Diff'rent Strokes (1978)

11/03/1978 (US) • 30m

Comedy, Family, Drama

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Conrad Bain

Phillip Drummond

189 Episodes

Gary Coleman

Arnold Jackson

189 Episodes

Todd Bridges

Willis Jackson

189 Episodes

Mary Jo Catlett

Pearl Gallagher

189 Episodes

Danny Cooksey

Sam McKinney

189 Episodes

Mary Ann Mobley

Maggie Drummond

189 Episodes


Last Season

Season 8

1985 | 19 Episodes

Season 8 of Diff'rent Strokes premiered on September 27, 1985.

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Status

Ended

Network

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Type

Scripted

Original Language

English

Keywords

family relationships

wealthy

orphan

class differences

widower

manhattan, new york city

interracial adoption

adopted child

sitcom

child care

brother brother relationship

african american

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