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** The show was originally conceived as the story of Maggie, a white girl's, experiences attending a historically Black colleges (Creator/MegRyan was cast in the lead role)
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** The show was originally conceived as the story of Maggie, a white girl's, experiences attending a historically Black colleges (Creator/MegRyan college. Creator/MegRyan was cast in considered for the lead role)role.
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** The show was originally conceived as the story of Maggie, a white girl's, experiences attending a historically black colleges (Creator/MegRyan was cast in the lead role)
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** The show was originally conceived as the story of Maggie, a white girl's, experiences attending a historically black Black colleges (Creator/MegRyan was cast in the lead role)
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* ActorSharedBackground: Both Creator/CreeSummer and her character Freddie are biracial, though their mixes are different--Cree's father is white, while Freddie's mother is.
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* ActorSharedBackground: Both Creator/CreeSummer and her character Freddie are biracial, though their mixes are different--Cree's father is was white, while Freddie's mother is.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: According to the cast interviewed on ''Unsung'', they believe that NBC Entertainment president Warren Littlefield canceled the show because of their decision to do an episode about the Rodney King verdict.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: According to the cast interviewed on ''Unsung'', they believe that NBC Entertainment president Warren Littlefield canceled the show because of his opposition to their decision to do an episode about the Rodney King verdict.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Is Jasmine Guy anything like the pretentious, snobbish character she portrayed for 6 seasons? Not by a long shot; she's actually rather humble and pleasant to be around, in addition to being a loving mother to her own teenaged(now adult) daughter.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Is Jasmine Guy anything like the pretentious, snobbish character she portrayed for 6 seasons? Not by a long shot; she's actually rather humble and pleasant to be around, in addition to being a loving mother to her teenage daughter.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Is Jasmine Guy anything like the pretentious, snobbish character she portrayed for 6 seasons? Not by a long shot; she's actually rather humble and pleasant to be around, in addition to being a loving mother to her teenage own teenaged(now adult) daughter.
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** Debbie Allen actually wanted to keep Marissa Tomei on the show and had worked on potential story ideas for Maggie following the retool.
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** Debbie Allen actually wanted to keep Marissa Tomei Creator/MarisaTomei on the show and had worked on potential story ideas for Maggie following the retool.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Is Jasmine Guy anything like the pretentious, snobbish character she portrayed for 6 seasons? Not by a long shot; she's actually rather humble and pleasant to be around.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Is Jasmine Guy anything like the pretentious, snobbish character she portrayed for 6 seasons? Not by a long shot; she's actually rather humble and pleasant to be around.around, in addition to being a loving mother to her teenage daughter.
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* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Is Jasmine Guy anything like the pretentious, snobbish character she portrayed for 6 seasons? Not by a long shot; she's actually rather humble and pleasant to be around.
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* HilariousOuttakes: Creator/DenzelWashington showing up [[https://youtu.be/oRZoEC5cu6E on set to surprise]] Jasmine Guy (her character Whitley's crush on him was a RunningGag.
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* ContractualPurity: Lisa Bonet got pregnant in-between seasons. Cosby was among those that felt viewers wouldn't accept Denise as an unwed mother, so Denise was transferred back to ''The Cosby Show'' before getting PutOnABus so Bonet could have the baby.
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* ContractualPurity: Lisa Bonet got pregnant in-between seasons. Cosby was among those that felt viewers wouldn't accept Denise as an unwed mother, so Denise was transferred back to ''The Cosby Show'' before getting PutOnABus so Bonet could have the baby.[[Creator/ZoeKravitz baby]].
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* FakeAccent: In real life, Jasmine Guy sounds nothing like Whitley Gilbert. She based the character's Southern accent off of her third grade teacher.
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* JustAStupidAccent: In real life, Jasmine Guy sounds nothing like Whitley Gilbert. She has stated in interviews that she based the accent off of her third grade teacher to emphasize the character's [[DeepSouth southern]] roots and affluence.
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* FakeAccent: In real life, Jasmine Guy sounds nothing like Whitley Gilbert. She based the character's Southern accent off of her third grade teacher.
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** Played straight with Suzanne and Terrance.
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** The show was originally conceived as the story of a white girl's experiences attending a historically black colleges (Creator/MegRyan was cast in the lead role)
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** The show was originally conceived as the story of Maggie, a white girl's girl's, experiences attending a historically black colleges (Creator/MegRyan was cast in the lead role)
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** Averted and subverted with Freddie: her mother is white, while in real life, Cree Summer's father is Caucasian.
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* FakeMixedRace: Inverted. Jasmine Guy is biracial, but her character, Whitley, is not.
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* FakeMixedRace: Inverted. Lisa Bonet and Jasmine Guy is are biracial, but their characters, Denise (unless Cliff and Claire adopted her character, and didn't tell us) and Whitley, is not.are not.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: According to the cast interviewed on ''Unsung'', they believe that NBC canceled the show because of their decision to do an episode about the Rodney King verdict.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: According to the cast interviewed on ''Unsung'', they believe that NBC Entertainment president Warren Littlefield canceled the show because of their decision to do an episode about the Rodney King verdict.
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* FakeMixedRace: Inverted. Jasmine Guy is biracial, but her character, Whitley, is not.
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* ActorSharedBackground: Both Creator/CreeSummer and her character Freddie are biracial, though their mixes are different--Cree's father is white, while Freddie's mother is.
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* FakeAmerican: Subverted. Creator/CreeSummer was born in Los Angeles, but raised in Saskatchewan.
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** The show was originally conceived as the story of a white girl's experiences attending a historically black colleges (Creator/MegRyan was cast in the lead role)
* WriteWhoYouKnow: Whitley and many of her stories were based on the life of one of the show's writers.
* WriteWhoYouKnow: Whitley and many of her stories were based on the life of one of the show's writers.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Terrell Walker (season 6, played by Patrick Malone) Prior to ''Series/ADifferentWorld'', Malone had appeared in episodes of ''[[Series/TwentyOnejumpStreet 21 Jump Street]]'', ''Series/BeautyAndTheBeast'', and ''Series/ChinaBeach''. He also played Henry Lamb (the boy hit by the car) in the 1990 film ''[[Literature/TheBonfireoftheVanities The Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' and Otis (Danny Glover's troubled nephew) in 1991's ''Film/GrandCanyon''. After ''Series/ADifferentWorld'', Malone made guest appearances on over 25 different TV series, including ''Series/{{CSI}}'', ''Series/DesperateHousewives'', ''Series/{{Dexter}}'', ''Series/LasVegas'', and ''Series/NCISLosAngeles''.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Yes, this is what Creator/CreeSummer, whose voice is a part of ''everybody's'' childhood, looks like.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Yes, this is what Creator/CreeSummer, whose voice is a part of ''everybody's'' childhood, looks like.
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* ContractualPurity: Lisa Bonet got pregnant in-between seasons. Cosby was among those that felt viewers wouldn't accept Denise as an unwed mother, so Denise was transferred back to ''The Cosby Show'' before getting PutOnABus so Bonet could have the baby.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Allen Payne was asked to join the cast in the sixth season along with Karen White. (Both had appeared as their characters from ''Series/TheCosbyShow'' in Season 5's "Conflict of Interest" to tour the campus.) However, Payne opted to pursue a movie career, so Lance and Charmaine have a long-distance relationship that ultimately ends.
** Debbie Allen actually wanted to keep Marissa Tomei on the show and had worked on potential story ideas for Maggie following the retool.
** Debbie Allen actually wanted to keep Marissa Tomei on the show and had worked on potential story ideas for Maggie following the retool.
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* TheCastShowoff: Several cast members get to show off their singing talents in various episodes.
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* HeyItsThatGuy[=/=]HeyItsThatVoice: Yes, this is what Creator/CreeSummer, whose voice is a part of ''everybody's'' childhood, looks like.
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* HeyItsThatGuy[=/=]HeyItsThatVoice: HeyItsThatGuy: Terrell Walker (season 6, played by Patrick Malone) Prior to ''Series/ADifferentWorld'', Malone had appeared in episodes of ''[[Series/TwentyOnejumpStreet 21 Jump Street]]'', ''Series/BeautyAndTheBeast'', and ''Series/ChinaBeach''. He also played Henry Lamb (the boy hit by the car) in the 1990 film ''[[Literature/TheBonfireoftheVanities The Bonfire of the Vanities]]'' and Otis (Danny Glover's troubled nephew) in 1991's ''Film/GrandCanyon''. After ''Series/ADifferentWorld'', Malone made guest appearances on over 25 different TV series, including ''Series/{{CSI}}'', ''Series/DesperateHousewives'', ''Series/{{Dexter}}'', ''Series/LasVegas'', and ''Series/NCISLosAngeles''.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Yes, this is what Creator/CreeSummer, whose voice is a part of ''everybody's'' childhood, looks like.
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* RomanceOnTheSet: Kadeem Hardison dated Creator/CreeSummer for a while during the show's run.
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* WrittenByCastMember: Jasmine Guy wrote a handful of episodes.
* WrittenByCastMember: Jasmine Guy wrote a handful of episodes.
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* HeyItsThatGuy[=/=]HeyItsThatVoice: Yes, this is what Creator/CreeSummer, whose voice is a part of ''everybody's'' childhood, looks like.
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* HeyItsThatGuy[=/=]HeyItsThatVoice: Yes, this is what Creator/CreeSummer, whose voice is a part of ''everybody's'' childhood, looks like.like.
* RomanceOnTheSet: Kadeem Hardison dated Creator/CreeSummer for a while during the show's run.
* RomanceOnTheSet: Kadeem Hardison dated Creator/CreeSummer for a while during the show's run.
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* DawsonCasting: Several of the cast members, including Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, and later Karen Malina White in the show's final season, were in their mid-20s when they were cast as Hillman students.
** Ironically, not so with Dawnn Lewis/Jaleesa, who was supposed to be older than the other students. Jaleesa was said to be 26 at the start of the series and Dawnn Lewis was in real-life.
* DirectedByCastMember: Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Harrison and Glynn Turman directed episodes from time to time.
** Ironically, not so with Dawnn Lewis/Jaleesa, who was supposed to be older than the other students. Jaleesa was said to be 26 at the start of the series and Dawnn Lewis was in real-life.
* DirectedByCastMember: Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Harrison and Glynn Turman directed episodes from time to time.
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