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A Different World
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Title:A Different World
Genre: Comedy, Family
First Air Date: 1987-09-24
Last Air Date: 1993-07-09
Number of Seasons: 6
Number of Episodes: 144
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A Different World is an American television sitcom which aired for six seasons on NBC. It 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. While it was a spin-off from The Cosby Show, A Different World would typically address issues that were avoided by The Cosby Show writers. One episode that aired in 1990 was one of the first American network television episodes to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
Stars: Jasmine Guy (Whitley Marion Gilbert), Kadeem Hardison (Dwayne Cleophus Wayne), Darryl M. Bell (Ronald Marlon Johnson), Cree Summer (Winifred 'Freddie' Brooks), Charnele Brown (Kimberly Reese), Lou Myers (Vernon Gaines), Glynn Turman (Colonel Bradford Taylor), Ajai Sanders (Gina Deveaux), Karen Malina White (Charmaine Tyesha Brown), Jada Pinkett Smith (Lena James)