25 years ago 'A Different World' aired their series finale
-25 years ago the world said goodbye to A Different World!
-The show ran for 6 seasons and 144 episodes.
-Was originally supposed to center around a white girl attending a black college before being reworked as a spin off for Lisa Bonet who ended up getting pregnant and forced to leave the show as Cosy believed that the audience would not accept an unwed Denise Huxtable.
-Debbie Allen came in at the beginning of the 2nd season to rework the show to better represent and portray life at a black college.
-Was one of the first shows to tackle the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
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