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Diff'rent Strokes
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.
Where to watch Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes is streaming in the US on The Roku Channel and Tubi TV.
Seasons
- Season 1 — 24 episodes (November 3, 1978)
- Season 2 — 26 episodes (September 21, 1979)
- Season 3 — 22 episodes (November 12, 1980)
- Season 4 — 26 episodes (October 29, 1981)
- Season 5 — 24 episodes (October 2, 1982)
- Season 6 — 24 episodes (October 1, 1983)
- Season 7 — 24 episodes (September 29, 1984)
- Season 8 — 19 episodes (September 27, 1985)
Cast
- Conrad Bain as Phillip Drummond
- Gary Coleman as Arnold Jackson
- Todd Bridges as Willis Jackson
- Mary Jo Catlett as Pearl Gallagher
- Danny Cooksey as Sam McKinney
- Mary Ann Mobley as Maggie Drummond
Details
- Created by
- Bernie Kukoff and Jeff Harris
- First aired
- November 3, 1978
- Episodes
- 189
- Genres
- Comedy, Family, Drama
- Network
- ABC and NBC
- Status
- Ended
- TMDB score
- 7.1 / 10 from 299 votes
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