A Different World — S05E17 — May the Best Man Win

1992 · 30 MIN · IMDB 7.0

A Different World — S05E17 — May the Best Man Win poster

Overview

Whitley organizes a campus fundraiser and tries to wrangle donations from prominent business people. She hits it off with Byron Douglas III, a successful alumnus who owns a restaurant chain. He is impressed by her powers of persuasion, and asks her to assist with his campaign for state senate. Whitley and Dwayne quarrel after she belittles him in front of Byron. Mr. Gaines learns that he is about to lose the lease on the Pit because a corporation outbid him. Byron, a former Pit employee, uses his campaign rally to elicit support for Mr. Gaines. The corporation's representatives decide to seize the opportunity for positive publicity by underwriting Mr. Gaines' lease and letting him keep running the place. Whitley and Byron share a kiss.

ComedyFamily1990s

Dialogue Timeline — 498 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:04 This is the hillman alumni fund-raiser.
00:00:51 I want you to remember
00:02:42 That's where I saw you.
00:03:24 by maintaining "a" averages.
00:04:11 "don't be invisible, be invaluable."
00:04:59 Well... If it works for you.
00:05:48 Thank you.
00:06:47 There's enough ketchup in this bottle
00:07:36 Someday I'll say a state senator
00:08:20 It's our government that keeps us down
00:09:18 We're having a rally day after tomorrow.
00:10:10 we can create revenue
00:11:10 Hey, is everybody else gone?
00:11:53 Why do we do this? Why do we always fight?
00:12:46 Well, now, what's wrong with him?
00:13:51 We'll give it a shot first.
00:14:32 Dwayne, the executives
00:15:28 We've all been thinking.
00:16:24 I've never met the man.
00:17:23 As a matter of fact, I used to sit right over there.
00:18:45 have found the time to be here today shows their concern.
00:20:04 Hey, man, share how you feel.
00:20:48 And then talking to the hospital workers' union.
00:21:48 Yeah.

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
Ajai Sanders Gina Devereaux
Jada Pinkett Smith Lena James Joe Morton Byron Douglas III
Cory Tyler Terrence Taylor

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed498
Dialogue density16.6 lines / min
First line00:00:04
Final line00:21:48

Production Record

LanguageEnglish

Factoids

Episode

A Different World, season 5, episode 17: May the Best Man Win.

https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/115/season/5/episode/17
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