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A Different World (TV series)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/A_Different_World_(TV_series)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:television_series
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:creator
gptkb:Bill_Cosby
gptkbp:executiveProducer
gptkb:Bill_Cosby
gptkb:Debbie_Allen
gptkbp:filmingLocation
gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:firstAired
September 24, 1987
gptkbp:genre
sitcom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
A Different World (TV series)
gptkbp:lastAired
July 9, 1993
gptkbp:mainActor
gptkb:Sinbad
gptkb:Charnele_Brown
gptkb:Lou_Myers
gptkb:Dawnn_Lewis
gptkb:Cree_Summer
gptkb:Lisa_Bonet
gptkb:Darryl_M._Bell
gptkb:Jasmine_Guy
gptkb:Kadeem_Hardison
gptkbp:mainCharacter
gptkb:Dwayne_Wayne
gptkb:Freddie_Brooks
gptkb:Kimberly_Reese
gptkb:Whitley_Gilbert
gptkb:Jaleesa_Vinson
gptkb:Denise_Huxtable
gptkb:Ron_Johnson
gptkbp:notableFor
addressing social issues
depicting life at a fictional historically Black college
gptkbp:notableGuest
gptkb:Billy_Dee_Williams
gptkb:Tupac_Shakur
gptkb:Iman
gptkb:Richard_Roundtree
gptkb:Whoopi_Goldberg
gptkb:Gladys_Knight
gptkb:Patti_LaBelle
gptkb:En_Vogue
Jada Pinkett (later Jada Pinkett Smith)
gptkbp:numberOfEpisodes
144
gptkbp:numberOfSeasons
6
gptkbp:openingTheme
"A Different World" performed by Aretha Franklin (seasons 2–5)
"A Different World" performed by Boyz II Men (season 6)
"A Different World" performed by Phoebe Snow (season 1)
gptkbp:originalLanguage
English
gptkbp:originalNetwork
gptkb:NBC
gptkbp:productionCompany
gptkb:Carsey-Werner_Productions
gptkbp:relatedShow
gptkb:The_Cosby_Show
gptkbp:setIn
gptkb:Hillman_College
gptkbp:spinOff
gptkb:The_Cosby_Show
gptkbp:targetAudience
young adults
gptkbp:themeMusicComposer
gptkb:Bill_Cosby
gptkb:Stu_Gardner
gptkbp:topic
gptkb:AIDS
race relations
domestic violence
class relations
HBCU life
date rape
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:School_Daze
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5