"Great X-Pectations" is an episode from the sitcom A Different World, and was first broadcast on July 9, 1993 on NBC. Written by Jeanette Collins & Mimi Friedman and directed by Glynn Turman, it is the 20th episode of the sixth season, and the 140th episode of the series. Moreover, it is the final episode of the series to air on NBC before the end of its run. Several additional episodes remain unaired until years later, when the series is in syndication.