Plot
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.
Cast
as Whitley Marion Gilbert
as Dwayne Cleophus Wayne
as Ronald Marlon Johnson
as Winifred 'Freddie' Brooks
as Kimberly Reese
as Vernon Gaines
as Colonel Bradford Taylor
as Gina Deveaux
as Charmaine Tyesha Brown
as Lena James
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
September 24, 1987
Last Aired Date
July 9, 1993
Production Companies
Carsey-Werner Company
Bill Cosby
Type
Scripted
Number of Season
6
Number of Episodes
144
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