A Different World: For Whom the Jingle Bell Tolls 1/2

Episode #54, Season 3

Whitley is in a foul mood during the holiday season, especially when her mother insists that they fly to the south of France instead of spending a quiet Christmas at home. She coldly rejects Freddie's offer to spend Christmas with her, and refuses to attend the gang's tree-trimming party. Whitley's mother appears to her in a dream and warns that she is headed for the same lonely, isolated existence as Marion. Whitley is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future (who bear an uncanny resemblance to Mr. Gaines, Walter and Jaleesa). She learns that Freddie will end up staying with Dwayne for the holidays, leading to a romance between the two. Whitley discovers that Dwayne and Freddie will marry, while she will spend her entire life alone. Whitley suddenly gets into the holiday spirit, decorates everything in sight, and asks Freddie to come along to France. However, Marion shows up at the dorm and tells her daughter that she wants to spend Christmas in Richmond. She settles on a compromise and takes the girls to a cabin in Maine.

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• Different
• World
• Dwayne
• Wayne
• Whitley
• Gilbert
• Jasmine
• Guy
• Kadeem
• Hardison
• Jaleesa
• Vinson
• Dawnn
• Lewis
• Darryl
• M.
• Bell
• Ron
• Johnson
• Charnele
• Brown
• Kimberly
• Reese
• Cree
• Summer
• Freddie
• Brooks
• Sinbad
• Walter
• Oakes

[mooki33]

Casting Diahann Carroll as Whitley's mother was a stroke of genius. I also loved Pattie LaBelle as Dwayne's mother.

[bluejayy100]

man the 80s and nintys

\missem and hope to bring them back some day they just dont make tv shows this good any moere

[NBaBall3r26]

@shamaryaJohnson yea Freddie should have smacked her

[MekkaSG]

i love the fashion in this show... its coming back in.. Freddie's blazer is heaven

[shamaryaJohnson]

As much as I love whitley ...I wud had whooped her ass, if she wud of tlked me like that

[DoogieHowser1911]

"You know, not exactly our type of people". LOL. Lawrence Otis Graham would've loved Whitley's family. LOL.

[cpiman2009]

@RougeLaRoca Yes he does! I love Mr. Gaines too he was too funny!

[RougeLaRoca]

LMAO. Mr. Gaines be talkin' so loud ! Love his character

[AnaisHuttner92]

Download the audio from this song at searchripgrab doht cohm.

[purpleprin]

Freddie is hilarious with the adopted whales LOL

[scootigger]

@IvyElleBlack

lol...!

[scootigger]

I just watched this on TVONE.... I love this show.!

[asupriz]

I honestly believe that Marion Gilbert is Diahann Carroll's favorite character to play! Has to be! Lol Genius!

[aeropostalebunny1]

Whitley is Always Being Mean To Freddie !

[jerritopia]

@VuittonDona lol

[Amelfan]

HAHAHA! I love how loud Mr Gaines is, Looking like a black Father Time!

[erika2012vsu]

Freddie wouldn't fit in Richmond... take it from me. lol

[chaliceofchange]

I love mr.Gaines

[valzozos]

@mooki33 i agree! it was a perfect match!

[hitps101]

I woulda told u r a stuck-up snotty noise wannabe white bitch who has no class and no dignity and not even all your credit cards could buy that. That was mean and very uncalled for , for what she did to Freddie.

[IvyElleBlack]

This, "For whom the Jingle Bell tolls" episode is my favorite, "A Different World" episode ever! In fact, it may be one of my favorite episodes of any Tv show ever! I loved Whitley when I was a kid and I remember loving this episode when I was a kid. I loved the dreamy quality about it. In fact, I loved it so much that when I was a kid and the show first went into syndacation, I actually called WGN and asked them when they would be playing this episode! They just left me on hold though. lol

[dytbutter]

I love different world its seriously a great show!..its subliminally inspiring for me lol

[VuittonDona]

did anyone else notice that whitley's hairstyle changed at 1:11?

[prinzcharm]

"cause you look as though you about to fry up a batch of hush puppies." lol