A Different World
1987
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. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities.
Storyline
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. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities.
Released
1987-09-24
Episode Runtime
22 min
Language
English
Status
Ended
Genre
Production
Carsey-Werner Company, Bill Cosby
Directors
CASTS
Jasmine Guy
Whitley Gilbert
Kadeem Hardison
Dwayne Wayne
Darryl M. Bell
Ron Johnson
Cree Summer
Freddie Brooks
Charnele Brown
Kim Reese
Glynn Turman
Colonel Brad Taylor
Dawnn Lewis
Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor
Lou Myers
Vernon Gaines
Sinbad
Coach Walter Oakes
Jada Pinkett Smith
Lena James
Ajai Sanders
Gina Devereaux
Cory Tyler
Terrence Taylor
Mary Alice
Lettie Bostic
Karen Malina White
Charmaine Brown
Lisa Bonet
Denise Huxtable
Bumper Robinson
Dorian Heywood
Patrick Malone
Terrell Walker
Marisa Tomei
Maggie Lauten
Michael Ralph
Spencer Boyer
Gary Dourdan
Shazza Zulu
Bee-Be Smith
Gloria
Rueben Grundy
Ernest Bennett
Marie-Alise Recasner
Millie
Andrew Lowery
Matthew
Kim Wayans
Allison
Loretta Devine
Stevie Rallen
Jenifer Lewis
Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport
Dominic Hoffman
Julian Day
Alisa Gyse Dickens
Kinu Owens
Diahann Carroll
Marion Gilbert
Patti LaBelle
Adele Wayne
Joe Morton
Byron Douglas III
Bebe Drake
Velma Gaines
Josephine Premice
Desiree Porter
Maurice Davis
Randall Adams
Roger Guenveur Smith
Prof. Howard Randolph
Brandon Quintin Adams
Dion
Ron O'Neal
Mercer Gilbert
Abner Mariri
Kobie
Rosalind Cash
Dean Hughes
Phylicia Rashād
Clair Huxtable
Roscoe Lee Browne
Dr. Barnabus Foster
LaRita Shelby
Leslie Wilkins
Phill Lewis
Sam Lee
Harold Sylvester
Woodson Wayne
Tracy Harrison
Suzanne Taylor
Don Reed
Chip St. Charles
Ron Mokwena
Mbubunni
Kimble Jemison
Nerdy Student
Aryana Starr
Dashawn Curtis
Amir Williams
J.T. Rallen
Kevin Vavasseur
Gregory
Bill Cosby
Heathcliff Huxtable
Edafe Blackmon
Tutor
Keshia Knight Pulliam
Rudy Huxtable
Toy Newkirk
Bianca
Robert Guillaume
Dean Winston
Alison Taylor
Girl
Eartha Robinson
Loretta
Debbie Allen
Dr. Langhorne
Hugh W. Allen
Quincy Lee Tolleson
Tamara Taylor
Dwayne's Date
Matthew Dickens
Guy
Bridgid Coulter
Bettina
Ted Ross
Dean Harris
Roxanne Beckford
Courtney
Tisha Campbell
Josie Webb
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Theo Huxtable
Jaime Cardriche
Winston 'The Meat Locker' Woodson
Gilbert Gottfried
Sergeant
Kelly Jo Minter
Charisse
Vanessa Bell Calloway
Lily Connors
Richard Roundtree
Clinton Reese
Barbara Montgomery
Imogene Douglas
Marjean Holden
Nikki
Orlando Jones
Troy Douglas
Michael Warren
Reverend Soams
Leroy Edwards III
Tony
Wynonna Smith
Lorna
Art Evans
Mr. Johnson
Kiki Shepard
Vanna Black
Tom Wright
John Holtworth
Al Fann
Diner Employee
Nestor Carbonell
Malik Velasquez
Marques Houston
Eli Black
Young Rome
Crayton Adams
Chante Carmel
Iesha
Ahmad Stoner
Olufemi Dakar
Aries Spears
Ty
Juan Pope
Guy
Galyn Görg
Monica Gilbert
Brian Wesley Thomas
Robert
Frank S. Jenkins
Dr. Abbott
Aaron Seville
Little Brother Humpty
Lewis Dix Jr.
Earl Rabney
Thomas Hobson
Boy
Jerry Gaona
Boy
Erica Reed
Althea Hicks
Ron Robinson
Antonio
Michael Caldwell
Cop
Tyrone Batista
Guy
Paris Vaughan
Colette
Claudette Wells
Peggy Harley
Maxine Waters Willard
Backup Singer
Julia Waters
Dancer
Oren Waters
John Wayne
Steven E. Daniels
Paul
Linda Hoy
News Anchor
Aydiee Vaughn
Alpha Delta Rho Pledge
Max Miller
Boy
Walt Hazzard
Walt Hazzard
T.K. Carter
Darnell Gaines
David Alan Grier
Professor Byron Walcott
Kenneth Washington
Mercer Gilbert
Gerrit Graham
Henry Krum
Sharon Brown
Angela
Larry Linville
Sen. Hutchinson
John Marshall Jones
Otis Curtis
Halle Berry
Jaclyn
Carlos Lacámara
Waiter
Tempestt Bledsoe
Vanessa Huxtable
Mary Testa
Waitress
Clyde Kusatsu
Kinishiwa Representative
Damon Wayans
Marvin Haven
Monica Calhoun
Yolanda
Lisa Canning
Girl
Brad Johnson
Mr. Wess
Ahmad Rashād
Dr. Zander
Blair Underwood
Zelmer Collier
Theresa Randle
Elizabeth James
Earle Hyman
Russel Huxtable
Alaina Reed Hall
Claims Officer #5
Tom Alan Robbins
Club Host
Victor Love
Lionel Walker
Cliff Emmich
Desk Sergeant
Ernie Sabella
Campus Policeman
Jana Marie Hupp
Lennox Baylor
Ann Weldon
Velma Gaines
Sister Souljah
Ianta
Denise Nicholas
Carol Garrison
Eriq La Salle
Professor Paul Mann
Michael Ensign
Auctioneer
Khandi Alexander
Theressa Stone
Shaun Baker
Champ
Alex Désert
Livingston
Dean Cain
Eddie
Peter Jason
Mr. Schmect
Dean Howell
Michael
Allen Payne
Lance Rodman
Alfonso Ribeiro
Zach Duncan
Joseph C. Phillips
Martin Kendall
Tanya Boyd
Col. Taylor's Former Student
Juanita Jennings
Desk Sergeant
Rick Barry
Rick Barry
Tom Arnold
Looter
Gretchen Palmer
Tammy
Duane Davis
Derek
Mark Clayman
Steve
Troy Byer
Monica
Rif Hutton
Security #2
Tupac Shakur
Piccolo
Robert Hooks
Phillip Dalton
Raven-Symoné
Olivia Kendall
Roseanne Barr
Looter
Vernee Watson-Johnson
Carla Meyers
Lee Weaver
Ray Nay
Stanley Brock
Santa Claus
Josef Powell
Shane Wayne
Paul Benedict
Mr. Ludlow
Howard Dell
Phil
Ja'net DuBois
Brenda Hanes
Frantz Turner
Marcus Anderson
Candy Ann Brown
Professor Burton
CJ Jones
CJ
Pillow
Self
T.J. Evans
Alex Webb
George C. Simms
Ernie Miles
Bradley Mott
Lou
Marius Mazmanian
Andre
Cleavant Derricks
Larry
K. Todd Freeman
Novian Winters
LaVerne Anderson
Priscilla
Whoopi Goldberg
Dr. Jordan
Roxie Roker
Dean Barksdale
Michael Milhoan
Fireman
Beverly Todd
Julia Reeves
Julius Carry
Larry Beaujolais
Debbi Morgan
Lisa Westin
Jake Carpenter
Rick
Trina McGee
Gennifer
Ron Canada
Grover James
Leonard Lightfoot
Ted Selman
Nigel Gibbs
Officer
Lisa Marie Russell
Tricia
Cynthia L. James
Amber Waves
Rondell Sheridan
Looter
Kenneth Mars
Ridley
Jeanine Jackson
Melissa Brulay
Clinton Jackson
Steve Rocklin
Montel Williams
Self
Carol Ann Susi
Desk Sergeant
Ronald William Lawrence
Loco
Anita Morris
Joni Brooks
Tamara Clatterbuck
Grace
Marcia Wallace
Waitress
Marla Gibbs
Principal Shaw
Lena Horne
Self
Billy Dee Williams
Langston Paige
Leslie Uggams
Dr. Eileen Redding
Reginald Ballard
Guy #2
Keenen Ivory Wayans
Professor Lawrence
Todd Hallowell
Cooper
Terry Ellis
[En Vogue]
Cindy Herron
[En Vogue]
Chris 'Mac Daddy' Kelly
Self [Kris Kross]
Chris 'Daddy Mac' Smith
Self [Kris Kross]
Jermaine Dupri
Deejay
Conroy Gedeon
Mercer Gilbert
Kristoff St. John
E.Z. Brooks
Katie Rich
Cougar
Gladys Knight
Herself
Taimak
Garth Parks
Jesse Jackson
Himself
Raymond St. Jacques
Prof. Charles Moseley
Heavy D
Himself
Obba Babatundé
Frank Benning
William Vincent Guy
Airport Ticket Agent (Uncredited)
Leila Danette
Ms. Pruitt
Lance Reed
Football Player
Elizabeth Narvaez
Kara
Pierre Manasse
Waiter
James Randolph
Avery Hobson
Mayah McCoy
Kelly
John Ashley Hamilton
Dr. Settle
Damon Whitaker
Ron's Barber
David P. Lewis
Security #1
Lalanya Masters
Eva
Viva Vinson
Janetta
Thom Keane
Leone
James Avery
The Pin Punisher
Norman Nixon
Norm
Charon Aldredge
Corrine
Albert Hall
Chaplain
Peggy Mannix
Nurse
Wren T. Brown
Milt
John H. Francis
William Shakespeare
Peggy Walton-Walker
Amy
Ann Hearn
Manager
Joseph Michael Roth
Jewelry Store Clerk (uncredited)
Calvin Brown Jr.
Calvin
Lebo M.
Self
Carlos Spivey
Self
Suli McCullough
Clarence Peele (uncredited)
Torri Whitehead
Megan Lewis
Nancy Black
Woman
Tony Burton
Cap Connors
Jeanne Carr
Bartender
Christopher Carter
Alvin Dix
Charlie Wicker
Cop
Senait Ashenafi
Rachael Johnson
Kevin Hunter
Ricardo
Sam Vlahos
Mr. Santos
Jane Singer
Woman
Charlayne Woodard
Paramedic
Maxine Jones
[En Vogue]
Dawn Robinson
[En Vogue]
Stephanie Williams
Barbara
Carey Eidel
Store Manager
Graham Timbes
Shopper
Janet Borrus
Beverly Hills Looter
Judy Nazemetz
Beverly Hills Looter
Vince Howard
Peacemaker
Wesley Jonathan
South Central Looter
Kathleen Wirt
Beverly Hills Looter
James Ma
Shopkeeper
Lee Michaels
Billy Kane
Murphy
Lacy Darryl Phillips
Singer
Peter Koch
Cop
Stacy Arnell
Lacey
Annie Korzen
Customer
Jeri Gray
Tutor
Marquise Wilson
Ron Jackson Jr.
Reggie Johnson
Michael Oku
Arthur Adams
Dr. Cordell Overby
Guy Killum
Virgil
Jeff Williams
Mark
Bonnie Broderick
Erica
Zakes Mokae
Marcus Mpepo
Kenneth Ransom
Rick Evans
James Anderson
Alice Arthur
Girl
A.J. Johnson
Girl
Rob Steven Williams
Loretta Chandler
Girl
Jill Ito
Hostess
Diane Almeida
Madeleine
Luise Heath
Dr. Mason
Lisa Marie Todd
Noel
Frank Renzulli
Enrico
Eugene Williams
Frat Guy
Don Barnes
Guy
Michael DeLorenzo
Ramon Duarte
Vincent Craig Dupree
Jerk at Bar
Michael Whaley
Guy
Theo Forsett
Ernie
Thomas Mikal Ford
Lamar Collins
Brandi Royale Petway
Little Whitley
Joe Costanza
Waiter
Reed R. McCants
Chuck Lance
Stephanie Pope
Girl
Gian-Carlo Scandiuzzi
Waiter
Paulette Braxton
Ron's Date
Anthony Kemp
D.J.
Lanyard A. Williams
Man at Adoption Fair
Wayne A. King
Mover
Scott Williamson
Jim Howell
Randy Kaplan
Bill
Yvette Holland Vasquez
Shelby Walters
Edgar Godineaux
Braxton Brother
Jonathan Webb
Braxton Brother
Kelli Carter
Patti
Chantal Rivera-Batisse
Alpha Delta Rho Pledge
Von Washington
Bruce Murphy
Raynelle Gipson
Girl
Kevin Hicks
Reggie
Steve Sheridan
Guy
Wayne Federman
A
Adam Gifford
Ticket Scalper
Luisa Leschin
Ms. Lopez
Fitz Houston
Grieving Customer
Anne Gee Byrd
Maude Mitchell
Adia Joëlle
Wedding Guest
Nikki Swasey Seaton
Brooke
Nikki Crawford
Girl
Seasons
Season 1.
1987
.22 Episodes
Season 1 of A Different World premiered on 1987-09-24.
Season 2
1988
.22 Episodes
Season 2 of A Different World premiered on 1988-10-06.
Season 3
1989
.25 Episodes
Season 3 of A Different World premiered on 1989-09-21.
Season 4.
1990
.25 Episodes
Season 4 of A Different World premiered on 1990-09-20.
Season 5.
1991
.25 Episodes
Season 5 of A Different World premiered on 1991-09-19.
Season 6.
1992
.25 Episodes
Season 6 of A Different World premiered on 1992-09-24.
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