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A Different World

In this spin-off from the popular sitcom The Cosby Show, Denise Huxtable enters her sophomore year at Hillman, alma mater of her parents and grandfather, where she moves into Gilbert Hall and shares a dorm room with 26-year-old Jaleesa Vinson and talkative new roommate Maggie Lauten. Also included in the first season cast were obnoxious and extremely wealthy dormmate Whitley Gilbert, ladies' man Dwayne Wayne and dorm director Stevie Rallen. Lettie Bostic later replaced Stevie as the new dorm director. At the end of the first season, Denise would return home (and to The Cosby Show) after dropping out of college. In the fall of 1988, new students Freddie Brooks and Kim Reese entered Hillman College. Freddie was a "hippie-child" who developed a crush on Dwayne; and Kim, an aspiring med student, became Whitley's new roommate. Giving Dwayne a hard time was his math professor, Col. Bradford Taylor. Also, Ron Johnson and Walter Oakes became regulars in the second season after appearing o

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Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials 0
Season 1 September 1987 July 1988 22
Season 2 October 1988 May 1989 22
Season 3 September 1989 May 1990 25
Season 4 September 1990 May 1991 25
Season 5 September 1991 May 1992 25
Season 6 September 1992 July 1993 25
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials 0
Season 1 September 1987 July 1988 22
Season 2 October 1988 May 1989 22
Season 3 September 1989 May 1990 25
Season 4 September 1990 May 1991 25
Season 5 September 1991 May 1992 25
Season 6 September 1992 July 1993 25
Unassigned Episodes 0
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 September 1987 July 1988 22
Unassigned Episodes 122
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Debbie Allen 81 10/06/1988 - 07/01/1993
Ellen Falcon 15 09/24/1987 - 07/07/1988
Jasmine Guy 8 01/18/1990 - 11/05/1992
Kadeem Hardison 8 04/23/1992 - 06/24/1993
Neema Barnette 7 01/11/1990 - 03/14/1991
Reggie Rock Bythewood 6 04/23/1992 - 07/01/1993
Glynn Turman 6 03/28/1991 - 07/09/1993
John Rago 4 03/28/1991 - 02/27/1992
Henry Chan 4 04/25/1991 - 06/10/1993
David Blackwell 3 02/13/1992 - 07/02/1993
Ron Moseley 3 04/23/1992 - 06/24/1993
Bruce Kerner 2 12/19/1991 - 06/03/1993
Art Dielhenn 2 12/06/1990 - 02/07/1991
Tony Singletary 2 03/24/1988 - 04/28/1988
Kim Friedman 2 10/22/1987 - 02/18/1988
Michael Peters 2 11/29/1990 - 05/02/1991
Peter Werner 2 01/10/1991 - 01/16/1992
Christopher Hibler 1 09/21/1989
John Whitesell 1 01/25/1990
Rob Schiller 1 11/15/1990
Otis Sallid 1 04/02/1992
Jay Sandrich 1 10/01/1987
Matthew Diamond 1 02/25/1988
Regge Life 1 02/11/1988
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Susan Fales 24 10/15/1987 - 05/08/1993
Yvette Lee Bowser 17 03/23/1989 - 05/14/1992
Mimi Friedman 11 10/11/1990 - 07/09/1993
Thad Mumford 11 09/24/1987 - 02/22/1990
Glenn Berenbeim 11 11/08/1990 - 07/02/1993
Jeanette Collins 11 10/11/1990 - 07/09/1993
Cheryl Gard 10 11/05/1987 - 04/26/1990
Gary H. Miller 6 12/06/1990 - 03/12/1992
Margie Peters 5 11/17/1988 - 03/29/1990
Judi Ann Mason 4 10/04/1990 - 03/28/1991
Dominic Hoffman 4 01/18/1990 - 11/07/1991
Orlando Jones 4 04/25/1991 - 10/31/1991
Gina Prince-Bythewood 4 10/29/1992 - 07/01/1993
Rob Edwards 3 10/27/1988 - 03/09/1989
Adriana Trigiani 3 11/16/1989 - 03/15/1990
Kevin Kelton 3 10/26/1989 - 03/01/1990
Scott Spencer Gordon 3 12/10/1987 - 07/07/1988
Jeffrey Duteil 3 11/10/1988 - 03/02/1989
Scott Sanders 2 10/22/1992 - 06/03/1993
David Felton 2 12/10/1987 - 02/04/1988
Daryl G. Nickens 2 02/09/1989 - 04/27/1989
James E. West 2 01/02/1992 - 04/02/1992
Mike Scott 2 02/09/1989 - 04/27/1989
Lynn Bunt 1 05/04/1989
Ilunga Adell 1 04/04/1991
Thomas Perry Dance 1 01/14/1993
Carmen Finestra 1 10/01/1987
Joe Gannon 1 10/29/1987
Lenore G. Bunt 1 05/04/1989
Dara Marks 1 05/07/1992
Joe Fisch 1 03/21/1991
Bud Wiser 1 01/26/1989
Matt Williams 1 10/01/1987
Deanne Stillman 1 02/11/1988
Steven Peterman 1 02/18/1988
Gary Dontzig 1 02/18/1988
Lissa Levin 1 09/24/1987
Margo Kaufman 1 02/25/1988
John Markus 1 10/01/1987
Leilani Downer 1 04/05/1990
Alonzo B. Lamont 1 10/25/1990
Alicia Marie Schudt 1 11/03/1988
Karen Kennedy 1 05/08/1993

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