A Different World

A Different World was an American teen/young adult sitcom. The series was created by Bill Cosby and Debbie Allen. The series was of the Hillman College, a fictional HBCU college in Virginia. The show aired on NBC.

The show was aired from September 24, 1987 to July 9, 1993.

There were many actors on the show, like Lisa Bonet, Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison Marisa Tomei, Cree Summer, Dawnn Lewis, Ajai Sanders, Loretta Devine, Keshia Knight Pulliam and Jada Pinkett.

The show looked at strong topics, like epidemiology of HIV/AIDS, the Equal Rights Amendment, race and class relations.

In season 2, it came to the attention of Bill Cosby and the producers that the show wasn't truly looking at a historically black college. That's when Debbie Allen was hired as the chief creative force to revamp the series.

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Category:1990s American black sitcoms
Category:1987 American television series debuts
Category:1993 American television series endings
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:1990s American teen sitcoms
Category:NBC sitcoms
Category:1980s American black sitcoms
Category:American teen sitcoms
Category:Television series set in universities and colleges
Category:American television spin-offs
Category:Television series set in Virginia
Category:The Cosby Show