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    'A Different World' - Episodes and Seasons

    What character first appeared on the Cosby show?'Different World' (The Later Years)

      Charmaine. Charmaine was the fast talking friend of cousin Pam.

    What was Charmaine's boyfriends name?'Different World' (The Later Years)

      Lance. All of the true fans, as well as the characters, surely go tired of hearing about 'My Beloved Lance'.

    In what subject did Charmaine and Terell try to cheat?'Different World' (The Later Years)

      French. They got caught because they tried to use a baby monitor to find out what was on the test, and they put the wrong half into Gina's bag.

    What social issue was covered using Gina?'Different World' (The Later Years)

      Domestic violence. Lucky for Gina, in the end her friends had her back, Lena even threatened him with a dustpan.

    What did Gina's boyfriend Deon call her?'Different World' (The Later Years)

      Honey dip.

    Gina's boyfriend Deon was a rapper what was his stage name?'Different World' (The Later Years)

      I'm Down.

    What did Gina say to Lena at the end of the episode where she broke up with Deon?'Different World' (The Later Years)

      I'm much too cute to be wearing these ugly shoes. Deon was the one abusing Gina. He returned in a later episode, but again Gina's friends were there to keep her strong.

    What was Lena's fathers name?'Different World' (The Later Years)

      Grover. Grover James appeared on a show where Lena wrote a fictional essay about him.

    Who played Lena's ex-boyfriend Piccolo?'Different World' (The Later Years)

      Tupac Shakur. Monica Calhoun, from 'Players Club' and 'The Best Man', also guest starred as Lena's friend Yolanda.

    What was the name that Lena's Baltimore friends called her current boyfriend Dorian?'Different World' (The Later Years)

      Choir boy. In an attempt to be the way he thought Lena wanted, the 'choir by' started a fight with Piccolo and lost.

    What was different about Dorian, as far as Lena's boyfriends go?'Different World' (The Later Years)

      He was saving himself for marriage.

    Who nearly got expelled for having a gun?'Different World' (The Later Years)

      Terell. When he was unable to defend Charmaine's honor, and they were run into a ditch, Terell felt he needed the gun for respect and protection.

    When Gina, Lena, Charmaine, Dorian, and Terell moved in together who played their landlord ?'Different World' (The Later Years)

      Billy D Williams.

    What type of famous athlete did Mr. Paige, their landlord, turn out to be?'Different World' (The Later Years)

      A baseball player. Because Mr. Paige was bitter about his short-lived career and how his life turned out, the kids got him to return to college.

    Mr. Paige cut an album what was the name of it?'Different World' (The Later Years)

      The Sweet Sounds of Sweetknuckles Paige. The Sweet Sounds of Sweetknuckles sold 50 copies. His mother bought 49.

    The vending machine for beverages in Gilbert Hall's common room is labeled with what words?"A Different World" Season 1

      Cold Drinks. It can be seen several times in this episode alone.

    Where did Whitley say she and her father were spending their Christmas vacation together?"A Different World" Season 1

      Switzerland. She happily reported that she and her father would be skiing in St. Moritz over the Christmas holiday. You can learn more about St. Moritz at(http://www.stmoritz.ch/).

    This episode had the sub-plot of 'who is your Secret Santa'. Who was Jaleesa's Secret Santa?"A Different World" Season 1

      Maggie. Maggie originally picked Millie's name, but she switched it and got Jaleesa instead. She proceeds to give Jaleesa gifts she did not like.

    What was given to Denise for her first Secret Santa gift?"A Different World" Season 1

      Breakfast in bed. Denise did get her laundry washed as her second gift from Dwayne. He had Ron deliver her gifts to her, so it was a dead give away. She guessed it easily. The other two choices were Maggie's gifts to Jaleesa. Jaleesa hated them both and called the plant holder "Ugly, coyote ugly!"

    Whitley meets her future step-mother, in this episode, for the first time. What is her name?"A Different World" Season 1

      Monica. Monica Walters is only a few years older than Whitley herself, and is a Paralegal Assistant.

    Who was Maggie's Secret Santa?"A Different World" Season 1

      Jaleesa. Jaleesa gave Maggie typing paper with a ribbon around it for her first gift, because Maggie was always taking hers. Lettie Bostic (played by Mary Alice) was not a character on the show until the end of season one.

    What time was Whitley meeting her father and his date at the inn?"A Different World" Season 1

      "7 o'clock sharp". Whitley was meeting Daddy and Monica at "7 o'clock sharp", but was none too happy to be spending time with the 'new woman'.

    While several characters are in The Pit eating, does Jaleesa refer to Whitley's dad as an "old rooster"?"A Different World" Season 1

      Yes. She was talking to Denise and Dwayne. Denise comments that her own grandparents had been married for 50 years.

    When Denise walks into Whitley's room she catches her eating fruit cake. What did she go to Whitley for in the first place?"A Different World" Season 1

      borrow ribbon. While in there with Whitley, Denise tells her that she thinks she is handing the situation with Monica very well.

    Whitley admits to Denise she has NO desire to go skiing with her daddy's new girlfriend. What did she say she WOULD like to do to her instead?"A Different World" Season 1

      Send her down a tall glacier in a dingy. At first she acted like skiing with Monica was no big deal, but Denise knew better.

    Who was Denise's Secret Santa?"A Different World" Season 1

      Dwayne. Yes, it was Dwayne. He sent Ron in with all of the gifts, so Denise was on to him. She hugged him when she found out for sure it was he who sent her the neat gifts.

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