CNN History of the Sitcom June 4, 2024 04:28:00
>> i felt like -- >> oh, whitley, what is that dress? it just screams first communion. >> she was always the only black woman on the set of "julia." she let us know how special it was that we're on a set with all these black people. >> "a different world" was a success because it wasn't a bunch of white men telling little black kids what they were like growing up. i credit all of that to our producer and our director, debbie allen. it was like how can we deepen all of these characters? >> she'd also gone to howard university. so she brought something very organic and authentic. >> she saw the ...
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