A Different World backdrop
No Image
7.6
A Different World•Season 1•Episode 17

Mr. Hillman

7.6/10 · 78 votesFeb 25, 198830 min

Ranked #4 of 22 in Season 1•+0.5 vs season avg

Discussion

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

Directed byMatthew Diamond
Previous episodeE16 · The Show Must Go OnNext episodeE18 · Speech Therapy
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons6

All123456

Season 1 Episodes22

No image
E1 6.7

Reconcilable Differences

No image
E2 7.1

Pilot

No image
E3 7.3

Porky de Bergerac

No image
E4 7.5

Those Who Can't... Tutor

No image
E5 7.2

War of the Words

No image
E6 7.6

Rudy and the Snow Queen

No image
E7 7.5

Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You

No image
E8 6.9

If Chosen, I May Not Run

No image
E9 6.9

Romancing Mr. Stone

No image
E10 7.1

The Gift of the Magi

No image
E11 7.4

Does He or Doesn't He?

No image
E12 6.3

Advise and Descent

No image
E13 6.9

The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic

No image
E14 7.2

Wild Child

No image
E15 7.6

Dr. Cupid

No image
E16 7.2

The Show Must Go On

No image
E17 7.6Now viewing

Mr. Hillman

No image
E18 7.1

Speech Therapy

No image
E19 7.3

Clair's Last Stand

No image
E20 7.8

If Only for One Night

No image
E21 6.3

Come Back, Little Eggby

No image
E22 6.4

My Dinner With Theo

Cast5

Lisa Bonet

Lisa Bonet

Denise Huxtable

Jasmine Guy

Jasmine Guy

Whitley Gilbert

Kadeem Hardison

Kadeem Hardison

Dwayne Wayne

Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Maggie Lauten

Dawnn Lewis

Dawnn Lewis

Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor

Crew1

Matthew Diamond

Matthew Diamond

Director

Discussion

0 comments

Join the conversation

Share your take and reply to other fans.

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts on this episode.

Episode Summary

"Mr. Hillman" is episode 17 of A Different World season 1. It scored 7.6/10 from 78 votes, ranking #4 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.1). Directed by Matthew Diamond, it aired on February 25, 1988.

Next: E18 · Speech TherapyBest of Season 1