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A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state
Season 1
6.7/10147 votesReconcilable 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: Unknown
Writer: Thad Mumford, Lissa Levin
- 7.1/10123 votes
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: Carmen Finestra, Matt Williams
- 7.3/10104 votes
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: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- 7.5/1097 votes
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: Unknown
- 7.2/1097 votes
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: Unknown
Writer: Joe Gannon
- 7.6/10105 votes
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: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- 7.5/1087 votes
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: Unknown
Writer: Thad Mumford
- 6.9/1087 votes
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: Unknown
Writer: Thad Mumford
- 6.9/1085 votes
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: Unknown
Writer: Scott S. Gorden
- 7.1/1084 votes
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: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- 7.4/1082 votes
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: Unknown
Writer: Thad Mumford
- 6.3/1086 votes
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: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- 6.9/1076 votes
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: Unknown
Writer: Thad Mumford
- 7.2/1088 votes
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: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- 7.2/1076 votes
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
- 7.6/1078 votes
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: Unknown
- 7.1/1077 votes
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: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- 7.3/1074 votes
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: Unknown
Writer: Thad Mumford
- 7.8/1080 votes
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: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
- 6.3/1073 votes
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: Unknown
Writer: Scott S. Gorden
- 6.4/1066 votes
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: Unknown
Writer: Scott S. Gorden