A Different World (1987)

06x13 White Christmas

Freddie's free-spirited mother visits, and annoys her daughter by spending all of her time counseling Freddie's friends. She exposes the bitterness that Kim is harboring over Freddie's relationship with Ron. Joni's appearance leaves Freddie confused about her life and stirs old feelings in Shazza. Ron spies Shazza kissing Freddie outside the Pit. Whitley takes a job at the International Cottage of Flapjacks to earn money for Dwayne's Christmas present. She finds herself completely overwhelmed, and gets no help from the owner's lazy daughter. Freddie confronts her mother at ICOF and demands advice. Joni explains that she lets her daughter make her own choices because she does not want to follow in the footsteps of Freddie's grandmother, who condemned Joni for having an interracial relationship. Ron appears and asks Freddie to make up her mind. She runs into his arms, as Whitley loudly launches into "Joy to the World." Whitley gets fired on her first day, but Dwayne consoles her with a p

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Marisa Tomei Marisa Tomei As: Maggie Lauten
Mary Alice Mary Alice As: Leticia "Lettie" Bostic
Jada Pinkett Smith Jada Pinkett Smith As: Lena James
Loretta Devine Loretta Devine As: Stevie Rallen
Lou Myers Lou Myers As: Vernon Gaines
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Freddie's free-spirited mother visits, and annoys her daughter by spending all of her time counseling Freddie's friends. She exposes the bitterness that Kim is harboring over Freddie's relationship with Ron. Joni's appearance leaves Freddie confused about her life and stirs old feelings in Shazza. Ron spies Shazza kissing Freddie outside the Pit. Whitley takes a job at the International Cottage of Flapjacks to earn money for Dwayne's Christmas present. She finds herself completely overwhelmed, and gets no help from the owner's lazy daughter. Freddie confronts her mother at ICOF and demands advice. Joni explains that she lets her daughter make her own choices because she does not want to follow in the footsteps of Freddie's grandmother, who condemned Joni for having an interracial relationship. Ron appears and asks Freddie to make up her mind. She runs into his arms, as Whitley loudly launches into "Joy to the World." Whitley gets fired on her first day, but Dwayne consoles her with a p


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Aired: 18 December, 1992 at 4:30 am

Language: English

Country: United States

Runtime: 25m

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Cast

Marisa Tomei

Marisa Tomei

Maggie Lauten

Mary Alice

Mary Alice

Leticia "Lettie" Bostic

Jada Pinkett Smith

Jada Pinkett Smith

Lena James

Loretta Devine

Loretta Devine

Stevie Rallen

Lou Myers

Lou Myers

Vernon Gaines

Cree Summer

Cree Summer

Winifred 'Freddie' Brooks

Bumper Robinson

Bumper Robinson

Dorian Heywood

Kadeem Hardison

Kadeem Hardison

Dwayne Cleophus Wayne

Jasmine Guy

Jasmine Guy

Whitley Marion Gilbert

Dawnn Lewis

Dawnn Lewis

Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor

Darryl M. Bell

Darryl M. Bell

Ronald Marlon Johnson

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Colonel Bradford Taylor

Vernee Watson-Johnson

Vernee Watson-Johnson

Carla Meyers

Karen Malina White

Karen Malina White

Charmaine Tyesha Brown

Ajai Sanders

Ajai Sanders

Gina Deveaux

Charnele Brown

Charnele Brown

Kimberly Reese

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