‘A Different World' Cast Reunites on 'The View' | The View

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  • Darryl Bell, Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Dawnn Lewis, Cree Summer and Debbie Allen reunite to discuss the show’s lasting impact 37 years after its premiere.
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  • @simplynellstinystudio
    @simplynellstinystudio 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2177

    Crying. This show pushed me to continue my college education. I am in grad school now at 56, earning my doctorate, and ADW was my catalyst. They inspired me to push through and push HIGHER.

    • @yanceyh.1850
      @yanceyh.1850 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

      Bless you !

    • @Milaperadotti
      @Milaperadotti 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +81

      That is amazing. You seriously have inspired me to think about going back to school. I never got to finish my nursing degree and I’m 42 now and I felt like I was just too old, but I’ve given it a lot of thought and I do want to go back.

    • @SW-ry3ni
      @SW-ry3ni 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +50

      Oh my goodness I needed to see this. I'm 44 and want to go for my masters and was feeling like I'm too old. All my friends finished in their 20s

    • @sharlisa2001
      @sharlisa2001 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

      Me too..not phd...but I went back and received my bachelors degree. Now I am thinking about my Masters.

    • @SupportTheArts-yo8ox
      @SupportTheArts-yo8ox 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

      that's awesome!!!

  • @happiness5665
    @happiness5665 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +712

    This and The Cosby’s changed the game for black representation in television. So so fun to see this!!! Thank you for all you did for us !

    • @lexkanyima2195
      @lexkanyima2195 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      So why it lacked the role models

    • @Nell_3
      @Nell_3 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      So why are you trolling😂😂Just scroll troll👿😈👹🧌😂

    • @Sunshine-vg9uq
      @Sunshine-vg9uq 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@lexkanyima2195 get out of here satans, you two don't belong HERE

    • @ThisIsJ.Nicole
      @ThisIsJ.Nicole 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Episodes from these shows still stay with me.

    • @inmythoughts718
      @inmythoughts718 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      AS A BLACK AMERICAN FROM A BLACK FAMILY AND NOW WITH MY OWN BLACK FAMILY.. I REALLY HATED BOTH SHOWS.. JUST COULDN'T RELATE

  • @DaPaximus
    @DaPaximus 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +557

    I know Kadeem personally and I have told him several times that I am a video games executive now because I saw that it was possible on a Different World. 😊❤

    • @MeggaMann_theBlueLion
      @MeggaMann_theBlueLion 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      That’s awesome

    • @mrpgarner1982
      @mrpgarner1982 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      He's in a video game: Beyond Good and Evil!

    • @tianarobinson4372
      @tianarobinson4372 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Wow

    • @Dee-zg2yo
      @Dee-zg2yo 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

      Great outcome! It just goes to show that portraying African Americans in a positive light on TV or other ways benefits all Americans, especially Blacks. Modern rappers should embrace this fact and curb negative lyrics. That would be a game changer.

    • @ndavis894
      @ndavis894 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Love it!

  • @sunnylamine
    @sunnylamine 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +205

    I'm a Black engineer because I watched A Different World.

    • @chrissyish4945
      @chrissyish4945 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Luv it! 👊🏾🖤

    • @eze4life251
      @eze4life251 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ❤❤❤🎉

    • @lucybyrd1810
      @lucybyrd1810 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Wow that is awesome!!!!

    • @valeriebillings7248
      @valeriebillings7248 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@sunnylamine 👍🏽❤️

    • @jillianbaker8442
      @jillianbaker8442 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      now that's what i'm talking about!!!

  • @michellehayesnelson3369
    @michellehayesnelson3369 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +664

    I hate that people fear mentioning Bill Cosby's name....but this was one of his manifestations. No matter what we think about him personally we must acknowledge his achievements!!!!! Thanks Mr. Cosby. And thank you for this show and The Cosby Show for showing US in a different light.

    • @neetrab
      @neetrab 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      Exactly. Maybe they mentioned him in this interview and it's just not in this clip, but I said the same. Ppl so afraid to mention the man. Smh

    • @reneadijab1333
      @reneadijab1333 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think because when you are a rapist it kind of cancels everything else out. The actors on the Cosby show have lost a fortune in residuals because the show no longer airs. That’s another fallout from his crimes.

    • @BallCDO
      @BallCDO 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Facts

    • @PEACEofGOD2day
      @PEACEofGOD2day 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      RIIIIGHT

    • @drew63215
      @drew63215 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      The honor should go to Spike Lee's School Daze....in which A Different World was a spinoff.

  • @lolacanard9911
    @lolacanard9911 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +600

    I love that they had Debbie with them this time. The cast always talks about how she changed the show, so it’s good to hear her perspective.

    • @camy3018
      @camy3018 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      Debbie is the Director on Grey's Anatomy so probably doesn't have much time to do the rounds with the cast.

    • @sylviabranch4201
      @sylviabranch4201 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Yes I love it good job Debbie Allen

    • @TheBrownIsland
      @TheBrownIsland 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

      *DEBBIE SAVED THE SHOW!* The previous Writers & Producers from the 1st Season did not know how to write & produce a show about HBCU, Current Events and Black & Brown Students. *She's an HBCU Graduate herself and knew what to do from her experience & Life at an HBCU,*what it's really like and the *Storylines that should be written.*

    • @Stophidingmycomments
      @Stophidingmycomments 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I don’t think any other show has done reunions and promo interviews as much as them 😂 It’s kind of cool how they’re all still close though.

    • @Stophidingmycomments
      @Stophidingmycomments 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@camy3018She’s been with them in most of their interviews

  • @krisjackson6567
    @krisjackson6567 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +442

    Look. Dwayne’s “BABY PLEASE” still gets me in the gut to this day.

    • @sugamama9444
      @sugamama9444 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Every time

    • @brettsfav4
      @brettsfav4 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      YES!

    • @craftsbycarmen
      @craftsbycarmen 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      OMG, yessss!! I absolutely loved that scene and had to rewind it a few times (on my VCR)😂

    • @Nanika285
      @Nanika285 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Oh my gawd! I watch that episode SEVERAL times a year and it gets me every single time 🥲

    • @katinapearson7599
      @katinapearson7599 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yes ma'am!! I still get chills.

  • @AllAmericanJock
    @AllAmericanJock 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +209

    Patti LaBelle and Diahann Carroll were also fabulous and hilarious as the feuding mothers of Dwayne (Kadeem Hardison) and Whitley (Jasmine Guy). Love everything about A Different World, from the theme song on down. Wasn't the theme composed by cast member Danny Lewis? So much talent!
    Disappointed but not surprised it didn't receive much Emmy recognition, besides one-time guest star nominations for Goldberg and Carroll. Everyone named above deserved an award, but especially Jasmine Guy. Her performance was magnificent. The broader industry didn't know how special this sitcom was, but audiences did.
    Parents need to make sure their kids' cultural education includes watching this amazing, groundbreaking show.

    • @kristinazubic9669
      @kristinazubic9669 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      “Miss Thing, Senior” 😂😂

    • @trawlins396
      @trawlins396 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes!!! Loved their chemistry!!

    • @yanceyh.1850
      @yanceyh.1850 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yes indeed...R.I.P. to the beautiful MS. Diahann Carroll .

    • @user-wl8yb1wd1m
      @user-wl8yb1wd1m หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Dam u brought that all back to me 😅 u rite tho

    • @valeriebillings7248
      @valeriebillings7248 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AllAmericanJock 👏🏽👏🏽

  • @michaelchancley1617
    @michaelchancley1617 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +129

    I’m surprised Jasmine Guy never got into voice acting, the way she switches between Jasmine and Whitley so effortlessly. This show deserves a retroactive Emmy. Not many shows that were out at the time had the cultural impact of “A Different World”.

    • @pauldesigncomics2625
      @pauldesigncomics2625 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      She did have an R&B album with a hit single.

    • @jillianbaker8442
      @jillianbaker8442 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      you are right- lifetime acheivement award ?

  • @vegasmitch1472
    @vegasmitch1472 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +118

    Ms. Debbie & Her Sister Ms. Phylicia are so Classy & Beautiful even at 70+! Didn't know Ms. Dawn was a Song writer also.

    • @BroadWayJazz120
      @BroadWayJazz120 หลายเดือนก่อน

      👌🏾💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

  • @daniellemoxey9940
    @daniellemoxey9940 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +542

    One of the most influential shows of all time! Hillman University may have been "make-believe" but it truly made black children/teens believe they could achieve incredible levels of greatness while still being true to the beauty of their culture❤🤎🖤

    • @helloxonsfan
      @helloxonsfan 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      *Very true...!!! This is one of my favorite shows...!!! I readily identify with the characters, & the stories, & the setting of the show because my college experience was very similar...!!!* ❤ ❤ ❤

    • @ttaylor758
      @ttaylor758 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If you need a TV show to convince you that are capable, then maybe your parents need to do a better job.

    • @maya1844
      @maya1844 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Fun fact: Hillman was “make believe” but largely based on my HBCU alma mater - Hampton University 🙌🏾💙🤍 The real “HU”!! 😊

    • @helloxonsfan
      @helloxonsfan 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Very true...!!! This is one of my favorite shows because I readily identify with the characters, & the stories, & the setting of the show because my college experience was very similar...!!! ❤

    • @karenfrazier4788
      @karenfrazier4788 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      ​@@ttaylor758 I think your comment is a bit harsh. People are influenced by crap on Tik Tok, the news media, etc. Just let it be a good thing that a show has influenced them to further their education and it has nothing to do with a parenting skills. Peace and love comments only. Too much darn stuff going on in this world.

  • @osirismoon
    @osirismoon 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +496

    Whoopi blushing like Celie from the Color Purple. 😆

    • @antonionash7666
      @antonionash7666 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      🤣🤣

    • @MarquittaY
      @MarquittaY 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      😂😂😂😂

    • @Couture426
      @Couture426 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      I screamed 😂😂

    • @princellasmith7562
      @princellasmith7562 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

      I’m glad she’s getting her flowers. Youngsters really don’t understand how big of a star Whoopi was and how legendary she is. She owned the late 80s and 90s. Best generation of stars.

    • @Tonya-ej4dz
      @Tonya-ej4dz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂😂

  • @BeebeeSnow
    @BeebeeSnow 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +204

    I am a Chicana from California. I graduated high school in 1989 and this show inspired me to go to college! Thank you for showing us 80's kids that college is for everyone. My college experience was just magnificent!

    • @syebethel
      @syebethel 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Say it again: college is for ____________ !

    • @kinky.hair.academy3641
      @kinky.hair.academy3641 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hope you got the deeper message about how hard it is for Black people in America to rise up. People allow Black people to hold the doors open for them, but are quick to lock us out.

    • @nicolapowell7730
      @nicolapowell7730 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      That's wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

    • @johnnoel1541
      @johnnoel1541 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      College is for idiots to become communist

    • @traceyn9859
      @traceyn9859 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Praise God

  • @funkejegs5357
    @funkejegs5357 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +47

    This quote from Kadeem puts things into context and helps to reduce the stress in corporate- “I’m your worst nightmare, an educated black person”! 🥰 I watched the show in England and loved it!❤

  • @lamonicamatthews5627
    @lamonicamatthews5627 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    I know Sinbad has been ill and is still recovering. I hope one day, he will be able to join the rest of the cast. He was an important character as well on the show. Continued healing Sinbad❤️🙏🏽.
    Now 52, I grew up with you all and you all played a huge part in me continuing my education. SsssssssUuuuuuu……Southern University A& M College, Baton Rouge, LA is where I finished. You all are doing a great job and deed in keeping the minority population inspired and motivated. Kudos to the cast! 💐💐💐. Rest in heaven Mary Alice Smith and Lou Myers 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🕊️🕊️🕊️

  • @MsKylea
    @MsKylea 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +541

    I didnt attend an HBCU, but I went to college bc of this show.
    *relax, relieve, release in my Whitley Gilbert voice"

    • @sylviabranch4201
      @sylviabranch4201 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Me too I became a nurse

    • @gb5262
      @gb5262 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      Me too criminal justice

    • @TheBrownIsland
      @TheBrownIsland 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      HBCU are not the only Colleges to attend. The Options are endless with College.

    • @MsKylea
      @MsKylea 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@gb5262 Me, too. Bachelor in CJ, Master in Criminology and Sociology!!

    • @coreyo.conner7897
      @coreyo.conner7897 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

      I used the relax ,relate, release quote all throughout the Trump years lol

  • @jenniferakufo9575
    @jenniferakufo9575 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +343

    I’m a 90’s baby but baby when I tell you I LOVEEEEEE this show!! One of my all time faves!!!!

    • @kennethdrake7686
      @kennethdrake7686 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Me too 1990 here

    • @courtneyscott5630
      @courtneyscott5630 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      ​@@kennethdrake7686Exactly and I'm an 80's baby a I love watching this show growing up!!!!

    • @coreyo.conner7897
      @coreyo.conner7897 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I was born in '85 two years before A Different World first premiered and for some reason I didn't start watching until 2010/11 when it aired everyday for an hour on TV One. It quickly became one of my favorite TV shows of all time and I was upset it took me that long to discover it. 😢

    • @princellasmith7562
      @princellasmith7562 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      It went off the air in 1993. 80s and 90s kids got the best of it.

    • @BL3SSed-Bliss
      @BL3SSed-Bliss 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@princellasmith7562
      I still watch. 🤷🏽‍♀
      Check your local listings, and recommend to others.

  • @Unclejay137
    @Unclejay137 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +243

    I remember that episode shout out to Tisha Campbell ❤

    • @lasonyajohnson3270
      @lasonyajohnson3270 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      My Fav As Well

    • @kerry-j4m
      @kerry-j4m 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Tisha is one-GORGEOUS-woman. My eye candy. LOL.

    • @erinzirpolo5200
      @erinzirpolo5200 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I have 7 ADW episodes saved due to special topics &/or scenes. Tisha Campbell’s assignment scene & Lou Meyer’s Pit scene are why I kept S4E23.

    • @tracyleesmith781
      @tracyleesmith781 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Mannn I cried like a baby when I watched that episode! That was one of my favorite episodes of all time! It was a real wake up call for me when I was about 12 years old & I was inactive during that time.
      That was when i was in Jr high during that time.

    • @zebrayellow4629
      @zebrayellow4629 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Black Excellence !!

  • @jancraig9298
    @jancraig9298 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    Can we all applaud this beautiful cast ! I mean,everyone looks so good! I was a faithful watcher of A Different World, even when Lisa Bonnet first started playing on it. I really feel they need to give her & Marissa Tomei credit as well. Thank you, The View for bringing this cast together once again ❤️

    • @tonybuc67
      @tonybuc67 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Omg yess I forgot that Marisa Tomei got her big break on ADW in the first season. Right before that she was on one of my mom’s favorite soaps back then As The World Turns. I think she was on it when Whitney Houston and Jermaine Jackson made a cameo on that soap playing themselves where they put on a concert and sang. The 1980’s was a great time!!

    • @trawlins396
      @trawlins396 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They did applaud them.

  • @mgbuy7197
    @mgbuy7197 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    I got emotional when i saw the cast from A Different World on the View. ADW was my favorite show of all time back in the 90's and i still watch it today in re-runs. This show will go down in history as one of the best shows in television.

  • @mykoniichistorychannel
    @mykoniichistorychannel 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +113

    They all look great, but Darryl, Dawnn and Debbie…they look FANTASTIC.

    • @nyquesoslice8208
      @nyquesoslice8208 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      dawn, cree & debbie look fabulous

    • @FG-xc5qj
      @FG-xc5qj 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      I agree with you, Darryl, Dawn and Debbie. No age lines, just fantastic!

  • @tonyrossbackinthedaymusicv3107
    @tonyrossbackinthedaymusicv3107 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +142

    I LOVED everything about A Different World. still to this day.

    • @evonza4858
      @evonza4858 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      And the idea and production came from Brotha Bill Cosby 🥰👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

  • @ci.b.d1691
    @ci.b.d1691 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    HBCU grad (Benedict College) this show was def the reason for me goin! I love yall💯💯

    • @trawlins396
      @trawlins396 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Same
      Howard U ❤️

  • @pikasw
    @pikasw 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    The wedding!!! I still watch with tears! That indelible scene ❤

  • @kevina.4500
    @kevina.4500 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +64

    Ufff... How I felt it when 'Dwayne Wayne' flipped his sunglasses. It took me back to my 10 year old self watching the show and looking up to him so much!

    • @lisasmith8007
      @lisasmith8007 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I know right!
      literally screamed with delight!!!

    • @karenwright8491
      @karenwright8491 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ❤😂 Me too and he looks so handsome, even more so.

  • @butterliz876
    @butterliz876 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

    Thank you Bill Cosby for creating this space.

    • @anitabracy7533
      @anitabracy7533 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      Yes, Thanks 😊 Bill Cosby Always for his vision. And for the Cosby Show

    • @reddyred5097
      @reddyred5097 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Absolutely!

    • @bajun
      @bajun 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      ...least we forget

    • @trawlins396
      @trawlins396 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Definitely!

  • @rodwillis4080
    @rodwillis4080 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +142

    This show showed me a different way to not only see the world, but how to also live in the world and give back to it. I went to college, got a couple degrees, and have happily been a college professor for over 25 years! I have not only educated my students, but have also tried to inspire them as well. Who says TV can't change lives? 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾❤️❤️❤️

  • @KalibaPittman
    @KalibaPittman 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

    Everyone look so timeless,ageless, especially Debbie Allen🙏🏾

  • @marcus813
    @marcus813 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I didn't graduate from high school until a few years after ADW ended its run, but I later graduated from college, so I would be watching this show with a different perspective from that point on from what I had when the show was on NBC. What an influential series that was! I love that its effects are still being felt as of 2024.

  • @lisasmith8007
    @lisasmith8007 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    My children ages 12-20 love this show!
    Watched all seasons 3x through!

  • @loricannon2988
    @loricannon2988 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +80

    Always and forever a fan of Debbie Allan ❤🖤

  • @Survivor-dw7we
    @Survivor-dw7we 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +160

    I watched this on The View earlier today and props to the interviewers ( Whoopi, Sunny, and Sara ) for just focusing on A Different World and it's cast and it's legacy and not bringing up Bill Cosby. Very good show.

    • @BL3SSed-Bliss
      @BL3SSed-Bliss 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Yet...here _you are_ doing _just that._ 🤨🤔?

    • @carolynepegues9376
      @carolynepegues9376 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      ​@@BL3SSed-BlissWithout him, the show would not have existed.

    • @BL3SSed-Bliss
      @BL3SSed-Bliss 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      @@carolynepegues9376
      No doubt, and I appreciate Cos for his _positive_ contributions to our community, society and humanity. It’s just illogical [or perhaps oxymoronic?] to make such a comment, _only_ to mention him. I agree w/ OP in appreciating this interview. Just a bit bizarre to sort of _undo_ with the comment.
      Nevertheless… Happy _GORGEOUS_ Friday to All❣️ It is *STUNNING* outside…Enjoy! 🌞

    • @neetrab
      @neetrab 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@carolynepegues9376 exactly

    • @neetrab
      @neetrab 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@BL3SSed-Bliss Thank you

  • @saucy6470
    @saucy6470 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    When I was a student at Hampton University, every Thursday night was spent in front of the TV with my housemates. I remember us saying Hillman was really Hampton. 😂❤

    • @pamelabivens-pippin6152
      @pamelabivens-pippin6152 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yes!! Hillman was REALLY Hampton!! I'm class of '84, Original ONYX!!🎉

    • @saucy6470
      @saucy6470 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@pamelabivens-pippin6152 Heyyyyy 👋🏾👋🏾
      I'm class of '92. We were Quintessence!

  • @sharoncarsons5734
    @sharoncarsons5734 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +77

    September 24, 1987, the date A Different World first aired was a time of transition for Black America. Thirty years after American schools had been desegregated, the first generation of non segregated Black Americans were graduating colleges and being hired by corporate America.
    A Different World was one of the shows that inspired us to face the hostile work environments that we were integrating. It was a reminder that Black Americans have always had a supportive community in one another. And it introduced all of us to Black sororities and Black fraternities - which are one of the most powerful organizations within the Black community. America has a Black female Vice President because of it.
    Vice President Kamala Harris is an HBCU graduate and member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.
    🎉 For the culture! 🎉

    • @abrenahunter919
      @abrenahunter919 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Alpha Kappa Alpha and all other sororities/fraternities are not of God. They are NOT CHRISTIAN! They are based on idolatry, deception,etc. And God is not pleased with anyone who becomes apart of these secret organizations. The Bible says,"No man can serve two masters "...

    • @MattieDavis-m6q
      @MattieDavis-m6q 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Thank you (also) to Dr. Bill Cosby for bringing this show to network television.❤ (Ms. Davis)

    • @skywalker6648
      @skywalker6648 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      .....

    • @skywalker6648
      @skywalker6648 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      copy and paste much?

    • @trawlins396
      @trawlins396 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I'm still shocked that Kamala went to Howard. It's the ONLY thing I like about her.

  • @camy3018
    @camy3018 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +89

    Gosh, as a kid I absolutely loved this show! One of the most influential shows of my time in my opinion. They were never afraid to tackle any subject from Racism, AIDS, The Rodney King beating, you name it, they covered it!

    • @Sunshine-vg9uq
      @Sunshine-vg9uq 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      💯💯💯💯

  • @TG-hf1gx
    @TG-hf1gx 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Thank u Whoopi & The View!📺
    Thank u Debbie & ADW Cast!💎👑💎👑
    I'm from NC, now in SF, CA🙋🏾🌉
    Debbie (& Phylicia) NC's loss was the WORLD'S gain.🩰 If you know, then you know...smh😔
    THE INFLUENCE: I was in AFROTC at NC A&T in 1990. My brother attended St. Augustine on an Army ROTC scholarship. Currently, he is working on his PhD & teaching at UNC. My oldest son went into the Army. He is a HS Soccer Coach and will get his Bachleor's in Biz this Dec. My youngest son gets his Master's in Mechanical Eng this May while working for a Japanese company. And last year, my sons went to visit their Father's home in Africa...🗺️ Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for showing the VERY BEST of US to the WORLD and to generations to come.👨🏾‍🎓👩🏾‍🎓🤴🏾👸🏾🤴🏾👸🏾🤴🏾👸🏾🤴🏾👸🏾
    APRIL 2024

    • @trawlins396
      @trawlins396 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Wow. You really love your acronyms

    • @trawlins396
      @trawlins396 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's a good idea to use paragraph breaks. Makes it easier on the eyes.

  • @caughtup24
    @caughtup24 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I went to an HBCU because of this show the 90s was the golden era of black television ❤

  • @rogerbennett6117
    @rogerbennett6117 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

    This and the Cosby show, two of the greatest shows of all time ❤

  • @tiara9393
    @tiara9393 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    I totally love them. I met Cree when I was a teenager on the set of their show and she greeted me with her same smile and proceeded to give me the biggest hug ever. I would never forget her. Much love to the whole cast. Loved the entire cast.💙💙💙

  • @rneumeye
    @rneumeye 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +74

    We've been waiting SOOOO long for this. 🥰😭🥰😭
    Now do Living Single. 🥺❤️

    • @aaronmitchell2873
      @aaronmitchell2873 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      YES!!! The View should do a Living Single reunion.

    • @filmgirlLisa
      @filmgirlLisa 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      It would be incredible if each month they would highlight many popular shows from the 90s: LS, In Living Color, Martin, New York Undercover, etc..

  • @NikkiaSings
    @NikkiaSings 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    This show along with The Cosby Show ARE amongst the MOST influential of the last 30 years! I remember Thursday Nights as a teen in Canada 🇨🇦 watching these shows and thinking higher education is relevant and POSSIBLE for someone like me! Thank you/Merci 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽 for the BEAUTIFUL memories!

  • @crystalgreen4401
    @crystalgreen4401 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Proud Virginia State University graduate here! 🧡💙💗💚

  • @kelli7916
    @kelli7916 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This will forever be my show. I watch the reruns all the time

  • @momo37able
    @momo37able 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    Proud HBCU Alumni undergraduate and graduate 👩‍🎓 because of this show ❤❤

  • @charlesnyckd
    @charlesnyckd 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    Proud HBCU grad (Howard University, C/O ‘06). Grew up watching the show, which inspired me to go to a HBCU. S/O to Bro. Darryl M. Bell, my fellow frat brother!! 06!!!

    • @blacksoldier.
      @blacksoldier. 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Debbie was an Howard alum to.

    • @charlesnyckd
      @charlesnyckd 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@blacksoldier. yes I’m aware of that. Her sister is as well.

  • @babygurlrice2143
    @babygurlrice2143 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Me Knowing As An Adult That Cree Was The Voice Of Penny Gadget And Then Listening To Her Talk Blows My Mind🤯

    • @reddyred5097
      @reddyred5097 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What!???? Really! I NEVER KNEW THAT! Inspector Gadget was my afterschool show!!

  • @h3artands0uLL
    @h3artands0uLL 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Why is Kadeem still single? Hope he finds devoted love soon and takes care of himself. Seems like such a nice guy.

    • @mrpgarner1982
      @mrpgarner1982 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think he has kids.

    • @Sweetiesplanet
      @Sweetiesplanet 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@mrpgarner1982 he was married to Chante' Moore and they have a daughter

  • @joi7931
    @joi7931 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    I grew up wanting to go to Hillman. I was so upset when I found out it didn’t exist. LOL!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @blackspider1405
    @blackspider1405 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    One of those “you gotta be a certain age” moments. I’m that age. I grew up on this show.

  • @MK-cm8ec
    @MK-cm8ec 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I’m 57 and was in college when this show started. I have been rewatching it the past few weeks and never the skip the theme song when I’m bingeing. I love this cast!

  • @lisanicon6996
    @lisanicon6996 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I did not expect to get soo emotional watching this (44yrs old)..,i def grew up watching, laughing, and looking up to ALL of ADW cast❤ still watching to this day❤❤❤

  • @GratitudeGriot
    @GratitudeGriot 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    Clicked so fast!! A Different World is STILL one of my fav shows and I LOVE Whoopi and Tisha's AIDs episode. My dad passed away due to AIDs complications a month before that episode aired. ADW will forever be an iconic show. I cant wait until my 16month old daughter is old enough to understand it ❤🖤💚

  • @tankmcgarrett6594
    @tankmcgarrett6594 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Proud HBCU Graduate of Elizabeth City State University!!!! THIS SHOW CHANGED MY LIFE!!!!

    • @SadieSimmons-zt1ot
      @SadieSimmons-zt1ot 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Viking Pride👍🏾🎓ECSU c/o 1978💙

    • @tankmcgarrett6594
      @tankmcgarrett6594 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@SadieSimmons-zt1ot VIKING PRIDE!!! Spring 2010

    • @jaesimpson425
      @jaesimpson425 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Omg! my people, my people! Class of 2006. ECSU has aviator program now.

  • @kuhtreesreads
    @kuhtreesreads 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    RIP Lou Myers! 10:57 (Vernon Gaines)

  • @victorianicolehughes4291
    @victorianicolehughes4291 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A Different World was one of my favorite shows on TV back in the days. Debbie Allen and the cast still look great. I am also happy to hear that they are still chaninging lives for the better. Good for them and Inwish them all the best. God Is Great.

  • @cynthiaj30
    @cynthiaj30 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I loved it as a kid and my daughter who wasn’t born when the show was created loved it as well. Thank you Mrs. Debbie Allen

  • @quinalayoung9191
    @quinalayoung9191 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I went off to college for a year because of A Different World, the Cast , Writers, Directors, Thank You Mrs. Debbie. I also love and grew up watching Fame. Thank Yall for bringing Hope into my heart from the projects. My Oldest Daughter Graduated from College and now my Son and Youngest Daughter are in College. I Give All GLORY To GOD!!! kiwanus young

  • @samuelgates5935
    @samuelgates5935 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Crees Summers does soooo many voices. Inspector Gadget's niece, the little poodle on Clifford the Big Red Dog. Etc.

  • @deewoo2776
    @deewoo2776 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Back in the Fall of 1988 i had the privilege to be an extra cast member on the set of A Different World for 4 episodes.
    Everyone on set was nice, kind and helpful. I still watch the reruns today reminiscing about the good times back then. When Debbie Allen took over the show and worked with Susan Fales it became very successful and Black audiences ENJOYED every episode.

  • @StedeBonnetsCravat
    @StedeBonnetsCravat 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    My all-time favorite sitcom! I still watch reruns to this day.

  • @Mar-wg7io
    @Mar-wg7io 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wow. Debbie Allen hasn't aged. ❤❤❤❤ Love you guys. I never missed an episode.

  • @Lovejazz01
    @Lovejazz01 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What I really love, is the fact that these actors and actress’ still devote their valuable time to still be a part of keeping Different World alive , most others would just as easily say “ well that was a long time ago, I don’t have time “ or “ I don’t want just to be only known for Different World” , but no, they know how important it was in television history , right behind how important The Cosby Show was in TV history.

  • @cedricnorman6563
    @cedricnorman6563 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    I attended an hbcu. I was Dwayne Wayne compsci student searching for my Whitley. Lol

  • @erinstaack3584
    @erinstaack3584 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

    Relax, relate, RELEASE!

    • @clove8763
      @clove8763 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I remember that!! LOL #Timeless

    • @carriesmith5530
      @carriesmith5530 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      😂😂😂

    • @michellelaguerre8760
      @michellelaguerre8760 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I guess I’m showing my age because I remember that on the Cosby show

    • @carolynswan1171
      @carolynswan1171 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      😂😂😂 in Debbie Allen voice I’ll bill you

    • @lavondadebrito1178
      @lavondadebrito1178 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yess! 😂😂

  • @ashinidesai3595
    @ashinidesai3595 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    This show started my freshman year of college - they were talking about and experiencing the same stuff I was. Feels like seeing my college friends!

  • @victoradedejimusic6201
    @victoradedejimusic6201 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Rewatching this show gave me enough courage to teach professional counseling at my alma mater, Bowie State University. I’m currently pursuing my PhD in Clinical Psychology (Major Focus on Neuropsychology). Thanks so much y’all.

  • @Shskzkskska1423
    @Shskzkskska1423 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +72

    This was what I grew up on!!!

    • @Unclejay137
      @Unclejay137 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Me too❤

    • @postivevibes3030
      @postivevibes3030 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Yes a black positive show

    • @courtneyscott5630
      @courtneyscott5630 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@Unclejay137Me three!!!

    • @perpetualannan5738
      @perpetualannan5738 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The best era EVER!!!!

    • @Sunshine-vg9uq
      @Sunshine-vg9uq 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@perpetualannan5738 period......💯💯💯💯💯💯

  • @theninjacat7200
    @theninjacat7200 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    Thank you to the entire cast of A Different World...can't tell you how much this show meant to me as the first person in my branch of the family to even THINK about going to college.

  • @coreyo.conner7897
    @coreyo.conner7897 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    It's one of my FAVORITE sitcoms of all time! It's truly a brilliant time capsule of a period in time we'll never get back.

  • @pearlinejones9693
    @pearlinejones9693 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One of my VERY FAVORITE shows!!! ❤❤❤🎉 My HBCU-Va State University 🧡💙
    Your message was powerful, Different World cast! You continue to make a positive difference! ❤️

  • @juanitawhite3434
    @juanitawhite3434 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    One of my favorite shows of all time; love the cast. I still watch the show.

  • @Nicety08
    @Nicety08 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I am legit tearing up watching this interview. I am so happy y’all are getting your flowers! I grew up watching the show and it still means so much to me. Thank you all for your artistry ❤

  • @ddnik25
    @ddnik25 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    So much greatness on one couch💕

    • @nanaobben5166
      @nanaobben5166 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      SO much 🥰🥰

  • @msceepia
    @msceepia 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    For me, one of the best cast ever assembled. Dawn Lewis has talents, skills most of us are not aware of.

  • @avullrich
    @avullrich 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    They all look so good after all these years! Glad they honored them!

  • @MegaGi9
    @MegaGi9 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Since this has been on streaming platforms, I think I’ve binged the the entire season at least once a year.

    • @kennyu2073
      @kennyu2073 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Which streaming platform pls?

  • @pamelabatesporch5246
    @pamelabatesporch5246 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love this show at least once a week. A great show about college life. Loving the sororities and fraternities about college life.

  • @PrettyEyesz
    @PrettyEyesz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    They all look so beautiful. Love the show still.☺️

  • @ANGELSLVME
    @ANGELSLVME 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    DAWN LOOKS HELLA GOOD! I grew up on this show as a 56 year old!❤❤❤❤❤

  • @MsTexas73
    @MsTexas73 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    A Different World season 1 (Denise’s sophomore year) aired my 8th grade year. And in February of that year School Dayz opened in the movie theaters. Even though, I had my first tasted of college when I visted Ursuline College with a neighbor when I was about 6 or 7, it was that TV show and that movie that REALLY sparked my interest in going to college. I knew for certain I was going to college and I followed through with my plans. And indeed it was a DIFFERENT world.

  • @liljay0687
    @liljay0687 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    🐍🐍🐍 PROUD FAMU ALUMNI! I was always inspired by A different world to go to an HBCU. Love this show

    • @indiamckenz5228
      @indiamckenz5228 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Go Rattler's!!!!!!

  • @keaysharedmond1554
    @keaysharedmond1554 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My 11, 7, and 5 yr old grandchildren LOVE this show! They recite lines, and marathon it. I was a freshman in college when the show aired. Can you believe that? 💕

  • @kimbelladior3701
    @kimbelladior3701 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I’m so happy The View gave Different World it’s flowers 💐 . This is my top favorite show as a child

  • @ElleMS-14
    @ElleMS-14 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    LOVEEEED THIS SHOW!!!! Dwayne Wayne and Whitley Gilbert are my favourite sitcom couple

  • @azyurentertainment1496
    @azyurentertainment1496 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Yes, watching ADW in highschool sincerely helped to influence my decision to attend an HBCU. Proud #FAMU graduate. 🧡💚🧡💚
    #RattlerNation representing!! 😁💪🏾

  • @kathleenmartin7498
    @kathleenmartin7498 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I'm a 67 year old white woman and loved ADW, I think it was an inspiration for all young people, from any race, or background.

  • @Anetekonjo
    @Anetekonjo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am now 50 yr and still watch the reruns. This show was everything! It taught the youth self respect, pride and ti be the best you can be. It taught life lessons and most of all encouraged us to go to College.

  • @kmurray559
    @kmurray559 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    Love the cast ! Jasmine Guy always means business ❤

  • @blramsey91
    @blramsey91 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

    Best show ever

  • @undertakerfanz628
    @undertakerfanz628 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    Where is kim? When I was a kid I was so in love with that chocolate Queen

    • @skywalker6648
      @skywalker6648 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      Colonel Taylor was missing too. Probably couldn't bring everyone on.

    • @feliciawhite8190
      @feliciawhite8190 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I was saying the same thing I think her name is Charnele Brown you know they did a few interviews and been on tour and I haven't seen her...

    • @rheeryder2524
      @rheeryder2524 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ​@@feliciawhite8190Kim was on the circuit tour but for some reason doesn't appear on every stop. See recent Today Show with the cast.

    • @tparker8370
      @tparker8370 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Lisa Bonnet and Jada Pinkett, Sinbad, etc. Should be apart. If you had a part then they should be apart of the tour

    • @undertakerfanz628
      @undertakerfanz628 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@tparker8370 who cares go write a book 🙄

  • @TherealSweetBlackChuck
    @TherealSweetBlackChuck 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Went to an HBCU because of this show. SAINT PAUL'S COLLEGE in Lawrenceville Va stand-up!!!

  • @nenesautoreviews
    @nenesautoreviews 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I still watch A Different World over and over and over it never gets old. I remember watching when I was a kid and still absolutely love it today. The best show ever!
    🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @pacotoyful
    @pacotoyful 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    As a young child growing up I always loved this show and made me want to go to Spellman! I didn’t go to an HBCU but I went to Art School and folks still call me Freddie! Cree Summer and Lisa Bonet were my favs! But Whitley reminded me of family and I always wanted the brain of Kimberly Reese!❤

  • @ednapontellier2694
    @ednapontellier2694 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    While it was a comedy, this was such a great show of substantial quality that really touched on the zeitgeist of college issues and especially those at HBCUs. It's hard to find shows of similar quality today: it seems the subject matter today rarely gets beyond sex, drugs, self-harm, and dysfunctional relationships, simply for shock value.

  • @KimberlySumpter
    @KimberlySumpter 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The opening credits moved me to tears! EVERY single cast member was my favorite. This took me all the way back in the best way. Thanks to A Different World, I was on a quest to experience college life at an HBCU and got a chance to do so by attending Prairie View A&M in 1986! 💕Oh, and that wedding scene should go down as "THE BEST" in television history!

  • @daphnesmith1812
    @daphnesmith1812 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I started at an HBCU. And quit to get married have a baby and work 2 jobs this show helped motivate me to go back to school PWI. I couldn't go back to FAMU.. but both of my neices, my brother and grandson and numerous friends kids went and finished. Thank you for the image you gave

  • @JanetM05
    @JanetM05 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I still watch the re-runs of this show as it reminds me of the work that still needs to be done ♥️Did you know that Colonel Taylor character was Aretha Franklin’s husband in real life?✌🏽

    • @neetrab
      @neetrab 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes. Some of us knew.

  • @miguelus.81
    @miguelus.81 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    I grew up watching A Different World. These days, I've been watching Grownish, which reminds me of A Different World.

    • @skywalker6648
      @skywalker6648 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      That's because Blackish literally copied the same formula with Denise Huxtable going to Hillman College in a spinoff of the Cosby show. Remember?

  • @thecurator2626
    @thecurator2626 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love them all so much. They made my childhood and they are the reason I was a first generation college student.

  • @AfrodityJones
    @AfrodityJones 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This show made me look forward to going to college-an HBCU at that! I couldn’t wait. Proud Dillard (BA), SUNO (certifications) and XULA (Master’s) grad here! Couldn’t wait to pledge either-shout out to all my sisters of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.! OOOOP!