List of A Different World episodes

A Different World is a television spin-off of The Cosby Show set at Hillman College, the alma mater of Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable. It ran for six seasons on NBC, airing a total of 142 episodes, including three hour-long episodes. The last three episodes aired in syndication, bringing the total to 145.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			Season premiere	Season finale
	1	22	September 24, 1987	July 7, 1988
	2	22	October 6, 1988	May 4, 1989
	3	25	September 21, 1989	May 3, 1990
	4	25	September 20, 1990	May 2, 1991
	5	25	September 19, 1991	May 14, 1992
	6	25	September 24, 1992	July 9, 1993

Episodes

Season 1: 1987-1988

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original air date
1	1	"Reconcilable Differences"	Ellen Falcon	Lissa Levin and Thad Mumford	September 24, 1987
2	2	"Pilot"	Jay Sandrich	John Markus, Carmen Finestra and Matt Williams	October 1, 1987
3	3	"Porky de Bergerac"	Ellen Falcon	Susan Fales	October 15, 1987
4	4	"Those Who Can't...Tutor"	Kim Friedman	Susan Fales	October 22, 1987
5	5	"War of the Words"	Ellen Falcon	Joe Gannon	October 29, 1987
6	6	"Rudy and the Snow Queen"	Ellen Falcon	Cheryl Gard	November 5, 1987
7	7	"Sometimes You Get the Bear...Sometimes the Bear Gets You"	Ellen Falcon	Thad Mumford	November 19, 1987
8	8	"If Chosen I May Not Run"	Ellen Falcon	Thad Mumford	December 3, 1987
9	9	"Romancing Mr. Stone"	Ellen Falcon	Scott Spencer Gordon and David Felton	December 10, 1987
10	10	"The Gift of the Magi"	Ellen Falcon	Susan Fales	December 17, 1987
11	11	"Does He Or Doesn't He?"	Ellen Falcon	Thad Mumford	January 7, 1988
12	12	"Advise and Descent"	Ellen Falcon	Cheryl Gard	January 14, 1988
13	13	"The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic"	Ellen Falcon	Thad Mumford and Susan Fales	January 21, 1988
14	14	"Wild Child"	Ellen Falcon	David Felton	February 4, 1988
15	15	"Dr. Cupid"	Regge Life	Deanne Stillman	February 11, 1988
16	16	"The Show Must Go On"	Kim Friedman	Gary Dontzig and Steven Peterman	February 18, 1988
17	17	"Mr. Hillman"	Matthew Diamond	Margo Kaufman	February 25, 1988
18	18	"Speech Therapy"	Ellen Falcon	Cheryl Gard	March 10, 1988
19	19	"Clair's Last Stand"	Tony Singletary	Thad Mumford	March 24, 1988
20	20	"If Only for One Night"	Tony Singletary	Susan Fales	April 28, 1988
21	21	"Come Back, Little Eggby"	Ellen Falcon	Scott Spencer Gordon	May 5, 1988
22	22	"My Dinner with Theo"	Ellen Falcon	Scott Spencer Gordon	July 7, 1988

Season 2: 1988-1989

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original air date
23	1	"Dr. War is Hell"	Debbie Allen	Thad Mumford	October 6, 1988
24	2	"Two Gentlemen of Hillman"	Debbie Allen	Susan Fales	October 13, 1988
25	3	"Some Enchanted Late Afternoon"	Debbie Allen	Rob Edwards	October 27, 1988
26	4	"Dream Lover"	Debbie Allen	Alicia Marie Schudt	November 3, 1988
27	5	"Three Girls Three"	Debbie Allen	Jeffrey Duteil	November 10, 1988
28	6	"If You Like Pilgrim Coladas"	Debbie Allen	Margie Peters	November 17, 1988
29	7	"A Stepping Stone"	Debbie Allen	Cheryl Gard	December 1, 1988
30	8	"Life With Father"	Debbie Allen	Cheryl Gard	December 8, 1988
31	9	"All's Fair"	Debbie Allen	Rob Edwards	December 15, 1988
32	10	"Radio Free Hillman"	Debbie Allen	Jeffrey Duteil	January 5, 1989
33	11	"It Happened One Night"	Debbie Allen	Susan Fales and Margie Peters	January 12, 1989
34	12	"I've Got the Muse in Me"	Debbie Allen	Bud Wiser	January 26, 1989
35	13	"Risky Business"	Debbie Allen	Cheryl Gard	February 2, 1989
36	14	"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do"	Debbie Allen	Mike Scott and Daryl G. Nickens	February 9, 1989
37	15	"For She's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage"	Debbie Allen	Susan Fales	February 23, 1989
38	16	"It's Greek to Me"	Debbie Allen	Jeffrey Duteil	March 2, 1989
39	17	"The Thing About Women"	Debbie Allen	Rob Edwards	March 9, 1989
40	18	"High Anxiety"	Debbie Allen	Thad Mumford	March 16, 1989
41	19	"Take This Job and Love It"	Debbie Allen	Yvette Denise Lee	March 23, 1989
42	20	"No Means No"	Debbie Allen	Margie Peters	March 30, 1989
43	21	"Citizen Wayne"	Debbie Allen	Mike Scott and Daryl G. Nickens	April 27, 1989
44	22	"There's No Place Like Home"	Debbie Allen	Lynn Bunt and Lenore G. Bunt	May 4, 1989

Season 3: 1989-1990

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original air date
45	1	"Strangers on a Plane"	Chris Hibler	Thad Mumford	September 21, 1989
46	2	"The Heat Is On"	Debbie Allen	Susan Fales	October 12, 1989
47	3	"The Hat Makes the Man"	Debbie Allen	Cheryl Gard	October 19, 1989
48	4	"To Have and Have Not"	Debbie Allen	Kevin Kelton	October 26, 1989
49	5	"Forever Hold Your Peace"	Debbie Allen	Susan Fales	November 2, 1989
50	6	"Delusions of Daddyhood"	Debbie Allen	Yvette Denise Lee	November 9, 1989
51	7	"Wedding Bells From Hell"	Debbie Allen	Adriana Trigiani	November 16, 1989
52	8	"Great Expectations"	Debbie Allen	Yvette Denise Lee	November 30, 1989
53	9	"Answered Prayers"	Debbie Allen	Margie Peters	December 7, 1989
54	10	"For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls"	Debbie Allen	Cheryl Gard	December 21, 1989
55	11	"Under One Roof"	Debbie Allen	Kevin Kelton	January 4, 1990
56	12	"Here's to Old Friends"	Neema Barnette	Thad Mumford	January 11, 1990
57	13	"The Power of the Pen"	Debbie Allen	Dominic Hoffman and Jasmine Guy	January 18, 1990
58	14	"Pride and Prejudice"	John Whitesell	Yvette Denise Lee	January 25, 1990
59	15	"Success, Lies and Videotape"	Debbie Allen	Adriana Trigiani	February 8, 1990
60	16	"A World Alike"	Debbie Allen	Susan Fales	February 15, 1990
61	17	"That's the Trouble With You All"	Neema Barnette	Thad Mumford	February 22, 1990
62	18	"A Campfire Story"	Debbie Allen	Kevin Kelton	March 1, 1990
63	19	"Hillman Isn't Through With You Yet"	Debbie Allen	Yvette Denise Lee	March 8, 1990
64	20	"21 Candles"	Debbie Allen	Adriana Trigiani	March 15, 1990
65	21	"Sweet Charity"	Neema Barnette	Margie Peters	March 29, 1990
66	22	"Soldier Boy"	Neema Barnette	Leilani Downer	April 5, 1990
67	23	"Getaway: Part 1"	Debbie Allen	Cheryl Gard	April 19, 1990
68	24	"Getaway: Part 2"	Debbie Allen	Cheryl Gard	April 26, 1990
69	25	"Perhaps Love"	Debbie Allen	Susan Fales	May 3, 1990

Season 4: 1990–1991

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original air date
70	1	"Everything Must Change"	Debbie Allen	Susan Fales	September 20, 1990
71	2	"How Bittersweet It Is"	Debbie Allen	Yvette Denise Lee	September 27, 1990
72	3	"Blues for Nobody's Child"	Debbie Allen	Judi Ann Mason	October 4, 1990
73	4	"Whitley's Last Supper"	Debbie Allen	Jeannette Collins and Mimi Friedman	October 11, 1990
74	5	"The Goodwill Games"	Debbie Allen	Yvette Denise Lee	October 18, 1990
75	6	"Tales From the Exam Zone"	Debbie Allen	Alonzo B. Lamont	October 25, 1990
76	7	"Good Help Is Hard to Fire"	Debbie Allen	Glenn Berenbeim	November 8, 1990
77	8	"Love Thy Neighbor"	Rob Schiller	Yvette Denise Lee	November 15, 1990
78	9	"Time Keeps on Slippin'"	Michael Peters	Glenn Berenbeim	November 29, 1990
79	10	"The Apple Doesn't Fall"	Art Dielhenn	Gary H. Miller	December 6, 1990
80	11	"I'm Dreaming of a Wayne Christmas"	Debbie Allen	Judi Ann Mason	December 13, 1990
81	12	"War and Peace"	Peter Werner	Dominic Hoffman and Jasmine Guy	January 10, 1991
82	13	"Ex-Communication"	Debbie Allen	Jeannette Collins and Mimi Friedman	January 31, 1991
83	14	"Risk Around the Dollar"	Art Dielhenn	Jeannette Collins and Mimi Friedman	February 7, 1991
84	15	"Love, Hillman-Style"	Neema Barnette	Gary H. Miller	February 14, 1991
85	16	"A Word in Edgewise"	Debbie Allen	Glenn Berenbeim	February 21, 1991
86	17	"Ms. Understanding"	Debbie Allen	Yvette Denise Lee and Judi Ann Mason	February 28, 1991
87	18	"The Cash Isn't Always Greener"	Neema Barnette	Yvette Denise Lee	March 7, 1991
88	19	"How Great Thou Art"	Neema Barnette	Jeanette Collins and Mimi Friedman	March 14, 1991
89	20	"It's Showtime at Hillman"	Debbie Allen	Joe Fisch	March 21, 1991
90	21	"Sister to Sister, Sister"	Glynn R. Turman and John Rago	Judi Ann Mason	March 28, 1991
91	22	"Monet Is the Root of All Evil"	Marc Copage	Ilunga Adell	April 4, 1991
92	23	"If I Should Die Before I Wake"	Debbie Allen	Susan Fales	April 11, 1991
93	24	"Never Can Say Goodbye"	Henry Chan	Orlando Jones	April 25, 1991
94	25	"To Be Continued"	Michael Peters	Glenn Berenbeim	May 2, 1991

Season 5: 1991–1992

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original air date
95	1	"We've Only Just Begun"	Debbie Allen	Susan Fales	September 19, 1991
96	2	"The Dwayne Mutiny"	Debbie Allen	Gary H. Miller	September 26, 1991
97	3	"Home is Where the Fire Is"	Debbie Allen	Yvette Denise Lee	October 3, 1991
98	4	"Almost Working Girl"	Debbie Allen	Jeannette Collins and Mimi Friedman	October 10, 1991
99	5	"In the Eye of the Storm"	Debbie Allen	Susan Fales, Gary H. Miller and Yvette Denise Lee	October 17, 1991
100	6	"Rule Number One"	Debbie Allen	Yvette Denise Lee	October 24, 1991
101	7	"Baby, I'm a Star"	Debbie Allen	Orlando Jones	October 31, 1991
102	8	"Liza Who-Little"	Debbie Allen	Dominic Hoffman	November 7, 1991
103	9	"To Tell the Truth"	Debbie Allen	Yvette Denise Lee	November 14, 1991
104	10	"Do You Take This Woman?"	Debbie Allen	Susan Fales	November 21, 1991
105	11	"Mammy Dearest"	Debbie Allen	Glenn Berenbeim	December 5, 1991
106	12	"Twelve Steps of Christmas"	Bruce Kerner	Jeannette Collins and Mimi Friedman	December 19, 1991
107	13	"Just Another Four-letter Word"	Peter Werner	Gary H. Miller	January 2, 1992
108	14	"Cats in the Cradle"	Peter Werner	Gary H. Miller	January 16, 1992
109	15	"Prisoner of Love"	Glynn Turman	Glenn Berenbeim	January 23, 1992
110	16	"Bedroom at the Top"	John Rago	Susan Fales
111	17	"May the Best Man Win"	David Blackwell	Jeannette Collins and Mimi Friedman	February 13, 1992
112	18	"Kiss You Back"	Debbie Allen	Yvette Denise Lee	February 20, 1992
113	19	"Conflict of Interest"	John Rago	Glenn Berenbeim	February 27, 1992
114	20	"Sellmates"	Henry Chan	Gary H. Miller	March 12, 1992
115	21	"Do the Write Thing"	Otis Sallid	James E. West II	April 2, 1992
116	22	"Love Taps"	Kadeem Hardison	Teleplay: Reggie Rock Bythewood Story: Kadeem Hardison, Ron Moseley and Reggie Rock Bythewood	April 23, 1992
117	23	"Special Delivery"	Kadeem Hardison	Dara Marks	May 7, 1992
118-119	24-25	"Save the Best for Last"	Debbie Allen	Yvette Denise Lee	May 14, 1992

Season 6: 1992–1993

• The final season comprises 25 episodes
• Darryl M. Bell and Ajai Sanders were each absent for three episodes
• Charnele Brown and Lou Myers were each absent for five episodes
• Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Jada Pinkett, and Karen Malina White were each absent for one episode
• Cree Summer was absent for six episodes
• Glynn Turman was absent for 13 episodes
• Gary Dourdan appears in five episodes as Shazza Zulu
• Jenifer Lewis appears in eight episodes as Dorothy Dandridge Davenport, Dean of Students
• Patrick Y. Malone appears in 22 episodes as Terrell Walker
• Michael Ralph (who appears as five different characters in previous seasons) assumes the recurring role of Spencer Boyer and appears in seven episodes
• Bumper Robinson appears in 21 episodes as Dorian Heywood
• An updated version of the theme song is performed by Boyz II Men, and is accompanied by a new opening sequence featuring the new characters

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original air date
120	1	"Honeymoon in L.A. (part 1)"	Debbie Allen	Susan Fales	September 24, 1992
Everyone returns to Hillman for the start of the new school year, including newlyweds Dwayne and Whitley. A discussion of the Rodney King police brutality trial leads to the Waynes' recount of their honeymoon in Los Angeles, which coincided with the riots that ensued following the verdict. Guest stars: Sister Souljah and Gilbert Gottfried. Debbie Allen makes a uncredited cameo appearance as a maid cleaning Bill Cosby's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Notes: Jada Pinkett (Lena), Ajai Sanders (Gina), and Karen Malina White (Charmaine) become regular cast members. First appearances of recurring cast members Bumper Robinson (Dorian), Patrick Y. Malone (Terrell), and Jenifer Lewis (Dean Davenport).
121	2	"Honeymoon in L.A. (part 2)"	Debbie Allen	Glenn Berenbeim	October 1, 1992
Tempers flair, anxiety increases, and Dwayne and Whitley are separated as the Los Angeles riots begin around them. Freddie's summer transformation from a peace-loving hippie into a suit-wearing law school student impresses Ron but shocks Shazza. Guest stars: Gilbert Gottfried, Rondell Sheridan and Kenneth Mars. Roseanne and Tom Arnold make uncredited cameos.
122	3	"Interior Desecration"	Debbie Allen	Jeannette Collins and Mimi Friedman	October 8, 1992
Ron mediates Dwayne and Whitley's conflict over whose belongings will go and whose will stay in their new apartment—and gets his own room downstairs. The underclassmen engage in a stepping challenge, hoping to promote unity. Guest star: Josephine Premice.
123	4	"Somebody Say Ho!"	Debbie Allen	Reggie Rock Bythewood	October 15, 1992
After Terrell is accused of taping a "digit ho" sign onto Charmaine's back during math class, a mock trial tests the students' attitudes on gender harassment and threatens Terrell's future at Hillman. Absent: Glynn Turman.
124	5	"Really Gross Anatomy"	Jasmine Guy	Scott Sanders	October 22, 1992
Kim has trouble dissecting her first cadaver in anatomy class, but fellow medical student Spencer Boyer helps her regain her confidence. Ron offers Kim support at home, but can't shake off his attraction to Freddie. Whitley goes on an overnight business trip, leaving Dwayne home alone for the first time. Guest star: Robert Guillaume.
125	6	"Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Axed"	Debbie Allen	Gina Prince	October 29, 1992
Whitley convinces Dwayne to spend their savings on an expensive painting, but her professional life takes a wrong turn and the painting is later stolen in a home invasion. During a couples dinner Ron, Kim, Freddie, and Shazza try to work out their differences with each other. Guest star: Tom Wright. Absent: Jada Pinkett, Ajai Sanders, and Glynn Turman.
126	7	"The Little Mister"	Debbie Allen	Glenn Berenbeim	October 29, 1992
Dwayne scoffs at the idea of the "Year of the Woman". He then falls asleep on the couch and dreams that all of the candidates in the 1992 presidential election are women, with Whitley as "Jill Blinton", and Dwayne as her husband "Hilliard" (parodying Bill and Hillary Clinton).
127	8	"Baby, It's Cold Outside"	Glynn Turman	Jasmine Guy	November 5, 1992
Work pressures have Dwayne showing less romantic interest in Whitley, who calls in her problem to The Montel Williams Show — unaware that Gina has organized a dorm-wide viewing party. Freddie also struggles with the need to reveal to Kim her relationship with Ron. Guest star: Montel Williams.
128 129	9 10	"Faith, Hope and Charity"	Debbie Allen	Susan Fales	November 12, 1992
Whitley's mother shows up for Thanksgiving with an apparent new fiancé, whose motives Whitley doubts, while Dwayne's mother likewise shows up unannounced; the fighting that ensues leads to the mothers being embroiled in a local protest for Haitian rights and being hauled off to jail. Waiting for their children to show up with bail money, the jailed mothers-in-law are shocked to learn of the recent blows to the family finances; each makes up with her child after expressing the grief she had felt over the circumstances of her only child's wedding. Revealing that he knows Freddie is cheating on him with Ron, Shazza breaks up with her. Guest stars: Diahann Carroll and Patti Labelle.
130	11	"Original Teacher"	Debbie Allen	Reggie Rock Bythewood	November 19, 1992
Dwayne takes on the difficult task of mentoring two teenagers from rival gangs. Guest stars: the rap duo Kris Kross, who also perform the song "It's a Shame." Absent: Charnele Brown, Ajai Sanders and Karen Malina White.
131	12	"Occupational Hazards"	Kadeem Hardison	Jeannett Collins and Mimi Friedman	December 3, 1992
After her clothes were stolen in the home invasion, Whitley buys an expensive suit for a job interview with the intention of returning it. But she stains the suit before she can, does not get the job, and is forced to file for unemployment. Charmaine's long-distance relationship with Lance ends with a missed train and a phone call. Guest star: Alaina Reed Hall. Absent: Charnele Brown and Glynn Turman.
132	13	"White Christmas"	Debbie Allen	Glenn Berenbeim	December 17, 1992
Freddie's mother, a counselor, arrives at Christmas and immediately involves herself in everyone's personal problems, to her daughter's discomfort but others' relief; Shazza tries to woo Freddie back from Ron.
133	14	"To Whit, with Love"	Debbie Allen	Gina Prince	January 7, 1993
Whitley takes a position teaching rebellious students at a school in a low-income neighborhood, eventually breaking through to them by teaching them African-American history not contained in their outdated textbooks. Lena's burgeoning relationship with Dorian may be threatened when he reveals that he is practicing abstinence. Guest stars: Marla Gibbs, Marques Houston, Romeo Jones, and Marquise Wilson. Absent: Charnele Brown, Lou Myers, Cree Summer, and Glynn Turman
134	15	"Happy Birthday to Moi"	Debbie Allen	Thomas Perry Dance	January 14, 1993
Disappointed with how her year has gone, Whitley determines to plan herself the best surprise birthday party ever by prying Dwayne's plans out of Kim. Meanwhile, Charmaine and Terrell take desperate measures to pass their French midterm exam. Guest star: Josephine Premice.
135	16	"Mind Your Own Business"	Debbie Allen	Jeanette Collins and Mimi Friedman	January 21, 1993
Ron and Mr. Gaines purchase a nightclub together, but the cancellation of the opening night act threatens to send Ron into financial ruin. To save the day, Mr. Gaines calls in his four nerdy but talented grandnieces—Faith, Hope, Charity, and Henrietta. Guest stars: Bebe Drake-Massey, Aries Spears, and the original members of the R&B quartet En Vogue, who also perform the song "Free Your Mind." Absent: Charnele Brown and Glynn Turman.

Due to declining ratings NBC placed A Different World on hiatus following episode 135, but production on the series continued. During the hiatus, the network announced the series's cancellation. A Different World returned to the schedule on May 8, 1993, with the one-hour series finale; the events in episodes 138 through 145 occur before the finale. Episodes 138 through 142 were scheduled to air over winter 1993 prior to the series being placed on hiatus. Episodes 143 through 145 were unaired on NBC; they were aired later as part of the program's syndication package.

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Director	Writer(s)	Original air date
136 137	17 18	"When One Door Closes..."	David Blackwell Debbie Allen	Karen Kennedy Susan Fales	May 8, 1993
Dwayne develops a grammar-baseball video game and sells it to Kinishewa, who not only buys the concept but offers Dwayne a job in Tokyo. Whitley finds out she is pregnant. The mothers-in-law and Mr. Wayne come to prepare Dwayne and Whitley for the move, then proceed to get drunk after discovering their first grandchild will be born in Japan. Ron and Dwayne have a falling out over Ron's input in creating the video game. When Ron contemplates suing Dwayne, it causes Freddie to question their relationship. Freddie gets her articles published in the Hillman legal journal and, after many tries, Kim finally says "yes" to Spencer's marriage proposal. Everyone gathers together at The Pit to give the Waynes a surprise farewell party the night before their departure. Ron and Dwayne reconcile in the final scene of the series. Guest stars: Diahann Carroll, Bebe Drake-Massey, Patti Labelle, Josephine Premice, and Harold Sylvester. Note: This hour-long episode was intended to be the series finale. Chronologically, the final events of A Different World occur here.
138	19	"Lean on Me"	Henry Chan	Gina Prince	May 27, 1993
Dwayne is convinced to apply for a summer job at Kinishewa...and is surprised when his ex-girlfriend Kinu shows up as the interviewer. But when he doesn't get the position Dwayne wonders is his breakup with Kinu was the root cause. Guest star: Alisa Gyse Dickens. Absent: Cree Summer, Lou Myers, and Jada Pinkett.
139	20	"Dancing Machines"	Bruce Kerner	Scott Sanders	June 3, 1993
Gina, Dorian, Lena, Charmaine and Terrell participate in a dance marathon fundraiser for Amnesty International. Ron offers his nightclub to host the event, but organizer Freddie is unconvinced that his materialistic approach to promoting is the right means to achieve her ends. Whitley agrees to look after one of her students for the weekend, and she proves to be as much of a handful at home as she is in the classroom. Guest stars: Aries Spears and John Marshall Jones. Absent: Glynn Turman.
141	21	"Cabin in the Sky"	Henry Chan	Reggie Rock Bythewood	June 10, 1993
Strapped for cash, Whitley and Dwayne opt to share a cabin with Mr. Gaines and his wife, in an attempt at a long-delayed honeymoon. The Gaineses have a major fight over Vernon's distant relationship with their son—whom he left in charge of The Pit in his absence—and refuse to share a room, throwing a major curve into the Wayneses' plans for a romantic weekend. Guest star: Bebe Drake-Massey and T.K. Carter. Absent: Cree Summer and Glynn Turman.
142	22	"Great X-Pectations"	Glynn Turman	Jeanette Collins and Mimi Friedman	July 9, 1993
While preparing for a history assignment on the only meeting between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, Terrell and Charmaine are physically threatened by several local residents, causing Terrell to take drastic measures that could spell the end of his matriculation at Hillman; Spencer proposes marriage to Kim as often as four times a day without receiving a clear "yes." Absent: Darryl M. Bell, Cree Summer, Lou Myers, and Glynn Turman.
143	23	"Homie, Don't Ya Know Me?"	Kadeem Hardison	Teleplay: Ron Moseley Story: Kadeem Hardison and Ron Moseley	Aired in syndication
Lena receives a visit by her friends from Baltimore, including ex-boyfriend Piccolo, which causes a rivalry with Dorian and a rift in Lena's other relationships. Guest stars: Shaun Baker, Monica Calhoun, and Tupac Shakur. Absent: Darryl M. Bell, Cree Summer, and Glynn Turman.
144	24	"A Rock, a River, a Lena"	David Blackwell	Glenn Berenbeim	Aired in syndication
When famed singer-actress Lena Horne comes to campus, Whitley mounts an elaborate tribute with her students, but Kim is struck by Whitley's inability to pay similar respect to Ms. Horne's contemporary, Mr. Gaines. Guest stars: Lena Horne, Marques Houston, and Romeo Jones. Absent: Glynn Turman.
145	25	"College Kid"	Debbie Allen	Reggie Rock Bythewood and Gina Prince	Aired in syndication
Gina, Lena, Charmaine, Dorian, and Terrell rent an off-campus apartment from a grumpy older man who turns out to be a reclusive, former professional baseball star. He is inspired to consider attending college, particularly after seeing an old flame who is now a professor. Gina's abusive ex-boyfriend returns to try to establish contact anew, frightening her and infuriating her friends. Guest stars: Billy Dee Williams, Leslie Uggams, and Edafe Blackmon. Absent: Darryl M. Bell, Charnele Brown, Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Lou Myers, Cree Summer, and Glynn Turman.

References

• TV.com list of A Different World episodes