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Miss Thang. Dewayne's mother was played by Patti Labelle.
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.
Richard Roundtree. He was on the homecoming episode and Kim visited him when he was shot in the line of duty. He was a police officer.
Dean Dorothy Dandridge Davenport. 'You're on my list' if you don't know this one.
| After the show went off the air, one of the cast members went on to do voice overs for cartoons. Who was it? | 'A Different World'
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Cree Summer. Cree Summer did the voice of Penny on 'Inspector Gadget'.
| Ron and Dewayne were really good people, but on one episode they ended up in jail. What were they doing to get arrested? | 'A Different World'
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Fighting. They were fighting some bigots at a football game.
| When Whitley's old boyfriend, Julian, came back to town he took her out to dinner. During the course of the meal, He said she still had the appetite of what? | 'A Different World'
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Dwayne. Remember the episode where she kept sending Dwayne candy and notes from a 'secret admirer?'
| What was the name of the singer that made a special visit to Hillman and wound up eating Mr. Gaines' Southern cooking in the Pit? | New 'Different World' Quiz
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Lena Horne . Poor Whitley planned that whole fancy celebration and all Ms. Horne wanted was a home-cooked meal!
Alex. This was such a sweet episode, ending with Freddie's professor agreeing to adopt Alex!
| What culture was Maggie studying in the first season that led her to spend an episode attempting to invade everyone's personal space? | New 'Different World' Quiz
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Japanese . Marisa Tomei was so funny trying to prove her point about living space by following people around or getting right in their face!
Pink. What an unfortunate time to be in L.A., during the Rodney King riots! Remember how Dwayne got in trouble with that police officer because he was kicking the tires of his OWN car?
| What was the name of Ron's younger sister who came to visit Hillman as a prospective student and roomed with Whitley and Kim? | New 'Different World' Quiz
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Rachel . She turned out to be a lot more together and goal-oriented than most of the people already AT Hillman!
Heavy D. Whitley (of course not knowing who he was) responded to his comment 'Friends call me Heavy' with 'People can be so cruel.'
| Which soap opera did Marie-Alise Recasner, who played Millie in the first season, go on to play a nurse on? | New 'Different World' Quiz
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'Days of Our Lives'. Recasner has actually been on 'Port Charles' as well as 'Days of Our Lives', but on 'Days' she played Nurse Lynn and on 'Port Charles' she played a doctor.
Sheila . Walter passed the test....and brought in a little Reggae Band to prove his point to a stunned Jaleesa!
He was white. Although there were other problems in their relationship, Kim and Matthew faced real difficulties because of their racial differences.
Colonel Taylor . Although he went through some rough times stemming from the fact that he wasn't sure what he wanted to do in life, Terrence eventually found himself in the Hillman Dance Department.
Black Panthers. Even though Dr. Foster knew she'd lied he allowed her to keep the scholarship anyway because he believed she was really talented.
Gilbert. She later married and became Mrs. Whitely Gilbert-Wayne. She said that Whitley Wayne didn't have a nice "wing to it."
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".
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.
| When Colonel Taylor's son, Terrence, first arrives at Hillman, what nickname was he given due to his behavior with the women on campus? | Off To "A Different World"
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Pee Wee Hormone. Any girl he saw on campus, he instantly went after in the wrong way. He was also given the name, "Super Flea" in later episodes.
| Freddie eventually had a boyfriend. He was tall, handsome, and wore dread locks in his head. What was his last name? | Off To "A Different World"
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Zulu . Shazza Zulu is his full name.
Patti LaBelle . Mr. Gaines even made a comment when he first met her. "Did anyone ever tell you you look just like that singer. What's her name? Uh, Patti Lolabell. She sang that vouz lez vous crochet!" Though messing up the words, you can tell that he was making reference to her big hit, "Lady Marmelade."
Phi Beta Kappa. Dwayne, though a bit goofy at times, kept a 3.9 grade point average throughout his college career.
| Whitley's mother was played by the beautiful actress, Diahann Carroll. What other popular prime time soap opera did she play in? | Off To "A Different World"
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Dynasty. Diahann starred as Dominique Deveraux on this popular prime time soap opera.
Mercer. He was an esteemed and wealthy judge.
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