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Throwback Thursday: The Very Best of A Different World

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About 10 years ago the first season of A Different World was released on DVD. Shortly after, the second season was released and due to low sales, the box set was discontinued. In order to own the complete series, I had to download a bootleg box set in which there were a good ten episodes and would have to look at the TV schedule to find out when the episodes that were missing aired on syndication. All six seasons were eventually released to Hulu plus; but who really owns that?

On March 17, A Different World was placed onto Netflix. While The Cosby Show broke ground by showing the world that there is such a thing as an upper-middle class black family, its spinoff was something more of us could relate to. It was the story of black college students trying to build a foundation in the formidable young adult-but still a child-phase while the world was rapidly changing around them.

The show's lasting legacy isn't in the writing or the cast. It was its influence. Very few television shows can say that they are responsible for a significant increase in any demographic attending college; let alone a HBCU. As parents many of us would love for this legacy to continue with our young and adolescents. However, to them the show may seem dated, the serious episodes may come off a little too preachy, and that may turn them off. For Throwback Thursday, here are 10 episodes that we all loved and would be a great starting place for our young to gain interest in A Different World better than Cliff and Claire did on their children attending Hillman College.

PS: 1) Hillman College had graduate studies, a law, and medical school...so it should have been Hillman University. 2) There will be no mention of season one.

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