Diff'rent Strokes
1978 to 1986 Comedy, Family, Drama 8 seasons
TMDB rating 7.1/10 Ended
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.
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Cast and details
Conrad BainPhillip Drummond
Gary ColemanArnold Jackson
Todd BridgesWillis Jackson
Dana PlatoKimberly Drummond
Mary Jo CatlettPearl Gallagher
Charlotte RaeEdna Garrett
Danny CookseySam McKinney
Shavar RossDudley Ramsey
Dixie CarterMaggie McKinney
Nedra VolzAdelaide Brubaker- Steven MondRobbie Jason
Mary Ann MobleyMaggie Drummond
- Created by
- Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris
- Network
- ABC, NBC
- First aired
- Nov 3, 1978
- Latest episode
- Mar 7, 1986
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