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Power of the Pen, The

Synopsis
Us sitcom. A spin-off series from THE COSBY SHOW. The series centres around the life of students at Hillman College, a fictional historically Black college in Virginia. In this episode Dwayne, who loves mathematics, has to compose a poem for his poetry class and is finding it difficult. William Shakespeare appears to him in a dream and stresses that his pursuit of a career in mathematics doesn’t mean that he can’t appreciate poetry and encourages Dwayne to write something for which he feels passion.
Series
Different World
Language
English
Country
United States
Medium
Television
Technical information
Colour / Sound
Transmission details
18 Feb 1990 (Channel: NBC)
Duration
30 mins
Availability
No distributor or archive copy found (6/2007).

Credits

Director
Debbie Allen
Producer
Debbie Allen
Writer
Dominic Hoffman; Jasmine Guy
Cast
John F. FrancisWilliam Shakespeare
Kadeem HardisonDwayne Cleophus Wayne

Additional Details

Production type
Sitcoms/Variety
Keywords
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History
Season 3, episode 13 and episode 57 overall. The series was shown in the UK on C4 and this episode screened 17 October 1990.

Production Company

Name

Bill Cosby

Name

Carsey-Werner

Record Stats

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