Answer: Nets and Clippers
Dwayne and Ron were coming in from playing basketball and they began playing with Whitley's student's Game Boy.
From Quiz: "A Different World" - "When One Door Closes"
Answer: Ron and Kim
Kim and Ron were going together when Ron hooked up with Freddy.
From Quiz: This is "A Different World"
Answer: Cleofus/Marion
In the the episode when Dwayne and the gang are on vacation, Dwayne's middle name is read from the rental car contract. Woodson is Dwayne's father's name. In the "Whitley Scrooge" episode, her mother, Marion, played one of the visiting spirits. She called Whitley by her full name. "Whitley Marion Gilbert."
From Quiz: The Princess And The Pauper
Answer: Josiah
This was revealed in the episode where Freddie discovered a part of the Underground Railroad in the laundry room of a Hillman dormitory. Freddie told Walter that it was a well-known fact that Josiah Hillman was an abolitionist.
From Quiz: College Really is "A Different World"
Answer: Freddie
Freddie arrives at Hillman and falls into instant "crush" with Dwayne. He never sees her as anything more than a friend, despite her brownies and poetry.
In this episode, "Dream Lover", Whitley and Dwayne share a dance and he attempts to touch a part of her that is off limits. This is one of the earliest signs he is romantically interested in her, and later her subconscious shows the same early signs. She goes to Lettie for advice, because she is inexperienced and is not sure what the dream actually means.
From Quiz: True Love - Whitley And Dwayne
Answer: Queenie
She made references to Queenie on more than on occasion, and in the episode where Whitley was supposed to marry Byron, we actually get to see Queenie's face.
From Quiz: Welcome to "A Different World"
Answer: Mary Alice
Mary Alice has been in such films as "The Inkwell", "Down in the Delta", and "Bonfire of the Vanities". She voiced the part of The Oracle for the 2003 release of the "Enter the Matrix" video game.
From Quiz: After Lettie Joined Them
Answer: Gilbert
She later married and became Mrs. Whitely Gilbert-Wayne. She said that Whitley Wayne didn't have a nice "wing to it."
From Quiz: Off To "A Different World"
Answer: Marion
Whitley Marion Gilbert was played by Jasmine Guy. In the final season she became Whitley Marion Gilbert-Wayne after marrying Dwayne Wayne.
From Quiz: "A Different World" Characters
Answer: Kadeem Hardison
Kadeem Hardison also had a guest role in 'The Cosby Show' as Theo's friend.
From Quiz: 'Different World'
Answer: allergic to children
Whitley went to Kim as a med student to ask her about her symptoms. Naturally it took Kim no time at all to suspect that Whitley was pregnant but Whitley blew it off.
From Quiz: "A Different World" - "When One Door Closes"
Answer: Lena
Lena was making her famous gumbo in her room.
From Quiz: This is "A Different World"
Answer: She thought he lied about being in her room past curfew
Dwayne was tutoring Denise in the study lounge of the girls dorm. When they realized they'd lost track of time, it was already past curfew. The only way to sneak out was through Whitley's room. Whitley was asleep, so she didn't see him. Dwayne let people think more was going on in that room than "sneaking out."
From Quiz: The Princess And The Pauper
Answer: Gary
During the hurricane, Jaleesa got drunk, Whitley's fur coat was ruined, and Freddie and Ron shared a passionately long kiss.
From Quiz: College Really is "A Different World"
Answer: by telling the truth
They had gone to a seminar, and came away feeling refreshed every time they told the truth. The two of them were so weird.
From Quiz: Welcome to "A Different World"
Answer: Cougar
Katie Rich starred in this episode as Cougar. Cougar was a brilliant young woman, but not actually a student at the school. Cougar told Denise that her father named her 'Cougar' after the car he could have had if she'd never been born. Lettie pulled some strings with Dean Leslie and Cougar received a scholarship to Hillman.
Katie Rich also starred for one season on "Another World" and one on the short lived spin-off from "21 Jumpstreet" called "Booker".
From Quiz: After Lettie Joined Them
Answer: 1
"A Different World" is a spin-off of "The Cosby Show" where Denise goes off to college. I think it is cool that the show managed to be even better after she left. She came back in season three to guest star in the episode "Forever Hold Your Peace".
From Quiz: Off To "A Different World"
Answer: Kadeem Hardison
Kadeem Hardison has also had roles in "Touched By an Angel" and "White Man Can't Jump".
From Quiz: "A Different World" Characters
Answer: Math
Dwayne prides himself on his knowledge of math.
From Quiz: 'Different World'
Answer: Dwayne
Remember the episode where she kept sending Dwayne candy and notes from a 'secret admirer?'
From Quiz: New 'Different World' Quiz
Answer: Miss Thang
Dewayne's mother was played by Patti Labelle.
From Quiz: 'A Different World'
Answer: Ron and Freddy
They were stuck in the radio station and everyone in the pit heard them making out.
From Quiz: This is "A Different World"
Answer: Suzanne
Suzanne, also Col. Taylor's daughter, dated Dwayne BEFORE he and Whitley really started to like each other.
From Quiz: The Princess And The Pauper
Answer: Sylvester Simon
Believe it or not, Shazza Zulu was born Sylvester Simon. This was revealed in the very first episode he appeared in, "Miss Understanding." Dean Hughes said his real name and mentioned that the book he was selling was nothing more than his rejected thesis. Shazza definitely fits him better than Sylvester.
From Quiz: College Really is "A Different World"
Answer: Denzel Washington
She kept a picture of him hanging up in her apartment in the dorm, and when the dorm was in danger of burning down, she actually rescued the picture of Denzel.
From Quiz: Welcome to "A Different World"
Answer: foot
Whitley makes a huge ordeal about her injury, but at the end of the episode she jumps out of her chair in frustration and we see she isn't that badly hurt after all.
From Quiz: After Lettie Joined Them
Answer: Hillman
Hillman is the school where Dr. Huxtable, Clair, and Russel Huxtable (from "The Cosby Show") all graduated from. Sondra went to Princeton, and Theo went to N Y U.
From Quiz: Off To "A Different World"
Answer: Mr. Gaines
Mr. Gaines was introduced in season 2, but joined the cast in season 3. Velma Gaines was his wife and Lena James was employed at The Pit.
From Quiz: "A Different World" Characters
Answer: Ron Johnson
Dwayne and Ron have been main characters on the show since the first season and lasted the life of the series.
From Quiz: 'Different World'
Answer: Lena Horne
Poor Whitley planned that whole fancy celebration and all Ms. Horne wanted was a home-cooked meal!
From Quiz: New 'Different World' Quiz
Answer: three
His oldest daughter Suzanne dated Dewayne in the first season, Terrance had a crush on Lena, and he had a baby girl with Jalesa once they married.
From Quiz: 'A Different World'
Answer: "Grammar Boy"
He and Ron were discussing a fun way to get students interested in learning grammar and the "Gameboy" that Whitley's student was playing triggered the "Grammar Boy" idea.
From Quiz: "A Different World" - "When One Door Closes"
Answer: Jalissa and Freddy
When Freddy was a freshman she lived with Jalissa. Kim lived with Whitley.
From Quiz: This is "A Different World"
Answer: Pookie
Whitley to Dwayne: "I'm never letting you go, not my Pookie."
From Quiz: The Princess And The Pauper
Answer: Marion
It is also her mother's first name.
From Quiz: College Really is "A Different World"
Answer: Megan Lewis
Megan was played by an actress named Torri Whitehead. I never did spot her in any other TV roles or movies in the years immediately following this episode.
From Quiz: True Love - Whitley And Dwayne
Answer: Dwayne
Freddie really liked Dwayne, and he really liked Whitley.
From Quiz: Welcome to "A Different World"
Answer: Maggie
Maggie's play was about Adam, Eve Woman, and Eve Girl. Denise was cast as Eve Girl and Whitley as Eve Woman. The girls end up falling all over a student named Rick Evans, who was playing their Adam. After making fools of themselves, the girls find out Rick already has a girlfriend named Sarah. Marisa Tomei (Maggie) left the show after one season and won an Oscar for her role in "My Cousin Vinny". Marisa's brother, Adam, has had small roles in "Independence Day", "The Truman Show", and "The Banger Sisters".
From Quiz: After Lettie Joined Them
