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A Different World

1987 – 1993Show6 seasons · 144 episodesTV-PGEnded

ComedyFamily
47
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb7.1
47
MediocreGoodWatch score
IMDb7.1

Summary

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 of Virginia.

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  • Date night
  • Family movie night
  • Friends night

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  • Takes you back.
  • Warms you up.
  • Feels like comfort food.
  • Feels like real life.
  • Makes you laugh.

Not for scares, brutality or tears.

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Tropes

Broke Episodein 143 titlesHappens enough times in the series to be a recurring theme.Conveyor Belt VideoRare · in 1 titlesIn the second Title Sequence, the camera trucks right, showing the main characters reading non-descript blue books.All 110 tropes

A Different World episodes

6 seasons · 144 episodes

  1. S1 E1 Reconcilable Differences, 6.7
  2. S1 E2 Pilot, 7.1
  3. S1 E3 Porky de Bergerac, 7.3
  4. S1 E4 Those Who Can't... Tutor, 7.5
  5. S1 E5 War of the Words, 7.2
  6. S1 E6 Rudy and the Snow Queen, 7.6
  7. S1 E7 Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You, 7.5
  8. S1 E8 If Chosen, I May Not Run, 6.9
  9. S1 E9 Romancing Mr. Stone, 6.9
  10. S1 E10 The Gift of the Magi, 7.1
  11. S1 E11 Does He or Doesn't He?, 7.4
  12. S1 E12 Advise and Descent, 6.3
  13. S1 E13 The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic, 6.9
  14. S1 E14 Wild Child, 7.2
  15. S1 E15 Dr. Cupid, 7.6
  16. S1 E16 The Show Must Go On, 7.2
  17. S1 E17 Mr. Hillman, 7.6
  18. S1 E18 Speech Therapy, 7.1
  19. S1 E19 Clair's Last Stand, 7.3
  20. S1 E20 If Only for One Night, 7.8
  21. S1 E21 Come Back, Little Eggby, 6.3
  22. S1 E22 My Dinner with Theo, 6.4
  1. S2 E1 Dr. War Is Hell, 7.2
  2. S2 E2 Two Gentlemen of Hillman, 7.5
  3. S2 E3 Some Enchanted Late Afternoon, 7.2
  4. S2 E4 Dream Lover, 8.2
  5. S2 E5 Three Girls Three, 8.4
  6. S2 E6 If You Like Pilgrim Coladas, 8.2
  7. S2 E7 A Stepping Stone, 8.4
  8. S2 E8 Life with Father, 7.9
  9. S2 E9 All's Fair, 7.3
  10. S2 E10 Radio Free Hillman, 7.6
  11. S2 E11 It Happened One Night, 7.9
  12. S2 E12 I've Got the Muse in Me, 7.8
  13. S2 E13 Risky Business, 7.9
  14. S2 E14 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, 7.7
  15. S2 E15 For She's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage, 7.5
  16. S2 E16 It's Greek to Me, 7.9
  17. S2 E17 The Thing About Women, 7.1
  18. S2 E18 High Anxiety, 6.6
  19. S2 E19 Take This Job and Love It, 6.8
  20. S2 E20 No Means No, 8.7
  21. S2 E21 Citizen Wayne, 7.8
  22. S2 E22 There's No Place Like Home, 7.0
  1. S3 E1 Strangers on a Plane, 8.0
  2. S3 E2 The Heat Is On, 7.3
  3. S3 E3 The Hat Makes the Man, 6.8
  4. S3 E4 To Have and Have Not, 6.9
  5. S3 E5 Forever Hold Your Peace, 8.0
  6. S3 E6 Delusions of Daddyhood, 7.7
  7. S3 E7 Wedding Bells from Hell, 7.9
  8. S3 E8 Great Expectations, 7.2
  9. S3 E9 Answered Prayers, 7.4
  10. S3 E10 For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls, 6.8
  11. S3 E11 Under One Roof, 7.1
  12. S3 E12 Here's to Old Friends, 7.4
  13. S3 E13 The Power of the Pen, 7.5
  14. S3 E14 Pride and Prejudice, 8.0
  15. S3 E15 Success, Lies and Videotape, 7.4
  16. S3 E16 A World Alike, 8.1
  17. S3 E17 That's the Trouble with You All, 7.8
  18. S3 E18 A Campfire Story, 7.2
  19. S3 E19 Hillman Isn't Through with You Yet, 7.3
  20. S3 E20 21 Candles, 7.0
  21. S3 E21 Sweet Charity, 6.8
  22. S3 E22 Soldier Boy, 6.9
  23. S3 E23 Getaway: Part 1, 7.9
  24. S3 E24 Getaway: Part 2, 7.9
  25. S3 E25 Perhaps Love, 7.7
  1. S4 E1 Everything Must Change, 7.7
  2. S4 E2 How Bittersweet It Is, 7.7
  3. S4 E3 Blues for Nobody's Child, 7.1
  4. S4 E4 Whitley's Last Supper, 7.0
  5. S4 E5 The Goodwill Games, 7.1
  6. S4 E6 Tales from the Exam Zone, 6.3
  7. S4 E7 Good Help Is Hard to Fire, 8.4
  8. S4 E8 Love Thy Neighbor, 8.1
  9. S4 E9 Time Keeps on Slippin', 7.6
  10. S4 E10 The Apple Doesn't Fall, 6.9
  11. S4 E11 I'm Dreaming of a Wayne Christmas, 7.8
  12. S4 E12 War and Peace, 7.9
  13. S4 E13 Ex-Communication, 7.8
  14. S4 E14 Risk Around the Dollar, 6.8
  15. S4 E15 Love, Hillman-Style, 7.7
  16. S4 E16 A Word in Edgewise, 7.1
  17. S4 E17 Ms. Understanding, 7.9
  18. S4 E18 The Cash Isn't Always Greener, 7.2
  19. S4 E19 How Great Thou Art, 7.3
  20. S4 E20 It's Showtime at Hillman, 6.8
  21. S4 E21 Sister to Sister, Sister, 7.3
  22. S4 E22 Monet Is the Root of All Evil, 7.8
  23. S4 E23 If I Should Die Before I Wake, 8.6
  24. S4 E24 Never Can Say Goodbye, 7.5
  25. S4 E25 To Be Continued, 7.8
  1. S5 E1 We've Only Just Begun, 7.1
  2. S5 E2 The Dwayne Mutiny, 6.8
  3. S5 E3 Home Is Where the Fire Is, 6.9
  4. S5 E4 Almost Working Girl, 7.0
  5. S5 E5 In the Eye of the Storm, 7.5
  6. S5 E6 Rule Number One, 7.1
  7. S5 E7 Baby, I'm a Star, 7.2
  8. S5 E8 Liza Who-Little, 7.1
  9. S5 E9 To Tell the Truth, 7.7
  10. S5 E10 Do You Take This Woman?, 7.9
  11. S5 E11 Mammy Dearest, 8.3
  12. S5 E12 Twelve Steps of Christmas, 7.0
  13. S5 E13 Just Another Four-Letter Word, 7.4
  14. S5 E14 The Cat's in the Cradle, 8.9
  15. S5 E15 Prisoner of Love, 7.4
  16. S5 E16 Bedroom at the Top, 7.4
  17. S5 E17 May the Best Man Win, 7.6
  18. S5 E18 Kiss You Back, 8.0
  19. S5 E19 Conflict of Interest, 8.1
  20. S5 E20 Sellmates, 7.0
  21. S5 E21 Do the Write Thing, 7.7
  22. S5 E22 Love Taps, 8.3
  23. S5 E23 Special Delivery, 7.4
  24. S5 E24 Save the Best for Last: Part 1, 8.5
  25. S5 E25 Save the Best for Last: Part 2, 8.5
  1. S6 E1 Honeymoon in L.A.: Part 1, 7.6
  2. S6 E2 Honeymoon in L.A.: Part 2, 7.4
  3. S6 E3 Interior Desecration, 7.4
  4. S6 E4 Somebody Say Ho!, 8.0
  5. S6 E5 Really Gross Anatomy, 6.9
  6. S6 E6 Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Axed, 7.3
  7. S6 E7 The Little Mister, 6.6
  8. S6 E8 Baby, It's Cold Outside, 8.4
  9. S6 E9 Faith, Hope, and Charity: Part 1, 8.1
  10. S6 E10 Faith, Hope, and Charity: Part 2, 7.8
  11. S6 E11 Original Teacher, 7.8
  12. S6 E12 Occupational Hazards, 7.6
  13. S6 E13 White Christmas, 7.4
  14. S6 E14 To Whit, with Love, 7.8
  15. S6 E15 Happy Birthday to Moi, 8.1
  16. S6 E16 Mind Your Own Business, 7.0
  17. S6 E17 Cabin in the Sky, 7.5
  18. S6 E18 Lean on Me, 7.1
  19. S6 E19 Dancing Machines, 7.3
  20. S6 E20 Great X-Pectations, 7.8
  21. S6 E21 Homey, Don't Ya Know Me?, 8.0
  22. S6 E22 A Rock, a River, a Lena, 7.5
  23. S6 E23 College Kid, 7.5
  24. S6 E24 When One Door Closes...: Part 1, 8.2
  25. S6 E25 When One Door Closes...: Part 2, 8.1

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