A Different World: Season 6
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of A Different World Season 5.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
Honeymoon in L.A. (1)
Sep 24, 1992 · 30 min
Whitley and Dwayne recall their fateful honeymoon in L.A.
Honeymoon in L.A. (2)
Oct 1, 1992 · 30 min
Conclusion. Whitley and Dwayne are separated by the '92 L.A. riots, which they recall for everyone back home.
Interior Desecration
Oct 8, 1992 · 30 min
Whitley and Dwayne argue about which furniture should be kept for their new house. Freddie and Ron admit that they cannot stop thinking about each other, and nearly kiss again. Fre
Somebody Say Ho!
Oct 15, 1992 · 30 min
Charmaine annoys the other students with her pushy attitude in Dwayne's statistics class. Someone tapes a sign to her back that reads ""digit ho."" She assumes that Terrell is res
Really Gross Anatomy
Oct 22, 1992 · 30 min
Ron becomes jealous when Freddie leaves for a weekend camping trip with Shazza. He decides to prepare a candlelight dinner for Kim. Kim has problems dissecting her first cadaver in
Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Axed
Oct 29, 1992 · 30 min
Charmaine observes Whitley in the office as a sociology project. Whitley is dismayed to learn that her company has put a hold on all purchases until a merger is completed. Determin
The Little Mister
Oct 29, 1992 · 30 min
During their Halloween party, a drunken Dwayne responds sarcastically when Whitley and friends discuss women's rights and the ""Year of the Woman."" He falls asleep on the couch af
Baby, It's Cold Outside
Nov 5, 1992 · 30 min
Whitley catches Ron sneaking Freddie out of his apartment at six o'clock in the morning. Dwayne and Whitley cannot find any time together because he is working three jobs in an eff
Faith, Hope and Charity (1)
Nov 12, 1992 · 30 min
Whitley's mother surprises Whitley and Dwayne by coming to visit for Thanksgiving. Whitley is too ashamed to admit that she is unemployed and that the couple was recently robbed. M
Faith, Hope and Charity (2)
Nov 12, 1992 · 30 min
Marion and Adele clash over preparations for Thanksgiving dinner and throw food all over the kitchen. Marion takes Malik to task for paying too much attention to Kim. However, he i
Original Teacher
Nov 19, 1992 · 30 min
Freddie organizes a mentorship program for teenagers detained at juvenile hall. They can receive parole by completing a week-long project. Dwayne is assigned two young gang members
Occupational Hazards
Dec 3, 1992 · 30 min
While Dwayne is out of town, Whitley buys a $700 business suit for a job interview. She fails to get the job, and accidentally stains the suit, which she had planned to return the
White Christmas
Dec 17, 1992 · 30 min
Freddie's free-spirited mother visits, and annoys her daughter by spending all of her time counseling Freddie's friends. She exposes the bitterness that Kim is harboring over Fredd
To Whit, With Love
Jan 7, 1993 · 30 min
Whitley takes a job substitute teaching for an unruly remedial class at a run-down junior high school. The students are completely out of control the first day, then suddenly behav
Happy Birthday to Moi
Jan 14, 1993 · 30 min
Dwayne discovers that Whitley has goaded Kim into letting her assist in the planning of her own surprise birthday party. Dwayne takes Whitley to a cheap dinner and tells her that h
Mind Your Own Business
Jan 21, 1993 · 30 min
Members of En Vogue play dowdy choristers whom Ron and Charmaine must make over into a nightclub act for the Blue Dog.
When One Door Closes... (1)
May 8, 1993 · 30 min
Whitley discovers she's pregnant; Dwayne's computer-baseball game is a hit with Kinishewa Corp., which wants him to move to Tokyo.
When One Door Closes... (2)
May 8, 1993 · 30 min
Marion and Adele's interference causes tension between Dwayne and Whitley; Ron considers suing Dwayne.
Lean on Me
May 27, 1993 · 30 min
Dwayne yens for a summer job, but he might get burned when his old flame conducts the interview.
Dancing Machines
Jun 3, 1993 · 30 min
Whitley tries to remake a tomboy; Ron helps Freddie put on a benefit dance for a worthy cause.
Cabin in the Sky
Jun 10, 1993 · 30 min
Mr. Gaines leaves his son in charge of the Pit when he and Velma join Whitley and Dwayne for a weekend getaway.
Homie, Don't Ya Know Me?
Jun 17, 1993 · 30 min
Lena's friends from the old neighborhood and her ex-boyfriend Piccolo visit Hillman.
College Kid
Jul 1, 1993 · 30 min
Lena, Dorian, Gina, Charmaine and Terrell move into an old farmhouse with a grumpy landlord.
A Rock, a River, a Lena
Jul 8, 1993 · 30 min
Lena Horne travels to Hillman to dedicate a scholarship in her grandmother's memory.
Great X-Pectations
Jul 9, 1993 · 30 min
Dean Davenport expels Terrell for packing a gun; Spencer aims to marry Kim, but she keeps shooting him down.