<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> A Different World </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Genre </Th> <Td> Sitcom </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Created by </Th> <Td> Bill Cosby </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Starring </Th> <Td> Lisa Bonet Jasmine Guy Dawnn Lewis Loretta Devine Kadeem Hardison Mary Alice Darryl M. Bell Sinbad Charnele Brown Cree Summer Glynn Turman Lou Myers Ajai Sanders Jada Pinkett Karen Malina White Marisa Tomei </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Theme music composer </Th> <Td> Stu Gardner Bill Cosby Dawnn Lewis </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Opening theme </Th> <Td> Performed by: Phoebe Snow (season 1) Aretha Franklin (seasons 2--5) Boyz II Men and Terrence Forsythe (season 6) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country of origin </Th> <Td> United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original language (s) </Th> <Td> English </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of seasons </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of episodes </Th> <Td> 144 (list of episodes) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Production </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Executive producer (s) </Th> <Td> Marcy Carsey Tom Werner (entire run) Caryn Mandabach (seasons 4--6) Susan Fales (season 6) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Camera setup </Th> <Td> Videotape; Multi-camera </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Running time </Th> <Td> 23--25 minutes </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Production company (s) </Th> <Td> Carsey - Werner Productions </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distributor </Th> <Td> Carsey - Werner Distribution </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Release </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original network </Th> <Td> NBC </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Picture format </Th> <Td> 480i (SDTV) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Original release </Th> <Td> September 24, 1987--July 10, 1993 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related shows </Th> <Td> The Cosby Show </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> A Different World </Th> </Tr>

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