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The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman named Phillip Drummond and his daughter Kimberly, for whom their deceased mother previously worked. During the first season and first half of the second season, Charlotte Rae also starred as the Drummonds' housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett.
Main Actors:
Conrad Bain
Phillip Drummond
Gary Coleman
Arnold Jackson
Todd Bridges
Willis Jackson
Dana Plato
Kimberly Drummond
Mary Jo Catlett
Pearl Gallagher
Charlotte Rae
Edna Garrett
Danny Cooksey
Sam McKinney
Shavar Ross
Dudley Ramsey
Dixie Carter
Maggie McKinney
Nedra Volz
Adelaide Brubaker
Mary Ann Mobley
Maggie Drummond
Rosalind Chao
Miss Chung
Janet Jackson
Charlene DuPrey
Jason Hervey
Charlie
Kim Fields
Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
Jack Riley
Mr. Crocker
Dody Goodman
Sophia Drummond
Robert Jayne
Joanna Gleason
Robert Rockwell
David Hasselhoff
Royce D. Applegate
Andrew Dice Clay
McLean Stevenson
John Brandon
Gordon Jump
Dabney Coleman
Whitman Mayo
Dick O'Neill
Dick Sargent
Sal Lopez
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Ronne Troup
James A. Watson, Jr
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Frank Simpson
Kim Richards
James Reynolds
Molly Ringwald
Molly Parker
Krista Errickson
Mindy Cohn
Natalie Green
Lisa Whelchel
Blair Warner
Dorothy Hamill
Jayne Kennedy
Ellen Travolta
Terry Kiser
Arthur Burghardt
Tammy Townsend
Lawrence Monoson
Dana Kimmell
Joel Brooks
William Daniels
Elinor Donahue
Ray Bolger
Michael Sharrett
Henry
Irene Tedrow
Nancy Reagan
Philip Charles MacKenzie
Ed Jones
Wendy Fulton
Clarence Clemons
Howard Morton
James Cromwell
John McCook
Shari Belafonte
Title:Diff'rent Strokes
Release Date:Friday, November 3rd, 1978
Created by:Bernie Kukoff
TV Network:ABC, NBC
Genres:ComedyFamilyDrama
Keywords:Family-RelationshipsWealthyOrphanWidowerManhattan-New-York-CitySitcom
Season: 8
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| # | Title | Watched | Air Date | ||
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| 19 | The Front Page | Friday, March 7th, 198603/07/86 | |||
| 18 | The Photo Club | Friday, February 28th, 198602/28/86 | |||
| 17 | The Big Bribe | Friday, February 21st, 198602/21/86 | |||
| 16 | Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown | Friday, February 7th, 198602/07/86 | |||
| 15 | Arnold's Tangled Web | Friday, January 31st, 198601/31/86 | |||
| 14 | Sam's Big Brother | Friday, January 24th, 198601/24/86 | |||
| 13 | Bulimia | Friday, January 17th, 198601/17/86 | |||
| 12 | Arnold's Initiation | Friday, January 10th, 198601/10/86 | |||
| 11 | It's My Party and I'll Cry if I Want To | Friday, December 13th, 198512/13/85 | |||
| 10 | Arnold's Bad Rep | Friday, December 6th, 198512/06/85 | |||
| 9 | Speak No Evil | Friday, November 29th, 198511/29/85 | |||
| 8 | So You Want to Be a Rock Star | Friday, November 15th, 198511/15/85 | |||
| 7 | A Tale of Two Teachers | Friday, November 8th, 198511/08/85 | |||
| 6 | Arnold's Job | Friday, October 25th, 198510/25/85 | |||
| 5 | Willis Goes to College | Friday, October 18th, 198510/18/85 | |||
| 4 | Love on the Run | Friday, October 11th, 198510/11/85 | |||
| 3 | Bully for Arnold | Friday, October 4th, 198510/04/85 | |||
| 2 | Sam's Missing (2) | Friday, September 27th, 198509/27/85 | |||
| 1 | Sam's Missing (1) | Friday, September 27th, 198509/27/85 |
Season: 7
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| # | Title | Watched | Air Date | ||
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| 24 | A Special Friend | Saturday, May 4th, 198505/04/85 | |||
| 23 | Street Smarts | Saturday, March 23rd, 198503/23/85 | |||
| 22 | Blue Collar Drummond | Saturday, March 9th, 198503/09/85 | |||
| 21 | Beauty is in the Eye of Arnold | Saturday, March 2nd, 198503/02/85 | |||
| 20 | A Camping We Will Go | Saturday, February 23rd, 198502/23/85 | |||
| 19 | Cheers to Arnold | Saturday, February 16th, 198502/16/85 | |||
| 18 | Russian Embassy | Saturday, February 9th, 198502/09/85 | |||
| 17 | Sam's New Pal | Saturday, February 2nd, 198502/02/85 | |||
| 16 | Harry Birthday Drummond | Saturday, January 26th, 198501/26/85 | |||
| 15 | Sam Adopts a Grandparent | Saturday, January 19th, 198501/19/85 | |||
| 14 | Arnold Saves the Squirrel | Saturday, January 12th, 198501/12/85 | |||
| 13 | Baseball Blues | Saturday, January 5th, 198501/05/85 | |||
| 12 | Arnold's Songbird | Saturday, December 15th, 198412/15/84 | |||
| 11 | Tonsils | Saturday, December 8th, 198412/08/84 | |||
| 10 | The Gymnasts | Saturday, December 1st, 198412/01/84 | |||
| 9 | The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson | Saturday, November 24th, 198411/24/84 | |||
| 8 | Arnold the Entrepreneur | Saturday, November 17th, 198411/17/84 | |||
| 7 | Carmella Meets the Gooch | Saturday, November 10th, 198411/10/84 | |||
| 6 | Sam's Father | Saturday, November 3rd, 198411/03/84 | |||
| 5 | Arnold's Strike | Saturday, October 27th, 198410/27/84 | |||
| 4 | Undercover Lover | Saturday, October 20th, 198410/20/84 | |||
| 3 | Bed-Wetting | Saturday, October 13th, 198410/13/84 | |||
| 2 | Arnold and Lisa's Mother | Saturday, October 6th, 198410/06/84 | |||
| 1 | A Haunting We Will Go | Saturday, September 29th, 198409/29/84 |
Season: 6
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| # | Title | Watched | Air Date | ||
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| 24 | The Boyfriend | Saturday, May 12th, 198405/12/84 | |||
| 23 | The Houseguest | Saturday, May 5th, 198405/05/84 | |||
| 22 | Kathy's Olympics | Saturday, March 24th, 198403/24/84 | |||
| 21 | The Bar Mitzvah Boy | Saturday, March 17th, 198403/17/84 | |||
| 20 | The Honeymoon's Over | Saturday, March 3rd, 198403/03/84 | |||
| 19 | The Wedding (2) | Saturday, February 25th, 198402/25/84 | |||
| 18 | The Wedding (1) | Saturday, February 25th, 198402/25/84 | |||
| 17 | Hooray for Hollywood (2) | Saturday, February 18th, 198402/18/84 | |||
| 16 | Hooray for Hollywood (1) | Saturday, February 11th, 198402/11/84 | |||
| 15 | The Hitchhikers (2) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (2) | Saturday, February 4th, 198402/04/84 | |||
| 14 | The Hitchhikers (1) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (1) | Saturday, January 28th, 198401/28/84 | |||
| 13 | Drummond's Lady | Saturday, January 21st, 198401/21/84 | |||
| 12 | Where There's Smoke | Saturday, January 14th, 198401/14/84 | |||
| 11 | The Senior Class Queen | Saturday, January 7th, 198401/07/84 | |||
| 10 | Mrs. Z | Saturday, December 17th, 198312/17/83 | |||
| 9 | Assert Yourself | Saturday, December 10th, 198312/10/83 | |||
| 8 | Coming of Age | Saturday, December 3rd, 198312/03/83 | |||
| 7 | The Moonlighter | Saturday, November 26th, 198311/26/83 | |||
| 6 | The Van Drummonds | Saturday, November 19th, 198311/19/83 | |||
| 5 | Drafted | Saturday, November 12th, 198311/12/83 | |||
| 4 | The Lie | Saturday, October 29th, 198310/29/83 | |||
| 3 | Rashomon II | Saturday, October 22nd, 198310/22/83 | |||
| 2 | The Goat | Saturday, October 15th, 198310/15/83 | |||
| 1 | Mr. T and mr. t | Saturday, October 1st, 198310/01/83 |
Season: 5
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| # | Title | Watched | Air Date | ||
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| 24 | My Fair Larry (a.k.a.) My Fair Lady | Saturday, May 7th, 198305/07/83 | |||
| 23 | Romeo and Juliet | Saturday, April 30th, 198304/30/83 | |||
| 22 | The Reporter | Saturday, March 19th, 198303/19/83 | |||
| 21 | Roommates | Saturday, March 12th, 198303/12/83 | |||
| 20 | The Cricket | Saturday, March 5th, 198303/05/83 | |||
| 19 | Hall Monitor | Saturday, February 26th, 198302/26/83 | |||
| 18 | Family on Ice | Saturday, February 19th, 198302/19/83 | |||
| 17 | The Bicycle Man (2) | Saturday, February 12th, 198302/12/83 | |||
| 16 | The Bicycle Man (1) | Saturday, February 5th, 198302/05/83 | |||
| 15 | Independent Woman | Saturday, January 22nd, 198301/22/83 | |||
| 14 | Parents Have Rights, Too | Saturday, January 15th, 198301/15/83 | |||
| 13 | A Growing Problem | Saturday, January 8th, 198301/08/83 | |||
| 12 | Santa's Helper | Saturday, December 18th, 198212/18/82 | |||
| 11 | The Executives | Saturday, December 11th, 198212/11/82 | |||
| 10 | Push Comes to Shove | Saturday, December 4th, 198212/04/82 | |||
| 9 | Memories | Saturday, November 27th, 198211/27/82 | |||
| 8 | A Case of Overexposure (a.k.a.) Overexposure | Saturday, November 20th, 198211/20/82 | |||
| 7 | The Older Woman | Saturday, November 13th, 198211/13/82 | |||
| 6 | Substitute Teacher | Saturday, November 6th, 198211/06/82 | |||
| 5 | The Peacemaker | Saturday, October 30th, 198210/30/82 | |||
| 4 | Big Brother | Saturday, October 23rd, 198210/23/82 | |||
| 3 | Cyrano De Jackson | Saturday, October 16th, 198210/16/82 | |||
| 2 | In the Swim | Saturday, October 9th, 198210/09/82 | |||
| 1 | Shoot-Out at the O.K. Arcade | Saturday, October 2nd, 198210/02/82 |
Season: 4
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| # | Title | Watched | Air Date | ||
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| 26 | On Your Toes | Thursday, May 20th, 198205/20/82 | |||
| 25 | Short But Sweet | Thursday, May 13th, 198205/13/82 | |||
| 24 | The Music Man | Thursday, May 6th, 198205/06/82 | |||
| 23 | Stress? What Stress? | Thursday, April 22nd, 198204/22/82 | |||
| 22 | Lifesavers | Thursday, April 15th, 198204/15/82 | |||
| 21 | Have I Got a Girl for You | Thursday, April 8th, 198204/08/82 | |||
| 20 | Green Hair | Thursday, April 1st, 198204/01/82 | |||
| 19 | B.M.O.C. | Thursday, March 25th, 198203/25/82 | |||
| 18 | Crime Story (Part 2) (a.k.a.) Crime in the Schools | Thursday, March 18th, 198203/18/82 | |||
| 17 | Crime Story (Part 1) (a.k.a.) Crime in the Schools | Thursday, March 11th, 198203/11/82 | |||
| 16 | The Car | Thursday, February 25th, 198202/25/82 | |||
| 15 | The Squatter | Thursday, February 18th, 198202/18/82 | |||
| 14 | Fire | Thursday, February 11th, 198202/11/82 | |||
| 13 | Kathy | Thursday, February 4th, 198202/04/82 | |||
| 12 | Dreams | Thursday, January 28th, 198201/28/82 | |||
| 11 | Jilted | Thursday, January 21st, 198201/21/82 | |||
| 10 | Hello, Daddy | Thursday, January 14th, 198201/14/82 | |||
| 9 | Burial Ground | Thursday, January 7th, 198201/07/82 | |||
| 8 | Health Club | Thursday, December 17th, 198112/17/81 | |||
| 7 | The Ski Weekend | Thursday, December 10th, 198112/10/81 | |||
| 6 | Double Date (a.k.a.) Blind Date | Thursday, December 3rd, 198112/03/81 | |||
| 5 | The Big Heist | Thursday, November 26th, 198111/26/81 | |||
| 4 | The Team | Thursday, November 19th, 198111/19/81 | |||
| 3 | The Model | Thursday, November 12th, 198111/12/81 | |||
| 2 | First Day Blues | Thursday, November 5th, 198111/05/81 | |||
| 1 | Growing Up | Thursday, October 29th, 198110/29/81 |
Season: 3
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| # | Title | Watched | Air Date | ||
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| 22 | The Athlete | Wednesday, May 13th, 198105/13/81 | |||
| 21 | Room for One More | Wednesday, May 6th, 198105/06/81 | |||
| 20 | Almost American | Wednesday, April 1st, 198104/01/81 | |||
| 19 | The Ancestors | Wednesday, March 25th, 198103/25/81 | |||
| 18 | Drummond's Fair Lady | Wednesday, March 18th, 198103/18/81 | |||
| 17 | The Magician (a.k.a.) It's Magic | Wednesday, March 11th, 198103/11/81 | |||
| 16 | Where There's Hope | Wednesday, March 4th, 198103/04/81 | |||
| 15 | The Older Man | Wednesday, February 25th, 198102/25/81 | |||
| 14 | The Bus | Wednesday, February 4th, 198102/04/81 | |||
| 13 | Junk Food Junkie (a.k.a.) Junk Food | Wednesday, January 28th, 198101/28/81 | |||
| 12 | Roots | Wednesday, January 21st, 198101/21/81 | |||
| 11 | The Loan | Wednesday, January 14th, 198101/14/81 | |||
| 10 | Count Your Blessings | Wednesday, January 7th, 198101/07/81 | |||
| 9 | First Love | Wednesday, December 31st, 198012/31/80 | |||
| 8 | Football Father | Wednesday, December 17th, 198012/17/80 | |||
| 7 | Little Mother | Wednesday, December 10th, 198012/10/80 | |||
| 6 | The Accident (2) | Wednesday, December 3rd, 198012/03/80 | |||
| 5 | The Accident (1) | Wednesday, December 3rd, 198012/03/80 | |||
| 4 | Substitute Mother | Wednesday, November 26th, 198011/26/80 | |||
| 3 | Small Claims Court | Wednesday, November 19th, 198011/19/80 | |||
| 2 | The Bank Job (2) | Wednesday, November 12th, 198011/12/80 | |||
| 1 | The Bank Job (1) | Wednesday, November 12th, 198011/12/80 |
Season: 2
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| # | Title | Watched | Air Date | ||
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| 26 | The Squealer | Wednesday, March 26th, 198003/26/80 | |||
| 25 | Arnold Faces Fatality (a.k.a.) The Will (a.k.a.) Drummond's Will | Wednesday, March 19th, 198003/19/80 | |||
| 24 | The Slumber Party | Wednesday, March 12th, 198003/12/80 | |||
| 23 | Teacher's Pet | Wednesday, February 27th, 198002/27/80 | |||
| 22 | Skin Deep or True Blue (a.k.a.) Guess Who? | Wednesday, February 20th, 198002/20/80 | |||
| 21 | Valentine's Day Retrospective (a.k.a.) Valentine's Vigil | Wednesday, February 13th, 198002/13/80 | |||
| 20 | Return of the Gooch | Wednesday, February 6th, 198002/06/80 | |||
| 19 | Big Business | Wednesday, January 30th, 198001/30/80 | |||
| 18 | Poor Drummond | Wednesday, January 23rd, 198001/23/80 | |||
| 17 | Friendly-Mate | Wednesday, January 16th, 198001/16/80 | |||
| 16 | The Election | Wednesday, January 9th, 198001/09/80 | |||
| 15 | The Dog Story (a.k.a.) A Dog Story | Wednesday, December 19th, 197912/19/79 | |||
| 14 | Hot Watch | Wednesday, December 12th, 197912/12/79 | |||
| 13 | The Rivals | Wednesday, December 5th, 197912/05/79 | |||
| 12 | Thanksgiving Crossover (2) | Wednesday, November 28th, 197911/28/79 | |||
| 11 | Thanksgiving Crossover (1) | Wednesday, November 28th, 197911/28/79 | |||
| 10 | Father and Son Day | Wednesday, November 14th, 197911/14/79 | |||
| 9 | The Adoption (2) | Wednesday, November 7th, 197911/07/79 | |||
| 8 | The Adoption (1) | Wednesday, October 31st, 197910/31/79 | |||
| 7 | Arnold's Hero (a.k.a.) The Hero | Wednesday, October 24th, 197910/24/79 | |||
| 6 | Birds and Bees | Friday, October 19th, 197910/19/79 | |||
| 5 | Mrs. Garrett's Romance | Friday, October 12th, 197910/12/79 | |||
| 4 | Feudin' and Fussin' (2) | Friday, September 28th, 197909/28/79 | |||
| 3 | Feudin' and Fussin' (1) | Friday, September 28th, 197909/28/79 | |||
| 2 | Arnold's Girlfriend (2) | Friday, September 21st, 197909/21/79 | |||
| 1 | Arnold's Girlfriend (1) | Friday, September 21st, 197909/21/79 |
Season: 1
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| 24 | The Girls School (a.k.a.) Garrett's Girls | Friday, May 4th, 197905/04/79 | |||
| 23 | Willis' Birthday | Friday, April 13th, 197904/13/79 | |||
| 22 | Getting Involved | Friday, April 6th, 197904/06/79 | |||
| 21 | The Trip (2) | Friday, March 30th, 197903/30/79 | |||
| 20 | The Trip (1) | Friday, March 30th, 197903/30/79 | |||
| 19 | The Job (a.k.a.) Willis' Job | Friday, March 16th, 197903/16/79 | |||
| 18 | Mrs. Garrett's Crisis | Friday, March 2nd, 197903/02/79 | |||
| 17 | Willis' Privacy | Friday, February 23rd, 197902/23/79 | |||
| 16 | The New Landlord | Friday, February 16th, 197902/16/79 | |||
| 15 | The Tutor | Friday, February 9th, 197902/09/79 | |||
| 14 | The Relative | Friday, February 2nd, 197902/02/79 | |||
| 13 | No Time for Arnold | Friday, January 26th, 197901/26/79 | |||
| 12 | The Woman | Friday, January 19th, 197901/19/79 | |||
| 11 | The Club Meeting | Friday, January 12th, 197901/12/79 | |||
| 10 | The Fight | Friday, January 5th, 197901/05/79 | |||
| 9 | Retrospective (2) | Friday, December 29th, 197812/29/78 | |||
| 8 | Retrospective (1) | Friday, December 29th, 197812/29/78 | |||
| 7 | The Trial | Friday, December 15th, 197812/15/78 | |||
| 6 | Goodbye Dolly | Friday, December 8th, 197812/08/78 | |||
| 5 | The Spanking | Friday, December 1st, 197812/01/78 | |||
| 4 | Prep School | Friday, November 24th, 197811/24/78 | |||
| 3 | Mother's Last Visit | Friday, November 17th, 197811/17/78 | |||
| 2 | The Social Worker | Friday, November 10th, 197811/10/78 | |||
| 1 | Movin' In | Friday, November 3rd, 197811/03/78 |
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