Season 1
A Different World
Episodes
Reconcilable Differences
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.
★ 6.0 · 3 votesPilot
Denise's financial irresponsibility might get her and Jaleesa thrown out of the dorm.
★ 5.0 · 2 votesPorky de Bergerac
Questionable tactics abound when Denise plays dating games and Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor.
★ 8.0 · 1 votesThose Who Can't... Tutor
Denise's calculus tutor Dwayne is caught sneaking out of Whitley's window after curfew.
★ 8.0 · 1 votesWar of the Words
Whitley's claim that women can't succeed at both career and family infuriates Lisa and Maggie.
★ 8.0 · 1 votesRudy and the Snow Queen
Rudy visits Hillman and becomes enchanted by Whitley, who tries to make her into the perfect little lady.
★ 8.0 · 1 votesSometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You
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.
★ 8.0 · 1 votesIf Chosen, I May Not Run
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.
★ 7.0 · 1 votesRomancing Mr. Stone
A geology professor has every woman in the class fighting for his attention.
★ 7.0 · 1 votesThe Gift of the Magi
Whitley's secret Santa surprises her with a visit from her newly separated daddy, who walks in with his youthful girlfriend.
★ 7.0 · 1 votesDoes He or Doesn't He?
Tired of being hit on by men, a grad student decides to turn the tables and seduce Dwayne.
★ 8.0 · 1 votesAdvise and Descent
During finals week, Denise's work suffers because she decides to be a peer counselor, and the girls' looks suffer under test stress.
★ 7.0 · 1 votesThe Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic
Hillman alumna Lettie Bostic fills in as dorm monitor, but her strongly voiced opinions have the girls considering mutiny.
★ 7.0 · 1 votesWild Child
Lettie pulls some strings to help a student who has been attending classes without enrolling.
★ 7.0 · 1 votesDr. Cupid
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.
★ 8.0 · 1 votesThe Show Must Go On
Denise and Whitley both think they're the apple of the leading man's eye in a play about the Garden of Eden.
★ 7.0 · 1 votesMr. Hillman
In the name of sexual equality, Denise convinces Dwayne to run in the Miss Hillman Beauty Pageant against Whitley.
★ 8.0 · 1 votesSpeech Therapy
Whitley hides an illegal humidifier; Jaleesa sweats over her fear of oral reports; Maggie steams over the debt Denise owes her.
★ 7.0 · 1 votesClair's Last Stand
Clair Huxtable visits Denise bearing motherly advice as well as news that conflicts with Denise's summer plans.
★ 8.0 · 1 votesIf Only for One Night
Whitley panics about spending the summer alone; Dwayne tries a new tack with Denise; and Maggie holds a yard sale.
★ 8.0 · 1 votesCome Back, Little Eggby
A psychology experiment in parenting calls for egg-doption, but when Jaleesa loses Maggie's "eggby," she and Denise scramble to find it.
★ 7.0 · 1 votesMy Dinner With Theo
Denise strains her brain trying to improve her grades, so she invites Theo up for a weekend of family inspiration.
★ 7.0 · 1 votesPhotos
