A Different World TV Show

80's TV Show Facts for A Different World

Television Show Summary

The TV show A Different World was a comedy spin-off the popular 80's series Cosby. The show plots mainly dealt with 80's college-aged issues such as racism, fraternity pledging and college romances.

TV Show Plot For A Different World

In the series A Different World Denise Huxtable (character for the Cosby Show) enters her second year at Hillman College where she shares a dorm room with 26-year-old Jaleesa Vinson and roommate Maggie Lauten.

Obnoxious and very wealthy fellow student Whitley Gilbert, smooth ladies' man Dwayne Wayne and dorm director Stevie Rallen were other first season cast members. Lettie Bostic later replaced Stevie as the new dorm director. At the end of the first season, Denise returned home to the Cosby's after dropping out of college.

Although A Different World stars Lisa Bonet and Marisa Tomei would leave the show after the initial season, A Different World continued and aired on NBC sucessfully for a total of six seasons.

Cast of A Different World TV Show

Cory Tyler - Terrence Johann Taylor
Kadeem Hardison - Dwayne Cleophus Wayne Jasmine Guy - Whitley Marion Gilbert Wayne
Patrick Malone - Terrell Walker
Bumper Robinson - Dorian Heywood
Michael Ralph - Spencer Boyer
Dawnn Lewis - Jaleesa Vinson Taylor
Darryl M. Bell - Ronald 'Ron' Johnson
Lisa Bonet - Denise Huxtable
Marisa Tomei - Maggie Lauten
Bee-Be Smith - Gloria
Rueben Grundy - Ernest Bennett
Gary Dourdan - Shazza Zulu
Jada Pinkett Smith - Lena James

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Comments

IM THE BIGGEST DIFFERENT WORLD FAN!!!!! I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THESE DVDS FOR EVA!!! I LOVVVVVVVVVVVE IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD!!!!!

#1 - constance - 04/29/2007 - 23:19

DIFFERENT

IF YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN BUY THE ENTIRE 6 SEASONS PLEASE LET ME KNOW.

#2 - LATRISHA - 05/26/2007 - 14:06

cosby is real funny

i love the show

#3 - hoda - 06/24/2007 - 18:30

A DIFFERENT WORLD SEASON TWO AND THREE

I am another great fan of a DIFFERENT WORLD and would like to know how i can get the 2nd and 3nd season A Different World

#4 - denise - 07/06/2007 - 06:24

Last Season A Different World

Can Any Body Put The Ones With JAda Pinkett and Bumper Robinson on YouTube

#5 - Shontell - 07/25/2007 - 15:23

COol

diferent world rules 3

#6 - Kenny - 10/03/2007 - 13:31

Different World Fanatic

I'm trying to find the entire Different World Series. I recently purchased the entire series from a place called TVDVDPlanet... but they didn't have all episodes on all 20 disc. ALthough they came close, the most important episode with the upstage wedding was missing! I cried, kicked, screamed for that episode!The best episodes are the Dwayne-Whitley Drama's. The chemistry between them is great!

I'll try to upload what I do have to You tube I have the series but I'm missing the wedding! Can any one help a sista out! I need that wedding crash!

#7 - Chelle - 10/30/2007 - 18:45

Thanks so much Shawn!!

#8 - Shanda - 01/25/2008 - 16:46

I really love, A Different World, and would love to have the entire series. Can anyone direct me to a legitimate place to buy it?

#9 - Lynn - 03/15/2008 - 00:13

The wedding crash is on youtube:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bTgE3dPkIwY

#10 - KaNisa - 04/16/2008 - 13:04

Big Fan of A Different World

I am a huge fan of A Different World. Where can I get all the episodes, especially the Wedding episode??? and Why can't I get Seasons 2-7 on DVD??????

#11 - Jose - 04/22/2008 - 00:50

A DIFFERENT WORLD FANATIC!!

yes, i love i mean i just love a different world because Dwayne and Whitley's relationship was so special to me. well, i order from dvdplayground but they didn't have all the episodes and plus it was fan's collection dvd. i was so hurt and disappointed but they did refund my money. OH! A DIFFERET WORLD IS NOW SHOWING ON BET AT 3AM,3:30,11PM,11:30PM--MON. THRU SAT BUT ON SUNDAY--7PM,7:30, 8PM. or you can just go to www.tvguide.com and check it out.

i really, really, want to buy all of the seasons1-6. do anyone knows where i can get it? well, i was thinking about calling and asking BET to send me all the seasons. i can watch those episodes over and over and not get tired of them. well if it's the Lord's Will those seasons will be available.

#12 - JAMES TOMIXCA - 05/07/2008 - 11:55

A Different World on You Tube

Hi I was wondering if anyone managed to find a different world on You Tube. My searches come up with the same 3 or 4 episodes

#13 - Emily - 06/18/2008 - 05:36

Did you get the refund from tvdvdstore.com?

I wish I would have looked at this comment wall first before ordering from tvdvdstore.com. I didn't receive my order yet for "A Different World" but seeing this makes me not want the dvds. I just wanted to know did the company repay you back. Question: Is tvdvdworld.tv a legit company to order my "A Different World" DVDs?

#14 - Victoria - 06/22/2008 - 12:34

where are they

I too am a huge fan of a different world and want to know where i can get all the episodes of a different world

#15 - Calista - 06/29/2008 - 13:14

Different World

I love watching Different World I get up every morning and do what I have to do because when Different World come on at 12:00 I do not be want to be brother I love that show. I love the new version better. Thats what I want.

#16 - Shanel - 07/14/2008 - 15:46

bumper robinson

bumper you are so cute in a diffrent world i love you and stay sexy!!!

#17 - stacey royal - 07/16/2008 - 13:58

tvdvdstore

Do NOT order anything from these charlatans. They are a China based company who represent themselves as being US based. There product is shoddy dvdrs, not even dual layer. They refuse to answer emails even though I had discs that were faulty. Avoid them like the plague. Don't be tempted. I was and am now over $100US out of pocket.

#18 - Ivan - 08/05/2008 - 17:57

DvdDonkey & dvdavenue SCAMS!!!

dvddonkey and dvdavenue are fake!!! These sites are both scams and if u would just type those two in about their illegal activity you will find they are linked together and will make fraudulent purchases on your card.

As much as we LOVE this show, don't be fooled and desperate..MAYBE we'll fall upon all the seasons at legit places one day... :(

#19 - Almond_Delight - 10/31/2008 - 03:24

I Need Sesons 1-6 BADLY!!!!!

Do anyone know where I can buy seasons 1-6? I was going to buy them from tvdvdstore but after reading thees reviews I am so glad that I came to this site first. If anyone can help me solve this problem PLEASE email me. denise121980@hotmail.com

Thanks

#20 - I Love " A Different World" - 03/12/2009 - 21:52

Planetdvdstore

same as all of the above,,,,skipping not playing etc,,,logo's Heaven help me

#21 - Debbie - 04/11/2009 - 19:46

Sign the petition to bring A Different World on DVD

Dont be fooled by the bootleggers out there selling A Different World series. I got sucked into it and its not worth the money they get out of you.
First Look Studios has the rights to the episodes of A Different World but wont release it because they dont believe its financially profitable to them.
Sign the petition and prove them wrong. With enough votes, I can send it to the studio headquarters and Bill Cosby, also, to bring awareness to how many people love that show!
http://www.gopetition.com/online/28626.html

#22 - Janai Robinson - 06/15/2009 - 19:26

Big Fan

i am also a fan,n wud love to add all ov a different world seasons to my collection.PLEAZ HLP ME!!!

#23 - YasmeenFuller - 06/22/2009 - 17:07

A DIFFERENT WORLD DVD SET

I bought the series on dvd as a set from one of the online stores (before I read this of course) and I got my dvds promptly. 11 out of 19 discs worked all the way thru and the last season isn't even complete. I had also been looking around for the dvd set for awhile and NO one has them. I have just accepted this as a loss and know next time not to do it again. Before I ordered I even emailed them to ask why they were so cheap and they promptly responded assuring me everything was 100% guaranteed, thats the only reason why I did it..never again

#24 - VERY DISAPPOINTED - 06/26/2009 - 16:40

BIG FAN OF A DIFFERENT WORLD AND DUPED BY INTERNET

Hi all,

I have been searching for the complete series for a while now and order from tvplanet and received the complete series (so i thought) until i started watching it and notice many episodes were missing especially the wedding and when Whitley tortured DWAYNE while he was dating KENU. And come to find out like 5 discs did not work properly. The site said it would replace default dvds but never responded to any of my emails. DON'T PURCHASE FROM THESE SITES THEY ARE SCAMS REPEAT SCAMS. I WILL MAKE THIS A PROJECT TO FIND ALL THE EPISODES AND PUT ON DVD. IF EVER SOMEONE FINDS THE COMPLETE SERIES NOT FAULTY PLEASE LET US KNOW. ALSO SIGN THE PETITION I HOPE IT WORKS!

#25 - Ms. J - 07/09/2009 - 08:42

Mr.

I know where you can buy all 6 seasons 144 episodes....

#26 - Johnson - 08/06/2009 - 21:30

young but i know about a different world

>-I completely love a different world. we i first saw this show i completely fell in love with each character. I brought from an online vender and experiences some of the same things. i just want the company that has the rights to the series to put it out in the stores. so that i know i'm not wasting my time!

#27 - bigbaby93 - 09/19/2009 - 19:33

Different world and Alice

i've been a FAN OF THESE SHOW HARD TO FIND THEM SPECIAL THE ENTIRE EPODISE OF THE SERIRES.

#28 - Donna - 01/18/2010 - 20:59

TV One

The station TV One is now airing A Different World.

#29 - keona - 01/20/2010 - 19:24

PLEASE, PLEASE!

I am desperately looking for a legit website to order the whole series of a different world. I am so tired of watching the ones on youtube, they are in horrible condition. If anyone could email me back at galvezcrystal@yahoo.com i would so grateful.


signed, so desperate

#30 - Crystal - 02/01/2010 - 08:02

Bad Different world Videos

Do not buy the videos from TVDVDWarehouse. I fell for the low price and did not do my homework. They are copies off the Oxygen channel. Some do not play and constantly stop. Almost all disks are scratched. I wish I had read the comments before purchasing.

#31 - dwayne - 02/09/2010 - 18:10

OMG!!!!!!!

I'm glad I didn't order the full set. I wOuld've been very pissed off about being cheated out of my hard earned money.

#32 - NAte' - 02/10/2010 - 12:02

Different World DVD

tHANKS FOR ALL THE COMMMENTS: wAS SEARCHING FOR SETS FOR MY COLLEGE AGED DAUGHTER WHO HAS \"found\" dIFFERENT WORLD. pLEASE LET US KNOW WHERE THEY CAN BE FOUND LEGITIMATELY.
oNE SITE OFFERS FIRST SEASON FOR 59.99 AND ANOTHER FOR 17.99-- THAT IS CERTAINLY SUSPICIOUS. pLEASE SHARE ANY INFO. tHANKS-- SENIOR CITIZEN!!

#33 - Mom - 02/19/2010 - 22:03

tvdvdwarehouse

I bought a different world from this website called tvdvdwarehouse and i must tell you that i was happy when i got them but when i watched one episode i found out that it was taped off of the channel oxygen and i was dissapointed. I got scammed out of my money and i would never order from them again because i thought they were a legit site and when i got the package i realized it was from a china based company representing themselves as a us based company. they are a phony so be careful.

#34 - Rufus Smith Jr - 03/01/2010 - 11:52

A Different World

I absoutley love a different world i have been looking for the complete season 1-6 on dvd for a very long time so i looked online and came across this website i haven't bought them yet but am planning on it very soon and it looks legit so i help this helps someone.
http://www.kaboodle.com/reviews/a-different-world-seasons-1-6-all-144-episodes-20-dvds.

#35 - Kasie Morris - 03/05/2010 - 14:21

Is there

Is there a legit website to purchase or is there no full proof method to get the complete series???

#36 - Dawn - 03/11/2010 - 20:58

my different world series

I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTENT WHEN I BROUGHT THE SERIES FROM tvdvdwarehouse IT WAS A SCAM ALL THE DVD AND NOT CLEAR AND IT DOESNT HAVE ALL THE EPISODES LIKE IT PROMISED AND SOME DISC WERE BLANK

#37 - jacqueline marks - 03/14/2010 - 17:06

A Different world series from tvdvdbonanza.com

PLEASE do NOT purchase the set from tvdvdbonanza.com!!! There is no return address and I am waiting for a response to my email sent to the company.
I ordered the set and received it, but noticed the following issues:
1. Some of the discs are blank
2. They are recorded from Oxygen
3. Fuzzy picture
4. Missing episodes
5. Episodes out of order
6. COMMERCIALS exist on some discs

I wish I was attentive to some of the comments. SHAME on me.

#38 - Elizabeth Fisher - 03/16/2010 - 17:04

Please sign the petition

It seems to me that we are all looking for these dvds and so many people have gotten scammed that we need to add comments to the petition to let the folks holding the rights to the show know that they are losing money AND credibility! Please go and sign the petition. She needs 1000 signatures and has about 70. We can do this!

#39 - dvdfan! - 03/16/2010 - 20:09

We can do it,

I am going to send the link out and have everyone I know sign it, see if you all can do the same. I am determinded to have these DVDs!

#40 - Jenna - 03/26/2010 - 13:58

i want to buy all the seasons if anyone can help me i would be soo greatfull!!!

#41 - Rachel - 03/30/2010 - 11:38

found season 1

I luvd different world ever since i first saw the show. I was so happy to see that in wal-mart the first season of different world was on sale for $5 and then at target $9.99. So i went for the better buy at wal-mart for the first season and its great. But get it while its still on sale. I am still on the hunt for the other five seasons though.

#42 - Juanita - 04/24/2010 - 18:17

Searching Also

I just started watching A Different World on TVONE in January, I have always been a big fan of the show, so I searched online to find the complete season 1-6 like most of you and found a site called BESTDVDENTERTAINMENT whatever you do, DON'T order from them they are a SCAM, I ordered my set on March 25th, I sent numerous emails to them and they never responded nor did i receive my product. I had to contact my bank for them to refund me back my money, If anyone ever finds a real place thats legit plse post it..........

#43 - Dana - 04/30/2010 - 22:31

1st season found, still seeking more...

you can get the 1st season from wal mart for 5.00 usd, they even have a bonus with the cast members discussing the show... (also a bonus episode with tupac and jada pinkett) no luck finding any other seasons though i hope this was helpful

#44 - joan - 07/15/2010 - 21:24

Seems like we need to start with the originator which was Cosby himself.

#45 - cathy - 08/04/2010 - 09:24

season 2-6

i want them all sooooo bad. i got the season one set from target. looking for season 2-6!!!!!!!

#46 - suchthefan - 09/04/2010 - 17:45

legit season one (cheap)

hi i love a different world as well ,and have been looking for it over the years on dvd...well i finally found the one and only season that is out
that is season 1 i found it in TARGET for $9.99,this year 2010. i hope this helps someone..at the end of it there is a reunion ,bloopers and even the tupac episode..so please dont go online cause there is no way u can gurantee what you are getting...i have other 80's series like all of the cosby show,some of whats happening,um i have all of good times etc.. feel free to ask how and or where to get them

#47 - mynkone - 09/19/2010 - 15:38

A Different World DVD

They are not released yet. Anyone that is claiming to have the full 6 seasons does not have the released version and is likely selling a lifted version from TV.

#48 - Nate - 10/10/2010 - 21:06

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE "A DIFFERENT WORLD". AND I'LL GLADLY SIGN ANY PETITION. I ORDERED THE SERIES AND WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT GETTING IT. BUT I WAS EXTREMELY DISSAPOINTED WHEN I WATCHED THEN AND THEY WERE RECORDED OFF OF OXYGEN. I PAID ABOUT $60. FOR IT. I REALLY WANT ALL SEASONS. I LOVE TO WATCH THEM OVER AND OVER.

#49 - IONESA - 10/12/2010 - 23:05

BOTTOM LINE PEOPLE GO THROUGH AMAZON...A LEGIT PLACE...DONT GO THROUGH THESE LITTLE SHADY COMPANIES BECAUSE THEY WILL RIP U OFF!!!

#50 - Diana - 12/30/2010 - 22:19

SAD

I too feel your pain. I have been searching for the other seasons. I never liked the first season. It really did not get good until the Dwayne and Whitley thing started. I watch on YOU TUBE longing to have the REAL dvds. WOW. I wish the company would consider releasing them. I encourage all of you to contact the company and request the release of the other seasons.

#51 - Georgia Girl - 02/08/2011 - 19:47

l bought A Different World from DARKHUBSERIES and received 19 DVDs with the entire wedding scenes missing and about 15 episodes missing. l contacted them and they kept promising to send the replacements till now.

#52 - uzoamaka - 02/08/2011 - 22:04

Want this series badly

I can't believe no one will release this whole set on dvds. You can buy Fresh Prince but not this? I loved this show, watched it when it was originally on, then when it was shown again on various channels around the year 2000, then again around 2005 or so. I wish someone would either put it back on the air, or put it out on dvds. I learned so much from this show, plus I long for the whole retro look. Those kids were great! Where can we find out about a petition>

#53 - Bee - 02/11/2011 - 22:13

love watching a different world on tv one

#54 - harold - 03/22/2011 - 22:25

I AM IN DIRE NEED!!

Okay so it's been about 2 years and I have yet to come across seasons 2-6. I was tempted to buy from every website previously mentioned before I read these articles and I'm relieved I didn't. I just want all the seasons. I say we try and contact Bill Cosby himself

#55 - Kelia - 07/29/2011 - 13:43

I AM IN DIRE NEED!!

Also, I say we try and contact Bill, He's on twitter and facebook. That's a really good start. I already did it.

#56 - Kelia - 07/29/2011 - 14:12

I lovvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvve

I watch this show every weekday on tv one

#57 - Tiarah mitchell - 09/22/2011 - 17:32

IN DIRE NEED

I have been searching for this dvd set for over two years and still cannot find it. I signed the petition! Please bring it back!!

#58 - Woody - 10/16/2011 - 22:14

trying to be a good husband

I bought the full cosby collection for my wife last year for Christmas and wanted to but a different world this year. I am so irritated.

#59 - This is bull - 11/22/2011 - 17:02

waiting for dvd's

I too love different world. And wonder why the studio is holding out on putting the dvd\'s out. I\'ve seen less than tv shows with dvd\'s out. I love beautiful black women....with their attitude,confidence, corky,smart, always not so sure,loud and shy ways. This show had them all.

#60 - JC - 03/20/2012 - 12:36

found the set

Hello. I was searching for A Different World set and i found it
for around $42.00 for the entire shows. I'm gonna try it and see how it do. It's at www.playondvd.us. It had one review a lady purchased it for her husband and loved it. I hope this helped someone. About to purchase mine. They have a lot of shows for a good price for a limited time.

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