Recurring Characters
- Kenny, a.k.a. "Bud": longtime friend of Rudy (Deon Richmond)
- Walter Bradley, a.k.a. "Cockroach": Theo's best friend in high school (Carl Anthony Payne II)
- Janet Meiser: friend of Vanessa (Pam Potillo)
- Smitty: high school friend of Theo (Adam Sandler)
- Justine Phillips: Theo's longtime girlfriend (Michelle Thomas)
- Robert Foreman: boyfriend of Vanessa (Dondre T. Whitfield)
- Denny: high school, college friend of Theo (Troy Winbush)
- Howard: college friend of Theo (Reno Wilson)
- Lou Hernandez: college friend of Theo (Alex Ruiz)
- Charmaine Brown: best friend of Pam (Karen Malina White); Charmaine later became a regular on the final season of A Different World.
- Lance Rodman: boyfriend of Charmaine (Allen Payne)
- Al Hanks: Clair's father (Joe Williams)
- Carrie Hanks: Clair's mother (Ethel Ayler)
- Nelson Tibideaux: son of Sondra and Elvin (Gary LeRoi Gray)
- Winnie Tibideaux: daughter of Sondra and Elvin (Jessica Ann Vaughn)
- Kara: friend of Vanessa (Elizabeth Narvaez)
- Dabnis Brickey: fiance of Vanessa (William Thomas Jr.)
- Jade: friend of Theo (Vanessa A. Williams)
- Jeffry Engels: neighbor of the Huxtables (Wallace Shawn)
- Peter Chiara: friend of Rudy (Peter Costa)
- Kim Ogawa: friend of Rudy (Naoka Nakagawa)
- Stanley: boyfriend of Rudy (Merlin Santana)
- Arthur Bartell, aka "Slide": ex-boyfriend of Pam (Mushond Lee)
- Aaron Dexter: boyfriend of Pam (Seth Gilliam)
- Cheryl: friend of Theo (Vanessa A. Williams)
- Eunice Chantilly: child love interest of Clif:; foe of Clair (unseen character)
- Shaniqua Watkins: foe of Pam (unseen character)
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