A Different World

A Different World

A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.

Genre: Comedy

Cast:Lisa BonetKadeem HardisonJasmine GuyDarryl M. BellCharnele BrownCree SummerGlynn TurmanDawnn LewisLou MyersSinbadJada Pinkett SmithAjai SandersCory TylerMary AliceKaren Malina WhiteBumper RobinsonPatrick Y. MaloneMarisa Tomei


1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Dr. War Is Hell

Thu, Oct 6, 1988

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

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Two Gentlemen of Hillman

Thu, Oct 13, 1988

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

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Some Enchanted Late Afternoon

Thu, Oct 27, 1988

Walter and Jaleesa are apprehensive about starting a romantic relationship.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ Dream Lover

Thu, Nov 3, 1988

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

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ Three Girls Three

Thu, Nov 17, 1988

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

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ If You Like Pilgrim Coladas

Thu, Nov 24, 1988

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

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ A Stepping Stone

Thu, Dec 1, 1988

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

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Life with Father

Thu, Dec 8, 1988

Dwayne falls for his calculus teacher's daughter.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ All's Fair

Thu, Dec 15, 1988

Whitley is squeezed out when Kim's boyfriend monopolizes their room.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Radio Free Hillman

Thu, Jan 5, 1989

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

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ It Happened One Night

Thu, Jan 12, 1989

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

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ I've Got the Muse in Me

Thu, Jan 26, 1989

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

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ Risky Business

Thu, Feb 2, 1989

Clair Huxtable gives a business etiquette seminar at Hillman.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

Thu, Feb 9, 1989

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

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ For She's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage

Thu, Feb 23, 1989

Whitley's mother is determined to find a boyfriend for her daughter.

16Season 2

S2.E16 ∙ It's Greek to Me

Thu, Mar 2, 1989

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

17Season 2

S2.E17 ∙ The Thing About Women

Thu, Mar 9, 1989

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

18Season 2

S2.E18 ∙ High Anxiety

Thu, Mar 16, 1989

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

19Season 2

S2.E19 ∙ Take This Job and Love It

Thu, Mar 23, 1989

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

20Season 2

S2.E20 ∙ No Means No

Thu, Mar 30, 1989

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

21Season 2

S2.E21 ∙ Citizen Wayne

Thu, Apr 27, 1989

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

22Season 2

S2.E22 ∙ There's No Place Like Home

Thu, May 4, 1989

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