A Different World: Season One: Disc 1

Production year:	1987
Director:
Rating:	NR(Television)

UPC [Locale]:	Disc ID: 12DD-AB9C-2FDE-9223
Running time:	2:55 (175 Min.)
Casetype:	Digipak, Slip Cover
Format:	NTSC, Color, 1.33:1, Full Frame
DVD-Format:	Single-Sided, Double-Layered
Released:	November 08, 2005
Collection type:	Owned
Status:	Available

Purchase date:	January 01, 1970
Purchase price:	Hidden
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Overview

1. Reconciliable Differences
It's Denise's first year at Hillman and her first time away from home. She takes up residencein Gilbert Hall and immediately clashes with her assigned roommate, Juleesa Vinson, Ever tidy Juleesa simply cannot deal with the messes Denise creates. Denise quickly takes her que and switches roommates. This time, Denise ends up with Whitley Gilbert, a.k.a. the "Mouth of the South." Again, Denise clashes, but somehow Whitely makes Jaleesa look good. It's Denise's first test of the year: How to switch back to living with Jaleesa without ruffling Whitley's feathers.

2. Pilot
The reality of college life kicks into high gear for Denise. She runs into a financial crisis at Hillman: Not only is she unable to pay her dorm fees, she must also pay Jaleesa's. Denise wants to solve the problem without leaning on Dad. Meanwhile a new roommate enters the picture, Maggie Lauten (Marisa Tomei), a chatterbox of a transfer student. In the end, Denise has no choice but to call home for help. Cliff (Bill Cosby) and Rudy Huxtable (Keshia Knight-Pulliam) make special guest appearances to help Denise smooth things out.

3. Porky De Borgerac
tidy Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor and decides to impose some strict penalties for slovenly behavior, especially on litterbugs. Those caught littering must wear a pig nose for the entire day as punishment. Denise lends Jaleesa her hole-hearted support until she's the one caught littering. It just so happens Denise must wear the pig nose on the day of her first date with an important crush. Denise panics. Will Jaleesa let her friend off the hook, or will Denise be forced "nose-first" into making a very odd first impression?

4. Those Who Can't....Tutor
There's no way Denise is going to make the grade in math without a tutor. Enter "King Calculus" himself, Dwayne Wayne. Denise is leary but then surprised as Dwayne turns out to be an excellent teacher. In fact Dwayne's teaching skills are so effective that he and Denise become completely wrapped up in their studies and fail to notice that Dwayne has stayed past dorm curfew. Dwayne attempts to sneak out through Whitley's window, but gets caught in the act. Eyebrows are raised and all suspicion points to Dwayne and Whitley. only Denise knows the truth and only she can save Whitley's reputation, but will she?

5. War Of The Words
It's the great Hillman debat on women's rights. Maggie, with Denise on her side, argues that women can have a career and family. Whitley, on the other hand, feels Maggie's position is rediculous. On the sidelines, Dwayne wants to be the next new DJ at the campus radio station. In order to land the gig he has to do his own show, so he decides to broadcast the great debate with himself as commentator. Both sides gear up for the moment of truth when Maggie's boyfriend proposes marriage. He asks her to leave Hillman and go to Washington, D.C., where he has landed a great new job. Suddenly Maggie is wavering on the very issues she is about to debate. When the moment of truth comes, Maggie uses the debate as a forum to tell her boyfriend that she can't give up everything that she's been working for. Denise surprises everyone with her public speaking skills, and her rebuttal cinches the debate for them.

6. Rudy And The Snow Queen
Rudy Huxtable (Keshia Knight-Pulliam) visits her elder sister Denise, at Hillman College Rudy unexpectedly becomes fast friends with, of all people, Whitely, and even begins to pick up many of Whitley's affected mannerisms along the way. Denise is not at all happy with the prospect of her sister becoming mini-Whitley, not to mention her jealousy of Rudy's affection for her nemesis. Meanwhile, Jaleesa also deals with the pangs of jealousy when she hears her ex-husband has made moves on her younger sister. How will Denise and Jaleesa deal with their respective shades of green?

7. Sometimes You Get The Bear, Sometimes The Bear Gets You
Denise, Jaleesa and Maggie plan to out do the menof Hillman College by becoming the first women ever to pull off the traditional Homecoming prank, by swiping the other team's mascot costume. The girl's plan takes on an interesting twist when Denise's grandfather pays a visit to the campus. What the girls don't know is that Grandpa Huxtable has come to Hillman to pull off the very same prank.

8. If Chosen, I May Not Run
Denise enjoys running from class to class, no problem. She doesn't think of running as exercise, and so she decides to become the third generationof running Huxtables at Hillman College by joining the track team. What's in store for Denise, aka "The Little Engine," down the track? To her delight, she earns the affection of a fellow male track star and amazes her peers. To her dismay, she's a bit surprised by the intense physical demands required to stay on the team. Has she got what it takes to carry on the running Huxtable legacy at Hillman? Is the thrill of vicotry worth the agony of her feet?

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