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A Different World

  • TV Series
  • 1987–1993
  • TV-PG
  • 1h
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Jasmine Guy, Sinbad, Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown, Kadeem Hardison, Dawnn Lewis, Lou Myers, Cree Summer, and Glynn Turman in A Different World (1987)
A Different World
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A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.

  • Creator
    • Bill Cosby
  • Stars
    • Lisa Bonet
    • Kadeem Hardison
    • Jasmine Guy
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    7.5K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,000
    49
    • Creator
      • Bill Cosby
    • Stars
      • Lisa Bonet
      • Kadeem Hardison
      • Jasmine Guy
    • 52User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
      • 17 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Marisa Tomei, Lisa Bonet, and Dawnn Lewis in A Different World (1987)
    Marisa Tomei, Lisa Bonet, and Dawnn Lewis in A Different World (1987)
    Marisa Tomei, Lisa Bonet, and Dawnn Lewis in A Different World (1987)
    Marisa Tomei, Lisa Bonet, and Dawnn Lewis in A Different World (1987)
    Marisa Tomei, Lisa Bonet, and Dawnn Lewis in A Different World (1987)
    Marisa Tomei, Lisa Bonet, and Dawnn Lewis in A Different World (1987)
    Lisa Bonet in A Different World (1987)
    Marisa Tomei, Lisa Bonet, and Dawnn Lewis in A Different World (1987)
    Marisa Tomei, Lisa Bonet, and Dawnn Lewis in A Different World (1987)
    Marisa Tomei, Lisa Bonet, and Dawnn Lewis in A Different World (1987)
    Lisa Bonet in A Different World (1987)
    Marisa Tomei, Lisa Bonet, and Dawnn Lewis in A Different World (1987)

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    Lisa Bonet
    Lisa Bonet
    • Denise Huxtable
    Kadeem Hardison
    Kadeem Hardison
    • Dwayne Wayne
    Jasmine Guy
    Jasmine Guy
    • Whitley Gilbert
    Darryl M. Bell
    Darryl M. Bell
    • Ron Johnson
    Charnele Brown
    Charnele Brown
    • Kim Reese
    Cree Summer
    Cree Summer
    • Freddie Brooks
    Glynn Turman
    Glynn Turman
    • Colonel Brad Taylor
    Dawnn Lewis
    Dawnn Lewis
    • Jaleesa Vinson
    Lou Myers
    Lou Myers
    • Vernon Gaines
    Sinbad
    Sinbad
    • Coach Walter Oakes
    Jada Pinkett Smith
    Jada Pinkett Smith
    • Lena James
    Ajai Sanders
    Ajai Sanders
    • Gina Devereaux
    Cory Tyler
    • Terrence Taylor
    Mary Alice
    Mary Alice
    • Lettie Bostic
    Karen Malina White
    Karen Malina White
    • Charmaine Brown
    Bumper Robinson
    Bumper Robinson
    • Dorian Heywood
    Patrick Y. Malone
    Patrick Y. Malone
    • Terrell Walker
    Marisa Tomei
    Marisa Tomei
    • Maggie Lauten
    • Creator
      • Bill Cosby
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    • Trivia
      While playing roommates on the show, co-stars Lisa Bonet and Marisa Tomei lived together in real life.
    • Goofs
      Throughout the course of the series, Whitley's talents go back and forth between being an accomplished singer/dancer and having little to no singing/dancing skills at all.
    • Quotes

      Shazza Zulu: Look, if we as Hillman men don't treat our women right, they'll go to somebody white. Kim Reese did!

      Kim Reese: You pseudo-intellectual male with a pseudo-African name spouting pseudo-philosophy about a whole bunch of nothing! In fact, the only thing about you that's real are your green eyes... MY BRUTHA!

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    User reviews52

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    9/10
    Shows like this aren't common, miss this era of TV.
    I have been watching a different world from Lisa Bonet to Jada Pinkett. The show became more than just a sitcom showing our community early on a glimpse of life in college to tackling racism, sexual harassment, stds, sexism, colorism, and positively introduced us to sororities and fraternities. "A Different World" helped glorify not only going to college but an HBCU and inspired a lot of people to take that step after high school even after realizing Hill man College was a fictitious institution . The show became even more important and relatable after I myself attended an HBCU. I met those Whitleys, hung with Dwaynes, had classes with Kims, worked with Charmaines and partied with Winnys. .
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    • Dec 6, 2018

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 24, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • College Fieber
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bill Cosby
      • Carsey-Werner Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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