"A Different World" (1987) TV series 1987-1993

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

24 September 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Big laughs on campus.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

African American | Sitcom | Historically Black College

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 16 wins & 4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Oct. 14	3:30 AM	BET	Bedroom at the Top	#5.16
Thur. Oct. 16	3:30 AM	BET	May the Best Man Win	#5.17

Cast

Jasmine Guy	...	Whitley Marion Gilbert Wayne / ... (136 episodes, 1987-1993)
Kadeem Hardison	...	Dwayne Cleophus Wayne (132 episodes, 1987-1993)
Darryl M. Bell	...	Ronald 'Ron' Johnson / ... (103 episodes, 1987-1993)
Charnele Brown	...	Kimberly 'Kim' Reese (90 episodes, 1988-1993)
Dawnn Lewis	...	Jaleesa Vinson Taylor / ... (89 episodes, 1987-1992)
Cree Summer	...	Winifred 'Freddie' Brooks (87 episodes, 1988-1993)
Lou Myers	...	Vernon Gaines (65 episodes, 1988-1993)

Runtime:

30 min (142 episodes) | 60 min (1 episode)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Bill Cosby

Trivia:

The show's theme was sung by Phoebe Snow in the first season. It was sung by from season's two through five was sung by Aretha Franklin. In the final season, it was sung by Boyz II Men.

Quotes:

Whitley Marion Gilbert Wayne: [after noticing Freddie's face was painted] Sorry Homey, Whitley don't play that!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Just Shoot Me!: A Spy in the House of Me (#3.12)" (1999)

One Of The Greatest Shows That Took Place In A College

A Different World was a great show. I should have known the first episode that Whitley and Dwayne Wayne were going to get married! Each episode taught me something new about college. This show actually prepared me for college. But everything seemed so fun at Hillman College. Imagine how the show would have been if Lisa Bonet and Marisa Tomei wouldn't have left after the first season. Hillman college is a college that anyone would have wanted to go to. Halle Berry and Jada Pinkett were students there. And David Alan Grier and Whoopi Goldberg were teachers there.