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The Best Episodes of A Different World Season 1

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The Best Episodes of A Different World Season 1

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,...

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  1. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Dr. Cupid

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    S1:E15

    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.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  2. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Reconcilable Differences

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    S1:E1

    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.

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    #3 - Pilot

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    S1:E2

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

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    #4 - Porky de Bergerac

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    S1:E3

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

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    #5 - Those Who Can't... Tutor

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    S1:E4

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

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    Director:Kim Friedman
    Writer:N/A
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    #6 - War of the Words

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    S1:E5

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

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:Joe Gannon
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    #7 - Rudy and the Snow Queen

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    S1:E6

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

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    #8 - Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You

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    S1:E7

    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.

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    #9 - If Chosen, I May Not Run

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    S1:E8

    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.

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    #10 - Romancing Mr. Stone

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    S1:E9

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

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    #11 - The Gift of the Magi

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    S1:E10

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

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    #12 - Does He or Doesn't He?

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    S1:E11

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

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    #13 - Advise and Descent

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    S1:E12

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

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    #14 - The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic

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    S1:E13

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

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    #15 - Wild Child

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    S1:E14

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

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    #16 - The Show Must Go On

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    S1:E16

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

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    #17 - Mr. Hillman

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    S1:E17

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

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    #18 - Speech Therapy

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    S1:E18

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

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    #19 - Clair's Last Stand

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    S1:E19

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

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    #20 - If Only for One Night

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    S1:E20

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

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    #21 - Come Back, Little Eggby

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    S1:E21

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

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    #22 - My Dinner With Theo

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    S1:E22

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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Dr. Cupid" is the best rated episode of "A Different World" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/11/1988. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Reconcilable Differences".