This page lists all of the episodes of the NBC-TV sitcom series A Different World, which ran on the network from September 24, 1987 to July 9, 1993.
Episodes[]
Season 1 (1987-88)[]
- Main article: Season 1
| Season 1 episodes | ||||||
| # in Series | # in Season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Reconcilable Differences" | Ellen Falcon | Lissa Levin and Thad Mumford | September 24, 1987 | 11105 |
| 2 | 2 | "Pilot" | Jay Sandrich | John Markus, Carmen Finestra and Matt Williams | October 1, 1987 | 00000 |
| 3 | 3 | "Porky de Bergerac" | Ellen Falcon | Susan Fales | October 15, 1987 | 11306 |
| 4 | 4 | "Those Who Can't...Tutor" | Kim Friedman | Susan Fales | October 22, 1987 | 12008 |
| 5 | 5 | "War of the Words" | Ellen Falcon | Joe Gammon | October 29, 1987 | 12211 |
| 6 | 6 | "Rudy and the Snow Queen" | Ellen Falcon | Cheryl Gard | November 5, 1987 | 12412 |
| 7 | 7 | "Sometimes You Get the Bear...Sometimes the Bear Gets You" | Ellen Falcon | Thad Mumford | November 12, 1987 | 11700 |
| 8 | 8 | "If Chosen I May Not Run" | Ellen Falcon | Thad Mumford | December 3, 1987 | 10101 |
| 9 | 9 | "Romancing Mr. Stone" | Ellen Falcon | Scott Spencer Gordon & David Felton | December 10, 1987 | 11207 |
| 10 | 10 | "Gift of the Magi" | Ellen Falcon | Susan Fales | December 17, 1987 | 12513 |
| 12 | 12 | "Advise and Descent" | Ellen Falcon | Cheryl Gard | January 14, 1988 | 12715 |
| 13 | 13 | "The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic" | Ellen Falcon | Susan Fales & Thad Mumford | January 14, 1988 | 13117 |
| 14 | 14 | "Wild Child" | Ellen Falcon | David Felton | February 4, 1988 | 13016 |
| 15 | 15 | "Dr. Cupid" | Reggie Life | Deanne Stilman | February 11, 1988 | 13218 |
| 16 | 16 | "The Show Must Go On" | Kim Friedman | Gary Dontzig & Steven Peterman | February 18, 1988 | 12219 |
| 17 | 17 | "Mr. Hillman" | Matthew Diamond | Margo Kaufman | February 25, 1988 | 13520 |
| 18 | 18 | "Speech Therapy" | Ellen Falcon | Cheryl Gard | March 10, 1988 | 10504 |
| 19 | 19 | "Clair's Last Stand" | Tony Singletary | Thad Mumford | March 24, 1988 | 12722 |
| 20 | 20 | "If Only for One Night" | Tony Singletary | Susan Fales | April 28, 1988 | 13421 |
| 21 | 21 | "Come Back, Little Eggby" | Ellen Falcon | Scott Spencer Gordon | May 5, 1988 | 12110 |
| 22 | 22 | "My Dinner with Theo" | Ellen Falcon | Scott Spencer Gordon | July 7, 1988 | 10303 |
Season 2 (1987-88)[]
- Main article: Season 2
| Season 2 episodes | ||||||
| # in Series | # in Season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "Dr. War is Hell" | Debbie Allen | Thad Mumford | October 6, 1988 | 201 |
| 24 | 2 | "Two Gentlemen of Hillman" | Debbie Allen | Susan Fales | October 13, 1988 | 202 |
| 25 | 3 | "Some Enchanted Late Afternoon" | Debbie Allen | Ron Edwards | October 27, 1988 | 203 |
| 26 | 4 | "Dream Lover" | Debbie Allen | Alicia Marie Schudt | November 3, 1988 | 205 |
| 27 | 5 | "Three Girls Three" | Debbie Allen | Margie Peters | November 17, 1988 | 206 |
| 28 | 6 | "If You Like Pilgrim Coladas" | Debbie Allen | Margie Peters | November 17, 1988 | 207 |
| 29 | 7 | "A Stepping Stone" | Debbie Allen | Cheryl Gard | December 1, 1988 | 204 |
| 30 | 8 | "Life With Father" | Debbie Allen | Cheryl Gard | December 8, 1988 | 209 |
| 31 | 9 | "All's Fair" | Debbie Allen | Rob Edwards | December 15, 1988 | 208 |
| 32 | 10 | "Radio Free Hillman" | Debbie Allen | Jeffrey Duteil | January 5, 1989 | 211 |
| 33 | 11 | "It Happened One Night" | Debbie Allen | Margie Peters & Susan Fales | January 12, 1989 | 210 |
| 34 | 12 | "I've Got the Muse in Me" | Debbie Allen | Bud Wiser | January 26, 1989 | 212 |
| 35 | 13 | "Risky Business" | Debbie Allen | Cheryl Gard | Feburary 2, 1989 | 213 |
| 36 | 14 | "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" | Debbie Allen | Darryl G. Mickens & Mike Scott | February 9, 1989 | 216 |
| 37 | 15 | "For She's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage" | Debbie Allen | Susan Fales | February 23, 1989 | 217 |
| 38 | 16 | "It's Greek to Me" | Debbie Allen | Jeffrey Duteil | March 2, 1989 | 215 |
| 39 | 17 | "The Thing About Women" | Debbie Allen | Rob Edwards | March 9, 1989 | 214 |
| 40 | 18 | "High Anxiety" | Debbie Allen | Thad Mumford | March 16, 1989 | 218 |
| 41 | 19 | "Take This Job and Love It" | Debbie Allen | Yvette Lee Bowser | March 23, 1989 | 219 |
| 42 | 20 | "No Means No" | Debbie Allen | Margie Peters | March 30, 1989 | 220 |
| 43 | 21 | "Citizen Wayne" | Debbie Allen | Darryl G. Mickens & Mike Scott | April 27, 1989 | 221 |
| 44 | 22 | "There's No Place Like Home" | Debbie Allen | Lenore G. Bunt & Lynn Bunt | May 4, 1989 | 222 |
Season 3 (1989-1990)[]
- Main article: Season 3
| Season 3 episodes | ||||||
| # in series | # in Season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 1 | "Strangers on a Plane" | Debbie Allen | Thad Mumford | September 28, 1989 | 301 |
| 46 | 2 | "The Heat Is On" | Debbie Allen | Susan Fales | October 12, 1989 | 302 |
| 47 | 3 | "The Hat Makes the Man" | Debbie Allen | Cheryl Gard | October 19, 1989 | 303 |
| 48 | 4 | "To Have and Have Not" | Debbie Allen | Kevin Kelton | October 26, 1989 | 304 |
| 49 | 5 | "Forever Hold Your Peace" | Debbie Allen | Susan Fales | November 2, 1989 | 307 |
| 50 | 6 | "Delusions of Daddyhood" | Debbie Allen | Yvette Lee Bowser | November 9, 1989 | 309 |
| 51 | 7 | "Wedding Bells From Hell" | Debbie Allen | Adriana Trigiani | November 18, 1989 | 310 |
| 52 | 8 | "Great Expectations" | Debbie Allen | Yvette Lee Bowser | November 30, 1989 | 305 |
| 53 | 9 | "Answered Prayers" | Debbie Allen | Margie Peters | December 7, 1989 | 306 |
| 54 | 10 | "For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls" | Debbie Allen | Cheryl Gard | December 21, 1989 | 312 |
| 55 | 11 | "Under One Roof" | Debbie Allen | Kevin Kelton | January 4, 1990 | 308 |
| 56 | 12 | "Here's to Old Friends" | Neema Barnette | Thad Mumford | January 11, 1990 | 311 |
| 57 | 13 | "The Power of the Pen" | Debbie Allen | Jasmine Guy & Dominic Hoffman | January 18, 1990 | 313 |
| 58 | 14 | "Pride and Prejudice" | John Whitesell | Yvette Lee Bowser | January 25, 1990 | 314 |
| 59 | 15 | "Success, Lies and Videotape" | Debbie Allen | Adriana Trigiani | February 8, 1990 | 317 |
| 60 | 16 | "A World Alike" | Debbie Allen | Susan Fales | February 15, 1990 | 315 |
| 61 | 17 | "That's the Trouble With You All" | Neema Barnette | Thad Mumford | February 22, 1990 | 318 |
| 62 | 18 | "A Campfire Story" | Debbie Allen | Kevin Kelton | March 1, 1990 | 316 |
| 63 | 19 | "Hillman Isn't Through With You Yet" | Debbie Allen | Yvette Lee Bowser | March 8, 1990 | 319 |
| 64 | 20 | "21 Candles" | Debbie Allen | Adriana Trigiani | March 15, 1990 | 320 |
| 65 | 21 | "Sweet Charity" | Neema Barnette | Margie Peters | March 29, 1990 | 321 |
| 66 | 22 | "Soldier Boy" | Neema Barnette | Leilani Downer | April 5, 1990 | 322 |
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24 |
"Getaway: Part 1"
"Getaway: Part 2" |
Debbie Allen | Cheryl Gard | April 19, 1990 April 26, 1990 |
324 325 |
| 69 | 25 | "Perhaps Love" | Debbie Allen | Susan Fales | May 3, 1990 | 323 |
Season 4 (1990-91)[]
- Main article: Season 4
| Season 4 episodes | ||||||
| # in series | # in Season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | 1 | "Everything Must Change" | Debbie Allen | Susan Fales | September 20, 1990 | 401 |
| 71 | 2 | "How Bittersweet It Is" | Debbie Allen | Yvette Lee Bowser | September 27, 1990 | 402 |
| 72 | 3 | "Blues for Nobody's Child" | Debbie Allen | Judi Ann Mason | October 4, 1990 | 404 |
| 73 | 4 | "Whitley's Last Supper" | Debbie Allen | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | October 11, 1990 | 406 |
| 74 | 5 | "The Goodwill Games" | Debbie Allen | Yvette Lee Bowser | October 18, 1990 | 407 |
| 75 | 6 | "Tales From the Exam Zone" | Debbie Allen | Alonzo B. Lamont | October 25, 1990 | 405 |
| 76 | 7 | "Good Help is Hard to Fire" | Debbie Allen | Glen Berenbeim | November 8, 1990 | 408 |
| 77 | 8 | "Love Thy Neighbor" | Rob Schiller | Yvette Lee Bowser | November 15, 1990 | 410 |
| 78 | 9 | "Time Keeps on Slippin'" | Michael Peters | Glenn Berenbeim | November 29, 1990 | 411 |
| 79 | 10 | "The Apple Doesn't Fall" | Art Dielhenn | Gary H. Miller | December 6, 1990 | 412 |
| 80 | 11 | "I'm Dreaming of a Wayne Christmas" | Debbie Allen | Judi Ann Mason | December 13, 1990 | 409 |
| 81 | 12 | "War and Peace" | Peter Werner | Jasmine Guy & Dominic Hoffman | January 10, 1991 | 414 |
| 82 | 13 | "Ex-Communication" | Debbie Allen | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | January 31, 1991 | 416 |
| 83 | 14 | "Risk Around the Dollar" | Art Dielhenn | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | February 7, 1991 | 413 |
| 84 | 15 | "Love, Hillman-Style" | Neema Barnette | Gary H. Miller | February 14, 1991 | 418 |
| 85 | 16 | "A Word in Edgewise" | Debbie Allen | Glenn Berenbeim | February 21, 1991 | 417 |
| 86 | 17 | "Ms. Understanding" | Debbie Allen | Yvette Lee Bowser & Judi Ann Mason | February 28, 1991 | 416 |
| 87 | 18 | "The Cash Isn't Always Greener" | Neema Barnette | Yvette Lee Bowser | March 7, 1991 | 419 |
| 88 | 19 | "How Great Thou Art" | Neema Barnette | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | March 14, 1991 | 420 |
| 89 | 20 | "It's Showtime at Hillman" | Debbie Allen | Joe Fisch | March 21, 1991 | 403 |
| 90 | 21 | "Sister to Sister, Sister" | Glynn Turman & John Rago | Judi Ann Mason | March 28, 1991 | 422 |
| 91 | 22 | "Monet Is the Root of All Evil" | John Rago | Ilunga Adell | April 4, 1991 | 423 |
| 92 | 23 | "If I Should Die Before I Wake" | Debbie Allen | Susan Fales | April 11, 1991 | 421 |
| 93 | 24 | '"Never Can Say Goodbye" | Henry Chan | Orlando Jones | April 25, 1991 | 424 |
| 94 | 25 | "To Be Continued" | Michael Peters | Glenn Berenbeim | May 2, 1991 | 425 |
Season 5 (1991-1992)[]
- Main article: Season 5
| Season 5 episodes | ||||||
| # in series | # in Season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95 | 1 | "We've Only Just Begun" | Debbie Allen | Susan Fales | September 19, 1991 | 501 |
| 96 | 2 | "The Dwayne Mutiny" | Debbie Allen | Gary H. Miller | September 26, 1991 | 502 |
| 97 | 3 | "Home is Where the Fire Is" | Debbie Allen | Yvette Lee Bowser | October 3, 1991 | 503 |
| 98 | 4 | "Almost Working Girl" | Debbie Allen | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | October 10, 1991 | 505 |
| 99 | 5 | "In the Eye of the Storm" | Debbie Allen | Susan Fales, Gary H. Miller & Yvette Lee Bowser | October 17, 1991 | 506 |
| 100 | 6 | "Rule Number One" | Debbie Allen | Yvette Lee Bowser | October 24, 1991 | 507 |
| 101 | 7 | "Baby, I'm a Star" | Debbie Allen | Orlando Jones | October 31, 1991 | 507 |
| 102 | 8 | "Liza Who-Little" | Debbie Allen | Dominic Hoffman | November 7, 1991 | 509 |
| 103 | 9 | "To Tell the Truth" | Debbie Allen | Yvette Lee Bowser | November 14, 1991 | 510 |
| 104 | 10 | "Do You Take This Woman?" | Debbie Allen | Susan Fales | November 21, 1991 | 504 |
| 105 | 11 | "Mammy Dearest" | Debbie Allen | Glenn Berenbeim | December 5, 1991 | 511 |
| 106 | 12 | "Twelve Steps of Christmas" | Bruce Kerner | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | December 19, 1991 | 512 |
| 107 | 13 | "Just Another Four-letter Word" | Henry Chan | James E. West | January 2, 1992 | 514 |
| 108 | 14 | "Cats in the Cradle" | Peter Werner | Gary H. Miller | January 9, 1992 | 513 |
| 109 | 15 | "Prisoner of Love" | Glynn Turman | Glenn Berenbeim | January 23, 1992 | 515 |
| 110 | 16 | "Bedroom at the Top" | John Rago | Susan Fales | January 30, 1992 | 516 |
| 111 | 17 | "May the Best Man Win" | David Blackwell | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | February 13, 1992 | 517 |
| 112 | 18 | "Kiss You Back" | Debbie Allen | Yvette Lee Bowser | February 20, 1992 | 518 |
| 113 | 19 | "Conflict of Interest" | John Rago | Glenn Berenbeim | February 27, 1992 | 519 |
| 114 | 20 | "Sellmates" | Henry Chan | Gary H. Miller | March 12, 1992 | 520 |
| 115 | 21 | "Do the Write Thing" | Otis Sallid | James E. West | April 2, 1992 | 522 |
| 116 | 22 | "Love Taps" | Kadeem Hardison | Teleplay by: Reggie Rock Bythewood Story by: Kadeem Hardison, Ron Moseley & Reggie Rock Bythewood |
April 23, 1992 | 521 |
| 117 | 23 | "Special Delivery" | Kadeem Hardison | Dara Marks | May 7, 1992 | 523 |
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24
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"Save the Best for Last (Part 1)"
"Save the Best for Last (Part 2)" |
Debbie Allen | Yvette Lee Bowser | May 14, 1992 | 524 525 |
Season 6 (1992-1993)[]
- Main article: Season 6
| Season 6 episodes | ||||||
| # in series | # in Season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | 1 | "Honeymoon in L.A. (Part 1)" | Debbie Allen | Susan Fales | September 24, 1992 | 601 |
| 121 | 2 | "Honeymoon in L.A. (Part 2)" | Debbie Allen | Glenn Berenbeim | October 1, 1992 | 602 |
| 122 | 3 | "Interior Desecration" | Debbie Allen | Jeannette Collins and Mimi Friedman | October 8, 1992 | 603 |
| 123 | 4 | "Somebody Say Ho!" | Debbie Allen | Reggie Rock Blythewood | October 15, 1992 | 604 |
| 124 | 5 | "Really Gross Anatomy" | Jasmine Guy | Scott Sanders | October 22, 1992 | 605 |
| 125 | 6 | "Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Axed" | Debbie Allen | Gina Prince-Blythewood | October 29, 1992 | 606 |
| 126 | 7 | "The Little Mister" | Debbie Allen | Glenn Berenbeim | October 29, 1992 | 607 |
| 127 | 8 | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" | Glynn Turman | Jasmine Guy | November 5, 1992 | 610 |
| 128
129 |
9
10 |
"Faith, Hope and Charity (Part 1)"
"Faith, Hope and Charity (Part 2)" |
Debbie Allen | Susan Fales | November 12, 1992 | 608 609 |
| 130 | 11 | "Original Teacher" | Debbie Allen | Reggie Rock Blythewood | November 19, 1992 | 611 |
| 131 | 12 | "Occupational Hazards" | Kadeem Hardison | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | December 3, 1992 | 612 |
| 132 | 13 | "White Christmas" | Debbie Allen | Glenn Berenbeim | December 13, 1992 | 613 |
| 133 | 14 | "To Whit, with Love" | Debbie Allen | Gina Prince-Blythewood | January 7, 1993 | 614 |
| 134 | 15 | "Happy Birthday to Moi" | Debbie Allen | Thomas Perry Dance | January 14, 1993 | 615 |
| 135 | 16 | "Mind Your Own Business" | Debbie Allen | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | January 21, 1993 | 616 |
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"When One Door Closes... (Part 1)"
"When One Door Closes... (Part 2)" |
David Blackwell Debbie Allen |
Karen Kennedy
Susan Fales |
May 8, 1993 | 624 625 |
| 138 | 19 | "Lean on Me" | Henry Chan | Gina Prince-Blythewood | May 27, 1993 | 618 |
| 139 | 20 | "Dancing Machines" | Bruce Kerner | Scott Sanders | June 3, 1993 | 619 |
| 140 | 21 | "Cabin in the Sky" | Henry Chan | Reggie Rock Blythewood | June 10, 1993 | 617 |
| 141 | 22 | "Great X-Pectations" | Glynn Turman | Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman | July 9, 1993 | 620 |
| 142 | 23 | "Homie, Don't Ya Know Me?" | Kadeem Hardison | Teleplay by: Ron Massey Story by: Kadeem Hardison & Ron Massey |
June 24, 1993 (Aired in syndication) |
621 |
| 143 | 24 | "A Rock, a River, a Lena" | David Blackwell | Glenn Berenbeim |
July 2, 1993 (Aired in syndication) |
622 |
| 144 | 25 | "College Kid" | Debbie Allen | Reggie Rock Blythewood & Gina-Prince Blythewood | July 10, 1993 (Aired in syndication) | 623 |