A Different World — S04E07 — Good Help Is Hard to Fire
1990 · 30 MIN · IMDB 8.2 · DIR. Debbie Allen
Overview
Dwayne falls apart in the aftermath of his kiss with Whitley. He cannot sleep due to recurring nightmares, and lets the apartment turn into a pig pen. Kinu becomes extremely bossy and territorial; she argues with Ron (who is tired of her constant presence at the apartment), then tries to bar Whitley from a party honoring Dwayne's and her six-month anniversary. Ron, hoping to drive Kinu over the edge, hires cash-poor Whitley as a housekeeper. Dwayne's mother arrives in the midst of the women's sniping because she had sensed that something was wrong with her ""chipmunk."" Mrs. Wayne doesn't like Kinu any more than she does Whitley, so Whitley tries to take advantage of the situation by buttering her up. Kinu finally snaps and takes it upon herself to fire Whitley. Dwayne admits to Kinu that he cannot shake his feelings for Whitley. They decide to break up.
Dialogue Timeline — 533 lines
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00:00:02 Dwayne, Dwayne, wherefore art thou, Dwayne?
00:01:18 £ stand behind me come what may £
00:02:28 Are you okay?
00:03:18 Who?
00:04:06 Keep singing.
00:04:59 I'm talking about my life, not my feet.
00:05:50 Sweetheart, there's an old Japanese expression...
00:06:53 all better.
00:08:09 Dwayne, you're not smiling.
00:09:00 Freddie, you're not getting the shine from kinu's nose
00:10:12 Help me.
00:10:57 Kinu, let me explain.
00:11:43 I need peace, I need sleep.
00:12:33 She showed me her niece.
00:13:21 Hello, kinu.
00:14:07 Why don't I fix us a little lunch?
00:15:07 Whitley: Mrs. Wayne, would you
00:15:56 Just be quiet.
00:16:46 Anyone for prune cobbler?
00:17:30 I'm trying to clean up.
00:18:40 That's me.
00:20:02 Hmm. Well, I guess the party's over.
00:20:55 This is my little extra.
00:21:52 I love you, too, chipmunk.
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Factoids
A Different World, season 4, episode 7: Good Help Is Hard to Fire.
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