A Different World (1987)

01x14 Wild Child

Denise befriends Cougar, an extremely intelligent and creative student from her philosophy class. Cougar asks Denise to sneak her into the dorm for the night, claiming that her roommate has been letting an annoying boyfriend sleep over. Although she is supposed to stay on the couch, Cougar tries to use Whitley's room while Whitley is in the infirmary receiving treatment for a sprained ankle. Cougar gets caught, and Denise lashes out at her. Cougar reveals that she is not really a student at Hillman. She is an orphan who has been homeless since age 15, and started showing up for classes to increase her education. Dwayne and Denise ask Lettie to lobby the dean to enroll Cougar on scholarship, but Cougar initially balks at taking the SAT.

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Marisa Tomei Marisa Tomei As: Maggie Lauten
Lisa Bonet Lisa Bonet As: Denise Huxtable
Mary Alice Mary Alice As: Leticia "Lettie" Bostic
Loretta Devine Loretta Devine As: Stevie Rallen
Cree Summer Cree Summer As: Winifred 'Freddie' Brooks
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Denise befriends Cougar, an extremely intelligent and creative student from her philosophy class. Cougar asks Denise to sneak her into the dorm for the night, claiming that her roommate has been letting an annoying boyfriend sleep over. Although she is supposed to stay on the couch, Cougar tries to use Whitley's room while Whitley is in the infirmary receiving treatment for a sprained ankle. Cougar gets caught, and Denise lashes out at her. Cougar reveals that she is not really a student at Hillman. She is an orphan who has been homeless since age 15, and started showing up for classes to increase her education. Dwayne and Denise ask Lettie to lobby the dean to enroll Cougar on scholarship, but Cougar initially balks at taking the SAT.


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Aired: 05 February, 1988 at 4:30 am

Language: English

Country: United States

Runtime: 25m

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Cast

Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Maggie Lauten

Lisa Bonet

Lisa Bonet

Denise Huxtable

Mary Alice

Mary Alice

Leticia "Lettie" Bostic

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Stevie Rallen

Cree Summer

Cree Summer

Winifred 'Freddie' Brooks

Kadeem Hardison

Kadeem Hardison

Dwayne Cleophus Wayne

Jasmine Guy

Jasmine Guy

Whitley Marion Gilbert

Dawnn Lewis

Dawnn Lewis

Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Colonel Bradford Taylor

Vernee Watson-Johnson

Vernee Watson-Johnson

Carla Meyers

Charnele Brown

Charnele Brown

Kimberly Reese

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