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.
- Created By
Bernie KukoffJeff Harris
- First Aired on
Nov 03, 1978
- Popularity: 4.5656
- 279 votes
- Networks
- (US)
(US)
- Production
Norman Lear/Tandem ProductionsEmbassy Television (US)Embassy Pictures Corporation (US)Tandem Productions (US)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
8 seaons till Mar 07, 1986
Last episode: The Front Page
Seasons & episodes
Total 8 seasons, 189 episodes
Specials
Aired
Episode 1A Look Back at Diff'rent Strokes min
A special feature for the DVD release of the first season featuring interviews with cast and crew.
Episode 2Whatchoo Talkin Bout min
A special feature for the DVD release of the first season featuring interviews with cast and crew who discuss how the famous catch phrase "whatchoo Talking Bout" came about.
