All Episodes of A Different World

Season 1

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  6.9/10101 votes

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  Reconcilable Differences

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1987

  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.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: Thad Mumford, Lissa Levin

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  7.4/1091 votes

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  Pilot

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1987

  Denise's financial irresponsibility might get her and Jaleesa thrown out of the dorm.

  Director: Jay Sandrich

  Writer: Matt Williams, Carmen Finestra

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  7.0/1075 votes

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  Porky de Bergerac

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/1987

  Questionable tactics abound when Denise plays dating games and Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.2/1069 votes

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  Those Who Can't... Tutor

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/1987

  Denise's calculus tutor Dwayne is caught sneaking out of Whitley's window after curfew.

  Director: Kim Friedman

  Writer: N/A

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  6.8/1069 votes

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  War of the Words

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/1987

  Whitley's claim that women can't succeed at both career and family infuriates Lisa and Maggie.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: Joe Gannon

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  7.4/1077 votes

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  Rudy and the Snow Queen

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/1987

  Rudy visits Hillman and becomes enchanted by Whitley, who tries to make her into the perfect little lady.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.3/1061 votes

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  Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/1987

  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.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: Thad Mumford

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  6.6/1062 votes

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  If Chosen, I May Not Run

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/1987

  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.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: Thad Mumford

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  6.5/1061 votes

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  Romancing Mr. Stone

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/10/1987

  A geology professor has every woman in the class fighting for his attention.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: Scott S. Gorden

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  6.8/1061 votes

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  The Gift of the Magi

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/1987

  Whitley's secret Santa surprises her with a visit from her newly separated daddy, who walks in with his youthful girlfriend.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.2/1061 votes

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  Does He or Doesn't He?

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/1988

  Tired of being hit on by men, a grad student decides to turn the tables and seduce Dwayne.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: Thad Mumford

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  6.1/1062 votes

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  Advise and Descent

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/1988

  During finals week, Denise's work suffers because she decides to be a peer counselor, and the girls' looks suffer under test stress.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  6.5/1056 votes

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  The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/21/1988

  Hillman alumna Lettie Bostic fills in as dorm monitor, but her strongly voiced opinions have the girls considering mutiny.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: Thad Mumford

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  7.0/1068 votes

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  Wild Child

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/1988

  Lettie pulls some strings to help a student who has been attending classes without enrolling.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.4/1061 votes

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  Dr. Cupid

  Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/1988

  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.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  6.8/1057 votes

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  The Show Must Go On

  Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/1988

  Denise and Whitley both think they're the apple of the leading man's eye in a play about the Garden of Eden.

  Director: Kim Friedman

  Writer: Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig

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  7.4/1059 votes

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  Mr. Hillman

  Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/1988

  In the name of sexual equality, Denise convinces Dwayne to run in the Miss Hillman Beauty Pageant against Whitley.

  Director: Matthew Diamond

  Writer: N/A

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  6.7/1058 votes

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  Speech Therapy

  Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/1988

  Whitley hides an illegal humidifier; Jaleesa sweats over her fear of oral reports; Maggie steams over the debt Denise owes her.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  7.0/1056 votes

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  Clair's Last Stand

  Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/24/1988

  Clair Huxtable visits Denise bearing motherly advice as well as news that conflicts with Denise's summer plans.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: Thad Mumford

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  7.7/1062 votes

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  If Only for One Night

  Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/28/1988

  Whitley panics about spending the summer alone; Dwayne tries a new tack with Denise; and Maggie holds a yard sale.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: N/A

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  6.0/1057 votes

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  Come Back, Little Eggby

  Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/5/1988

  A psychology experiment in parenting calls for egg-doption, but when Jaleesa loses Maggie's "eggby," she and Denise scramble to find it.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: Scott S. Gorden

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  6.1/1052 votes

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  My Dinner With Theo

  Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 7/7/1988

  Denise strains her brain trying to improve her grades, so she invites Theo up for a weekend of family inspiration.

  Director: N/A

  Writer: Scott S. Gorden