm
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Oct 17, 1991
A hurricane approaches Hillman, forcing Dwayne and Whitley to cancel plans to spend their anniversary in Washington, D.C. Several dozen people seek refuge in the Pit after the storm .. show full overview
5x6
Rule Number One
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Oct 24, 1991
Dwayne agrees to provide Lena with free tutoring to help her bring up her calculus grade. They bond over their mutual love of basketball and become friends. Whitley insists that Lena has .. show full overview
5x7
Baby, I'm a Star
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Oct 31, 1991
The club owner fires Ron's band, X-Pression, because the group is not bringing in any customers. Dwayne suggests that Ron hire a vocalist. Kim agrees to take the job, and her singing .. show full overview
5x8
Liza Who-Little
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Nov 07, 1991
Whitley's aunt offers her a lucrative job as an art buyer for her hotel chain. However, she expects Whitley to look after her golddigging cousin Liza during a weekend visit to Hillman. .. show full overview
5x9
To Tell the Truth (1)
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Air date
Nov 14, 1991
Whitley panics about wedding preparations--particularly the upcoming engagement party, in which her parents are to see each other for the first time since their divorce. She complains .. show full overview
5x10
Do You Take This Woman? (2)
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Nov 21, 1991
Before Dwayne and Whitley can deal with the repercussions of his revelation, her mother arrives for the engagement party. Dwayne's parents come to town, and Adele and Marion instantly .. show full overview
5x11
Mammy Dearest
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Air date
Dec 05, 1991
Dwayne seeks a friendship with Whitley, but she doesn't feel like hearing him out. She throws herself into organizing her dorm's official dedication ceremony. Kim and others object when .. show full overview
5x12
Twelve Steps of Christmas
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Dec 19, 1991
Col. Taylor, Jaleesa and Terrence argue about preparations for their first Christmas as a family. Jaleesa asks Whitley to join them for Christmas dinner. Dwayne's plans to go skiing fall .. show full overview
5x13
Just Another Four-Letter Word
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Air date
Jan 02, 1992
After graduating, Ron elects to work on his music full-time. Dwayne complains about his inability to pay his share of the bills. Ron insists that X-Pression will win a record contract .. show full overview
5x14
Cats in the Cradle
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Air date
Jan 16, 1992
Dwayne becomes jealous of Whitley's new beau, particularly after she leads him to believe they are sleeping together. Ron promises to take Dwayne's mind off the situation by taking him .. show full overview
5x15
Prisoner of Love
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Jan 23, 1992
A handsome man approaches Freddie and reveals that he is Jamal, her prison pen pal. He has just been released from prison after serving seven years for armed robbery. Freddie is very .. show full overview
5x16
Bedroom at the Top
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Jan 30, 1992
One of Whitley's superiors continually makes unwanted sexual advances. When she turns down his dinner invitation, he suggests that he may not approve a purchase she had recommended. .. show full overview
5x17
May the Best Man Win
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Feb 13, 1992
Whitley organizes a campus fundraiser and tries to wrangle donations from prominent business people. She hits it off with Byron Douglas III, a successful alumnus who owns a restaurant .. show full overview
5x18
Kiss You Back (1)
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Feb 20, 1992
Whitley turns down the opportunity to spend a weekend in Washington, D.C. with Byron. She is distressed by the fact that Dwayne does not seem jealous of her relationship with Byron. Kim .. show full overview
5x19
Conflict of Interest (2)
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Air date
Feb 27, 1992
Whitley convinces Dwayne to hide while she talks to Byron. Dwayne tells Ron about his night with Whitley and admits that he still loves her. Although Whitley seems willing to take him .. show full overview
5x20
Sellmates
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Air date
Mar 12, 1992
Ron struggles with his new job at a car dealership. A female con artist gets him fired. She apologizes, and they hatch a scheme to get the boss to let them develop an ad campaign. .. show full overview
5x21
Do the Write Thing
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Apr 02, 1992
Lena cannot keep her grades high enough to maintain her engineering scholarship. She writes an essay about her father for an English assignment. Professor Foster is so impressed that he .. show full overview
5x22
Love Taps
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Air date
Apr 23, 1992
Gina's rapper boyfriend Dion (a.k.a. I'm Down) prepares to give a concert for his peers. He hires Ron as his promoter. Freddie reveals that she saw a man beating his girlfriend, but .. show full overview
5x23
Special Delivery
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Air date
May 07, 1992
In the final days before the election, the incumbent accuses Byron of fooling around with a stripper. He refuses to respond to the allegations, and challenges Sen. Hutchinson to a .. show full overview
5x24
Save the Best for Last (1)
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Air date
May 14, 1992
The day before her wedding, Whitley frets about details until Byron is able to bring her back to reality. Kim volunteers to return to campus and retrieve a special pair of earrings that .. show full overview
5x25 Season finale
Save the Best for Last (2)
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Air date
May 14, 1992
As she awakens on her wedding day, Whitley is so flustered by her conversation with Dwayne that she can barely remember where she is or the name of her future husband. Her mother .. show full overview

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