A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.
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Bill Cosby
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A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.
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sitcom | historically black college | african american | university | college |Taglines:
Big laughs on campus.Genres:
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USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
24 September 1987 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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The visuals of the campus buildings and entrance to the fictional Hillman College were of Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. See more »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. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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"A, Different World" a spin-off from the smash hit "Cosby Show" which had Huxtable daughter Denise (Lisa Bonet) off to college to find out a different world laid ahead. Denise dropped out of the mostly black college only to have the series improve and become a hit with other cast members. The best characters had to be the uppity Whitley (Jasmine Guy), and the well liked and super-cool math major Dwayne Wayne (Kadeem Hardison) along with his best friend Ron (Darryl M. Bell). The pit was the place the gang hung out for everything from meals to talk. The theme song sung by Phoebe Snow really is the truth once you leave home from your parents it really is a different world.