Episode guide
A Different World: Season 4
25 episodes · premiered Sep 20, 1990
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- Episode 1: Everything Must Change Sep 20, 1990 · 30m Whitley thrills her friends by announcing that she has finally decided that Dwayne is the right man for her. Although she answered his love letters during the summer, she chose not to send…
- Episode 2: How Bittersweet It Is Sep 27, 1990 · 30m Whitley accepts a date with the persistent Ron in the hopes of making Dwayne jealous. She leaves a series of answering machine messages in which she repeats the time and location of the…
- Episode 3: Blues for Nobody's Child Oct 4, 1990 · 30m Freddie befriends Alex, an eight-year-old foster child who attends the community center. She is horrified after visiting an adoption fair and watching all of the potential parents ignore…
- Episode 4: Whitley's Last Supper Oct 11, 1990 · 30m Whitley's father comes to town and takes her to dinner. He announces that he is fed up with her exorbitant spending habits and takes away her credit cards. He will now only cover her…
- Episode 5: The Goodwill Games Oct 18, 1990 · 30m Whitley decides to try out for the academic decathlon, as the winning team will receive $1500. Although Dwayne and Ron make fun of her, Whitley proves to be quite knowledgable and makes…
- Episode 6: Tales From the Exam Zone Oct 25, 1990 · 30m Walter narrates a Twilight Zone-style look at the students' struggles during midterms. Whitley must complete a report for her somewhat sadistic accounting professor by the following day…
- Episode 7: Good Help Is Hard to Fire Nov 8, 1990 · 30m Dwayne falls apart in the aftermath of his kiss with Whitley. He cannot sleep due to recurring nightmares, and lets the apartment turn into a pig pen. Kinu becomes extremely bossy and…
- Episode 8: Love Thy Neighbor Nov 15, 1990 · 30m Dwayne helps Whitley with her marketing project, but turns her down when she offers to take him to dinner. Ron tells Dwayne that he is being stupid and warns that he will lose Whitley…
- Episode 9: Time Keeps on Slippin' Nov 29, 1990 · 30m Whitley thrives academically after she begins dating Dwayne, while he gets the first C of his life because he spends all his time fawning over her instead of studying. He dreams that the C…
- Episode 10: The Apple Doesn't Fall Dec 6, 1990 · 30m Ron's father sends him a car to officially welcome him into the family car dealership. Ron cannot stand the business and wishes to become a professional drummer. Whitley warns Ron not to…
- Episode 11: I'm Dreaming of a Wayne Christmas Dec 13, 1990 · 30m Dwayne takes Whitley and Ron to his parents' house for Christmas. Whitley is desperate to impress Dwayne's mother. She sneaks out before dinner to buy an expensive present for Mrs. Wayne…
- Episode 12: War and Peace Jan 10, 1991 · 30m Dwayne's good friend Zelmer comes to visit and stuns him by announcing that his Army Reserve unit has been called to the Persian Gulf. Ron promises to show Zelmer a good time over the…
- Episode 13: Ex-Communication Jan 31, 1991 · 30m Whitley receives a phone call from Julian and agrees to have dinner with him. She is shocked to discover that he is engaged to a runway model turned translator who speaks six languages…
- Episode 14: Risk Around the Dollar Feb 7, 1991 · 30m Whitley has to cut into the tuition check from her father to cover her share of the rent. She looks for a job, but turns down every offer. She is especially repulsed by the possibility of…
- Episode 15: Love, Hillman-Style Feb 14, 1991 · 30m As her marketing project, Whitley organizes a ""Men of Hillman"" calendar. Dwayne is offended when she doesn't ask him to participate; she doesn't consider him brawny enough. She finally…
- Episode 16: A Word in Edgewise Feb 21, 1991 · 30m Matthew arranges for some friends from the National Theatre of the Deaf to perform for the children from the community center outreach program. Kim feels embarrassed by Matthew's…
- Episode 17: Ms. Understanding Feb 28, 1991 · 30m Shazza Zulu, a student in his sixth year of undergraduate work, publishes a book discussing the sexist behavior of men at Hillman. The women take his words to heart; they get really worked…
- Episode 18: The Cash Isn't Always Greener Mar 7, 1991 · 30m Dwayne receives an incredible job offer from Kinishewa. Although Whitley and Ron insist that he should jump at the offer, Dwayne is torn between the job and grad school. He finally…
- Episode 19: How Great Thou Art Mar 14, 1991 · 30m Whitley gets a job as an assistant art buyer for E.H. Wright Industries. She attends an auction in Washington, D.C. as an observer. When her boss steps out to take a phone call, Whitley…
- Episode 20: It's Showtime at Hillman Mar 21, 1991 · 30m The community outreach program loses funding after a corporate buyout, so Walter organizes a three-hour telethon to raise the $15,000 it needs to remain in operation. Jaleesa, Kim and Kinu…
- Episode 21: Sister to Sister, Sister Mar 28, 1991 · 30m Whitley is placed in charge of pledges for her sorority. She lets the power go to her head, and is especially hard on Kim. Kim leads a revolt and gets all of the pledges to walk out on…
- Episode 22: Monet Is the Root of All Evil Apr 4, 1991 · 30m Whitley organizes an exhibit to display the artwork of Hillman students. Mr. Gaines shows her some sketches drawn by Novian Winters, a young man who pays for meals with art when he is…
- Episode 23: If I Should Die Before I Wake Apr 11, 1991 · 30m Whitley plans to sleep with Dwayne for the first time on his birthday. The public speaking professor assigns the students to write their own eulogies. A young woman named Josie stuns…
- Episode 24: Never Can Say Goodbye Apr 25, 1991 · 30m Walter announces that he is leaving Hillman to take a job at a community center in Philadelphia. A roast is organized to give everyone a chance to say goodbye to him. Ron learns that he…
- Episode 25: To Be Continued May 2, 1991 · 30m Ron tries to keep his father from discovering that he did not graduate. He dons a cap and gown and takes part in the ceremony. When his father decides to stay an extra day, Ron finally…