title: A Different World

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Season 1

title: Reconcilable Differences

overview: During her first few days at Hillman College, Denise Huxtable finds herself at odds with her new roommate, Jaleesa, a 26-year-old freshman with a mysterious past.

title: Reconcilable Differences

title: Differenze riconciliabili

overview: Denise inizia l'anno scolastico alla Hillman e incontra la sua compagna di stanza, una divorziata di 26 anni che la mette a disagio.

character: Denise Huxtable

character: Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor

character: Maggie Lauten

job: Assistant Production Design

department: Art

character: Stevie Rallen

character: Chip St. Charles

character: J.T. Rallen

title: Pilot

overview: Denise's financial irresponsibility might get her and Jaleesa thrown out of the dorm.

title: Pilot

title: Pilot

overview: Denise è pronta per il college, finché non scopre che l'assegno per il pagamento dello studentato è stato respinto e che il suo conto corrente è in rosso.

character: Dean Harris

character: Heathcliff Huxtable

character: Rudy Huxtable

character: Cooper

title: Porky de Bergerac

overview: Questionable tactics abound when Denise plays dating games and Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor.

title: Porky de Bergerac

title: Naso di maiale

overview: Jaleesa e Whitley si sfidano per diventare responsabili del dormitorio. Denise lascia una pizza nella saletta comune e per punizione deve indossare un naso da maiale.

character: Allison

character: Gloria

character: Michael Oku

title: Those Who Can't... Tutor

overview: Denise's calculus tutor Dwayne is caught sneaking out of Whitley's window after curfew.

title: Those Who Can't... Tutor

title: Chi non sa… fa il tutor

overview: Denise prende un brutto voto in matematica e chiede aiuto Dwayne, che le fa lezione fino a tarda notte e rimane bloccato nello studentato femminile.

character: Ron Johnson

character: Coach Walter Oakes

title: War of the Words

overview: Whitley's claim that women can't succeed at both career and family infuriates Lisa and Maggie.

title: War of the Words

title: La guerra delle parole

overview: Maggie e Whitley pensano di organizzare un dibattito su come le donne dovrebbero trovare un equilibrio tra carriera e famiglia. Dwayne cerca lavoro come DJ.

title: Rudy and the Snow Queen

overview: Rudy visits Hillman and becomes enchanted by Whitley, who tries to make her into the perfect little lady.

title: Rudy and the Snow Queen

title: Rudy e la Regina delle Nevi

overview: La sorellina di Denise Rudy va in visita alla Hillman, ma anziché rafforzare il legame con la sorella maggiore, elegge Whitley a suo nuovo modello di comportamento.

title: Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You

overview: The girls plan Operation Yogi, a plot to steal the rival school's bear-head mascot, but a visit from Denise's grandfather makes a boo-boo inevitable.

title: Operazione Yoghi

overview: Russell Huxtable fa visita alla nipote Denise e mette a repentaglio i suoi piani di fare uno scherzo con i suoi amici.

title: If Chosen, I May Not Run

overview: In the family tradition of "Combustible" Huxtable, Denise is chosen for Hillman's track team, but after a few practices she starts running out of steam.

title: If Chosen, I May Not Run

title: La gara di corsa

overview: Denise si iscrive alla squadra di atletica e rende orgoglioso il padre, ma fatica a reggere gli allenamenti. Maggie deve trovare un libro per la tesina.

title: Romancing Mr. Stone

overview: A geology professor has every woman in the class fighting for his attention.

title: Romancing Mr. Stone

title: Un professore da conquistare

overview: Denise ha un nuovo affascinante professore di geologia e crede che sia innamorato di lei. Maggie decide che gli americani non amano il contatto fisico.

title: The Gift of the Magi

overview: Whitley's secret Santa surprises her with a visit from her newly separated daddy, who walks in with his youthful girlfriend.

title: The Gift of the Magi

title: Il regalo di Natale

overview: Il padre di Whitley presenta la giovane fidanzata alla figlia. Dwayne cerca di conquistare Denise facendo in modo che Ron le faccia da servitore per una settimana.

title: Does He or Doesn't He?

overview: Tired of being hit on by men, a grad student decides to turn the tables and seduce Dwayne.

title: Does He or Doesn't He?

title: La scommessa

overview: Denise cerca di mettere in guardia Dwayne quando si rende conto che il suo appuntamento è in realtà una messinscena. Jaleesa scommette sui risultati.

title: Advise and Descent

overview: During finals week, Denise's work suffers because she decides to be a peer counselor, and the girls' looks suffer under test stress.

title: Advise and Descent

title: La settimana degli esami

overview: Denise si offre volontaria come tutor. Nelle settimane degli esami le apparenze sono troppo trascurate, così gli studenti organizzano il concorso "Miss America Brutta".

title: The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic

overview: Hillman alumna Lettie Bostic fills in as dorm monitor, but her strongly voiced opinions have the girls considering mutiny.

title: The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic

title: I migliori anni di Lettie Bostic

overview: Stevie si assenta per sposarsi e Jaleesa ricopre temporaneamente il ruolo di direttrice, ma quando arriva la sua sostituta non vuole rinunciare al lavoro.

title: Wild Child

overview: Lettie pulls some strings to help a student who has been attending classes without enrolling.

title: Wild Child

title: L'outsider

overview: Denise fa amicizia con una nuova studentessa e cerca di aiutarla a trovare un posto dove dormire, ma viene scoperta da Lettie prima dell'alba.

title: Dr. Cupid

overview: Dwayne uses his radio persona "Dr. Cupid" to find a Valentine's Day date, and Denise uses Dr. Cupid to reconcile Lettie and an old love.

title: Dr. Cupid

title: Il dottor Cupido

overview: Dwayne si reinventa uomo ideale pur di ottenere un appuntamento per San Valentino. Lettie riceve una visita a sorpresa da una vecchia fiamma.

title: The Show Must Go On

overview: Denise and Whitley both think they're the apple of the leading man's eye in a play about the Garden of Eden.

title: The Show Must Go On

title: Lo spettacolo deve continuare

overview: Denise e Whitley ottengono un ruolo nella commedia di Maggie e si contendono le attenzioni del protagonista. Dwayne e Ron progettano le scenografie con un budget minimo.

title: Mr. Hillman

overview: In the name of sexual equality, Denise convinces Dwayne to run in the Miss Hillman Beauty Pageant against Whitley.

title: Mr. Hillman

title: Mister Hillman

overview: Whitley pensa di avere in pugno il titolo di Miss Hillman quando, con suo grande disappunto, Denise iscrive Dwayne al concorso.

title: Speech Therapy

overview: Whitley hides an illegal humidifier; Jaleesa sweats over her fear of oral reports; Maggie steams over the debt Denise owes her.

title: Speech Therapy

title: Ansia da presentazione

overview: Maggie pensa in maniera ossessiva ai soldi che Denise le deve. Jaleesa soffre di panico da palcoscenico prima di una lezione di public speaking.

title: Clair's Last Stand

overview: Clair Huxtable visits Denise bearing motherly advice as well as news that conflicts with Denise's summer plans.

title: Clair's Last Stand

title: L'ultima resistenza di Clair

overview: Clair dice a Denise che in estate dovrà lavorare invece di andare in Grecia. Whitley tiene il broncio perché pensa che nessuno si sia ricordato del suo compleanno.

title: If Only for One Night

overview: Whitley panics about spending the summer alone; Dwayne tries a new tack with Denise; and Maggie holds a yard sale.

title: If Only for One Night

title: Anche solo per una notte

overview: Dwayne riesce finalmente a convincere Denise a uscire con lui, ma la serata non va come previsto. Whitley ripone le sue speranze nella possibilità di ottenere uno stage estivo.

title: Come Back, Little Eggby

overview: A psychology experiment in parenting calls for egg-doption, but when Jaleesa loses Maggie's "eggby," she and Denise scramble to find it.

title: Come Back, Little Eggby

title: Torna, piccolo eggby

overview: Quando Maggie e Dwayne si prendono cura di alcune uova nell'ambito di un progetto, Maggie recluta Jalessa per "sorvegliarle" e poter partecipare a una partita di pallavolo.

title: My Dinner With Theo

overview: Denise strains her brain trying to improve her grades, so she invites Theo up for a weekend of family inspiration.

title: My Dinner With Theo

title: La mia cena con Theo

overview: Denise ha bisogno di sostegno e invita il fratello Theo per il fine settimana, ma lui passa più tempo con i suoi nuovi amici alla Hillman che con lei.

title: Season 1

Season 2

title: Dr. War is Hell

overview: As the school year begins, Dwayne faces the prospect of taking a calculus class from Col. Taylor, a tough professor nicknamed ""Dr. War."" He fears that Col. Taylor could expose his academic success as a fluke and destroy his dreams of becoming an engineer, so he asks Walter to help him get into another section. Walter believes that Dwayne could thrive under Col. Taylor's tutelage, and asks the professor to talk to him. Col. Taylor manages to change Dwayne's mind and convince him to enroll in his class. Whitley meets new roommate Kim Reese, a headstrong freshman who plans to become a doctor. Whitley hopes to intimidate Kim and drive her to another room, but finds it impossible to break her. Jaleesa's cheerful freshman roommate, Freddie Brooks, develops a massive crush on Dwayne.

title: Dr. War is Hell

title: L'inferno del dottor War

overview: Dwayne frequenta il corso di matematica e incontra il dottor War, severissimo professore della Hillman. Whitley non sopporta la sua nuova compagna di stanza.

title: Two Gentlemen of Hillman

overview: Dwayne pairs with irresponsible Ron to write a philosophy paper. Ron refuses to do his share of the work, instead purchasing a ten-year-old paper. Dwayne is furious, particularly because he turned down an offer from a good student in order to work with Ron. Jaleesa warns Dwayne that his comments about Ron may have been too harsh. In spite of his reservations, Dwayne decides to show his loyalty to Ron by using the old paper. Ron discovers that Whitley bought the same paper, and he and Dwayne are forced to work all weekend to finish the project. Ron later learns that Whitley never bought a paper; she helped Dwayne with a scam to trick Ron into actually working. Kim gets a job at campus hangout The Pit. Freddie is rejected by dozens of potential employers, but vows to keep trying.

title: Two Gentlemen of Hillman

title: I due gentiluomini della Hillman

overview: Dwayne si pente di aver collaborato con Ron per una tesina di filosofia mentre Kim e Freddie cercano lavoro al campus.

title: Some Enchanted Late Afternoon

overview: Walter asks Jaleesa on a date. She refuses because she is involved in a long-distance relationship. She finally agrees to join him for dinner, with the stipulation that they are just friends. Jaleesa has a great time with Walter and even shares a slow dance with him. However, she still refuses to break up with her boyfriend. Dwayne and Ron start a wake-up service.

title: Some Enchanted Late Afternoon

title: Un tardo pomeriggio magico

overview: Jaleesa accetta di uscire a cena con Walter, ma insiste sull'essere solo amici. Nel frattempo, Dwayne e Ron lanciano un servizio di sveglia.

title: Dream Lover

overview: During a party celebrating the end of midterms, Dwayne finds himself attracted to Whitley. She agrees to dance with him, but runs out after he grabs her ass. Whitley is disturbed by an erotic dream about Dwayne, for which Kim teases her mercilessly. Whitley daydreams about Dwayne in the computer lab. After he helps her retrieve a file, she kisses him without thinking. Dwayne believes that Whitley is the secret admirer who sent him brownies and a poetry book; he becomes convinced that she wants him. Kim saves him from humiliation by revealing that Freddie sent the gifts. Whitley confesses to Lettie that she is a virgin. Lettie assures her that she has no reason to be embarrassed, and says that she shouldn't read too much into dreams. When Freddie offers to bow out, Whitley melodramatically declares that she will step aside and let Freddie have Dwayne.

title: Dream Lover

title: Un ragazzo da sogno

overview: Dwayne e Whitley non vogliono ammettere di essere all'improvviso attratti l'uno dall'altra. Nel frattempo, Freddie diventa l'ammiratrice segreta di Dwayne.

title: Three Girls Three

overview: Whitley and Jaleesa team up for an audition to sing backup at an upcoming Gladys Knight concert on campus. They ask Angela, an aspiring opera singer, to join them. After Whitley and Jaleesa improve Angela's stage presence and teach her how to sing popular music, she turns into an insufferable diva. They throw her out of the group, but she forms her own trio and wins the audition. Whitley goes nuts and tries to attack Angela, embarrassing herself in front of Gladys Knight in the process. Jaleesa and Whitley realize they should have followed their instincts and tried out as a duo. They imagine what it might have been like to sing with Gladys. Meanwhile, Freddie tries to work up the nerve to ask Dwayne to the concert.

title: Three Girls Three

title: Gara di canto

overview: Whitley e Jaleesa sperano che l'amicizia con un'aspirante cantante d'opera le aiuti a vincere un concorso per cantare come coriste della guest star Gladys Knight.

title: If You Like Pilgrim Coladas

overview: Whitley and Kim stay at the dorm for Thanksgiving. Depressed by the thought of Thanksgiving dinner at the Pit, they decide to go out. Kim uses a fake ID to get them into a club. Whitley does not realize that the waiter served them non-alcoholic drinks; she ends up performing a number and dancing on the bar. Kim spots Col. Taylor in the crowd and tries to warn Whitley. Col. Taylor helps Whitley fight off an overzealous admirer. Although he confiscates Kim's fake ID, he doesn't report them to Lettie because he feels there is no harm in blowing off a little steam. Walter hopes to get closer to Jaleesa as he drives her home for Thanksgiving. His plans are thwarted when Freddie and Dwayne join them in the car, but Jaleesa later gives him the good news that she broke up with her boyfriend.

title: If You Like Pilgrim Coladas

title: Ti piace la Pilgrim Colada?

overview: Whitley e Kim si fermano alla Hillman per il Ringraziamento, ma preferiscono il ballo a una grande cena. Walter, Dwayne e Freddie accompagnano Jalessa a casa.

title: A Stepping Stone

overview: Whitley choreographs Gilbert Hall's step routine for a competition during homecoming festivities. She annoys everyone with her pushy attitude, and team captain Jaleesa throws her off the squad for insulting the rhythmless Freddie. Whitley reconsiders her behavior following a meeting with her childhood idol, a respected 92-year-old alumnus who never married and is completely friendless. Walter blackmails Dwayne into tutoring the football team's star offensive lineman, ""The Meat Locker,"" for a math test that he must pass to remain eligible for the big game.

title: A Stepping Stone

title: La coreografia

overview: La prepotenza di Whitley allontana potenziali ballerini per la coreografia di una gara di ballo e Dwayne dà ripetizioni a una stella del football in crisi.

title: Life With Father

overview: Dwayne believes that he may have found love with his new girlfriend, Suzanne. He reconsiders the relationship when he learns that her father is Col. Taylor. After seeing Dwayne with Suzanne, Freddie vows to change her ""cute"" image and make herself more alluring to men. She turns to Whitley for a complete makeover, but decides she would rather be herself.

title: Life With Father

title: Vita col padre

overview: Dwayne mette in dubbio il rapporto con Suzanne quando scopre che il colonnello Taylor è il padre di lei. Freddie chiede aiuto a Whitley per conquistare Dwayne.

title: All's Fair

overview: Kim begins spending a lot of time in her dorm room with her boyfriend, Robert. Whitley tries to be understanding, and sets up a system to allow the couple some privacy. However, she quickly grows tired of being locked out of her own room and quarrels with Kim. She notes that Robert's bed is vacant and decides to move into his room. Kim goes to the guys' dorm to retrieve Whitley, and they agree that they deserve each other. Freddie edits a poetry magazine, but her harsh critiques make her unpopular with classmates.

title: All's Fair

title: Tutto è concesso

overview: Kim e il suo nuovo ragazzo approfittano della gentilezza di Whitley. Nel frattempo, Freddie si occupa di una rivista di poesia.

title: Radio Free Hillman

overview: Ron slips Dwayne a bootlegged copy of a new rap album, which he immediately puts on the air. The dean pulls the plug on Dwayne's show because of the explicit content of one of the songs. Dwayne and other students conduct a sit-in at the administration building to protest the censorship of student media. Whitley gets trapped in the building with the demonstrators and drives everyone crazy.  After listening to the rest of the tape, Dwayne concludes that he should not have played material without listening to it beforehand. The dean does not punish the protesters. She suspends Dwayne from the airwaves for a month, but allows him to hold a special tribute show for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.

title: Radio Free Hillman

title: Radio Hillman libera

overview: Quando Dwayne mette un nuovo album rap in radio senza controllare i testi, il suo show è annullato. Whitley rimane bloccata nella protesta studentesca che ne deriva.

title: It Happened One Night

overview: Kim refuses to take calls from Robert, and simply tells her friends that they had a fight. She confesses to Whitley that she may be pregnant. Whitley offers her complete support, and even sacrifices her car by loaning it to Freddie to prevent her from pestering Kim. Robert explains his predicament to Walter; he made the situation worse by suggesting that Kim get an abortion. Walter tells Robert to give Kim some space, but he sneaks into the girls' dorm with Dwayne. Robert apologizes for his initial reaction and asks Kim to marry him. They decide to wait until after her doctor's appointment before considering such a big step. Kim is relieved to learn that she is not pregnant, and endures a stern lecture from Lettie.

title: It Happened One Night

title: Accadde una notte

overview: Kim si rifiuta di vedere Robert quando crede di essere incinta di suo figlio, così lui chiede l'aiuto di Dwayne per intrufolarsi nello studentato e parlare con lei.

title: I've Got the Muse in Me

overview: Freddie grapples with writer's block as she works on a creative writing assignment. Kim encourages her to take a break and come to a party, which Dwayne and Ron have organized in honor of a popular rib joint's final night in business. Whitley has resolved to eat only healthy foods, but finds herself tempted by the ribs. Freddie gets drunk and claims to have rediscovered her ""muse."" After Walter breaks up the party, she steals some booze and ends up passed out in the library. She awakes with a hangover the next morning and discovers that the paper she wrote while drunk is terrible. Walter lies about his culinary abilities to impress Jaleesa. Lettie and Mr. Gaines try to teach him to cook to ensure that his dinner with Jaleesa isn't a total disaster.

title: I've Got the Muse in Me

title: La musa in me

overview: Freddie si ubriaca alla festa di Dwayne e Ron e non riesce a finire un compito di scrittura creativa. Il signor Gaines e Lettie insegnano a Walter a cucinare.

title: Risky Business

overview: Clair Huxtable attends the Hillman job fair to conduct a seminar on business etiquette. She brings teenage daughter Vanessa and a friend in the hopes of convincing Vanessa to attend Hillman. (She and Dr. Huxtable would like to have a child actually graduate from their alma mater.) Dwayne has a disastrous interview with the Kinishewa electronics company. Clair agrees to lobby the company rep--a longtime friend who is attracted to her--on Dwayne's behalf. Vanessa and Kara ditch Whitley and Jaleesa so that they can cruise the campus alone. The girls lie about their age and identity and convince Dwayne and Ron to take them out. The foursome runs into Clair and Phillip at a restaurant. A fuming Clair drags the girls away, and Dwayne gets his internship.

title: Risky Business

title: Galateo aziendale

overview: Clair torna alla Hillman per presentare un seminario e porta con sé la figlia Vanessa nella speranza che decida di frequentare la scuola.

title: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

overview: Dwayne gives Suzanne an expensive ring for Valentine's Day. She returns it to him and asks for some space, which drives him crazy. She later breaks up with him, as she is not ready for a serious relationship. Dwayne gives Whitley some chocolates to thank her for her advice and support. She has been stood up by her date, so she goes to a movie with him. As a prank, Jaleesa calls Walter and impersonates a Jamaican woman named Sheila. Walter accepts a date with Sheila, and Jaleesa plans to bust him for cheating on her. However, he turns the tables by donning a dreadlock wig and bringing in a group of guys to sing, ""Jaleesa is Sheila, Sheila is Jaleesa!"" Kim learns that Robert, who is away in England for six months, is cheating on her.

title: Breaking Up Is Hard to Do

title: È difficile dirsi addio

overview: Dwayne chiede consiglio a Whitley quando Suzanne rifiuta la sua proposta di matrimonio. Nel frattempo, lo scherzo di Jalessa a Walter le si ritorce contro.

title: For She's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage

overview: Whitley experiences anxiety about a visit from her mother, Marion, who is obsessed with finding her daughter a husband. She criticizes Whitley for paying more attention to academics and potential jobs than the hunt for a mate. Whitley is pleased to receive a phone call from a handsome childhood acquaintance, who is now enrolled in medical school. She soon learns that her mother got the guy's phone number and encouraged him to date Whitley. Whitley embarrasses Marion by storming out during an important function, and later calls her mother to task for her behavior. However, Marion doesn't understand what she has done wrong. Freddie goes all out to implement a new campus recycling program.

title: For She's Only a Bird in a Gilded Cage

title: È solo un uccellino in una gabbia dorata

overview: Whitley desidera rimanere alla Hillman, ma la madre vuole che abbandoni gli studi. Nel frattempo, Freddie avvia un programma di riciclo nel campus.

title: It's Greek to Me

overview: Ron and Dwayne pledge a fraternity. Ron thoroughly enjoys the experience, while Dwayne grows tired of having the ""brothers"" push him around. They convince Whitley to charm a member who has a crush on her and find out their chances of gaining entry to the house. Whitley informs Dwayne that they are a shoo-in, but he has decided to drop out. Whitley reminds him that Ron may leave him behind if he joins the fraternity alone. Dwayne shows Ron his support by helping him put on a show for underprivileged youth (which he must complete to ensure his membership). They decide that they can maintain their friendship despite their different interests.

title: It's Greek to Me

title: La confraternita

overview: Dwayne e Ron cercano di entrare in una confraternita, ma reagiscono in modo diverso all'idea del rituale di iniziazione.

title: The Thing About Women

overview: Jaleesa accepts a dinner invitation from her ex-husband, Lamar. Walter pretends that he is okay with this, but is secretly jealous. All of the girls fawn over the handsome and suave Lamar when he arrives to pick up Jaleesa (including Whitley, who had been ranting about what a dog he was). Walter shows up to meet his competition, and is hurt when Jaleesa calls him a ""friend."" Lamar claims to be a changed man and seeks a reconciliation. Jaleesa is extremely wary; she storms out after he reveals that he is living with a woman, whom he hopes to dump for Jaleesa. Although Walter responds sarcastically to Jaleesa's apology, they later work out their differences.

title: The Thing About Women

title: Così sono le donne

overview: Già irritato dall'arrivo di Lamar, l'ex marito di Jaleesa, Walter diventa geloso quando i due escono a cena.

title: High Anxiety

overview: Kim becomes overwhelmed by her hectic schedule, as she tries to balance pre-med courses with work and extracurricular activities. She also obsesses over her grades, suffering from nightmares about getting too many B's to make it into medical school. She buys a datebook and tries to plan every moment of her day, ignoring her friends' warnings that her lack of sleep could endanger her health. Kim finally agrees to cut back on her activities after fainting in the Pit. Mr. Gaines quarrels with his wife over the presence of their grown son, whom he wants to throw out of the house. Mr. Gaines crashes at Col. Taylor's place after Velma kicks him out, and quickly wears out his welcome.

title: High Anxiety

title: Alta tensione

overview: Gli impegni assurdi di Kim le rendono difficile mantenere alti i voti. Quando il figlio Darnell torna, Velma caccia di casa il signor Gaines.

title: Take This Job and Love It

overview: Whitley hits Mr. Gaines' car, causing nearly $1000 in damage. She is afraid to ask her father for the money because she fears that he will take her car away. Kim helps her get a job at the Pit to fund the repairs. Whitley initally annoys Mr. Gaines with her incompetence, but soon impresses him with a series of innovative suggestions that help boost profits. Kim feels insecure, as she is no longer Mr. Gaines' favorite employee. Ron endures campus-wide embarrassment after a classmate gives him a terrible haircut.

title: Take This Job and Love It

title: Ama il lavoro che fai

overview: Whitley provoca gravi danni all'auto del signor Gaines e accetta un lavoro al Pit per pagare la riparazione. Nel frattempo Ron si ritrova con un taglio di capelli disastroso.

title: No Means No

overview: Freddie falls for Garth Parks, a handsome and intelligent baseball star. Teammate Dwayne backs out of a date to the dance with Freddie so that she can go with Garth. However, Dwayne is disturbed when Garth shares details of a past incident with a woman. Dwayne describes the story to Walter, who confirms that it should be considered date rape. When Dwayne tries to dissuade Freddie from dating Garth, she accuses him of jealousy. Garth takes Freddie to an observation point and tries to force himself on her, but Dwayne comes to the rescue. Freddie and the other victim make statements to the police and help put Garth behind bars.

title: No Means No

title: No significa no

overview: Freddie organizza un appuntamento con la star del baseball Garth, ignorando gli avvertimenti di Dwayne sugli allarmanti trascorsi dell'atleta con le donne.

title: Citizen Wayne

overview: Dwayne runs for student council president. Although he has good ideas about scholarships and ways to fund student activities, no one will listen to him. They prefer the approach of his opponent, who only talks about parties. Rev. Jesse Jackson comes to the university for a lecture and stays with Col. Taylor. Ron tries to win votes by printing posters that imply that Dwayne has Rev. Jackson's endorsement. Dwayne apologizes to Rev. Jackson and plans to drop out of the race. Rev. Jackson encourages Dwayne to keep fighting; even if he loses, he can present his message to the students. Jaleesa and Kim struggle to find a present for Freddie's 18th birthday, but she seems to beat them to the punch on every gift idea.

title: Citizen Wayne

title: Vota Wayne!

overview: Dwayne riceve l'incoraggiamento del reverendo Jesse Jackson quando si candida alla presidenza del consiglio studentesco. Freddie compie 18 anni.

title: There's No Place Like Home

overview: Dwayne and Ron plan to rent a beautiful apartment for the next school year. They can no longer afford the place after Ron's father cuts back on his allowance because of his slipping grades. They are forced to rent a dump that is managed by Velma Gaines. Dwayne and Ron throw a housewarming party and decide that their new apartment will work out. Walter looks forward to a summer of freedom, until Jaleesa announces that she has received a promotion and can visit more often than expected. They agree to spend time apart to ""sow wild oats."" Whitley plans to work at a museum all summer, but feels guilty because she would rather join her mother on a cruise. Dwayne encourages her to have fun, as there will be plenty of time to work and act responsibly in the future. Dwayne and Whitley begin to show an interest in each other.

title: There's No Place Like Home

title: Casa dolce casa

overview: Alla fine dell'anno Dwayne e Ron si trasferiscono in un appartamento fatiscente, Whitley soppesa lavoro e divertimento e Walter e Jaleesa decidono di prendersi una pausa.

title: Season 2

Season 3

title: Strangers on a Plane

overview: Dwayne and Whitley run into each other on a flight back to school. Whitley finds that Dwayne has changed over the summer, as he is dressed in an expensive suit and seems to have matured during his successful internship at Kinishewa. Dwayne comforts Whitley when the plane experiences turbulence. Whitley kisses Dwayne in front of her entire dorm, prompting much teasing from her friends. Each insists that they are only friends. Whitley goes to Dwayne's apartment to see him, but is turned off when she finds him dancing like an idiot at a party. The residents of Gilbert Hall struggle to adjust to the fact that the dorm is now coed. Walter is the resident director, with Jaleesa as resident assistant.

title: Strangers on a Plane

title: Incontro in aereo

overview: Quando Whitley e Dwayne prendono lo stesso aereo per tornare alla Hillman dopo le vacanze estive, lei rimane colpita dai suoi nuovi abiti eleganti e si mostra interessata a lui.

title: The Heat Is On

overview: Whitley has yet to take a basic math course that is required for graduation. She reluctantly enrolls in Col. Taylor's class, and he tries to help her overcome her fear of the subject. Dwayne and Ron clash over finances. Dwayne believes that Ron spends money too freely, while Ron accuses him of being a cheapskate.

title: The Heat Is On

title: Che caldo!

overview: Whitley deve superare la paura della matematica per riuscire a diplomarsi. Dwayne e Ron discutono sulle loro abitudini di spesa.

title: The Hat Makes the Man

overview: Walter and Jaleesa celebrate the anniversary of their first date, but are distracted by conflicts over dorm discipline. Walter allows a shy male student to let his girlfriend stay overnight before she ships out with the Navy. When Jaleesa disagrees and recommends that Quincy be punished, Walter pulls rank on her. They argue during their anniversary dinner, and she winds up storming out of the restaurant. The girls accuse Walter of a double standard; they refuse to vacate Quincy's room until Walter either punishes him or agrees to let them have guys stay over. Whitley demands only the return of her high-powered hair dryer, which has been blamed for many power outages. Walter orders Quincy to appear before the dorm council, and establishes measures to prevent further instances of sexism. Dwayne and Freddie take procrastination to a new level while collaborating on a research paper.

title: The Hat Makes the Man

title: Il cappello fa l'uomo

overview: Walter si gode la posizione di potere come direttore del dormitorio misto, ma la sua ambiguità nei confronti dei visitatori dei residenti maschi fa arrabbiare Jaleesa.

title: To Have and Have Not

overview: Walter convinces many of the students to volunteer at a community center. Whitley teaches ballet to the children and becomes friends with a young boy named Dion, who claims to be dirt poor. Whitley's wallet is stolen, and she is stunned to learn that Dion was the culprit. He exaggerated the extent of his poverty and took advantage of Whitley's kindness. Whitley does not want to return to the center, but Walter insists that the kids need a positive influence if they are to escape from the streets. Whitley continues with her teaching, and refuses to give up on Dion. Walter's duties keep him away from his bowling team, so Col. Taylor agrees to step in. When he turns out to be terrible, Mr. Gaines and the other team members try to find a way to oust him.

title: To Have and Have Not

title: Avere e non avere

overview: Whitley insegna danza come volontaria nel circolo ricreativo e fa amicizia con uno degli allievi, ma è sbigottita quando scopre che lui le ha rubato il portafoglio.

title: Forever Hold Your Peace

overview: Dwayne drives Whitley to New York for her father's wedding. He drops in on the Huxtables, hoping to rekindle his relationship with Denise and convince her to return to Hillman. Denise sends him reeling with the news that she married a Naval lieutenant during a sojourn to Africa, and is the stepmother of a three-year-old girl. Whitley becomes depressed about her father's marriage. She believes that he will forget her as he starts a family with his new wife. Dwayne and Whitley compare notes about their personal crises. They get caught in a blizzard, and Whitley's car suffers a flat tire. She and Dwayne huddle in the back seat and continue to comfort each other. They begin kissing, but are jarred back to reality by the tow truck's arrival.

title: Forever Hold Your Peace

title: Oppure taccia per sempre

overview: Whitley fa i conti con i sentimenti negativi che prova per l'imminente matrimonio di suo padre. Dwayne pianifica di rivelare a Denise che è innamorato di lei.

title: Delusions of Daddyhood

overview: Ron takes a liking to his study partner, Elizabeth; and is surprised to learn that she has a 13-month-old son. He is unsure about getting involved, but quickly bonds with the child. Believing that the boy needs a positive male role model, Ron tries a little too hard to step in and become a father figure. Dwayne arranges a performance by his old friends Heavy D & the Boyz for a charity concert. Whitley, who had hoped to bring in an opera company, organizes an anti-rap protest. She makes a fool of herself by espousing her views to Heavy D, unaware of his identity. Heavy eventually wins Whitley over, and the gang joins him onstage to dance during the show.

title: Delusions of Daddyhood

title: Illusione di paternità

overview: Ron si innamora di una studentessa che è già madre di un bambino. Dwayne e Whitley non riescono a mettersi d'accordo sull'interprete da scritturare per una serata di beneficenza.

title: Wedding Bells From Hell

overview: Walter wins a free Hawaiian honeymoon from a car wash, so he asks Jaleesa to marry him. Although she is uncertain, she eventually says yes. They plan to wed in two weeks. Jaleesa fears they are rushing and wants to call the whole thing off, but Walter reassures her. During the ceremony, they simultaneously announce that they don't want to get married; Jaleesa believes their interests are too different, while Walter can't fathom a lifetime commitment. They promise to remain friends, even though they will no longer date. Whitley enlists Dwayne's help in planning the wedding. She changes the subject whenever he tries to confess his attraction to her. Dwayne finally pulls Whitley into a kiss, which nearly causes her to faint. He asks her out after the wedding, but she is not ready for a relationship.

title: Wedding Bells From Hell

title: Fiori d'arancio sì o no?

overview: Walter vince una luna di miele alle Hawaii e chiede a Jaleesa di sposarlo... stanno correndo troppo? Dwayne cerca di dichiarare i propri sentimenti a Whitley.

title: Great Expectations

overview: Kim and Freddie plan to spend homecoming weekend at Freaknic, a music festival in Washington, D.C. Kim's policeman father calls and forbids her to go to the concert. Kim decides to go anyway, and Whitley has to distract her father when he arrives unexpectedly. When Kim returns, Mr. Reese yells at her and threatens to make her transfer to a hometown school. She insists that she is a responsible 19-year-old who should be allowed to make her own decisions, but her father restricts her to the house for the rest of her vacations. Whitley tries to convince Kim that she is lucky to have someone who cares enough to yell at her, as Whitley seldom received attention from her parents as a child. Ron and Dwayne face a dilemma when each brings a girl back to the apartment.

title: Great Expectations

title: Grandi speranze

overview: Il padre di Kim impedisce alla figlia di andare a un concerto rap, ma lei ci va lo stesso. Dwayne e Ron tornano a casa con due ragazze e la situazione si fa imbarazzante.

title: Answered Prayers

overview: Kim learns that her father has been shot in the line of duty. Whitley drives her to Ohio to see him, with Dwayne and Freddie along for moral support. Kim visits her father's hospital room and makes peace with him. After Mr. Reese begins to recover, Whitley, Dwayne and Freddie have to race back to campus for midterms. Freddie reveals that she had been unsure of the existence of God until she prayed at Kim's request; having her prayer answered was a life-changing experience. She questions her newfound faith after Mr. Reese experiences complications and is left paralyzed from the waist down.

title: Answered Prayers

title: Preghiere esaudite

overview: Nonostante gli esami che incombono Whitley, Dwayne e Freddie mollano tutto per assistere moralmente Kim quando lei scopre che il padre è stato ferito.

title: For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls

overview: Whitley is in a foul mood during the holiday season, especially when her mother insists that they fly to the south of France instead of spending a quiet Christmas at home. She coldly rejects Freddie's offer to spend Christmas with her, and refuses to attend the gang's tree-trimming party. Whitley's mother appears to her in a dream and warns that she is headed for the same lonely, isolated existence as Marion. Whitley is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future (who bear an uncanny resemblance to Mr. Gaines, Walter and Jaleesa). She learns that Freddie will end up staying with Dwayne for the holidays, leading to a romance between the two. Whitley discovers that Dwayne and Freddie will marry, while she will spend her entire life alone. Whitley suddenly gets into the holiday spirit, decorates everything in sight, and asks Freddie to come along to France. However, Marion shows up at the dorm and tells her daughter that she wants to spend Christmas in Richmond. She settle

title: For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls

title: Per chi suonano i campanellini di Natale

overview: Il Natale si avvicina, ma Whitley non è in vena di festeggiare. Riuscirà una visita dei tre spiriti del Natale a cambiare il suo atteggiamento?

title: Under One Roof

overview: Dean Hughes asks Whitley to spend the weekend at her house and co-host the annual freshman tea. Whitley considers this a great honor until Freddie is named the other co-host. Whitley hopes to convince Dean Hughes to send her to Europe as Hillman's student recruiter. The dean does not believe that Whitley possesses the necessary skill and discipline for this position. A hurt Whitley insults Freddie and tries to leave, but admits to the dean that she lacks direction. Dean Hughes cheers up the girls and manages to convince Whitley to relax a little. Ron allows a classmate to crash at the guys' place, and the man keeps coming up with reasons to stay. He keeps Dwayne and Ron happy by cooking, cleaning and fixing the toilet. Walter tells them that Earl is a scam artist who flunked out of school. Before they can confront him, Mr. Gaines hires Earl as the building superintendant.

title: Under One Roof

title: Sotto lo stesso tetto

overview: Quando la preside Hughes chiede a Whitley e a Freddie di organizzare insieme il tè per le matricole, Whitley fa di tutto per farsi notare mentre Freddie si sente a disagio.

title: Here's to Old Friends

overview: Dwayne's old friend Milt comes for a visit. He believes that Hillman is holding Dwayne back, and encourages him to transfer to the University of Pennsylvania. Milt also recommends that Dwayne distance himself from ""dead weight"" like Ron. Dwayne considers his friend's words, until a talk with Whitley helps remind him of Ron's good qualities and the feeling of family that Hillman holds for its students. He defends the school's academic reputation to Milt. Col. Taylor and Mr. Gaines attend a reunion for U.S. servicemen. Col. Taylor tries to start a romance with a nurse he knew in Vietnam, only to discover that she is a complete mess.

title: Here's to Old Friends

title: Un brindisi ai vecchi amici

overview: Un amico di Dwayne vuole convincerlo a lasciare la Hillman e gli amici. Il colonnello Taylor prova a riaccendere una vecchia fiamma durante un raduno dell'esercito.

title: The Power of the Pen

overview: Dwayne struggles with an assignment for poetry class, as the students must compose their own verses. William Shakespeare appears to him in a dream and stresses that his pursuit of a career in math does not mean that he cannot also appreciate poetry. He encourages Dwayne to write about something for which he feels passion. Whitley reads Dwayne's beautiful poem and believes that it is about her. She is angry and embarrassed when the rest of the class interprets the poem differently; it is actually about Dwayne's love of mathematics. Freddie juggles dates with environmentalist Livingston and Ron's handsome friend Ernest. Although neither relationship is exclusive, she feels guilty until she sees Livingston with another girl.

title: The Power of the Pen

title: Il potere della penna

overview: Dwayne scrive una poesia sulla sua più grande passione, la matematica, ma Whitley pensa che parli di lei. Freddie si sente in colpa perché esce con due ragazzi diversi.

title: Pride and Prejudice

overview: Whitley goes to a jewelry store to buy a birthday present for her father. Freddie tags along because she enjoys watching Whitley ""power shop."" The clerk ignores them and is reluctant to open the display case. She also suggests a cheap watch, as she doesn't think that Whitley can afford any of the high-end merchandise. Freddie believes that the clerk is a racist and decides to leave. Whitley argues that the clerk probably thought they were poor because of their manner of dress. (Whitley had not changed after her tennis game.) Whitley spends a fortune to prove herself, but her friends argue that this only gives the clerk a fat commission. Whitley returns everything and tells off the clerk, getting the woman in hot water with her manager. The ROTC holds a retreat to teach civilians about life in the Army. Walter makes a fool of himself and loses a bet to Col. Taylor. Dwayne ignores Ron's instructions during a flag capture game. He gets lost in the mountains and comes in contact with poiso

title: Pride and Prejudice

title: Orgoglio e pregiudizio

overview: Whitley si scontra con il pregiudizio di un'altezzosa assistente in una gioielleria. Walter, Dwayne e Ron frequentano un ritiro con il ROTC tenuto dal colonnello Taylor.

title: Success, Lies and Videotape

overview: Clair Huxtable visits the Hillman campus to videotape the students discussing their goals for the future. Although the taping is supposed to resemble a professional interview, Clair winds up playing the role of counselor. Freddie opts out of the interview in order to work on an archaeology assignment. She notices discrepancies between the Gilbert Hall laundry room and its original blueprints. She knocks down a wall and discovers a hidden room, which was part of the Underground Railroad that aided escaping slaves. Freddie is overwhelmed by her discovery and vows to make a difference with her life.

title: Success, Lies and Videotape

title: Successo, bugie e videotape

overview: Clair Robinson arriva alla Hillman per aiutare gli studenti a prepararsi ai colloqui di lavoro, ma lo scavo archeologico di Freddie le fa aprire gli occhi su carriere alternative.

title: A World Alike

overview: Whitley meets Julian, an attractive exchange student from Georgetown who is part of Hillman's anti-apartheid group. Kim receives a scholarship that will solve her financial problems and allow her to gain work experience in a lab, rather than flipping burgers at the Pit. Unfortunately, Freddie discovers that the company funding the scholarship is a subsidiary of a corporation with investments in South Africa. Julian proposes a boycott; he angers Whitley by recommending that Hillman cut all financial ties with the corporation, as this would cost Kim her scholarship. Due to her father's health problems, Kim would have to work two jobs to stay in school. A young man from South Africa argues against the termination of scholarships, because he feels that the success of African American students serves as a beacon of hope to black South Africans mired in poverty and oppression. Kim decides to turn down the scholarship anyway. Whitley accepts a date with Julian.

title: A World Alike

title: Il boicottaggio

overview: Whitley deve partecipare a una protesta contro l'apartheid insieme al nuovo studente Julian, ma non sa che la società che vuole boicottare ha offerto una borsa di studio a Kim.

title: That's the Trouble With You All

overview: Whitley plays matchmaker for Dwayne and a beautiful coed in the hopes of convincing him to move on. However, she becomes extremely jealous and tries to sabotage the couple's date. Dwayne and Whitley try to establish some ground rules in an attempt to save their friendship. Walter angers Jaleesa by claiming that women cannot play poker. He bets that she cannot teach Freddie how to play, while Jaleesa challenges him to turn novice Kobie into an accomplished player. Neither apprentice picks up the game, but Jaleesa literally beats the pants off of Walter.

title: That's the Trouble With You All

title: Il problema con tutti voi

overview: Whitley dice a Dwayne che vuole essere solo sua amica e si offre di trovargli una ragazza. Jaleesa fa una scommessa con Walter: insegnerà a Freddie a giocare a poker e a batterlo.

title: A Campfire Story

overview: A lovesick Dwayne convinces Walter to let him tag along on a recruiting trip to North Carolina, where he is trying to sign a high school basketball prospect. Walter gets pulled over for speeding and is arrested because of his unpaid jaywalking tickets. Alvin Dix, the young man Walter is recruiting, has to bail him out of jail. Alvin shows little interest in Hillman because he wants to play for legendary coach Cap Connors. Walter, who played for Connors, tells Dwayne that the coach cares only about basketball and discourages players from getting a good education. Walter and Dwayne cause a melee at a restaurant when they mistake Connors' wife for a groupie, as the coach had used attractive women to recruit players in the past. Alvin eventually realizes that he and Connors have philosophical differences, so he decides to consider Hillman. Dwayne causes problems throughout the trip because he keeps seeing Whitley's face on every woman and deer. Jaleesa engages in another battle of the sexe

title: A Campfire Story

title: Una storia da falò

overview: Quando raccontano del viaggio per reclutare un giocatore di basket ai residenti della Gilbert Hall, Dwayne e Walter esagerano i dettagli senza tralasciare risse, arresti e carcere.

title: Hillman Isn't Through With You Yet

overview: Whitley has trouble finding a job for after graduation, while Jaleesa mulls several offers. Ron's sister Rachel, who is staying with Whitley and Kim during a campus visit, suggests the career of art buyer. Whitley becomes very excited about this idea and uses her mother's connections to set up an interview. She fails to get the job because she lacks financial experience. Whitley decides to stay at Hillman another year and take some business courses. Rachel grows tired of Ron's overprotective behavior. Dwayne hosts an incoming freshman, a lecherous math enthusiast who reminds everyone of a younger Dwayne.

title: Hillman Isn't Through With You Yet

title: Hillman non ha ancora finito con te

overview: La laurea si avvicina, ma Whitley è frustrata per la mancanza di prospettive di lavoro e decide che è ora di riconsiderare il suo percorso di studi.

title: 21 Candles

overview: Whitley is distraught when everyone, including Julian, seems to have forgotten her 21st birthday. Kim has actually remembered, and is planning a girls-only surprise party. Dwayne and Ron decide to kidnap Whitley and throw her in a fountain for some reason. Kim fails to thwart their plans, but Ron falls while climbing the dorm wall and injures his leg. A depressed Whitley gets drunk on cheap wine and has a dinner date with her photograph of Denzel Washington. The girls arrive to take her out; they agree that she should have told Julian about her birthday instead of expecting him to find out on his own. Jaleesa pretends not to care when she sees Walter on a date with the medic who treated Ron. Whitley apologizes to Julian for testing him.

title: 21 Candles

title: 21 candeline

overview: Whitley vorrebbe festeggiare il suo ventunesimo compleanno in modo stravagante, ma quando tutti sembrano essersene dimenticati si sente sola e abbandonata.

title: Sweet Charity

overview: Walter learns that Kim is working all night at a funeral parlor to cover her expenses. He enlists the help of Whitley and Freddie to come up with a plan to help her out. Whitley and Freddie buy gifts for Kim and get everyone to stuff the tip jar at the Pit. Kim realizes what they are doing and becomes very angry, as she doesn't want to be a charity case. Mr. Gaines finally convinces her to overcome her pride and accept a loan from his wife and him, which she can pay off after becoming a doctor. A director approaches Ron and Dwayne at the basketball courts and asks them to appear in a vitamin commercial. They agree because they are having trouble paying the bills. The guys believe that they will receive fame and adulation, until they discover that they must play two-on-two against a pair of retired NBA all-stars.

title: Sweet Charity

title: Un caso umano

overview: Dwayne e Ron partecipano a uno spot nei panni di giocatori di basket che affrontano gli Hall of Famers. La banda cerca di aiutare Kim a sostenere le spese scolastiche.

title: Soldier Boy

overview: Col. Taylor is the guest of honor at a campus roast. Frank Benning, a man from his first platoon in Vietnam, comes in to serve as the surprise guest speaker. Col. Taylor feels very uncomfortable; he believes that he committed an error on the battlefield that cost Frank his leg. Frank tells a different version of events in his speech. He insists that Col. Taylor is a great leader whose bravery saved everyone's lives. Ron tries to organize the dinner while fretting about the impending selection of the ROTC's Cadet of the Year award. Dwayne bets Whitley that she cannot go a full day without flirting.

title: Soldier Boy

title: Il soldato

overview: Gli studenti della Hillman si preparano al pranzo in onore del colonnello Taylor e Ron non riesce a smettere di pensare a chi sarà scelto come cadetto dell'anno.

title: Getaway (1)

overview: Dwayne, Ron, Kim, Freddie and Ernest head to Devil's Island, South Carolina for spring break. Whitley joins them at the last minute after Julian has to cancel their vacation due to a job interview. Ernest has big plans for Freddie, but passes out drunk. Ron tries to put the moves on Kim. A pair of murderous drug dealers searches the gang's van for a missing duffel bag. Dwayne and Ron discover money and drugs in the bag and try to go the police. Freddie and Kim meet the drug dealers on the beach and flirt with them, unaware that they are criminals. Dwayne and Ron return to the house after missing the ferry. Dwayne overhears the men threatening to kill him and tries to make a break for it.

title: Getaway (1)

title: In vacanza: Parte 1

overview: Gli studenti della Hillman vanno al mare per la pausa di primavera, ma quella che doveva essere una calma e rilassante vacanza si rivela un caotico incubo.

title: Getaway (2)

overview: Julian shows up to surprise Whitley, who wants nothing to do with him. Dwayne and Ron dress like women to get past the drug dealers and onto the ferry. They arrive at the police station to discover that they accidentally brought Julian's bag instead of the one with the drugs and cash. Paul and Eric search the house, failing to recognize Dwayne and Ron (who are still disguised as ""Diana"" and ""Rhonda""). They promise to return that night. The gang fears that the police will not make it in time because a storm has cancelled all ferry service. Kim, Freddie, Ron and Mandy head out in search of help. Whitley decides to sleep with Julian, but he doesn't think the timing is right. Dwayne hears the dealers coming and bursts into Whitley and Julian's room. Whitley gets into an argument with Dwayne after telling him that she is a virgin. As she opens the door to get him to leave, she gestures with a candlestick holder and cracks Eric over the head. The trio struggles with the men until Walter and

title: Getaway (2)

title: In vacanza: Parte 2

overview: Mentre studenti della Hillman fuggono dagli spacciatori di droga durante la pausa di primavera, Ron e Dwayne adottano un travestimento finché non riescono a chiamare la polizia.

title: Perhaps Love

overview: Dwayne is selected for Phi Beta Kappa, and his mother comes to town to watch his induction ceremony. Julian tells Whitley that he wants to ask her something important during their next lunch date, leading her to believe that he plans to propose. He instead asks her to spend the summer with him in Washington, D.C.; he will get her a secretarial job with his company. When Whitley insists on attending summer school and taking an internship, Julian accuses her of being sheltered. Whitley goes to Dwayne's apartment in search of advice, and mistakes Mrs. Wayne for a maid. Dwayne tries to cheer Whitley during a dinner party organized by his mother; he admits that Whitley is spoiled, but believes that Julian should give her some credit for setting her sights on a career. Mrs. Wayne warns her son that Whitley is trouble. Whitley gives Dwayne a gift and thanks him for always being so supportive. Mrs. Wayne asks her to join them at Dwayne's induction ceremony.

title: Perhaps Love

title: Dubbi d'amore

overview: Orgogliosa per l'ammissione del figlio alla Phi Beta Kappa, la madre di Dwayne viene a trovarlo. Whitley è molto delusa perché Julian non le fa la proposta.

title: Season 3

Season 4

title: Everything Must Change

overview: Whitley thrills her friends by announcing that she has finally decided that Dwayne is the right man for her. Although she answered his love letters during the summer, she chose not to send her replies because she wanted to leave him begging for more. When she goes to Dwayne's apartment to share her feelings, she discovers that he met someone during his summer in Japan. He introduces her to girlfriend Kinu, a beautiful Japanese American who attends nearby Avery College. In addition to her emotional turmoil, Whitley does not have a place to live because she lost her apartment by failing to pay the security deposit. Jaleesa reluctantly allows her to temporarily stay at her apartment (across the hall from Dwayne's). Whitley vows that she will not screw up if she gets another chance with Dwayne. Col. Taylor's son Terrence enrolls at Hillman. His overzealous behavior around women earns him the nickname ""Pee Wee Hormone.""

title: Everything Must Change

title: Tutto deve cambiare

overview: Whitley è decisa a mettersi con Dwayne, ma scopre che lui ha conosciuto un'altra persona. Terrence inizia a corteggiare le donne in modo spudorato.

title: How Bittersweet It Is

overview: Whitley accepts a date with the persistent Ron in the hopes of making Dwayne jealous. She leaves a series of answering machine messages in which she repeats the time and location of the date, believing that Dwayne will show up. Ron ignores Dwayne's warning and insists that Whitley really likes him. After they have a good time at a club, Whitley feels guilty and admits that she was trying to get to Dwayne. Ron accepts her apology and says that he is happy to help, as he cannot stand Kinu. Ron pleads for a kiss at the end of the evening, and Whitley pecks him on the cheek. When Dwayne comes out of his apartment, she pulls Ron into a long liplock. Freddie hopes to get into a class taught by Professor Randolph, a respected authority on African American history. Professor Randolph asks students to write an essay explaining why they would like to enroll, but Freddie impresses him with a performance art piece. Freddie's cousin Matthew, who is white, comes over from Avery College to take the c

title: How Bittersweet It Is

title: Quanto è dolceamaro

overview: Whitley accetta un appuntamento con Ron per ingelosire Dwayne, ma Ron spera di farla innamorare. Gli studenti si contendono i posti per seguire un'ambita lezione di storia.

title: Blues for Nobody's Child

overview: Freddie befriends Alex, an eight-year-old foster child who attends the community center. She is horrified after visiting an adoption fair and watching all of the potential parents ignore Alex in favor of infants and toddlers. Professor Randolph speaks out on the plight of foster children, but Freddie accuses him of hypocrisy when he says that he and his wife would only adopt a baby. A disheartened Alex runs away from the adoption center and finds Freddie at Ron and Dwayne's place. Whitley tries to bond with the boy to make herself look good in front of Dwayne. Walter finally shows up to retrieve Alex, after Whitley and Freddie try their best to hide him. Mr. Gaines, Walter and Col. Taylor all wish to apply for adoption, but are told that they need to take more time to think it over. Professor Randolph and his wife decide to begin the process of adopting Alex; although Freddie's comments were out of line, the professor realized that she was right.

title: Blues for Nobody's Child

title: Figlio di nessuno

overview: Freddie scopre quanto sia difficile per i bambini afroamericani vivere in affidamento e decide di trovare una casa piena di affetto e premure per uno di loro.

title: Whitley's Last Supper

overview: Whitley's father comes to town and takes her to dinner. He announces that he is fed up with her exorbitant spending habits and takes away her credit cards. He will now only cover her tuition and basic living expenses. Whitley begs Jaleesa to let her continue living in her apartment, although she cannot quite cover her share of the rent and utilities. Whitley bemoans her plight and claims that everyone has abandoned her. Kinu catches Dwayne trying to console her. Freddie believes that Kim is studying too hard for the practice medical school boards. She tricks Kim into taking a break and coming to Ron's frat party. Kim plays a practical joke on Freddie; she pretends that she bombed the test because of exhaustion, then reveals that she actually scored 88 out of 90.

title: Whitley's Last Supper

title: L'ultima cena di Whitley

overview: Whitley deve limitare le spese quando il padre le confisca le carte di credito. Kim si concentra sugli esami per la facoltà di medicina al punto di non avere più una vita sociale.

title: The Goodwill Games

overview: 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

title: The Goodwill Games

title: I giochi della buona volontà

overview: La tensione tra Whitley e Kinu è alle stelle, mentre le ragazze si preparano a un concorso accademico con Dwayne, che aiuta Whitley nello studio.

title: Tales From the Exam Zone

overview: Walter narrates a Twilight Zone-style look at the students' struggles during midterms. Whitley must complete a report for her somewhat sadistic accounting professor by the following day. She struggles to find a quiet place to work after Jaleesa and a date kick her out of the apartment. Dwayne, working as a teaching assistant for Col. Taylor, cannot keep Terrence from skipping class. Col. Taylor discovers the truth, leaving Dwayne with just 24 hours to get Terrence ready for the midterm or lose his grad school recommendations. Freddie begins hearing voices that shake her confidence before her midterm in Professor Randolph's class.

title: Tales From the Exam Zone

title: I racconti del periodo degli esami

overview: Mentre tutti sono stressati per gli esami parziali, Walter racconta tre storie "ai confini della realtà" che hanno come protagonisti Dwayne, Whitley e Freddie.

title: Good Help Is Hard to Fire

overview: Dwayne falls apart in the aftermath of his kiss with Whitley. He cannot sleep due to recurring nightmares, and lets the apartment turn into a pig pen. Kinu becomes extremely bossy and territorial; she argues with Ron (who is tired of her constant presence at the apartment), then tries to bar Whitley from a party honoring Dwayne's and her six-month anniversary. Ron, hoping to drive Kinu over the edge, hires cash-poor Whitley as a housekeeper. Dwayne's mother arrives in the midst of the women's sniping because she had sensed that something was wrong with her ""chipmunk."" Mrs. Wayne doesn't like Kinu any more than she does Whitley, so Whitley tries to take advantage of the situation by buttering her up. Kinu finally snaps and takes it upon herself to fire Whitley. Dwayne admits to Kinu that he cannot shake his feelings for Whitley. They decide to break up.

title: Good Help Is Hard to Fire

title: Una buona domestica è difficile da licenziare

overview: Whitley si offre per fare le pulizie nell'appartamento in cui vivono Dwayne e la sua ragazza Kinu… ma ovviamente ha un secondo fine.

title: Love Thy Neighbor

overview: Dwayne helps Whitley with her marketing project, but turns her down when she offers to take him to dinner. Ron tells Dwayne that he is being stupid and warns that he will lose Whitley unless he lets go of the past. Dwayne surprises Whitley by showing up at her apartment with dinner (while she is cleaning the oven in sweats and a jheri curl cap). Dwayne asks her to explain some of her actions, such as refusing to answer his letters during the summer and kissing Ron right in front of him. He is still unsure about whether he should trust her. Whitley concedes that she was wrong to play games; she says that she has come to appreciate everything Dwayne has done for her, and just wants the chance to be with him. She admits that she is in love with him. They are beset by a constant series of interruptions, and must finally seek refuge on the fire escape. Dwayne tells Whitley that he loves her, and they celebrate their new relationship with a kiss. During history class, Ron derides the homeles

title: Love Thy Neighbor

title: Ama il prossimo tuo

overview: Ron non ha una buona opinione delle persone senzatetto, finché non si imbatte in un vecchio amico. Ora che Dwayne è single, Whitley spera di avere finalmente una possibilità.

title: Time Keeps on Slippin'

overview: Whitley thrives academically after she begins dating Dwayne, while he gets the first C of his life because he spends all his time fawning over her instead of studying. He dreams that the C is the beginning of a downward spiral; and that he will end up a fat, lazy slob whom Whitley eventually dumps. Whitley wakes him up and offers him cookies, and Dwayne starts yelling and throws her out of the apartment. Crushed, she throws herself into her role as director of Ron and Freddie's video time capsule. Dwayne dreams that he devotes himself to science at the expense of everything else. He wins the Nobel Prize, but is devastated to find that Whitley married someone else. Dwayne apologizes to Whitley and explains his problem.

title: Time Keeps on Slippin'

title: Il tempo fugge

overview: Dwayne e Whitley faticano a trovare un equilibrio tra la loro relazione e lo studio. Freddie e Ron sono incaricati di organizzare la capsula del tempo della Hillman per il 1990.

title: The Apple Doesn't Fall

overview: Ron's father sends him a car to officially welcome him into the family car dealership. Ron cannot stand the business and wishes to become a professional drummer. Whitley warns Ron not to alienate his father, while Dwayne believes that he should pursue his dreams. Ron tries to share his decision with his father, but is too vague. Mr. Johnson shows up with a sports car for Ron and is shocked to learn his son's plans. Terrence disagrees with his father's decision to become the first black member of a country club. Col. Taylor reconsiders after discovering that the club must integrate in order to be eligible to host the PGA Championship. Although the head of membership insists that he has tried to break down the barriers for years, Col. Taylor doesn't feel the timing is right.

title: The Apple Doesn't Fall

title: La mela non cade lontano dall'albero

overview: Ron sogna di diventare un musicista anziché lavorare con il padre. Il colonnello Taylor considera la possibilità di aderire a un country club dal passato segregazionista.

title: I'm Dreaming of a Wayne Christmas

overview: Dwayne takes Whitley and Ron to his parents' house for Christmas. Whitley is desperate to impress Dwayne's mother. She sneaks out before dinner to buy an expensive present for Mrs. Wayne. After she misses the subway, a panhandler dressed as Santa Claus accosts her and steals the gift. Whitley stops the thief with some help from the police, but the gift is broken. Mrs. Wayne apologizes for giving Whitley a rough time and urges her not to try so hard. Ron's father punishes him for refusing to work at the dealership by cutting him out of the family's Hawaiian vacation. Ron seeks solace by stuffing his face with Mrs. Wayne's cooking until his father offers him a reprieve.

title: I'm Dreaming of a Wayne Christmas

title: Natale dai Wayne

overview: Whitley va a trovare la famiglia di Dwayne per Natale e cerca disperatamente di fare una buona impressione a sua madre, ma i suoi tentativi sono rovinati da un Babbo Natale ladro.

title: War and Peace

overview: Dwayne's good friend Zelmer comes to visit and stuns him by announcing that his Army Reserve unit has been called to the Persian Gulf. Ron promises to show Zelmer a good time over the weekend before he has to ship out on Monday. Dwayne is confused by Zelmer's cavalier attitude, and expresses disappointment at the fact that his friend won't open up to him. Ron annoys the girls by barring them from his send-off party for Zelmer. Whitley, Jaleesa and Kim crash the party and perform a musical number. Freddie, who is opposed to U.S. involvement in the Gulf, cannot bring herself to share her objections with Zelmer. Whitley tries to console a shaken Dwayne; he and Zelmer dreamed of changing the world with their minds, not fighting in a war. Dwayne now worries that the same thing could happen to him. Zelmer confesses his fears to Col. Taylor, who tries to help him remain strong.

title: War and Peace

title: Guerra e pace

overview: Quando uno degli amici di Dwayne va a trovarlo e racconta che la sua unità militare partirà a breve per il Golfo Persico, gli studenti reagiscono alla notizia in modi diversi.

title: Ex-Communication

overview: Whitley receives a phone call from Julian and agrees to have dinner with him. She is shocked to discover that he is engaged to a runway model turned translator who speaks six languages. The couple is to live in Paris. Whitley cannot come to grips with this news, and begins to pine for the life of luxury that she gave up when she dumped Julian. A frustrated Dwayne comes to believe that nothing he does will ever be good enough for her. Whitley goes to see a shrink, who recommends that she seek closure with Julian and do whatever she can to win back Dwayne. Dwayne refuses to accept Whitley's apology, even after she begs for forgiveness. He assures Ron that he isn't breaking up with her; he simply wants to watch a basketball game in peace. Jaleesa goes all out to secure the account of a potential client who is obsessed with sports.

title: Ex-Communication

title: Un ex di troppo

overview: L'ex di Whitley le rivela di essersi fidanzato ufficialmente con una ragazza che non è troppo diversa da Whitley... e lei fatica a digerire la notizia.

title: Risk Around the Dollar

overview: Whitley has to cut into the tuition check from her father to cover her share of the rent. She looks for a job, but turns down every offer. She is especially repulsed by the possibility of working at a mortuary with Kim. Whitley helps Ron organize a party (with cover charge) at a local warehouse. The event is a huge success, but the fire marshal shuts it down and fines Ron and Whitley for exceeding capacity. Although Dwayne sells his computer to pay the tuition, Jaleesa warns Whitley that he may eventually get tired of bailing her out. Whitley hocks some jewelry, takes the mortuary job, and repurchases Dwayne's computer. Terrence returns from a weekend trip to Washington, D.C. and proclaims himself a Muslim. His father isn't sure that he has given his decision enough thought, and doubts that Terrence can maintain a commitment to the religion.

title: Risk Around the Dollar

title: Per qualche dollaro in più

overview: Whitley non riesce a pagare l'affitto e cerca di guadagnare qualche soldo organizzando una festa di raccolta fondi con Ron. Terrence decide di convertirsi all'Islam.

title: Love, Hillman-Style

overview: As her marketing project, Whitley organizes a ""Men of Hillman"" calendar. Dwayne is offended when she doesn't ask him to participate; she doesn't consider him brawny enough. She finally lets him pose for the calendar, but superimposes his face on someone else's body. Ron finds himself juggling three Valentine's dates, as one of his girlfriends gets the night off from work and another returns early from an out-of-town trip. When he comes clean with the girl he likes the most, she is not as understanding as he had hoped. Jaleesa and Col. Taylor spend Valentine's Day together, until his bad back cuts the evening short. Matthew hopes to ease Kim's discomfort about being seen with him in public. Mr. Gaines tries to placate his wife, who complains that he is not as amorous as he was at one time. Freddie raves about a secret admirer, and is disappointed to find that it is Terrence.

title: Love, Hillman-Style

title: L'amore in stile Hillman

overview: Ron si destreggia fra tre appuntamenti il giorno di San Valentino. Dwayne si offende perché Whitley non l'ha incluso nel calendario "Uomini della Hillman" che ha organizzato.

title: A Word in Edgewise

overview: Matthew arranges for some friends from the National Theatre of the Deaf to perform for the children from the community center outreach program. Kim feels embarrassed by Matthew's free-spirited behavior, which she considers too silly. Matthew insists that his passion for acting is as great as Kim's devotion to medicine, and offers the opinion that art is just as important as science. Kim cares about Matthew, but is uncertain about their relationship. She observes Dwayne and Whitley's example and decides that they can learn to appreciate each other's differences. Everyone teases Whitley about her tendency to run off at the mouth. Dwayne bets that she cannot go a full day without speaking.

title: A Word in Edgewise

title: Senza parole

overview: Kim teme che l'impegno di Matthew nei suoi studi per diventare attore possa renderli incompatibili, ma Matthew, Dwayne e Whitley potrebbero dimostrarle quanto si sbaglia.

title: Ms. Understanding

overview: Shazza Zulu, a student in his sixth year of undergraduate work, publishes a book discussing the sexist behavior of men at Hillman. The women take his words to heart; they get really worked up and decide to boycott all men. The men respond with a boycott of their own. Everyone gets upset with Dwayne and Whitley for refusing to take part, and Whitley's friends try to convince her that Dwayne is fooling around with the female students he tutors. After a food fight breaks out at the campus movie theater, Dean Hughes calls a summit to get the two sides to work out their differences. The students turn against Shazza, who insists that he is trying to promote harmony. He singles out Kim as someone who has turned against her race by dating a white man. She tells him off and storms out. Ron, who had earlier expressed a similar sentiment, apologizes to Kim and admits that he was jealous.

title: Ms. Understanding

title: Signorina Comprensione

overview: Il laureando Shazza Zulu pubblica un libro controverso sugli uomini della Hillman e il loro modo di vivere le relazioni e divide le opinioni degli studenti per molti motivi.

title: The Cash Isn't Always Greener

overview: Dwayne receives an incredible job offer from Kinishewa. Although Whitley and Ron insist that he should jump at the offer, Dwayne is torn between the job and grad school. He finally accepts, only to change his mind after his words of wisdom dissuade Terrence from dropping out of school. He decides to attend grad school and keep teaching, as he believes the job will always be available if he needs it. Jaleesa's visiting sister, a homemaker who is bored with her life, marvels at her independence. She wishes to emulate her, and Jaleesa must convince her that she can go back to school without leaving her husband.

title: The Cash Isn't Always Greener

title: Il denaro non è sempre la soluzione

overview: Dwayne è di fronte a una scelta difficile: accettare un lavoro o continuare a studiare. La sorella di Jaleesa va a trovarla e trae ispirazione dalla sua indipendenza.

title: How Great Thou Art

overview: Whitley gets a job as an assistant art buyer for E.H. Wright Industries. She attends an auction in Washington, D.C. as an observer. When her boss steps out to take a phone call, Whitley disobeys her wishes by bidding on a painting from a promising young artist. Whitley fears that she will lose her job, but the painting turns out to be a great investment. Although her boss disagrees with her tactics, she applauds Whitley's intuition and enthusiasm. Freddie's new philosophical radio call-in show fails to attract interest because no one has any idea what she is talking about. She becomes a big hit after she assumes the persona of Jamaican-born ""Mother Eartha"" and distributes advice to her listeners.

title: How Great Thou Art

title: Impara l'arte

overview: Whitley si lascia trasportare dall'entusiasmo durante un'asta a cui partecipa durante lo stage. Freddie si inventa una nuova personalità per il suo programma radiofonico.

title: It's Showtime at Hillman

overview: The community outreach program loses funding after a corporate buyout, so Walter organizes a three-hour telethon to raise the $15,000 it needs to remain in operation. Jaleesa, Kim and Kinu sing, and Mr. Gaines tap dances (with musical accompaniment from Col. Taylor). Whitley's tribute to Josephine Baker falls apart when her male dance partners begin fighting over her. Dwayne begs for a chance to perform stand-up comedy, but suffers from stage fright. Although the telethon enjoys some initial success, the phones stop ringing during the final hour. The program only raises about $7000. Walter assures the children that he will find a way to come up with the rest of the money.

title: It's Showtime at Hillman

title: Alla Hillman inizia lo spettacolo!

overview: Walter organizza una raccolta fondi per un centro che opera a favore dei bambini e gli studenti della Hillman contribuiscono sfoggiando i loro vari talenti.

title: Sister to Sister, Sister

overview: Whitley is placed in charge of pledges for her sorority. She lets the power go to her head, and is especially hard on Kim. Kim leads a revolt and gets all of the pledges to walk out on Whitley. News of Whitley's humiliation spreads across the campus, so she becomes furious and challenges Kim to a fight. They eventually settle their differences, and Kim and the other pledges are accepted to the sorority. Ron also handles the pledges for his fraternity. He devises a way to convince show-off Terrence to think more about the interests of his brothers.

title: Sister to Sister, Sister

title: Da sorella a sorella

overview: Whitley crea nuovi riti d'iniziazione molto rigorosi, alienandosi Kim. Nella confraternita Ron cerca di insegnare a Terrence un rito d'iniziazione sull'umiltà.

title: Monet Is the Root of All Evil

overview: Whitley organizes an exhibit to display the artwork of Hillman students. Mr. Gaines shows her some sketches drawn by Novian Winters, a young man who pays for meals with art when he is short on cash. Impressed, she struggles to convince him to take part in the show. The gallery owner orders Whitley to remove Novian's painting because he considers it sacrilegious. Whitley fails to back Novian because she does not want to hurt the other artists by canceling the show. Jaleesa and Freddie accusing her of selling out Novian to further her own career. She moves the show to the Pit so that he can take part. Walter is outraged when his visiting niece gets too friendly with Ron.

title: Monet Is the Root of All Evil

title: La mostra d'arte

overview: Whitley organizza una mostra degli studenti d'arte della Hillman, ma si trova in difficoltà quando il proprietario della galleria rifiuta un dipinto in particolare.

title: If I Should Die Before I Wake

overview: Whitley plans to sleep with Dwayne for the first time on his birthday. The public speaking professor assigns the students to write their own eulogies. A young woman named Josie stuns everyone with her speech, in which she reveals that she contracted AIDS through unprotected sex in high school. Gina and Terrence display their ignorance about the disease and are afraid to be around Josie. Kim and Mr. Gaines defend her and advise the duo to become more informed. Ron worries that he could fall victim to AIDS because of his history of casual sex. He and Dwayne decide to undergo HIV testing. Whitley, still shaken by the news of Josie's illness, decides that she just isn't ready for sex.

title: If I Should Die Before I Wake

title: Se muoio prima di svegliarmi

overview: Josie deve preparare un discorso da presentare in classe e decide di rivelare di essere positiva all'HIV. Whitley riflette su un passo importante nella sua relazione con Dwayne.

title: Never Can Say Goodbye

overview: Walter announces that he is leaving Hillman to take a job at a community center in Philadelphia. A roast is organized to give everyone a chance to say goodbye to him. Ron learns that he cannot graduate because he failed to take a European history course. Walter lobbies the dean on his behalf and convinces him to let Ron take the final. Although his friends help him cram for the test, Ron cannot learn enough in one night to pass the difficult exam. He wants to drop out of school, until Walter reminds him of his father's probable reaction. Kim receives a grant to study medicine in London over the summer. She and Matthew must head their separate ways, as he is going to spend the summer with an acting company in Seattle.

title: Never Can Say Goodbye

title: Non so mai dire addio

overview: Ron deve seguire un corso di storia per riuscire a laurearsi insieme agli altri, mentre Walter trova lavoro e annuncia di voler lasciare la Hillman.

title: To Be Continued

overview: Ron tries to keep his father from discovering that he did not graduate. He dons a cap and gown and takes part in the ceremony. When his father decides to stay an extra day, Ron finally tells him the truth. Mr. Johnson believes that Ron has been treated unfairly and tries (unsuccessfully) to plead his son's case to the dean. Whitley's boss offers her a transfer to the company's main office in New York. Although Whitley doesn't want to leave Dwayne and her friends, he believes that she must take advantage of this career opportunity. They decide to try a long-distance relationship, but Whitley overhears the depressed Dwayne tell Ron that it might be better to end things before they drift apart. She steps away from the window and does not hear him vow to not give up on the relationship. Before boarding her flight, Whitley tells Dwayne that they should break up. Dwayne chases after her and asks her to marry him.

title: To Be Continued

title: La storia continua

overview: Whitley e Dwayne devono trascorrere l'estate separati quando Whitley riceve un'offerta di lavoro a New York. Ron escogita un piano per far credere al padre di essersi laureato.

title: Season 4

Season 5

title: We've Only Just Begun

overview: Dwayne and Whitley prepare for the coming school year at Hillman. He will teach classes, and she will serve as director of a new dormitory. She accepted his proposal and only kept the New York job for the summer. Dwayne asks Ron to pick up Whitley's engagement ring while he is stuck in a meeting. Ron somehow does not realize that the 2.5 carat ring the jeweler gives him is not the one that Dwayne purchased. Street-smart freshman Lena James tries to find housing after the computer fails to give her a room. She manipulates Whitley into letting her stay in her extra bedroom. Col. Taylor and Jaleesa shock everyone by revealing that they eloped. Terrence has trouble getting used to the idea of having a stepmother.

title: We've Only Just Begun

title: Abbiamo appena iniziato

overview: Dwayne inizia a insegnare, mentre Whitley diventa direttrice di un nuovo studentato e affronta il primo problema con una matricola che cerca un alloggio.

title: The Dwayne Mutiny

overview: Dwayne gives his calculus class a graded quiz on the first day of the year, even though he hasn't taught them anything yet. He plans to give a test every day, and asks the students to sign contracts promising to work extra hours every week. Lena tears up her contract and leads a walk-out. Col. Taylor warns Dwayne that he will be fired unless he comes to a compromise with the students. Dwayne agrees to set more reasonable standards. He explains that he will hold high expectations because he wants the class to accomplish great things. Ron attends the funeral of a professor he didn't know in order to buy Washington Bullets season tickets from the widow. Dwayne infuriates Whitley by cutting into his share of their joint account for a ticket. Col. Taylor advises Jaleesa to set up her new temp agency at the house. Freddie asks for a job, but has trouble finding anything that meets her moral standards.

title: The Dwayne Mutiny

title: L'ammutinamento contro Dwayne

overview: Le elevate pretese di Dwayne in classe portano a una rivolta degli studenti. Jaleesa avvia un'agenzia interinale e il primo incarico è trovare un posto per Freddie.

title: Home Is Where the Fire Is

overview: A student's decision to drop out of school allows Lena to move into her own room, much to Whitley's relief. Whitley tries to dump all of the dorm duties onto resident assistant Kim. Kim discovers that Lena is cooking in her room. Before she can do anything about it, Kim has to go break up a fight. Lena sells her gumbo to the other students. She inadvertently starts a fire. The dean wants to suspend her, but Whitley and Kim come to her defense. Lena has to take a job at the Pit to pay for the fire damage to her room. Terrence moves back in with Jaleesa and Col. Taylor.

title: Home Is Where the Fire Is

title: Dove c'è fumo c'è fuoco

overview: Whitley cerca di trasferire le responsabilità dello studentato all'assistente Kim. Lena appicca un incendio e ha problemi con la preside.

title: Almost Working Girl

overview: E.H. Wright needs a new secretary, so Whitley recommends Jaleesa's temp agency. Unfortunately, the company needs to fill the position immediately, and the only person available is Freddie. Freddie overhears the head of personnel say that she does not believe in affirmative action; she feels that she earned her job on merit, and wants others to do the same. Freddie lights into the woman and tells her that she has a duty to her race. Freddie gets fired, making both Jaleesa and Whitley look very bad. Jaleesa agrees with Freddie's stance and isn't sure she wants to do business with E.H. Wright. Col. Taylor angers his wife by pointing out that attacking one's boss because she holds a different point of view is not very smart. Freddie realizes that her behavior was inappropriate, and she and Jaleesa both apologize. Lena has difficulty understanding Shakespeare because of the language barrier. She delves into the spirit of the work and translates it into more modern terms.

title: Almost Working Girl

title: Lavoratrice... o quasi

overview: Whitley raccomanda l'agenzia interinale di Jaleesa a E.H. Wright, ma sorgono problemi quando Freddie è assunta e non è d'accordo con la sua capa sull'azione positiva.

title: In the Eye of the Storm

overview: A hurricane approaches Hillman, forcing Dwayne and Whitley to cancel plans to spend their anniversary in Washington, D.C. Several dozen people seek refuge in the Pit after the storm washes out the roads and prevents them from being shipped to a shelter. Jaleesa begins to panic and winds up getting drunk. Kim grows tired of everyone asking her questions and expecting her to take charge of the situation. Col. Taylor continually refuses Terrence's offer to help with preparations. He later comes to realize that he has underestimated his son. Ron shows up at the radio station and tries to get Freddie to play his band's demo tape. They start sniping at each other, and argue for so long that they get trapped inside the studio. They eventually call a truce and try to comfort each other. Freddie apparently loses her virginity to Ron during the storm. They promise to keep this a secret, but everyone hears them talking about it on the radio.

title: In the Eye of the Storm

title: Nell'occhio del ciclone

overview: Un uragano si abbatte sulla Hillman e il Pit diventa un rifugio di emergenza. Ron vuole convincere Freddie a trasmettere una demo della sua band nel programma radio che conduce.

title: Rule Number One

overview: Dwayne agrees to provide Lena with free tutoring to help her bring up her calculus grade. They bond over their mutual love of basketball and become friends. Whitley insists that Lena has a crush on Dwayne. Dwayne refuses to believe this until Lena leaves an answering machine message in which she raps about her romantic interest in him. Dwayne pushes her away, but fears that he acted insensitively. Whitley shows a surprising level of tolerance for Lena's behavior. She realizes that Lena is homesick and lonely, and offers to serve as her confidante. Ron enlists Kim's help in marketing a line of beauty products (supposedly) designed for African American women.

title: Rule Number One

title: Regola numero uno

overview: Whitley scopre che Lena ha una cotta per Dwayne quando lui le dà ripetizioni di analisi matematica, poi capisce che Lena ha nostalgia di casa e le fa da confidente.

title: Baby, I'm a Star

overview: The club owner fires Ron's band, X-Pression, because the group is not bringing in any customers. Dwayne suggests that Ron hire a vocalist. Kim agrees to take the job, and her singing ability brings acclaim to the group. However, she quickly begins to overshadow the rest of the band, and lets the attention go to her head. She turns into a complete diva and alienates her friends. Ron tries to fire her, but Kim smugly points out that they will lose the gig without her. Ron and the band respond to Kim's antics by stopping in the middle of a song and walking out. Kim realizes that she is out of control. She apologizes and agrees to tone down her behavior. Col. Taylor fears that he is too old to keep up with Jaleesa. He buys a Harley and takes up dancing in an attempt to impress her, but ends up hurting himself. Jaleesa puts him at ease by revealing that she is pregnant.

title: Baby, I'm a Star

title: Tesoro, sono una star

overview: La band di Ron accoglie Kim come cantante, sperando di trovare un nuovo sound. Il colonnello Taylor prende lezioni di ballo per fare colpo su Jaleesa.

title: Liza Who-Little

overview: Whitley's aunt offers her a lucrative job as an art buyer for her hotel chain. However, she expects Whitley to look after her golddigging cousin Liza during a weekend visit to Hillman. Liza befriends Lena and turns to her for fashion advice. Liza pursues virtually every man on the campus before finally setting her sights on Ron. Kim becomes extremely jealous. Whitley and Kim hide in a closet and overhear Liza talking on the phone with her mother. She advises her mother not to give Whitley the job. Whitley no longer has a reason to put up with Liza's antics, so she aids Kim with a plan to pry Ron from her clutches. Kim bursts in during a dinner date and makes a scene as she pretends that she is the mother of Ron's four children. Her outburst successfully drives Liza away. Meanwhile, Whitley decides to stop speaking to Dwayne because she feels he spends too much time playing or attending sports with his friends. Dwayne warns her not to play games.

title: Liza Who-Little

title: La cugina Liza

overview: La zia di Whitley le offre un lavoro come mercante d'arte, ma prima Whitley deve intrattenere la cugina Liza in visita alla Hillman per un weekend.

title: To Tell the Truth

overview: Whitley panics about wedding preparations--particularly the upcoming engagement party, in which her parents are to see each other for the first time since their divorce. She complains about everything and acts very demanding toward Dwayne. Dwayne admits to Ron that he isn't sure if he is ready to get married. Dwayne accidentally spills a drink on Whitley during a faculty party, and she screams at him and runs out. He spends the rest of the evening talking with a charming science professor from Avery. Although Ron warns that he is throwing everything away, Dwayne goes out to dinner with the woman, claiming that they are only friends. Kim goes to the restaurant with some classmates and sees Dwayne and Lisa holding hands. Kim confronts Dwayne, but promises to keep the information a secret. Dwayne confesses the truth to Whitley. Freddie becomes romantically involved with Shazza, who she insists has changed since a summer pilgrimage to Africa. She tries to hide the relationship from Kim, wh

title: To Tell the Truth

title: Dire la verità

overview: Whitley è nervosa per la festa di fidanzamento e se la prende con Dwayne, così lui coglie l'occasione per valutare altre opzioni.

title: Do You Take This Woman?

overview: Before Dwayne and Whitley can deal with the repercussions of his revelation, her mother arrives for the engagement party. Dwayne's parents come to town, and Adele and Marion instantly despise each other. They clash over preparations for the party and wedding, and end up getting into a scuffle and throwing flowers all over the dorm lounge. Dwayne tells Whitley that he is feeling trapped; he fears that they are rushing into marriage. Dwayne has a talk with his father, who insists that it is common to have cold feet. Mrs. Gilbert and Mrs. Wayne establish an uneasy truce during the party. Each of the parents makes a touching toast to the couple and its future. Whitley announces that she is calling off the wedding and runs out. Dwayne follows her and pleads that he still loves her. He points out that his father said that everyone has doubts. ""Doubts, Dwayne. Not dates,"" she replies. Whitley tells Dwayne that she wants to be with him for the rest of her life, and asks if he can say the same.

title: Do You Take This Woman?

title: Prendi questa donna?

overview: Whitley è ancora scossa dopo avere scoperto che Dwayne è andato a un appuntamento con una ragazza. Adele e Marion si scontrano subito, aumentando la tensione tra i loro figli.

title: Mammy Dearest

overview: Dwayne seeks a friendship with Whitley, but she doesn't feel like hearing him out. She throws herself into organizing her dorm's official dedication ceremony. Kim and others object when she includes images of ""mammies"" (black nursemaids in the past, particularly during times of slavery) with the art exhibit. Whitley, Freddie and Mr. Gaines insist that it is important to remember these women's role in history. Kim wants no part of the display and announces that she will not participate in the ceremony. She tearfully confides in Mr. Gaines about a traumatic incident from her childhood. Whitley recommends that Lena learn more about her heritage by reading slave journals and other information at the Gilbert Library. Lena's research uncovers the fact that Whitley's family owned slaves. Whitley is shocked and overcome with guilt. Mr. Gaines advises her to let it go, as she cannot change the past. Kim, Freddie, Lena and Gina organize a performance art piece about the evolution of the African

title: Mammy Dearest

title: Carissima mammy

overview: Whitley organizza una mostra alla cerimonia per la dedica dello studentato, ma Kim non è d'accordo sulle immagini che Whitley vuole usare.

title: Twelve Steps of Christmas

overview: Col. Taylor, Jaleesa and Terrence argue about preparations for their first Christmas as a family. Jaleesa asks Whitley to join them for Christmas dinner. Dwayne's plans to go skiing fall through when his date dumps him for constantly talking about Whitley. Col. Taylor invites him to dinner, unaware that Whitley was already coming. Whitley goes to see her shrink, and is surprised to find that the Taylors are the next appointment. Dr. Langhorne accepts a Christmas dinner invitation from the Taylors in order to avoid her pushy mother-in-law. She tries to mediate everyone's disputes, and gets Dwayne and Whitley to consider becoming friends again. Meanwhile, everyone scrambles to avoid getting stuck with a homemade fruitcake sent by Whitley's aunt.

title: Twelve Steps of Christmas

title: Verso il Natale

overview: Quando i piani della vacanza sugli sci di Dwayne vanno in fumo, il colonnello Taylor lo invita a casa sua per Natale, senza sapere che Jaleesa ha invitato Whitley.

title: Just Another Four-Letter Word

overview: After graduating, Ron elects to work on his music full-time. Dwayne complains about his inability to pay his share of the bills. Ron insists that X-Pression will win a record contract through a talent competition. The group loses to a talented but smart-alecky adolescent singing group (which taunts them after the contest). The other band members grow frustrated at their lack of financial success and decide to quit. Dwayne picks that moment to throw Ron out of the apartment. Ron finally takes another job, so Dwayne agrees to cover for him for a few more months. Freddie neglects her friends, job and studies as she becomes completely obsessed with Shazza. Even Shazza begins to grow tired of her constant fawning. Whitley, Kim and Lena conduct a sort of intervention to discuss her behavior.

title: Just Another Four-Letter Word

title: La gara delle band

overview: Dwayne è stanco di pagare sempre le bollette di Ron e decide di buttarlo fuori di casa. Ron reagisce iscrivendosi alla gara delle band. Freddie è sempre più ossessionata da Shazza.

title: Cats in the Cradle

overview: Dwayne becomes jealous of Whitley's new beau, particularly after she leads him to believe they are sleeping together. Ron promises to take Dwayne's mind off the situation by taking him to the big football game between Hillman and Virginia A Ron then sells his ticket to a scalper and spends the game in his car. Three white students from A walk by, and one of them decides to start trouble. Ron bets them on the outcome of the game, declining to mention that their quarterback is out with the flu. With Hillman winning in a rout early in the fourth quarter, the guys come out and pay Ron without an argument. Ron taunts them and says that their team needs to recruit more black players. One of the guys wants to let it go, but his friends begin to spray paint a racial slur on Ron's car. Ron starts to fight them, and Dwayne comes out and jumps into the fray. They are all held by campus security, who threatens to have them arrested unless they explain what happened. Ron and an A student giv

title: Cats in the Cradle

title: Nei guai

overview: Dwayne è geloso del nuovo fidanzato di Whitley, così Ron lo porta alla partita tra Hillman e Virginia A&M per distrarlo dai problemi.

title: Prisoner of Love

overview: A handsome man approaches Freddie and reveals that he is Jamal, her prison pen pal. He has just been released from prison after serving seven years for armed robbery. Freddie is very nervous, but agrees to keep his past a secret. Ron turns over his duties as janitor of Whitley's dorm to Jamal and lets him sleep on his couch. He pays him only $2.50 an hour while keeping the rest of the salary for himself. Jamal hits it off with Whitley, and they set up a date. He tells Whitley the truth about his past. Although she is a little apprehensive, she decides to help him make a fresh start, partially because she is looking for some excitement. Freddie blabs about Jamal's background, causing everyone else to freak out. Ron rummages through Jamal's bag. Dwayne initially criticizes him, then joins in after learning of Jamal's involvement with Whitley. They discover cash and expensive electronic equipment. Jamal identifies himself as Lionel Walker, a reporter conducting an exposÃ© about society's t

title: Prisoner of Love

title: Un amore di detenuto

overview: Ron cede il suo lavoro come custode all'ex detenuto e amico di penna di Freddie, Jamal, che conosce Whitley e la invita subito a un appuntamento.

title: Bedroom at the Top

overview: One of Whitley's superiors continually makes unwanted sexual advances. When she turns down his dinner invitation, he suggests that he may not approve a purchase she had recommended. Whitley puts him in his place and decides not to file a complaint. Mr. Holtworth complains to his boss that Whitley has been sexually harassing him. Whitley cannot get a secretary to come forward, and a plan to catch Holtworth on videotape goes awry. Whitley mentions the peculiarity of Holtworth's frequent transfers, and suspects that her boss has heard rumors of the man's behavior. When pressed, Whitley's boss agrees to launch an investigation. Holtworth is found guilty and receives a warning. Terrence makes Col. Taylor uneasy by announcing his decision to major in dance. Col. Taylor attends a class, where he realizes that dance is much more difficult (and exhausting) than he had thought. He acknowledges that Terrence is a very good dancer. Ron takes a job as commercial spokesman for a phone sex hotline.

title: Bedroom at the Top

title: Molestie

overview: Whitley è molestata da uno dei suoi superiori sul lavoro e deve prendere una decisione difficile. Terrence sceglie la danza come disciplina principale dei suoi studi.

title: May the Best Man Win

overview: Whitley organizes a campus fundraiser and tries to wrangle donations from prominent business people. She hits it off with Byron Douglas III, a successful alumnus who owns a restaurant chain. He is impressed by her powers of persuasion, and asks her to assist with his campaign for state senate. Whitley and Dwayne quarrel after she belittles him in front of Byron. Mr. Gaines learns that he is about to lose the lease on the Pit because a corporation outbid him. Byron, a former Pit employee, uses his campaign rally to elicit support for Mr. Gaines. The corporation's representatives decide to seize the opportunity for positive publicity by underwriting Mr. Gaines' lease and letting him keep running the place. Whitley and Byron share a kiss.

title: May the Best Man Win

title: Che vinca il migliore

overview: Mentre cerca di coinvolgere alcuni imprenditori in una raccolta fondi, Whitley conosce Byron Douglas III, che le chiede di unirsi alla sua campagna al Senato.

title: Kiss You Back

overview: Whitley turns down the opportunity to spend a weekend in Washington, D.C. with Byron. She is distressed by the fact that Dwayne does not seem jealous of her relationship with Byron. Kim suggests that Whitley clear the air with Dwayne so that she can move on. He turns down an invitation to come over and talk. He later shows up anyway, and they argue about the way their relationship ended. They eventually soften after Dwayne admits that he'll always think of Whitley as his girl. Whitley tries to return all gifts and mementos that remind her of Dwayne, as she cannot handle the pain. Dwayne kisses her passionately and spends the night. As Dwayne eats breakfast in Whitley's robe the next morning, Byron knocks on the door. Kim agrees to a date with Ron. He can only afford to take her to a small diner, where they encounter three of his ex-girlfriends in ten minutes. Kim declares that Ron cannot give up his womanizing ways overnight, and walks out.

title: Kiss You Back

title: Ricambiare i baci

overview: A Whitley non va giù che Dwayne non sia geloso della sua relazione con Byron, quindi Kim le suggerisce di parlare con il suo ex.

title: Conflict of Interest

overview: Whitley convinces Dwayne to hide while she talks to Byron. Dwayne tells Ron about his night with Whitley and admits that he still loves her. Although Whitley seems willing to take him back, Dwayne chickens out and says, ""It was just one night."" Byron senses that something is going on and confronts Dwayne, who spills the beans. Whitley comes clean with Byron and insists that she no longer loves Dwayne. Byron forgives her, and they decide to start a relationship. Ron promises to prove himself to Kim. A talkative prospective freshman and her cocky boyfriend tour the Hillman campus. Lance tries to get himself moved off of the waiting list, and upsets Charmaine with his roving eye. Freddie and Shazza annoy everyone with their new policy of total, brutal honesty.

title: Conflict of Interest

title: Conflitto d'interessi

overview: Whitley spiega a Byron che non è innamorata di Dwayne e i due decidono di cominciare a uscire insieme. Ron promette di dimostrare a Kim che non è più un rubacuori.

title: Sellmates

overview: Ron struggles with his new job at a car dealership. A female con artist gets him fired. She apologizes, and they hatch a scheme to get the boss to let them develop an ad campaign. Although things do not quite go as planned, Ron proposes a business partnership. Kim worries that she will not get into medical school after her least-desired choice rejects her. However, she soon has several offers to weigh--including one from Hillman.

title: Sellmates

title: Vendita mancata

overview: Ron è licenziato dal concessionario d'auto dove lavorava, ma emerge una nuova collaborazione con un'altra azienda. Kim è preoccupata di non essere ammessa alla facoltà di medicina.

title: Do the Write Thing

overview: Lena cannot keep her grades high enough to maintain her engineering scholarship. She writes an essay about her father for an English assignment. Professor Foster is so impressed that he enters her work in a contest. She wins the award and receives a journalism scholarship. Lena is mortified when her father shows up for the awards ceremony. He is not the Vietnam vet and former Black Panther she described in her essay, but rather a hustler who is constantly in debt. Mr. James approves of Lena's actions, as he feels that she was just doing what was necessary to survive. Lena fears that she is just like her father, but he states that she can choose her own path. She confesses to Professor Foster, who was already aware of her duplicity. He says that she is a good writer and helps her get an English scholarship. Whitley alienates one of Byron's potential benefactors by wearing a fur coat. She brushes up on the issues in the hopes of becoming an asset to Byron's campaign.

title: Do the Write Thing

title: Scrivi la cosa giusta

overview: Lena fatica a mantenere la media necessaria per non perdere la borsa di studio. Whitley cerca di capire i punti chiave della campagna di Byron per aiutarlo a vincere.

title: Love Taps

overview: Gina's rapper boyfriend Dion (a.k.a. I'm Down) prepares to give a concert for his peers. He hires Ron as his promoter. Freddie reveals that she saw a man beating his girlfriend, but could not make out their faces in the darkness. She does not realize that the couple involved was Dion and Gina. He apologizes to Gina, but quickly flies off the handle and hits her again. Lena sees Gina's black eye and figures out what is going on. She decides that she cannot keep this a secret. Dion experiences a tremendous backlash from fellow students who are disgusted by his behavior. Ron quits his job and tries to fight Dion, who ignores Dwayne's recommendation that he seek counseling. Whitley urges Gina to get out of the relationship. Terrence calls the police on Dion and expresses disappointment in his one-time idol. Gina agrees to press charges.

title: Love Taps

title: Qualcosa di grave

overview: Ron è assunto per promuovere il concerto di Dion. Freddie ha paura che la storia d'amore tra Gina e il suo nuovo ragazzo rapper sia in realtà una relazione violenta.

title: Special Delivery

overview: In the final days before the election, the incumbent accuses Byron of fooling around with a stripper. He refuses to respond to the allegations, and challenges Sen. Hutchinson to a debate. Whitley and Ron talk to the stripper, who insists that she was in a hotel room with Byron. Byron is angry with Whitley for prying; he explains that his staff hired a birthday strip-o-gram for him. After Byron easily wins the debate, Sen. Hutchinson tries to start a scandal involving Whitley. Byron refuses to expose the senator's affair with his campaign manager, and tells Whitley that they can win honorably. Byron wins the election and asks Whitley to marry him. She eventually says yes, leaving Dwayne crestfallen. Jaleesa goes into labor and cannot get a hold of her husband. After Kim faints, Freddie and Ron have to handle the situation until the ambulance arrives. Jaleesa gives birth to a baby girl at home, and Freddie captures it on video.

title: Special Delivery

title: Sala parto

overview: La campagna politica di Byron mette sia lui sia Whitley sotto esame. Jaleesa entra in travaglio, ma non riesce a contattare suo marito.

title: Save the Best for Last (1)

overview: The day before her wedding, Whitley frets about details until Byron is able to bring her back to reality. Kim volunteers to return to campus and retrieve a special pair of earrings that Whitley had left behind. She pays Ron a visit, and frets over the realization that the wedding is probably going to take place. Ron suggests that she intervene, but Kim is hesitant. Ron surprises Kim by giving her a stethoscope, and they share a kiss. The girls enjoy a wild bachelorette party, while a depressed Dwayne walks out on Byron's bachelor party. Late that night, Kim suggests that Whitley may not be completely over Dwayne. Whitley angrily denies this. Dwayne shows up on Whitley's doorstep and asks for the chance to talk with her. They take a walk in the garden, and Dwayne apologizes for the mistakes he has made. She concedes that she placed too much pressure on him, but Dwayne insists that he simply wasn't strong enough for a commitment at the time. He recalls a time when he was a geeky freshman

title: Save the Best for Last (1)

title: Il meglio per ultimo: Parte 1

overview: Mentre prepara le nozze con Byron, Whitley riflette su ogni piccolo dettaglio… inclusa la scelta dello sposo. Tra Ron e Kim scocca la scintilla.

title: Save the Best for Last (2)

overview: As she awakens on her wedding day, Whitley is so flustered by her conversation with Dwayne that she can barely remember where she is or the name of her future husband. Her mother chastises her for talking about Dwayne and emphasizes that Byron will give her a much better life. Dwayne decides that he cannot bring himself to attend the wedding. Whitley becomes extremely nervous as she awaits the beginning of the ceremony. Kim starts to give her some advice, but thinks better of it. Dwayne shows up in the middle of the ceremony, and Ron tries to convince him to break up the wedding. During her wedding vows, Whitley freezes up as she sees Dwayne's face everywhere. When she refuses to respond for over a minute, Dwayne realizes that she is far from certain about marrying Byron. He suddenly jumps up and charges down the aisle, pleading with her to marry him. Whitley accepts Dwayne's proposal and runs into his arms. Byron and his family are disgusted, but leave peacefully. The minister marries

title: Save the Best for Last (2)

title: Il meglio per ultimo: Parte 2

overview: Il giorno delle nozze Whitley non fa che pensare a Dwayne, ma lui decide di non partecipare alla cerimonia… fino all'ultimo minuto.

title: Season 5

Season 6

title: Honeymoon in L.A. (1)

overview: Whitley and Dwayne recall their fateful honeymoon in L.A.

title: Honeymoon in L.A. (1)

title: Luna di miele a Los Angeles: Parte 1

overview: Whitley e Dwayne tornano all'università dopo una luna di miele a Los Angeles interrotta da disordini civili… che poi scatenano il dibattito politico nel campus.

title: Honeymoon in L.A. (2)

overview: Conclusion. Whitley and Dwayne are separated by the '92 L.A. riots, which they recall for everyone back home.

title: Honeymoon in L.A. (2)

title: Luna di miele a Los Angeles: Parte 2

overview: Dwayne e Whitley continuano a raccontare la loro caotica luna di miele a Los Angeles e come l'esperienza dei disordini in città ha cambiato le loro vite.

title: Interior Desecration

overview: 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. Freddie, fearing that they will not be able to control themselves, recommends that he find somewhere else to stay. Ron feels uncomfortable about seeing Shazza with Freddie and decides to go. Kim snaps at Freddie; she believes that she forced Ron to leave because she hates him. Ron temporarily stays on the Waynes' couch, then rents a basement apartment from the eccentric landlord. As compensation for having to live with Ron, Dwayne agrees to let Whitley keep whatever she wants. Lena does not want to participate in Height Hall's coed stepping routine because she wishes to focus on her writing. Charmaine and Gina suggest incorporating her poetry into the routine. She agrees after learning that Dorian has joined the team.

title: Interior Desecration

title: Un sofà per due

overview: I novelli sposi Whitley e Dwayne cominciano a vivere insieme, ma non sembrano essere d'accordo sui mobili da usare per il loro nuovo appartamento.

title: Somebody Say Ho!

overview: 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 responsible, and he refuses to apologize. She calls him a hood, and they nearly get into a fight. Charmaine feels that Terrell humiliated her by publicly calling her a whore. She files a formal complaint.  Although she finds his behavior deplorable, Freddie offers to represent Terrell in student court. She defends his right to free expression, points out that he was joking, and gets Charmaine to admit that she had also insulted students. Freddie finally realizes that Gina was actually the one who taped the sign on Charmaine's back. Terrell explains why he didn't deny the charges. He didn't think anyone would believe him because they had already assumed that he was a thug. Charmaine and Terrell make peace, and Gina is placed on academic probation.

title: Somebody Say Ho!

title: Le parole sono importanti

overview: Qualcuno attacca un biglietto offensivo sul vestito di Charmaine e lei fa causa al colpevole nel tribunale del campus, dove Freddie e Dorian fungono da "avvocati".

title: Really Gross Anatomy

overview: 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 anatomy class. She throws up on the professor. She is too depressed to eat Ron's dinner, but decides to sleep with him. Kim's partner, Spencer, helps restore her confidence. The professor marvels at her work. Spencer comes over to celebrate, interrupting Kim's romantic evening with Ron. Dwayne sees Whitley's weekend business trip as a chance to enjoy his freedom. However, he soon becomes desperate for companionship. Charmaine annoys Lena after getting a job at the Pit.

title: Really Gross Anatomy

title: Corso di anatomia

overview: Kimberly si sente male durante la lezione di anatomia e riceve aiuto dal suo nuovo compagno di laboratorio Spencer. Whitley è in trasferta di lavoro e Dwayne si strugge per lei.

title: Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Axed

overview: 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. Determined to hold onto one of the paintings, she convinces Dwayne to invest in it with her. The merger falls through, and Whitley (along with her entire department) is laid off. Dwayne promises to find a way to keep them afloat until she gets a new job. He takes Whitley to dinner to console her. They return to discover that they have been cleaned out by burglars. Kim and Freddie invite Ron and Shazza for dinner in the hopes that they can all make peace. Ron and Freddie cannot stand to see one another with other mates. They alternately flirt and act jealous, and everyone gets into a huge argument. Kim realizes that she and Ron have no chemistry, so they decide to break up. Ron stops short of telling her about his feelings for Freddie.

title: Un buon investimento

overview: Whitley e Dwayne prevedono di ricevere un aumento e spendono migliaia di dollari per un quadro… che viene rubato proprio quando Whitley perde il lavoro.

title: The Little Mister

overview: 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 after the party, and dreams that all of the candidates in the upcoming presidential election are women (including incumbent Georgia Mush and eccentric Texas billionaire Rose Godot, who can't decide whether or not she is in the race). Whitley is the philandering Jill Blinton, who frustrates husband Hilliard (Dwayne) with her lying and infidelity. Hilliard agonizes over the fact that no one--including his own wife--has any respect for his opinions. Dwayne wakes up and apologizes to Whitley for his sexist comments.

title: The Little Mister

title: Il maritino

overview: Dwayne fa uno strano sogno in cui Whitley, Charmaine e Lena sono candidate alla presidenza che assomigliano in modo quasi inquietante a figure politiche vere.

title: Baby, It's Cold Outside

overview: 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 effort to support her. Dwayne expresses his frustration to Kim. Kim tries to convince Whitley to talk things out with Dwayne, but she hangs up on her. Whitley calls Montel Williams' talk show and confesses that she and Dwayne have not been having sex. She does not realize that Gina is addicted to the show and has organized a dorm-wide viewing party in the lounge. All of the girls come over to Whitley's house and offer advice. Lena, Gina and Charmaine suggest a girls' night out to take her mind off things. Whitley, Kim and Freddie go to a club alone because the others are under the drinking age. Freddie confesses to Kim about her attraction to Ron. Kim already knew what was going on, but thanks her for her honesty. Kim dances with Spencer, her lab partner. Whitley goes home to find Dwayne waiting for her, and the

title: Baby, It's Cold Outside

title: Tesoro, fa freddo là fuori

overview: Whitley telefona a un talk show chiedendo consigli su come riaccendere la sua relazione con Dwayne e ben presto tutti sanno dei loro problemi di coppia.

title: Faith, Hope and Charity (1)

overview: 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. Marion stuns Whitley by introducing her fiancÃ©, Malik, a much younger man who sells oils and poetry for a living. Although Dwayne believes that Whitley should let her mother live her own life, she fears that Malik is a golddigger. She asks Kim to come over and flirt with Malik in the hopes of driving the couple apart. Just when it seems that things can't get any worse, Dwayne's mother (who has not spoken to him since he married Whitley) shows up on the Waynes' doorstep. Freddie tries to avoid Ron and re-commit to her relationship with Shazza. She even dons her old ""earthy"" look for a rally on behalf of Haitian refugees, but a law school assignment conflicts with the protest.

title: Faith, Hope and Charity (1)

title: Fede, speranza e carità: Parte 1

overview: Quando sua madre va a trovarla per il Ringraziamento, Whitley cerca di non farle capire che è disoccupata… ma la madre ha a sua volta un segreto da nascondere.

title: Faith, Hope and Charity (2)

overview: 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 is not her fiancÃ©, but rather an actor whom she hired to break up Dwayne and Whitley. Malik backs out of the deal and joins the rally for the Haitians. Adele and Marion are mistaken for protesters and hauled into jail. When they wonder why they haven't been bailed out, Freddie breaks the news that Dwayne and Whitley are broke. Adele and Marion seem to bond over their disdain for their children's marriage. After returning to the house, Adele admits to Dwayne that she is mostly upset because she didn't get to see his wedding. Whitley assures her mother that she is happy, and everyone makes up. Shazza tells Freddie that he is aware of her dalliances with Ron. She admits that she can't decide which man she wants, so they end the relationship.

title: Faith, Hope and Charity (2)

title: Fede, speranza e carità: Parte 2

overview: Le festività si fanno tempestose quando la madre di Dwayne e quella di Whitley si scontrano sul pranzo del Ringraziamento… e finiscono in prigione.

title: Original Teacher

overview: 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, who continually fight after learning that they are from rival sets. Much of the tension stems from the fact that members of one boy's gang killed the other's cousin. Dwayne tries to get the boys to turn away from violence and set some goals, but they don't think they have anything to live for. He tries to talk to their parents, with disastrous results. Billy's proud but violent father does not appreciate Dwayne's interference; he shoves him around and threatens him. Dwayne again emphasizes the fact that the boys can have futures; he tells them that they should not place limits on themselves because of the environment around them. Dwayne eventually gets through to them, as they perform a rap song that preaches for an end to violence. Billy's father listens to his son's performance and seems somewhat impresse

title: Original Teacher

title: Original Prof

overview: Nell'ambito di un programma della Hillman, Dwayne fa da mentore a due adolescenti che appartengono a gang rivali.

title: Occupational Hazards

overview: 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 next day. Freddie recommends that Whitley file for unemployment. Whitley irritates a claims officer with her self-important attitude and ignorance about the workings of the unemployment office. Whitley grows tired of being given the run-around and decides to get the money on her own. She sells several appliances and takes a phone sales job. The girls discuss Terry McMillan's Waiting to Exhale in their women's literature group. Dorian impresses Lena when he crashes the group meeting with Terrell. Charmaine constantly brags about her relationship with Lance and mocks her friends for not having boyfriends. However, Lena comforts Charmaine after Lance chickens out of a visit and breaks up with her over the phone. Ron and Freddie struggle to find time alone together.

title: Occupational Hazards

title: Rischi del mestiere

overview: Whitley compra un costoso completo da indossare in ufficio con l'intenzione di restituirlo, ma il tessuto si macchia e lei deve trovare un'altra soluzione…

title: White Christmas

overview: 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 Freddie's relationship with Ron. Joni's appearance leaves Freddie confused about her life and stirs old feelings in Shazza. Ron spies Shazza kissing Freddie outside the Pit. Whitley takes a job at the International Cottage of Flapjacks to earn money for Dwayne's Christmas present. She finds herself completely overwhelmed, and gets no help from the owner's lazy daughter. Freddie confronts her mother at ICOF and demands advice. Joni explains that she lets her daughter make her own choices because she does not want to follow in the footsteps of Freddie's grandmother, who condemned Joni for having an interracial relationship. Ron appears and asks Freddie to make up her mind. She runs into his arms, as Whitley loudly launches into ""Joy to the World."" Whitley gets fired on her first day, but Dwayne consoles her with a p

title: White Christmas

title: Bianco Natale

overview: La madre bianca e hippy di Freddie le fa visita per Natale e la sua filosofia New Age porta involontariamente scompiglio tra Freddie, Shazza e Ron.

title: To Whit, With Love

overview: 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 behave themselves perfectly. Whitley discovers that they all purposely failed their tests. She considers giving up, but instead challenges the students to prove their intelligence. At the principal's suggestion, she uses her own background to cover the material left out of the outdated textbooks. Dorian finally asks Lena on a date. He stuns her by revealing that he does not believe in pre-marital sex. She decides that she is still interested in having a relationship with him.

title: To Whit, With Love

title: A Whitley, con amore

overview: Whitley ha problemi con il nuovo lavoro di insegnante di scuola elementare e Lena è frustrata quando scopre che Dorian pratica l'astinenza.

title: Happy Birthday to Moi

overview: 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 he scrapped the party. She feels that she deserves a nice birthday after her rough year, while he insists that she should have trusted him to plan the party on his own. Dwayne sends Whitley into the kitchen, then sneaks all of their friends into the living room to surprise her. Charmaine and Terrell struggle badly in French class. They refuse to accept help from prize pupil Gina, and all other tutors dismiss them as a lost cause. Terrified at the prospect of having their perfect grade point averages ruined, they hide a baby monitor in Gina's bag in an attempt to learn the contents of the oral midterm. Charmaine and Terrell get caught and automatically fail the midterm, leaving Charmaine humiliated.  She admits that she wouldn't have been so desperate to get a good grade if Gina hadn't taunted her about her str

title: Happy Birthday to Moi

title: Tanti auguri a moi

overview: Quando Dwayne scopre che Whitley sa tutto della festa di compleanno a sorpresa che sta organizzando per lei, decide di imbrogliarla.

title: Mind Your Own Business

overview: Members of En Vogue play dowdy choristers whom Ron and Charmaine must make over into a nightclub act for the Blue Dog.

title: Mind Your Own Business

title: Fatti gli affari tuoi

overview: Ron e il signor Gaines decidono di gestire assieme un locale notturno, ma si scontrano subito sul genere musicale da scegliere: dance scatenata o classico blues?

title: When One Door Closes... (1)

overview: Whitley discovers she's pregnant; Dwayne's computer-baseball game is a hit with Kinishewa Corp., which wants him to move to Tokyo.

title: When One Door Closes... (1)

title: Appoggiati a me

overview: Dwayne ottiene un importante colloquio per un prestigioso lavoro estivo in Giappone, ma scopre che la persona che fa le domande è una delle sue ex fidanzate.

title: When One Door Closes... (2)

overview: Marion and Adele's interference causes tension between Dwayne and Whitley; Ron considers suing Dwayne.

title: When One Door Closes... (2)

title: Macchine da ballo

overview: Ron permette a Freddie di organizzare una maratona di ballo nel suo locale per raccogliere fondi per beneficenza, ma lui ha un secondo fine.

title: Lean on Me

overview: Dwayne yens for a summer job, but he might get burned when his old flame conducts the interview.

title: Lean on Me

title: La baita montana

overview: Whitley e Dwayne organizzano un fine settimana in una baita isolata, ma le cose non vanno proprio come speravano quando i coniugi Gaines si uniscono a loro.

title: Dancing Machines

overview: Whitley tries to remake a tomboy; Ron helps Freddie put on a benefit dance for a worthy cause.

title: Dancing Machines

title: Un incontro unico

overview: Dopo uno scontro con una gang, Terrell comincia a portare un'arma per difesa personale… ma rischia l'espulsione quando la scuola lo scopre.

title: Cabin in the Sky

overview: Mr. Gaines leaves his son in charge of the Pit when he and Velma join Whitley and Dwayne for a weekend getaway.

title: Cabin in the Sky

title: Ehi, non mi conosci?

overview: L'ex fidanzato di Lena e alcuni amici del quartiere di Baltimora vengono a trovarla, ma scoprono che non hanno più molto in comune con lei.

title: Homie, Don't Ya Know Me?

overview: Lena's friends from the old neighborhood and her ex-boyfriend Piccolo visit Hillman.

title: Homie, Don't Ya Know Me?

title: Una roccia, un fiume, una Lena

overview: L'intero campus è in trepidazione e si dedica a minuziosi preparativi per la visita della leggendaria Lena Horne, ma la cantante sorprende tutti con un'inattesa richiesta.

title: College Kid

overview: Lena, Dorian, Gina, Charmaine and Terrell move into an old farmhouse with a grumpy landlord.

title: College Kid

title: Un ragazzo al college

overview: Quando gli studenti incoraggiano una ex star del baseball a iscriversi alla Hillman, l'atleta restituisce il favore aiutando Gina ad affrontare un problema con una vecchia fiamma.

title: A Rock, a River, a Lena

overview: Lena Horne travels to Hillman to dedicate a scholarship in her grandmother's memory.

title: A Rock, a River, a Lena

title: Quando si chiude una porta...: Parte 1

overview: Whitley scopre di essere incinta ma esita a dirlo a Dwayne, mentre Kimberly finalmente accetta di sposare Spencer.

title: Great X-Pectations

overview: Dean Davenport expels Terrell for packing a gun; Spencer aims to marry Kim, but she keeps shooting him down.

title: Great X-Pectations

title: Quando si chiude una porta...: Parte 2

overview: Con un bimbo in arrivo, Dwayne e Whitley si preparano a trasferirsi in Giappone, dove il futuro papà ha un nuovo lavoro… con grande dispiacere delle future nonne.

title: Season 6

overview: 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.

title: A Different World

title: College Fieber

title: O lume diferită

title: Другой мир

title: Tutti al college

overview: Una volta cresciuta, Denise (Lisa Bonet) lascia la casa de I Robinson per iscriversi al college e diventare protagonista di uno spin-off tutto suo. E così eccola matricola dell’esclusivo Hilman College in Georgia, frequentato anni prima dai suoi genitori ma lontano dalle sue abitudini quotidiane, dai suoi amici, dalla bambagia che la avvolgeva. Un nuovo mondo – tanto per dirla con il titolo originale – contraddistinto da impegno e severità, ma anche da scherzi e goliardate tra coetanei. Tra di loro spiccano le due compagne di stanza di Denise: l’idealista e romantica Maggie Lawton (Marisa Tomei) e la ventiseienne divorziata Vinson (Dawnn Lewis).

title: Campus Show

overview: Denise Huxtable a quitté sa famille pour intégrer l'université : c'est pour elle le début d'une nouvelle vie où, affranchie de ses parents, elle doit faire face à de nouvelles responsabilités.

title: Dotter på vift

title: A Different World

overview: A Different World is een spin-off serie van The Cosby Show en concentreerde zich oorspronkelijk op Denise Huxtable en het leven van studenten aan Hillman College, een fictief gemengd maar historisch zwart college in de staat Virginia. Na het vertrek van Bonet in het eerste seizoen concentreerde de rest van de serie zich vooral meer op de zuidelijke belle Whitley Gilbert en wiskundewonder Dwayne Wayne. In de serie werden regelmatig leden afgebeeld van de belangrijkste historisch zwarte broederschappen en studentenverenigingen.

title: Um Mundo Diferente

overview: Este spin-off de The Cosby Show acompanha Denise Huxtable até a Hillman, uma faculdade historicamente negra, onde ela faz amizade com um grupo eclético de estudantes.

title: 不同的世界

overview: 这部《考斯比秀》的衍生剧跟随丹尼斯·赫克斯泰布尔(Denise Huxtable)来到历史悠久的黑人希尔曼学院(Black HillmanCollege)，在那里她结识了一群不拘一格的学生。

title: 不同的世界

overview: 這部《考斯比秀》的衍生劇跟隨丹尼斯·赫克斯泰布爾 (Denise Huxtable) 來到歷史悠久的黑人希爾曼學院 (Black HillmanCollege)，在那裏她結識了一群不拘一格的學生。