A Different World - Season 2 - Eps 15: For She's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage
Whitley experiences anxiety about a visit from her mother, Marion, who is obsessed with finding her daughter a husband. She criticizes Whitley for paying more attention to academics and potential jobs than the hunt for a mate. Whitley is pleased to receive a phone call from a handsome childhood acquaintance, who is now enrolled in medical school. She soon learns that her mother got the guy's phone number and encouraged him to date Whitley. Whitley embarrasses Marion by storming out during an important function, and later calls her mother to task for her behavior. However, Marion doesn't understand what she has done wrong. Freddie goes all out to implement a new campus recycling program.
About A Different World

Title: A Different World
First Air Date: 1987-09-24
Last Air Date: 1993-07-09
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.1/10 (from 64 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 144
Network: NBC
Genres: Comedy, Family
Production Companies: Carsey-Werner Company, Bill Cosby
Synopsis
A Different World is a spin-off series from The Cosby Show and originally centered on Denise Huxtable and the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional mixed but historically black college in the state of Virginia. After Bonet's departure in the first season, the remainder of the series primarily focused more on Southern belle Whitley Gilbert and mathematics whiz Dwayne Wayne. The series frequently depicted members of the major historically black fraternities and sororities.
Cast

Jasmine Guy
Whitley Gilbert

Kadeem Hardison
Dwayne Wayne

Darryl M. Bell
Ron Johnson

Cree Summer
Freddie Brooks

Charnele Brown
Kim Reese

Lou Myers
Vernon Gaines

Glynn Turman
Colonel Brad Taylor

Ajai Sanders
Gina Devereaux

Karen Malina White
Charmaine Brown

Jada Pinkett Smith
Lena James