Seasons & episodes
S1 · E1Reconcilable Differences 1987-09-24 · 30 min
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.
S1 · E2Pilot 1987-10-01 · 30 min
Denise's financial irresponsibility might get her and Jaleesa thrown out of the dorm.
S1 · E3Porky de Bergerac 1987-10-15 · 30 min
Questionable tactics abound when Denise plays dating games and Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor.
S1 · E4Those Who Can't... Tutor 1987-10-22 · 30 min
Denise's calculus tutor Dwayne is caught sneaking out of Whitley's window after curfew.
S1 · E5War of the Words 1987-10-29 · 30 min
Whitley's claim that women can't succeed at both career and family infuriates Lisa and Maggie.
S1 · E6Rudy and the Snow Queen 1987-11-05 · 30 min
Rudy visits Hillman and becomes enchanted by Whitley, who tries to make her into the perfect little lady.
S1 · E7Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You 1987-11-19 · 30 min
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.
S1 · E8If Chosen, I May Not Run 1987-12-03 · 30 min
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.
S1 · E9Romancing Mr. Stone 1987-12-10 · 30 min
A geology professor has every woman in the class fighting for his attention.
S1 · E10The Gift of the Magi 1987-12-17 · 30 min
Whitley's secret Santa surprises her with a visit from her newly separated daddy, who walks in with his youthful girlfriend.
S1 · E11Does He or Doesn't He? 1988-01-07 · 30 min
Tired of being hit on by men, a grad student decides to turn the tables and seduce Dwayne.
S1 · E12Advise and Descent 1988-01-14 · 30 min
During finals week, Denise's work suffers because she decides to be a peer counselor, and the girls' looks suffer under test stress.
S1 · E13The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic 1988-01-21 · 30 min
Hillman alumna Lettie Bostic fills in as dorm monitor, but her strongly voiced opinions have the girls considering mutiny.
S1 · E14Wild Child 1988-02-04 · 30 min
Lettie pulls some strings to help a student who has been attending classes without enrolling.
S1 · E15Dr. Cupid 1988-02-11 · 30 min
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.
S1 · E16The Show Must Go On 1988-02-18 · 30 min
Denise and Whitley both think they're the apple of the leading man's eye in a play about the Garden of Eden.
S1 · E17Mr. Hillman 1988-02-25 · 30 min
In the name of sexual equality, Denise convinces Dwayne to run in the Miss Hillman Beauty Pageant against Whitley.
S1 · E18Speech Therapy 1988-03-10 · 30 min
Whitley hides an illegal humidifier; Jaleesa sweats over her fear of oral reports; Maggie steams over the debt Denise owes her.
S1 · E19Clair's Last Stand 1988-03-24 · 30 min
Clair Huxtable visits Denise bearing motherly advice as well as news that conflicts with Denise's summer plans.
S1 · E20If Only for One Night 1988-04-28 · 30 min
Whitley panics about spending the summer alone; Dwayne tries a new tack with Denise; and Maggie holds a yard sale.
S1 · E21Come Back, Little Eggby 1988-05-05 · 30 min
A psychology experiment in parenting calls for egg-doption, but when Jaleesa loses Maggie's "eggby," she and Denise scramble to find it.
S1 · E22My Dinner With Theo 1988-07-07 · 30 min
Denise strains her brain trying to improve her grades, so she invites Theo up for a weekend of family inspiration.