A Different World/How Bittersweet It Is

How Bittersweet It Is
Season 4, Episode 2
Airdate	September 27, 1990
Production Number	402
Written by	Yvette Lee Bowser
Directed by	Debbie Allen
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A Different World — Season Four

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How Bittersweet It Is is the second episode of the fourth season of A Different World, and the seventy-first episode overall.

Starring:

Guest Starring: Roger Guenveur Smith (Professor Howard Randolph), Abner Mariri (Kobie), Cory Tyler (Terrence Johann Taylor), Alisa Gyse Dickens (Kinu Owens), Andrew Lowery (Matthew), Toy Newkirk (Bianca), Anthony Kemp (D.J.)

Co-Starring:

Plot Overview

Whitley accepts a date with the persistent Ron in the hopes of making Dwayne jealous. She leaves a series of answering machine messages in which she repeats the time and location of the date, believing that Dwayne will show up. Ron ignores Dwayne's warning and insists that Whitley really likes him. After they have a good time at a club, Whitley feels guilty and admits that she was trying to get to Dwayne. Ron accepts her apology and says that he is happy to help, as he cannot stand Kinu. Ron pleads for a kiss at the end of the evening, and Whitley pecks him on the cheek. When Dwayne comes out of his apartment, she pulls Ron into a long liplock. Freddie hopes to get into a class taught by Professor Randolph, a respected authority on African American history. Professor Randolph asks students to write an essay explaining why they would like to enroll, but Freddie impresses him with a performance art piece. Freddie's cousin Matthew, who is white, comes over from Avery College to take the class. The professor reprimands a girl for her rude comment about Freddie's biracial heritage.