<description>&lt;p&gt;“Wild Child” (February 4, 1988)&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Officially, A Different World never did a gay episode and there were no queer students at Hillman. Nestled in the middle of the Bonet/Tomei season, however, is an interesting episode about a girl named Cougar, who happens to be easily read as a lesbian and interact in interesting ways with both Denise and Whitley. Entertainment journalist &lt;a href= "https://syvonnecreative.com/"&gt;Stacey Yvonne&lt;/a&gt; joins us to discuss this episode and why A Different World still matters in 2024.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;You can watch this episode of A Different World &lt;a href= "https://vimeo.com/1007111238/07475b506b?share=copy"&gt;on our Vimeo&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Listen to Stacey's appearances on Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie discussing the made-for-TV horror films &lt;a href= "https://www.mondayafternoonmovie.com/episodes/possessed-1977-harrison-ford"&gt; The Possessed&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href= "https://www.mondayafternoonmovie.com/episodes/strange-deadly-occurrence-1974-tv-movie"&gt; The Strange and Deadly Occurrence&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Gayest Episode Ever

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A Different World Meets a Possible Lesbian

OCT 9, 2024134 MIN
Gayest Episode Ever

A Different World Meets a Possible Lesbian

OCT 9, 2024134 MIN

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“Wild Child” (February 4, 1988)

Officially, A Different World never did a gay episode and there were no queer students at Hillman. Nestled in the middle of the Bonet/Tomei season, however, is an interesting episode about a girl named Cougar, who happens to be easily read as a lesbian and interact in interesting ways with both Denise and Whitley. Entertainment journalist Stacey Yvonne joins us to discuss this episode and why A Different World still matters in 2024.

You can watch this episode of A Different World on our Vimeo.

Listen to Stacey's appearances on Sam Pancake Presents the Monday Afternoon Movie discussing the made-for-TV horror films The Possessed and The Strange and Deadly Occurrence.