A Different World — S04E20 — It's Showtime at Hillman

1991 · 30 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · DIR. Debbie Allen

A Different World — S04E20 — It's Showtime at Hillman poster

Overview

The community outreach program loses funding after a corporate buyout, so Walter organizes a three-hour telethon to raise the $15,000 it needs to remain in operation. Jaleesa, Kim and Kinu sing, and Mr. Gaines tap dances (with musical accompaniment from Col. Taylor). Whitley's tribute to Josephine Baker falls apart when her male dance partners begin fighting over her. Dwayne begs for a chance to perform stand-up comedy, but suffers from stage fright. Although the telethon enjoys some initial success, the phones stop ringing during the final hour. The program only raises about $7000. Walter assures the children that he will find a way to come up with the rest of the money.

ComedyFamily1990s

Dialogue Timeline — 489 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:06 £ I know my parents loved me £
00:01:17 It's not the most high-tech.
00:02:01 The company that promised us $15,000
00:02:38 "Sing jaleesa! Girl! Woo! Get it!"
00:03:37 £ do you really wanna love me forever? £
00:04:28 Let's go to the tote board.
00:06:09 If you want to see when you're on Terrence is the man to see.
00:06:56 to screw in a light bulb?
00:07:42 We got Freddie and Matthew collecting contributions.
00:08:31 Whoo!
00:09:14 Hey, I'm sorry.
00:10:01 Ladies and gentlemen, we have a special treat for you.
00:11:31 And touch and touch.
00:12:46 Everybody, guess what?
00:13:35 Come on home.
00:14:21 What's the matter here people?
00:15:12 £ and I think of you the whole day long £
00:16:24 Right now, let's bring out miss whitley Gilbert
00:18:06 Maybe they're outside with Matthew and Freddie just hanging out.
00:18:57 Forget the fat son and give us the fat check.
00:19:42 Tell a good joke, okay?
00:20:27 Call 555-give.
00:21:10 But Walter promised we'd raise the money.
00:22:27 Go colonel! Go colonel!

Cast & Characters

Jasmine Guy Whitley Gilbert Kadeem Hardison Dwayne Wayne Darryl M. Bell Ron Johnson Cree Summer Freddie Brooks
Charnele Brown Kim Reese
Lou Myers Vernon Gaines Dawnn Lewis Jaleesa Vinson-Taylor Glynn Turman Colonel Brad Taylor Sinbad Coach Walter Oakes Brandon Quintin Adams Dion Cleavant Derricks Larry
Kiki Shepard Vanna Black
Andrew Lowery Matthew
Cory Tyler Terrence Taylor
Alisa Gyse Dickens Kinu Owens
Edgar Godineaux Braxton Brother
Max Miller Dancer
Jonathan Webb Braxton Brother
Terrence Williams Dancer

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed489
Dialogue density16.3 lines / min
First line00:00:06
Final line00:22:27

Production Record

DirectorDebbie Allen
LanguageEnglish

Factoids

Episode

A Different World, season 4, episode 20: It's Showtime at Hillman.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/115/season/4/episode/20
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