A Different World - Season 3 (1989)

Whitley loses faith in her youth-center dance students when her pocketbook disappears.

In New York to attend her father's second wedding, Whitley and Dwayne meet up with the Huxtable clan.

Despite Whitley's objections, rap group Heavy D. and the Boyz arrive at Hillman for a benefit concert.

Romance is in the air as Walter pops the question to Jaleesa and Dwayne asks Whitley to date him.

Hiring homecoming at Hillman College, Freddie and Kim disobey their parents and go to a concert they were told not to go to when Kim's father pays an unexpected visit.

The gang rushes Kim to see her policeman father (Richard Roundtree), who has been shot while on duty.

It is Christmas time at Hillman and Whitley is acting as bitter as the Grinch. One night Whitley is visited by the ghost of Christmas past, present, and future and told to change her ways, or else.

The Dean invites Freddie and Whitley over for her freshman tea and they both fight over the Dean's approval. While Dwayne and Ron get a house guest that does all their chores for them when Walter tells them he could be a thief from a story he once heard.

Dwayne's old friend comes to visit and convince Dwayne to come to his college because he believes one becomes the best by being with the best and starts to judge Dwayne's best friend Ron, While Colonel Taylor and Mr. Gaines get people together for those who were once in the U.S. Army.

Dwayne writes a poem about his greatest passion--math--but Whitley thinks it's about her. Freddie feels guilty about seeing two different guys.

While shopping for her father's birthday present, a jewelry store clerk discriminates against Whitley. Civilians Dwayne and Walter go on a ROTC weekend trip with Col. Taylor and Cadet Sgt. Ron.

Mrs. Clair Huxtable, Denise's mother, comes to videotape and interview Hilman's students while Freddie finds part of the underground railroad.

Freddie and transfer student Julian's plans to protest South African apartheid cause Kim to reconsider accepting a needed scholarship.

Whitley fixes Dwayne up with another girl, but then has trouble dealing with it.

Dwayne and Walter weave a tall tale about their basketball-recruiting trip, which took some strange turns.

Whitley has a touch of "senioritis", but it's her job prospects that look a little sickly. Ron's sister, Rachel visits.

Whitley is Little Miss Lonely when she thinks everyone's forgotten her 21st birthday.

Whitley, Jaleesa, and Freddie secretly plan to raise money for Kim; and Dwayne and Ron portray hoopsters in a commercial.

Awaiting an ROTC dinner where Col. Taylor is to be roasted, Ron sweats bullets over the choosing of "Cadet of the Year".

While on vacation, Dwayne and Ron gain possession of some drug peddlers' cash and drugs. Part 1 of two.

Conclusion. Dwayne and Ron try to thwart the drug dealers by posing as girls.

Dwayne's mom visits when Dwayne is inducted into an honors society. Julian asks Whitley to spend the summer with him in DC.