A timeless sitcom, almost as influential as The Cosby Show

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This show was very popular when it originally aired, due in large part to the fact that it was a "spin-off" of The Cosby Show and followed it in NBC's Thursday night line up. A Different World, like The Cosby Show, portrayed Black Americans as upwardly mobile and intelligent. It offered a slice of life peek into what it's like to attend a historically black university, the fictional Hillman College. This show solidified its stars' places in pop culture history -- from Dwayne Wayne's trademark flip up glasses, to Whitley Gilbert's annoying southern belle twang. Always intelligent, relevant and most importantly funny, A Different World will be remembered as a positive portrayal of Black college life and Black people, minus the buffoonery.

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supermans_girl 30 September 2005

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