Diff'rent Strokes
TV Show| Title | Diff'rent Strokes |
| User score | 7 |
| Release date | Nov 3, 1978 |
| Release date of last episode | Mar 7, 1986 |
| Genre | Comedy, Family, Drama |
| Director | Bernie Kukoff , Jeff Harris |
| Production country | United States of America |
| Production companies | Norman Lear/Tandem Productions, Embassy Television, Embassy Pictures Corporation, Tandem Productions |
| Series status | Ended |
| Seasons count | 8 (List of episodes) |
| Episodes count | 189 |
| Run time | 30, 24 min. |
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.
Latest episodes
List of episodes
S8.E19 ∙ The Front Page
Mar 7, 1986
S8.E18 ∙ The Photo Club
Feb 28, 1986
S8.E17 ∙ The Big Bribe
Feb 21, 1986
S8.E16 ∙ Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown
Feb 7, 1986
S8.E15 ∙ Arnold's Tangled Web
Jan 31, 1986
S8.E14 ∙ Sam's Big Brother
Jan 24, 1986
S8.E13 ∙ Bulimia
Jan 17, 1986
S8.E12 ∙ Arnold's Initiation
Jan 10, 1986
S8.E11 ∙ It's My Party and I'll Cry if I Want To
Dec 13, 1985
S8.E10 ∙ Arnold's Bad Rep
Dec 6, 1985
S8.E9 ∙ Speak No Evil
Nov 29, 1985
S8.E8 ∙ So You Want to Be a Rock Star
Nov 15, 1985
S8.E7 ∙ A Tale of Two Teachers
Nov 8, 1985
S8.E6 ∙ Arnold's Job
Oct 25, 1985
S8.E5 ∙ Willis Goes to College
Oct 18, 1985
S8.E4 ∙ Love on the Run
Oct 11, 1985
S8.E3 ∙ Bully for Arnold
Oct 4, 1985
S8.E2 ∙ Sam's Missing (2)
Sep 27, 1985
S8.E1 ∙ Sam's Missing (1)
Sep 27, 1985
S7.E24 ∙ A Special Friend
May 4, 1985
Actors
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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
Steven Mond
Robbie Jason
Mary Ann Mobley
Maggie Drummond,
