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A Different World Season 4 Episodes
Season 4 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 1990 - 1991
Episode 1
Everything Must Change
Thu, Sep 20, 1990 30 mins
Whitley returns to Hillman on the wings of love, but she crashes to Earth when Dwayne introduces her to a girlfriend (Alisa Gyse) he met in Japan. Whitley: Jasmine Guy. Dwayne: Kadeem Hardison. Jaleesa: Dawnn Lewis.
Episode 2
How Bittersweet It Is
Thu, Sep 27, 1990 30 mins
Whitley uses Ron as a pawn in her love match with Dwayne; Freddie tries histrionics to get into a history class taught by a famous visiting professor (Roger Guenveur Smith). Whitley: Jasmine Guy. Ron: Darryl Bell.
Episode 3
The Blues for Nobody's Child
Thu, Oct 4, 1990 30 mins
Freddie befriends an orphan (T.J. Evans) and suggests the possibility of adopting the boy to Prof. Randolph (Roger G. Smith). Freddie: Cree Summer. Col. Taylor: Glynn Turman. Walter: Sinbad. Mr. Gaines: Lou Myers.
Episode 4
Whitley's Last Supper
Thu, Oct 11, 1990 30 mins
Freddie (Cree Summer) moves into high gear for a practice med-school exam, while Whitley (Jasmine Guy) downshifts her spending on the advice of her father (Ron O'Neal). Jaleesa: Dawnn Lewis. Kim: Charnele Brown.
Episode 5
The Goodwill Games
Thu, Oct 18, 1990 30 mins
Dwayne helps Whitley (Jasmine Guy) prepare for an academic competition, but one thing leads to another during a study session. Kim: Charnele Brown. Matthew: Andrew Lowery. Kinu: Alisa Gyse Dickens.
Episode 6
Tales from the Exam Zone
Thu, Oct 25, 1990 30 mins
Dwayne, Whitley and Freddie find themselves in a different dimension---"The Exam Zone." Walter: Sinbad. Dwayne: Kadeem Hardison. Whitley: Jasmine Guy. Freddie: Cree Summer. Terrance: Cory Tyler. Ron: Darryl Bell.
Episode 7
Good Help Is Hard to Fire
Thu, Nov 8, 1990 30 mins
Dwayne's mother (Patti LaBelle) walks in on a squabble between Kinu and the apartment's new maid---Whitley. Dwayne: Kadeem Hardison. Kinu: Alisa Gyse Dickens. Whitley: Jasmine Guy. Ron: Darryl Bell.
Episode 8
Love Thy Neighbor
Thu, Nov 15, 1990 30 mins
Dwayne and Whitley (Kadeem Hardison, Jasmine Guy) find their new relationship at a standstill when they can't find time alone; Ron runs into an old friend who's now homeless. Ron: Darryl Bell. Freddie: Cree Summer.
Episode 9
Time Keeps on Slippin'
Thu, Nov 29, 1990 30 mins
Dwayne's grades are suffering with Whitley (Jasmine Guy) around, but hers are improving; Freddie and Ron are put in charge of a time capsule. Dwayne: Kadeem Hardison. Kim: Charnele Brown.
Episode 10
The Apple Doesn't Fall
Thu, Dec 6, 1990 30 mins
Col. Taylor (Glynn Turman) feels he's made a hole in one when asked to join a once-segregated country club, but Terrance (Cory Tyler) disagrees; Ron has second thoughts about his career. Ron: Darryl Bell.
Episode 11
I'm Dreaming of a Dwayne Christmas
Thu, Dec 13, 1990 30 mins
Dwayne goes home for Christmas with Whitley, who goes the distance to win over his mother (Patti LaBelle). Woodson: Harold Sylvester. Santa: Stanley Brock. Whitley: Jasmine Guy. Dwayne: Kadeem Hardison. Ron: Darryl Bell.
Episode 12
War and Peace
Thu, Jan 10, 1991 30 mins
Blair Underwood plays a friend of Dwayne's who battles ambivalence on the eve of his reserve unit's departure to the Persian Gulf. Dwayne: Kadeem Hardison. Ron: Darryl Bell. Col. Taylor: Glynn Turman.
Episode 13
Excommunication
Thu, Jan 31, 1991 30 mins
Julian has a talk with Whitley that takes a toll on her ego---and may cost her Dwayne. Debbie Allen plays a counselor. Shelby: Yvette Holland. Whitley: Jasmine Guy. Julian: Dominic Hoffman. Dwayne: Kadeem Hardison.
Episode 14
Risk Around the Dollar
Thu, Feb 7, 1991 30 mins
Lack of money may make Whitley's world come tumbling down after she blows her rent money, while Terrance's world is changed by his new-found religion. Mr. Ludlow: Paul Benedict. Whitley: Jasmine Guy. Jaleesa: Dawnn Lewis.
Episode 15
Love Hillman Style
Thu, Feb 14, 1991 30 mins
Whitley and Dwayne (Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison) clash over her scheme to make a "Men of Hillman" calendar; Col. Taylor and Jaleesa share a Valentine's moment. Col. Taylor: Glynn Turman. Jaleesa: Dawnn Lewis.
Episode 16
A Word in Edgewise
Thu, Feb 21, 1991 30 mins
Matthew (Andrew Lowery) brings members of the National Theater of the Deaf to Walter's outreach center for a performance; Dwayne bets Whitley that she can't keep quiet for 24 hours straight. Walter: Sinbad.
Episode 17
Ms. Understanding
Thu, Feb 28, 1991 30 mins
A battle of the sexes breaks out after a pamphlet exhorts women to demand respect. Shazza Zulu: Gary Dourdan. Matthew: Andrew Lowery. Freddie: Cree Summer. Kim: Charnele Brown. Whitley: Jasmine Guy.
Episode 18
The Cash Isn't Always Greener
Thu, Mar 7, 1991 30 mins
While closing in on a cushy job, Dwayne considers opening the door to a different career: teaching. Danielle: Vanessa Bell Calloway. Mr. Kanemitsu: Clyde Kusatsu. Terrance: Cory Tyler. Whitley: Jasmine Guy. Ron: Darryl Bell.
Episode 19
How Great Thou Art
Thu, Mar 14, 1991 30 mins
Whitley lands an internship as an art buyer; a radio show is Freddie's bid to raise campus consciousness. Erdeen: Josephine Premice. Auctioneer: Michael Ensign. Matthew: Andrew Lowery. Whitley: Jasmine Guy.
Episode 20
It's Showtime at Hillman
Thu, Mar 21, 1991 30 mins
When the budget for Walter's outreach center is cut, Walter takes to the TV for a telethon to raise money. Larry: Cleavant Derricks. Walter: Sinbad. Whitley: Jasmine Guy. Jaleesa: Dawnn Lewis. Kim: Charnele Brown.
Episode 21
Sister to Sister Sister
Thu, Mar 28, 1991 30 mins
Kim (Charnele Brown) decides to pledge a sorority, but she really has to hang on during her "hell week" when it's Whitley (Jasmine Guy) who's showing her the ropes. Jaleesa: Dawnn Lewis. Dwayne: Kadeem Hardison.
Episode 22
Monet Is the Root of All Evil
Thu, Apr 4, 1991 30 mins
Whitley arranges an art show to give exposure to an artist, but a watchdog organization condemns it as indecent. Whitley: Jasmine Guy. Dwayne: Kadeem Hardison. Freddie: Cree Summer.
Episode 23
If I Should Die Before I Wake
Thu, Apr 11, 1991 30 mins
Whoopi Goldberg plays a professor whose student (Tisha Campbell) reveals that she has AIDS. Whitley: Jasmine Guy. Mr. Gaines: Lou Myers. Kim: Charnele Brown. Ron: Darryl Bell.
Episode 24
Never Can Say Goodbye
Thu, Apr 25, 1991 30 mins
Walter leaves Hillman to run a community center; Ron fails to fulfill a history requirement. Dean Winston: Robert Guillaume. Walter: Sinbad. Jameela: Raynelle Gipson. Ron: Darryl Bell. Freddie: Cree Summer.
Episode 25
To Be Continued
Thu, May 2, 1991 30 mins
Dwayne and Whitley deal with her New York job acceptance; Ron and his dad (Art Evans) try diplomacy with the dean (Robert Guillaume), who's putting the brakes on Ron's graduation. Ron: Darryl Bell. Whitley: Jasmine Guy.
