"Blues for Nobody's Child" | |
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Season 4, Episode #3 (#72) in series (144 episodes) | |
"A Different World" episode | |
Guest Star(s): Recurring cast |
Brandon Quinton Adams T.J. Evans Abner Mariri Toy Newkirk Roger Guenveur Smith Laynard Williams |
Network: | NBC-TV |
Production code: | 404 (4x03) |
Writer (s): | Judi Ann Mason |
Director (s) | Debbie Allen |
Original airdate | October 4, 1990 |
IMDB | Blues for Nobody's Child |
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Blues for Nobody's Child was the third episode of A Different World's fourth season, the 72nd overall episode in the series. Written by Judi Ann Mason, the episode, which was directed by Debbie Allen, was first broadcasted on NBC-TV on October 4, 1990.
Summary[]
Freddie befriends an orphan and suggests the possibility of adopting the boy to Prof. Randolph.
Storyline[]
Freddie is moved by the difficulty of finding adoptive parents for older African-American children in the foster care system and makes it her mission to convince Prof. Randolph to adopt a child she has met through the community center.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
- Jasmine Guy as Whitley Gilbert
- Kadeem Hardison as Dwayne Wayne
- Darryl M. Bell as Ron Johnson
- Dawnn Lewis as Jaleesa Vinson
- Sinbad as Walter Oakes
- Cree Summer as Freddie Brooks
- Glynn Turman as Colonel Bradford Taylor
Recurring cast/Guest stars[]
- Brandon Quinton Adams as Dion (as Brandon Adams)
- T.J. Evans as Alex Webb
- Abner Mariri as Kobie
- Lou Myers as Vernon Gaines
- Toy Newkirk as Bianca
- George C. Simms as Ernie Miles
- Roger Guenveur Smith as Professor Howard Randolph
- Laynerd Wiliams as Man at Addoption Fair (as Laynard Williams)