A Different World - Season 2 - Eps 18: High Anxiety
Kim becomes overwhelmed by her hectic schedule, as she tries to balance pre-med courses with work and extracurricular activities. She also obsesses over her grades, suffering from nightmares about getting too many B's to make it into medical school. She buys a datebook and tries to plan every moment of her day, ignoring her friends' warnings that her lack of sleep could endanger her health. Kim finally agrees to cut back on her activities after fainting in the Pit. Mr. Gaines quarrels with his wife over the presence of their grown son, whom he wants to throw out of the house. Mr. Gaines crashes at Col. Taylor's place after Velma kicks him out, and quickly wears out his welcome.
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