A Different World

A Different World
GenreSitcom
Created byBill Cosby
Starring
Theme music composer
Opening themePerformed by:
Phoebe Snow (season 1)
Aretha Franklin (seasons 2–5)
Boyz II Men and Terrence Forsythe (season 6)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes144 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Marcy Carsey
  • Tom Werner
  • Caryn Mandabach
  • Susan Fales
Camera setupVideotape; Multi-camera
Running time23–25 minutes
Production companyCarsey-Werner Productions in association with Bill Cosby
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 24, 1987 (1987-09-24) –
July 9, 1993 (1993-07-09)
Related
The Cosby Show
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A Different World is an American sitcom television series and a spin-off of The Cosby Show. It aired for six seasons on NBC from September 24, 1987 to July 9, 1993.[1] The series originally centered on Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional historically black college in Virginia. It was inspired by student life at historically black colleges and universities.[2][3][4]

After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert-Wayne, played by Jasmine Guy, and math whiz Dwayne Cleophus Wayne, played by Kadeem Hardison. Guy and Hardison were the only actors to have appeared in all 144 episodes of the series.

  1. ^ "BBC - Comedy Guide - A Different World". March 17, 2005. Archived from the original on March 17, 2005.
  2. ^ "Hampton U the Real Hillman: Bledsoe and Bell Share with HU Students". Hampton University. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Haithman, Diane (October 6, 1988). "Different Touch to 'Different World'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  4. ^ "Different World, A". Archive of American Television. Retrieved December 14, 2016.