Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes

Information

First Air DateNovember 3, 1978
Last Air DateMarch 7, 1986
Seasons8
Episodes189
Runtime27m
StatusEnded
NetworkABC
7.0
280 votes
Popularity2

Diff'rent Strokes

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Creator

Bernie Kukoff

Featured Cast

Conrad Bain

Conrad Bain

Phillip Drummond

Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman

Arnold Jackson

Todd Bridges

Todd Bridges

Willis Jackson

Mary Jo Catlett

Mary Jo Catlett

Pearl Gallagher

Danny Cooksey

Danny Cooksey

Sam McKinney

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