Diff'rent Strokes (1978-1986)

ABC Scripted
Audience Score
71
Diff'rent Strokes
StarringConrad BainGary ColemanTodd Bridges
DirectorsLinda DayBarbara Schultz
WritersWhitey Mitchell
TV-PG November 3rd, 1978Drama , Comedy , Family8 Seasons, 189 Episodes
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Plot
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.

All Seasons

Season 8

Season 8

Sep 27, 1985
Season 7

Season 7

Sep 29, 1984
100
Season 6

Season 6

Oct 1, 1983
Season 5

Season 5

Oct 2, 1982
80

TV Show Details

Air Date:November 3rd, 1978

Last Air Date:March 7th, 1986

Network:ABC
Status:Ended

Genres:Drama , Comedy , Family

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Norman Lear/Tandem Productions, Embassy Television, Embassy Pictures Corporation, Tandem Productions
TV Show Tags:
family relationshipsorphanbrother brother relationshipmanhattan, new york citywidowerclass differencesafrican americansitcomadopted childwealthy