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EPISODE GUIDE

Season 1

22 episodes

01

EPISODE 01

Reconcilable Differences

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.

30 min
02

EPISODE 02

Pilot

Denise's financial irresponsibility might get her and Jaleesa thrown out of the dorm.

30 min
03

EPISODE 03

Porky de Bergerac

Questionable tactics abound when Denise plays dating games and Jaleesa is elected dorm monitor.

30 min
04

EPISODE 04

Those Who Can't... Tutor

Denise's calculus tutor Dwayne is caught sneaking out of Whitley's window after curfew.

30 min
05

EPISODE 05

War of the Words

Whitley's claim that women can't succeed at both career and family infuriates Lisa and Maggie.

30 min
06

EPISODE 06

Rudy and the Snow Queen

Rudy visits Hillman and becomes enchanted by Whitley, who tries to make her into the perfect little lady.

30 min
07

EPISODE 07

Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You

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.

30 min
08

EPISODE 08

If Chosen, I May Not Run

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.

30 min
09

EPISODE 09

Romancing Mr. Stone

A geology professor has every woman in the class fighting for his attention.

30 min
10

EPISODE 10

The Gift of the Magi

Whitley's secret Santa surprises her with a visit from her newly separated daddy, who walks in with his youthful girlfriend.

30 min
11

EPISODE 11

Does He or Doesn't He?

Tired of being hit on by men, a grad student decides to turn the tables and seduce Dwayne.

30 min
12

EPISODE 12

Advise and Descent

During finals week, Denise's work suffers because she decides to be a peer counselor, and the girls' looks suffer under test stress.

30 min
13

EPISODE 13

The Prime of Miss Lettie Bostic

Hillman alumna Lettie Bostic fills in as dorm monitor, but her strongly voiced opinions have the girls considering mutiny.

30 min
14

EPISODE 14

Wild Child

Lettie pulls some strings to help a student who has been attending classes without enrolling.

30 min
15

EPISODE 15

Dr. Cupid

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.

30 min
16

EPISODE 16

The Show Must Go On

Denise and Whitley both think they're the apple of the leading man's eye in a play about the Garden of Eden.

30 min
17

EPISODE 17

Mr. Hillman

In the name of sexual equality, Denise convinces Dwayne to run in the Miss Hillman Beauty Pageant against Whitley.

30 min
18

EPISODE 18

Speech Therapy

Whitley hides an illegal humidifier; Jaleesa sweats over her fear of oral reports; Maggie steams over the debt Denise owes her.

30 min
19

EPISODE 19

Clair's Last Stand

Clair Huxtable visits Denise bearing motherly advice as well as news that conflicts with Denise's summer plans.

30 min
20

EPISODE 20

If Only for One Night

Whitley panics about spending the summer alone; Dwayne tries a new tack with Denise; and Maggie holds a yard sale.

30 min
21

EPISODE 21

Come Back, Little Eggby

A psychology experiment in parenting calls for egg-doption, but when Jaleesa loses Maggie's "eggby," she and Denise scramble to find it.

30 min
22

EPISODE 22

My Dinner With Theo

Denise strains her brain trying to improve her grades, so she invites Theo up for a weekend of family inspiration.

30 min