A Different World - Season 6 Episode 11 Original Teacher
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
Year: 1993
Country: United States of America
Studio: NBC
Director: Bill Cosby
Cast: Jasmine Guy, Kadeem Hardison, Darryl M. Bell, Cree Summer, Charnele Brown, Lou Myers
First Air Date: Sep 24, 1987
Last Air date: Jul 09, 1993
Season: 6 Season
Episode: 144 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 7.00/10 by 58.00 users
Popularity: 56.235
Language: English
Keyword : college, racism, sitcom, social issues, playful, inspirational, romantic, approving, enthusiastic, familiar
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Honeymoon in L.A. (2)
Interior Desecration
Somebody Say Ho!
Really Gross Anatomy
Don't Count Your Chickens Before They're Axed
The Little Mister
Baby, It's Cold Outside
Faith, Hope and Charity (1)
Faith, Hope and Charity (2)
Original Teacher
Occupational Hazards
White Christmas
To Whit, With Love
Happy Birthday to Moi
Mind Your Own Business
When One Door Closes... (1)
When One Door Closes... (2)
Lean on Me
Dancing Machines
Cabin in the Sky
Homie, Don't Ya Know Me?
College Kid
A Rock, a River, a Lena
Great X-Pectations
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