A Different World - Season 4 - Eps 5: The Goodwill Games

Name: Eps 5: The Goodwill Games
Released: 1990-10-18
Rating: 3.6

1990-10-18 • 30 min • ⭐ 7.1/10

Whitley decides to try out for the academic decathlon, as the winning team will receive $1500. Although Dwayne and Ron make fun of her, Whitley proves to be quite knowledgable and makes the team. She and Dwayne are disgusted to learn that they must be partners. During a late-night practice, they start wrestling and fooling around and end up kissing passionately. Whitley overhears Dwayne assuring a jealous Kinu that he has no interest in Whitley. Whitley files her nails during the game, leaving Dwayne to carry the team singlehandedly. Dwayne apologizes and convinces her to play, but they barely lose to Kinu's team. After Dwayne and Kinu leave to celebrate, Whitley declares, ""You may have won the prize, but I will get the man."" Kim turns down a date from Matthew, telling Freddie that he is strange and she isn't strong enough to deal with an interracial relationship. Freddie argues that Kim doesn't want a social life because it might interfere with her routine. Kim asks Matthew out for co

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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.