Jasmine Guy & Kadeem Hardison On A Different World's Impact, Character Chemistry, Black Love + More 

Jasmine Guy is a whole mood. How authentic is this woman?!!? She's just E V E R Y T H I N G ✨️

It’s official. If Jasmine Guy ever decides to do a podcast I’m definitely tuning in. She’s hilarious and intelligent at the same time and probably has stories for days.

Debbie Allen took such good care of that young cast. Having them add to their contracts that they would get a chance write and direct episodes. She made sure those young actors walked away with additional marketable skills. She showed them they could contribute as artists to other aspects production. What a force she is!

Jasmine Guy is still so enlightening, engaging and refreshing. She needs her own podcast or show. I’d tune in every day. I also never knew she had such a sense of humor.

Debbie brought black excellence to A Different World.. she brought blackness to the show without making it ghetto or ratchet. Debbie Allen knew the assignment before anyone else knew.. and as a 30 year old black woman.. a viewer… I can appreciate that!

“The more you do, the less they can tell you ‘you can’t do.’“ Quote of the day!!! Thank you, Kadeem.

This should have been a 4-Hour interview. Jasmine is so cool and genuine and Kadeem is so laid back and cool.

That “baby please” was everything! To this day I still get teary-eyed…. It was so emotional and it makes me feel like it was real romance!

Jasmine Guy being UNBOTHERED, tipsy, and letting them HAVE IT is my new favorite energy!!! This made me love her even more, if that was possible! And she looks so good! And Kadeem is adorable as usual! I am so glad we have this gem of an interview. Breakfast Club interviews usually annoy me, but letting Jasmine & Kadeem roll with it was the best possible choice. 🥰

Jasmine Guy is the cool auntie that cusses and keeps shyt real...unapologetic and and unfiltered 🤣🤣🤣🤣

THIS JASMINE GUY IS AN ENTIRE VIBE.... She is really apart of the Black Revolution, very underrated. In fact it was interesting to know how the cast was mistreat underrecognized. Such a powerful sitcom for the culture. They were left out of Hollywood, disrespected. I'm not surprised, but glad they were because our most powerful stories and experiences are left out of Hollywood. These shows that our left out are often OUR most PRIZED gift to our communities. Thank you A Different World, I chose Clark Atlanta University because of ALL OF YOU!!

Jasmine Guy saying they disrespect Bonet, then it disrespects her and all the cast, and willing to walk off a hit show for the poor treatment of someone else is mighty rare and of the utmost ethical integrity. What a glorious human being.

I’ve NEVER watched an interview on the Breakfast Club from start to finish, holding on to EVERY second. This was THE best interview on this show and thank you for giving them their flowers. ❤

HUGE shout out to Debbie Allen for holding it all down and making space for those around her to shine & grow! Also, I LOVED the relationship between Whitley and mother in law played by Patti Labelle. Those 2 together were straight hilarity!!😂

The best interview I’ve watched in a long time. Black royalty. “Whitley” and “Kim” are literally apart of my DNA. “Dwayne” is the guy that made being a math whiz cool. I so love this show. I’ll watch it until I’m old and gray.

Debbie Allen really pushed everyone to be great! She brought out the talent that could have been lost or not recognized later.

Jasmine Guy is gorgeously authentic and as real as they come. Debbie Allen is also the real deal. My best friend's daughter had ADHD at age 7 and couldn't sit still. She enrolled her in every kind of sport to try to harness her energy. One Thanksgiving I took her to see a children's musical. All she did was spin and dance and try to jump on the stage. Later I told her mother she should enroll her in dance classes. My friend took her to Ms. Allen's dance academy. Four years later the kid was touring as the lead in The Lion King and under contract with Disney.

Many people don't realize how amazing a person Debbie Allen truly is! She's a dynamo!

Fun fact…the show was supposed to be based around a white girl first and her experience at an HBCU, played by Meg Ryan before Marisa Tomei. However, it was retooled for the white actress to be a supporting character and for the show to be centered around Denise Huxtable as a spin off of the Cosby Show. Im glad it got retooled a second time around Jasmine and Kadeem 😊!

Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison needs a podcast..for real! Jasmine is the firecracker and Kadeem Hardison brings the calm. I can only imagine the stories they could tell. I would so tune in.

We need a Debbie Allen documentary asap

A Different World caused "the college effect." During its run, college enrollment skyrocketed, not merely at HBCU's but at many colleges. This show will FOREVER be a nostalgic masterpiece, imitated by no other TV show. 1987-1993.

A Different World show motivated my four children all to go to college. I wanted my children to experience what they saw on A Different World. Being from NYC and Giuliani was the Mayor who weaponized the police against Black young men, I was determined to show my three sons in particular, that there is a different world. I kept my daughter in the NY university. All my children graduated from college & universities. Thank you Breakfast Club for bringing Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison to your show. I just loved their characters and them as down to earth people in real life. I watched “A Different World “ and was envious of those who experienced Black college life. I was already married at 19 yr old and was having children. So I went to Baruch College at night and then New Brunswick Seminary for my MDiv. Now at 72 yrs old, I’m pushing my grandchildren to A Different World experience. Jasmine is a deep, insightful Black sister. Kadeem is still true to his character Dwane from A Different World .

I loved how Ms. Guy didn't hold back about her experiences. Actors today might be too afraid of what could happen if they spoke their truth. 💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

Kadeem is a legend. His sneaker game back in the day was unmatched. He's a real sneakerhead. In any TV show or movie, he was in his kicks were on point. This guy should be on Complex sneaker episode. He's one of the dudes that made me start collecting sneakers. No hypebeast shit. When I saw White Men Can't Jump, he had on the Infared Jordan 6. As a kid, I was instantly sold. I begged my pops for those shoes. In Spike Lee's School Daze he was rocking the Jordan 2's. Mannnnn they were too clean. This dude is a pioneer along with Will Smith with the sneakers. A different world was a classic. Great times when that show aired.

The fact that Jasmine and Kadeem did their own intimacy coaching, (which is very commonplace on today's movie sets) where he deferred to her and waited for permission is commendable and indicative of the kind of human he is...particularly in a male dominated and driven industry. Well done Kadeem!!

It's so sad my daughter doesn't have a show like "A Different World" to grow up with. Yes! I make her watch now because it remains educational. This was the most incredible interview ever!

One of the best interviews. I have mad respect for Jasmine---so beautiful, a 60 year old legend and she is super funny. "I am not calling that girls name out! I'm Blind" Wow love her relationship with Kadeem

I love Jasmine Guy personality. So real and down to earth❤

I love how real Jasmine Guy is, she is always all of herself. This show has left such a legacy that has never been replicated, I'm so glad to have experienced it firsthand. And Debbie Allen is a whole force. I love what she did for them.

I'm an even bigger fan of Jasmine Guy and Kadeem after this interview. The two them should do a podcast. Kadeem and Jasmine have great chemistry on the air.

Miss Guy is not a joke, not at all. Mad respect to her and Kahdeem.

This was THE interview! Kadeem’s class, humility and obvious love and respect for Jasmine and his peers is truly inspiring. Jasmine is hilarious, real, and an absolute G! They’ve both been in the game so long but this interview felt like we were just chopping it up with them at a get together. Loved the gems they dropped and the 90s nostalgia they gave was crazy too. A Different World meant so much to us growing up in the 90s. ♥️ 🖤💚

Soooo...after tearing up from watching these two AMAZING people being interviewed I would first like to say thank you Breakfast Club for giving them their flowers and expressing to them the love and appreciation we all are feeling ❤. Great job 👏

I couldn never have foreseen an interview like this in 1987 after watching the 1st season. I had just graduated college in 1986 and this show was almost a flashback for me to watch these underclassmen go thru their maturity. The show was like an experiment in many people's eyes because HBCUs weren't part of everyday talk.

Characters that were not one-dimensional and so well written. Characters like Freddie who were ahead of their time. You had legends on this show (Patti Labelle, Diane Carroll, Richard Roundtree, Lena Horne). This show showcased tomorrow's talents (Jada Pinkett Smith and Halle Berry) to name a few. This show was a revolution and for all of us who watched it when it aired for the first time, we were blessed as there has never been another show like it

We need a Part 2! This was the best interview. Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Harrison deserve all the respect.

I love how she slipped right into the Whitley character. "Why should I be punished cause I can walk?" This was a great interview.

Jasmine Guy & Kadeem Hardison definitely need their own podcast.

This is the best show ever! Kadeem and Jasmine, WOW! They are so humble and have shaped many peoples lives, including myself with their shows. I went to an HBCU because of them. I didn't know about HBCU'S until Real World. I thank you and will always be grateful to you both and the entire cast. May The Most High continue to keep and bless you and your families. It is a blessing to see you both alive and healthy. We will always love you both.

Jasmine is so right about the networks pitting successful black shows against each other

I was 13 when the show aired. I'm 48 now and I can truly say I miss the black sitcoms of the 80s and 90s. Kadeem Hardison is a literal OG now.

Jasmine was lit off that champagne and I’m here for it 😂

Im just thankful they actually had a final episode with closure. Great interview! Different World is definitely my favorite show of all time!! I love them both! I can't believe they never won an Emmy. They definitely deserve one now. We need to make this right! However they are definitely getting those roses now!!! Praise GOD for that🙏🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽

Debbie Allen truly turned the show around after season one and took a deeper dive into character development. A Different World is apart of the fabric of many of our childhoods/young adulthoods. I will forever appreciate what this show and its characters did for the culture. (Although Jasmine thought that Whitley was over dressed, it just seemed like a rich, snobby southern belle was supposed to dress like that. 😆)

A Different World, The Cosby Show, Living Single,Martin, Moesha and so many more black television shows gave me so much self love and so much joy! Being able to have representation of me and the ppl I grew up with and also representations of who I could be was so dope to see and I will forever be grateful to have grown up watching these shows❤❤

I was at Pace University in NYC when A Different World was on TV on a Thursday night. We all set our classes so that we would be free on a Thursday night and we watched it together at the University. That show changed my life.

The part I always remember and liked, was when Heavy D appeared, Whitney was introduced to him, and she couldn't get that, that was his stage name, when she walked away from him, her facial expression saying "people could be so cruel" was awesome, adding this, am a very big fan of Heavy D, now he's gone, I have the memories of him.

Debbie Allen is THE G.O.A.T!!! She is the epitome of the person that we all need in our professional lives… Someone who ignites the fire in our lives and opens doors we never thought we needed! The opportunities become endless! The entire cast are icons… and the vast majority of us without college educated parents ONLY wanted to go to college simply because of THEM!

As a Vietnamese girl I grew up watching Cosby, ADW, and 227. Positive images of Black families were ingrained in me and it has mattered 🙌

This is a great episode. Jazmin regarding Lisa: “…Thats a sweet girl, because you not getting up on me like that”

I loved this interview being a fan of a Different World! Jasmine and Kadeem relationship on the show was always exciting, sad, and hilarious to watch. BUT listening to Jasmine tell how she stood up for Lisa Bonet should be celebrated because a lot of people would not put their jobs on the line for someone else, but she did at a very young age I must add! Bravo to you Jasmine and Kadeem you both deserve to be honored for keeping it real, still being true to you and others. I give you your flowers as well!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹

I’m not sure why these two don’t have their own series about them being grandparents or have them in other roles at this point of their careers. They are legends!

This is, by far, one of the best episodes of the Breakfast Club. Extremely informative and a real eye-opener. It is heartbreaking to learn that none of the cast was ever invited to the Emmys [to present], never nominated.

Dag, can we get an audio commentary of "A Different World", with the behind the scenes thoughts of the actresses and actors!? Seeing this kind of explanation gives sooooooooo much insight to what was really going on during the filming of the show. Much respect to all the cast members and their craft!!

When Jasmine Guy hit that Whitley voice it took me back. She still got it. A Different World was so iconic

I can honestly say that this is the first time I have EVER stayed glued to a breakfast club airing. Jasmine & Kadeem brought the truth to the table and managed/owned the tone of the show. I already had a profound admiration for these two back in the day. ...today, that respect and humility are amplified to the 10th power. R E A L!!!

I didn’t know Jasmine was so down to earth. When Kadeem was explaining the wedding crashing scene I still got chills just listening to him. We rooted for that love! #90show #Cosbys, #DifferentWorld, #227, #Martin, #NYUndercover, #LivingSingle, #FreshPrince #SistertoSister #FamilyMatters, #InLivingColor, #TheParkers, #Moesha #SteveHarveyShow #JamieFoxShow etc.

I’ll never forget that moment in my life. Baby baby please and Diane Carol saying just die! In my mind saying yes, get her! The most epic love scene ever!

Oh this is a historical gem, captured by the right people. I just want to thank you kindly for that bottle of champagne and this unabridged Jasmine Guy. The way she spilled that tea! Siiiiissss....Whitley woulda been afraid of Jasmine Guy! I love every bit of her. Kadeem Hardison has always been this well-spoken, poised man who still delivers. They are a whole comedy act! I loved them on the screen and the way they filled in the holes that we can see that represents the things left unsaid on screen. For everything they endured, we received a cultural gem that has formulated my entire life. I still watch this show every day and to see these two cut up on the Breakfast Club is priceless!

The way Kadeem Hardison talked about the wedding scene, it transported me to that moment, so good. A very iconic moment in television

Best interview ever! Jasmine Guy is real af! Somebody should let her play a character based on her real life persona, and it would blow up. Love her authenticity. Respect

I don’t know how I came across this interview but that damn Jazmin Guy is the best at being interviewed. Man she needs to do this until she gets it all out of her system. Baby she was outstanding!!!!!

Jasmine guy is the truth, love how she spoke about the divide and conquer in the industry, putting thier show against Martin...love the interview

Jasmine Guy is a COMEDIAN 😂😂😂 this definitely needed to be longer. We need a part 2

Debbie Allen taught them well❤️. It also warmed my heart when they shed light on Lisa Bonet. So good to hear them to stand up for her and tell the honest truth of what happened on the set of the show. Thank you for giving kadeem and Jasmine their flowers ❤️❤️.

Jasmine definitely needs her own show!!!!!

Truck driver here... I was on my way from Florida to Alabama and decided to check this interview out... been putting it off for about a week now... It was great... love Whiteley and ma boy Dwayne....different world is a column in the black culture...

When Debbie Allen became the director of A Different World she made it into a real college experience for millions of us. It's hard to put into words how influential that show was to the belief that I could get a college degree.

Breakfast Club, thank you for giving us this moment. It’s a shame that the industry doesn’t honor what A Different World was to the culture (not just black people). You allowed us to have an intimate moment with these two trendsetters. They gave me such pride and confidence in the 90s. Forever indebted to the entire cast and Debbie Allen ✊🏾

This interview was EVERYTHING for me. I went to an HBCU because of A Different World (AAMU)!! I’m still waiting on my Dewayne and Whitley love 😔

There is yet to be a show that presents a wedding crash that will take you to the highest emotions like the one that Whitley and Dwayne had. I watched it again today and I was in tears. It was so realistic!

Mane I was screaming like a 13 year old school girl on that famous wedding episode. I felt that "baby please" in my soul. I still do. Now that I've experienced heartbreak this late in life. Trust. Me and mom were glued every Thursday. Thanks you two.

I love this interview! Jasmine Guy is telling it! Give her some more to drink so she keeps spilling the tea. Tell it Sistah! 🤣🤣🤣

21:14 a instant time warp she took us through, amazing ability to change into Whitley at a moments notice says a lot about real talent

this was the ABSOLUTE BEST interview that The Breakfast Club has done IMO.....Kadeem and Jasmine meant so much to our culture. I grew up idolizing "Dwayne Wayne" and crushing on "Whitley Gilbert"...what an era of tv. I was 11 yrs old then when the show began and still watch those episodes today as a 46. Never gets old. I love the insight in this interview, the REAL insight that was given. Much props to Lisa Bonet in how she was treated on set...we didn't know....wow. We need more interviews like this.. too bad TBC is ending.

I appreciate the humility of Kadeem. Humility is SOOO Powerful! Thank you Jasmine for being a Powerful voice as well! One Love!

Credit to Debbie Allen as well for her huge role in turning A Different World around. Remember it was a spin off The Cosby Show but it definitely is an iconic Black sitcom. It's great to see Jasmine Guy still about as well. You just know she has a lot of stories to tell from the 90s. 90s is probably the best era of literally everything.

Y’all gave Jasmine Guy two glasses of wine and she gave y’all an autobiographical account. I LIIIIIVE.

They brought the Champagne out for this one well deserved. This show was literally my childhood show. I love to see Jasmine and Kadeem now they are amazing.

I loved this interview. Jasmine was so real and funny and Kadeem was so respectful and well spoken with a lil edge. It was fun.

My mom loved the Kimberly Reese character and admired the beauty of the actress so much that she named me after Charnele Brown. This show has hands-down been one of the most important/influential shows in my life. So grateful for the powerful contribution of black entertainment ❤

This is the first time I’ve heard Jasmine Guy speak “unfiltered”. I have always been a fan, but I have a new level of love for her!

THAT WEDDING SCEEN!! THE NUMBER ONE SCENE IN THE ENTIRE RUN!!!! CHILE WE WERE ALL IN OUR FEET IN THE LIVING ROOM!👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

When I was a child, I thought Hilman was a real college because it gave real HBCU! Debbie Allen and the entire cast did what needed to be done for the culture. The vision and ideas behind each episode showed you that they wanted to make an impact years after the show had it finale. Still to this day it is making a huge impact on us. Jasmine Guy has always been a favorite of my from her acting to her style and Kadeem Hardison has always been my crush! He’s still fine! Lord!❤❤

I’ve laughed, I’ve cried but most importantly I’m STILL inspired! I remember being a kid during the Era of Cosby & A Different World 🌎 rushing home 🏡 to watch these 2 shows & while watching thinking 🤔 I’m finally seeing ME on tv 📺 but I’m just not acting. It’s was the most relatable and inspirational time during my youth! Yes I have amazing parents and family, but there was still life happening and this representation mattered.. still does! This Black Excellence pushed me harder in my scholastic studies and gave me different perspectives on life. I’m heartbroken 💔 that todays kids haven’t had this type of grounding but I’m grateful for the reruns! To Everyone involved with this cast, Thank You! You have NO idea what you’ve done for young black boys and girls who grew to be men and women! This type of positivity pushed us to be better, killed the negative noise about what we couldn’t be and showed us what we could! Lastly, it forced us to really deal with life! This representation mattered and forever will! Grateful to see them get their love and flowers 🌸! Admiration Respect and Abundance

I went to college because of this show. I did not know how I was going to pay for it, but this show motivated me as a little black girl coming from an abusive home. Even applied to an HBCU, but didn’t get in 🙄🤭 so I went to a PWI. Thank U 🙏🏿 😊

I really wish this Interview was a lot longer I stayed tuned from start to finish Jasmine Guy is a whole vibe I can drink with her any time lol these two are definitely legends they need to do another interview with them and all the cast members that are still alive.

Jasmine was/is/has been under-rated and is still by far one of the most talented and educated actors on the scene. I wish this generation could see her as I do. Love Kadeem as well.

I got chills with Kadeem talking about the wedding scene. Love that scene

Kadeem - is equally gracious and the wedding scene and the fact the baby baby please part was improvised. Some of the best work is off the cuff.

I’m a latina who grew up watching this and I absolutely loveeeeeee this sitcom. It’s made me laugh and cry from beginning to the end 💗💗 amazing cast and individuals overall.

I love the soft-spoken manner of Kadeem and how he gives Jasmine the floor.

I can see why Jasmine and Pac were good friends.

Kadeem seems so sweet! Jasmine is someone I would hang with! Who knew?!

Watching again because their chemistry and vibe is so authentic..love this💗

Every time Jasmine spoke, I got the cheesiest grin on my face. I love her energy. This was a great interview....love them both.

Two legends! I'll never forget that wedding episode... Dwayne - "please baby please" Whitley - "I'm sorry Byron"

They are so real and down to earth. Other actors from classic shows pretend they don't remember anything from their filming days or episodes because that is industry thing to do. Other actors also pretend they don't watch television either. I never missed a Thursday night when these two were on. It really was "Must see TV."

I just love that show A Different World. I was in college at the same time this show took place so I could relate to the story lines and many of the female cast members. I cried in one of the episodes when Dwayne interrupted Whitley's wedding with such suffering in his voice that sounded so real. I will never forget that moment till this day.