

Information
First Air DateNovember 3, 1978
Last Air DateMarch 7, 1986
Seasons8
Episodes189
Runtime27m
StatusEnded
NetworkABC
7.0
280 votesPopularity2
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
Phillip Drummond

Gary Coleman
Arnold Jackson

Todd Bridges
Willis Jackson

Mary Jo Catlett
Pearl Gallagher

Danny Cooksey
Sam McKinney