
Season 1
Episodes
1. Reconcilable Differences
1987-09-24
During her first few days at Hillman College, Denise Huxtable finds herself at odds with her new roommate, Jaleesa, a 26-year-old freshman with a mysterious past.
2. Pilot
1987-10-01
Denise's financial irresponsibility might get her and Jaleesa thrown out of the dorm.
3. Porky de Bergerac
1987-10-15
Questionable tactics abound when Denise plays dating games and Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor.
4. Those Who Can't... Tutor
1987-10-22
Denise's calculus tutor Dwayne is caught sneaking out of Whitley's window after curfew.
5. War of the Words
1987-10-29
Whitley's claim that women can't succeed at both career and family infuriates Lisa and Maggie.
6. Rudy and the Snow Queen
1987-11-05
Rudy visits Hillman and becomes enchanted by Whitley, who tries to make her into the perfect little lady.
7. Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You
1987-11-19
The girls plan Operation Yogi, a plot to steal the rival school's bear-head mascot, but a visit from Denise's grandfather makes a boo-boo inevitable.
8. If Chosen, I May Not Run
1987-12-03
In the family tradition of "Combustible" Huxtable, Denise is chosen for Hillman's track team, but after a few practices she starts running out of steam.
9. Romancing Mr. Stone
1987-12-10
A geology professor has every woman in the class fighting for his attention.
10. The Gift of the Magi
1987-12-17
Whitley's secret Santa surprises her with a visit from her newly separated daddy, who walks in with his youthful girlfriend.
11. Does He or Doesn't He?
1988-01-07
Tired of being hit on by men, a grad student decides to turn the tables and seduce Dwayne.
12. Advise and Descent
1988-01-14
During finals week, Denise's work suffers because she decides to be a peer counselor, and the girls' looks suffer under test stress.
13. The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic
1988-01-21
Hillman alumna Lettie Bostic fills in as dorm monitor, but her strongly voiced opinions have the girls considering mutiny.
14. Wild Child
1988-02-04
Lettie pulls some strings to help a student who has been attending classes without enrolling.
15. Dr. Cupid
1988-02-11
Dwayne uses his radio persona "Dr. Cupid" to find a Valentine's Day date, and Denise uses Dr. Cupid to reconcile Lettie and an old love.
16. The Show Must Go On
1988-02-18
Denise and Whitley both think they're the apple of the leading man's eye in a play about the Garden of Eden.
17. Mr. Hillman
1988-02-25
In the name of sexual equality, Denise convinces Dwayne to run in the Miss Hillman Beauty Pageant against Whitley.
18. Speech Therapy
1988-03-10
Whitley hides an illegal humidifier; Jaleesa sweats over her fear of oral reports; Maggie steams over the debt Denise owes her.
19. Clair's Last Stand
1988-03-24
Clair Huxtable visits Denise bearing motherly advice as well as news that conflicts with Denise's summer plans.
20. If Only for One Night
1988-04-28
Whitley panics about spending the summer alone; Dwayne tries a new tack with Denise; and Maggie holds a yard sale.
21. Come Back, Little Eggby
1988-05-05
A psychology experiment in parenting calls for egg-doption, but when Jaleesa loses Maggie's "eggby," she and Denise scramble to find it.
22. My Dinner With Theo
1988-07-07
Denise strains her brain trying to improve her grades, so she invites Theo up for a weekend of family inspiration.