EPISODE
SEASON
A group of students at a historically Black university struggle to make it through college.
28 November 1962, San Antonio, Texas, USA
18 April 1951, Brooklyn, New York, USA
29 July 1971, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
23 January 1962, Nassau County, New York, USA
16 October 1961, New York City, New York, USA
25 August 1964, Tacoma, Washington, USA
17 August 1962, Los Angeles, California, USA
7 July 1931, Brooklyn, New York, USA
8 October 1941, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
4 February 1957, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
1 September 1937, Utica, New York, USA
24 May 1967, Mandeville, Jamaica
14 August 1972, Pasadena, California, USA
14 August 1966, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
23 August 1909, Jacksonville, Florida, USA
10 November 1937, Brighton, Alabama, USA
29 December 1972
24 September 1966, North Trenton, New Jersey, USA
14 January 1954, North Trenton, New Jersey, USA
September 11, 2018
The comings and goings at the fictional historically black university Hillman College made for a show that was funny, compelling, and way more fearless about addressing the politics of its day than its predecessor was.
September 10, 2018
ADW was a comedy, but it was a comedy rooted in the very real world and didn't shy away from the real world challenges for young people making their way through the world.
November 27, 2018
A Different World" remains a unique and groundbreaking sitcom, set inside a world never before mined in comedy: a fictional historically black college.
September 10, 2018
A Different World succeeds thanks to great casting, rich characters, and the interactions of the classmates' unique personalities; all hail from backgrounds as diverse as the list of their hometowns.
November 27, 2018
Thankfully, the show's supporting characters - Whitley Gilbert, Jaleesa, Coach Walter Oakes and the unforgettable style icon Dwayne Wayne - easily stepped into the spotlight, and kept things buzzing along for another five seasons.
