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Diff'rent Strokes( 1978)

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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.

  1. Bernie Kukoff

    Creator

  2. Jeff Harris

    Creator

Series Cast

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    Conrad Bain

    Phillip Drummond

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    Gary Coleman

    Arnold Jackson

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    Todd Bridges

    Willis Jackson

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    Mary Jo Catlett

    Pearl Gallagher

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    Danny Cooksey

    Sam McKinney

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    Mary Ann Mobley

    Maggie Drummond

Current Season

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Season 8

1985 | 19 Episodes

Season 8 of Diff'rent Strokes premiered on Sep 27 1985

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Facts

Status

Ended

Status

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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