A Different World

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.

Sep 24, 1987

Denise's financial irresponsibility might get her and Jaleesa thrown out of the dorm.

Oct 1, 1987

Questionable tactics abound when Denise plays dating games and Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor.

Oct 15, 1987

Denise's calculus tutor Dwayne is caught sneaking out of Whitley's window after curfew.

Oct 22, 1987

Whitley's claim that women can't succeed at both career and family infuriates Lisa and Maggie.

Oct 29, 1987

Rudy visits Hillman and becomes enchanted by Whitley, who tries to make her into the perfect little lady.

Nov 5, 1987

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.

Nov 19, 1987

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.

Dec 3, 1987

A geology professor has every woman in the class fighting for his attention.

Dec 10, 1987

Whitley's secret Santa surprises her with a visit from her newly separated daddy, who walks in with his youthful girlfriend.

Dec 17, 1987

Tired of being hit on by men, a grad student decides to turn the tables and seduce Dwayne.

Jan 7, 1988

During finals week, Denise's work suffers because she decides to be a peer counselor, and the girls' looks suffer under test stress.

Jan 14, 1988

Hillman alumna Lettie Bostic fills in as dorm monitor, but her strongly voiced opinions have the girls considering mutiny.

Jan 21, 1988

Lettie pulls some strings to help a student who has been attending classes without enrolling.

Feb 4, 1988

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.

Feb 11, 1988

Denise and Whitley both think they're the apple of the leading man's eye in a play about the Garden of Eden.

Feb 18, 1988

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

Feb 25, 1988

Whitley hides an illegal humidifier; Jaleesa sweats over her fear of oral reports; Maggie steams over the debt Denise owes her.

Mar 10, 1988

Clair Huxtable visits Denise bearing motherly advice as well as news that conflicts with Denise's summer plans.

Mar 24, 1988

Whitley panics about spending the summer alone; Dwayne tries a new tack with Denise; and Maggie holds a yard sale.

Apr 28, 1988

A psychology experiment in parenting calls for egg-doption, but when Jaleesa loses Maggie's "eggby," she and Denise scramble to find it.

May 5, 1988

Denise strains her brain trying to improve her grades, so she invites Theo up for a weekend of family inspiration.

Jul 7, 1988