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25 Episodes 1989 - 1990
Episode 1
Thu, Sep 21, 198922 mins
When Whitley and Dwayne board the same plane back to Hillman after summer vacation, she's impressed by his fancy new clothes and makes a play for him. Dwayne and Whitley get to know one another better on an eventful plane ride back to campus while everyone else adapts to the now co-ed dorms.
Episode 2
Thu, Oct 12, 198923 mins
Whitley's avoidance of math classes threatens her chances of graduating. Whitley must overcome her fear of math in order to graduate. Dwayne and Ron argue about each other's spending habits.
Episode 3
Thu, Oct 19, 198923 mins
Walter is enjoying his position of power as co-ed dorm director, but his double standard for male residents' visitors ruffles Jaleesa's feathers. Tensions run high in the dorm when new director Walter clashes with Jaleesa.
Episode 4
Thu, Oct 26, 198923 mins
Whitley volunteers to teach ballet at the community center and befriends one of the kids, but is dismayed when she discovers the boy stole her wallet. Whitley loses faith in her youth-center dance students when her pocketbook disappears.
Episode 5
Thu, Nov 2, 198923 mins
While Whitley struggles with her negative feelings about her father's impending wedding, Dwayne plans to visit Denise to tell her that he loves her. In New York to attend her father's second wedding, Whitley and Dwayne meet up with the Huxtable clan and meets Denise's husband Martin and step daughter Olivia.
Episode 6
Thu, Nov 9, 198923 mins
Ron falls for a student who turns out to have a child. Meanwhile, Dwayne and Whitley disagree on what kind of musical performer to hire for a benefit. Despite Whitley's objections, rap group Heavy D. and the Boyz arrive at Hillman for a benefit concert.
Episode 7
Thu, Nov 16, 198923 mins
Walter wins a Hawaiian honeymoon and asks Jaleesa to marry him - but are they moving too fast? Dwayne tries to tell Whitley how he feels about her. Romance is in the air as Walter pops the question to Jaleesa and Dwayne asks Whitley to date him.
Episode 8
Thu, Nov 30, 198923 mins
Kim's father forbids her to attend a rap concert, but she goes anyway. Hiring homecoming at Hillman College, Freddie and Kim disobey their parents and go to a concert they were told not to go to when Kim's father pays an unexpected visit. And things get awkward when Dwayne and Ron bring dates home on the same night.
Episode 9
Thu, Dec 7, 198922 mins
Despite looming exams, Whitley, Dwayne and Freddie drop everything to give Kim moral support when she learns her father has been injured. The gang rushes Kim to see her policeman father (guest star: Richard Roundtree), who has been shot while on duty.
Episode 10
Thu, Dec 21, 198923 mins
It's the holiday season, but Whitley is not in a festive mood. It is Christmas time at Hillman and Whitley is acting as bitter as the Grinch. One night Whitley is visited by the ghost of Christmas past, present, and future and told to change her ways, or else. Can a visit from the three ghosts of Christmas change her attitude?
Episode 11
Thu, Jan 4, 199023 mins
The Dean invites Freddie and Whitley over for her freshman tea and they both fight over the Dean's approval. While Dwayne and Ron get a house guest that does all their chores for them when Walter tells them he could be a thief from a story he once heard.
Episode 12
Thu, Jan 11, 199023 mins
Dwayne's old friend comes to visit and convince Dwayne to come to his college because he believes one becomes the best by being with the best and starts to judge Dwayne's best friend Ron, While Colonel Taylor and Mr. Gaines get people together for those who were once in the U.S. Army.
Episode 13
Thu, Jan 18, 199023 mins
Dwayne writes a poem about his greatest passion--math--but Whitley thinks it's about her. Freddie feels guilty about seeing two different guys.
Episode 14
Thu, Jan 25, 199023 mins
While shopping for her father's birthday present, Whitley experiences prejudice firsthand from a snooty salesperson in a jewelry store, who discriminates against her. Civilians Walter and Dwayne attend ROTC weekend trip training with Col. Taylor and Cadet Sgt. Ron.
Episode 15
Thu, Feb 8, 199023 mins
When Mrs. Clair Huxtable, Denise's mother, comes and visits Hillman to videotape and help Hillman's students prepare for job interviews, Freddie's archaeology dig opens her eyes to different career paths when she finds part of the underground railroad.
Episode 16
Thu, Feb 15, 199023 mins
Freddie and transfer student Julian's plans to protest South African apartheid cause Kim to reconsider accepting a needed scholarship. Whitley plans to join transfer student Julian in a protest against apartheid, unaware the company they're boycotting has offered Kim a scholarship.
Episode 17
Thu, Feb 22, 199022 mins
Whitley tells Dwayne she just wants to be friends and offers to set him up. Jaleesa bets Walter that she can teach Freddie to play poker and beat him. Whitley fixes Dwayne up with another girl, but then has trouble dealing with it.
Episode 18
Thu, Mar 1, 199022 mins
Dwayne and Walter weave a tall tale and give Gilbert Hall residents a dramatized account about their basketball-recruiting trip, which took some strange turns, complete with fights, arrests and jail time.
Episode 19
Thu, Mar 8, 199023 mins
As graduation quickly approaches, Whitley becomes frustrated with the lack of job offers and decides it's time to rethink her education plans. Whitley has a touch of "senioritis", but it's her job prospects that look a little sickly. Ron's sister, Rachel visits.
Episode 20
Thu, Mar 15, 199023 mins
Whitley envisions an extravagant celebration for her 21st birthday, but when everyone seems to have forgotten, she feels lonely and neglected. Whitley is Little Miss Lonely when she thinks everyone's forgotten her 21st birthday.
Episode 21
Thu, Mar 29, 199022 mins
Dwayne and Ron are cast in a commercial as basketball players facing off against Hall of Famers, and the gang tries to help Kim with school expenses. Whitley, Jaleesa, and Freddie secretly plan to raise money for Kim. Dwayne and Ron portray hoopsters in a commercial.
Episode 22
Thu, Apr 5, 199023 mins
The Hillman students prepare for an ROTC banquet honoring Col. Taylor. While awaiting an ROTC dinner where Col. Taylor is to be roasted, Ron obsesses and sweats bullets over the choosing of "Cadet of the Year".
Episode 23
Thu, Apr 19, 199022 mins
The Hillman gang heads to the beach for spring break, but what they'd hoped would be a quiet, relaxing getaway turns into a chaotic nightmare. While on vacation, Dwayne and Ron gain possession of some drug peddlers' cash and drugs. Part one of two.
Episode 24
Thu, Apr 26, 199023 mins
With the Hillman gang on the run from drug dealers during their spring break, Ron and Dwayne disguise themselves until they can alert the police. Dwayne and Ron try to thwart the drug dealers by posing as girls. Part two of two.
Episode 25
Thu, May 3, 199022 mins
Dwayne gets inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, prompting a visit from his proud mama. Dwayne's mom visits when Dwayne is inducted into an honors society. Whitley is disappointed when Julian doesn't pop the question. Insead, Julian asks Whitley to spend the summer with him in DC.