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Country: United States · Type: Scripted

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Family

Years: 1978 - 1986

Seasons: 8 · Status: Ended

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Diff'rent Strokes is a sitcom that centered around millionaire widower Phillip Drummond, his two black adopted sons Arnold and Willis, and daughter Kimberly. Later seasons saw Drummond remarry and bring a new child, Sam, into the family. The show lasted eight seasons on two networks.

Seasons (8)

Season 1

3 Nov 1978 – 4 May 1979 · 24 episodes

1Movin' In3 Nov 1978
2The Social Worker10 Nov 1978
3Mother's Last Visit17 Nov 1978
4Prep School24 Nov 1978
5The Spanking1 Dec 1978
6Goodbye Dolly8 Dec 1978
7The Trial15 Dec 1978
8Retrospective - Part 129 Dec 1978
9Retrospective - Part 229 Dec 1978
10The Fight5 Jan 1979
11The Club Meeting12 Jan 1979
12The Woman19 Jan 1979
13No Time for Arnold26 Jan 1979
14The Relative2 Feb 1979
15The Tutor9 Feb 1979
16The New Landlord16 Feb 1979
17Willis' Privacy23 Feb 1979
18Mrs. Garrett's Crisis2 Mar 1979
19The Job16 Mar 1979
20The Trip - Part 130 Mar 1979
21The Trip - Part 230 Mar 1979
22Getting Involved6 Apr 1979
23Willis's Birthday13 Apr 1979
24The Girls' School4 May 1979

Season 2

21 Sep 1979 – 26 Mar 1980 · 26 episodes

1Arnold's Girlfriend - Part 121 Sep 1979
2Arnold's Girlfriend - Part 221 Sep 1979
3Feudin' and Fussin' - Part 128 Sep 1979
4Feudin' and Fussin' - Part 228 Sep 1979
5Mrs. Garrett's Romance12 Oct 1979
6Birds and Bees19 Oct 1979
7Arnold's Hero (a.k.a.) The Hero24 Oct 1979
8The Adoption - Part 131 Oct 1979
9The Adoption - Part 27 Nov 1979
10Father and Son Day14 Nov 1979
11Thanksgiving Crossover - Part 128 Nov 1979
12Thanksgiving Crossover - Part 228 Nov 1979
13The Rivals5 Dec 1979
14Hot Watch12 Dec 1979
15The Dog Story (a.k.a.) A Dog Story19 Dec 1979
16The Election9 Jan 1980
17Friendly-Mate16 Jan 1980
18Poor Drummond23 Jan 1980
19Big Business30 Jan 1980
20Return of the Gooch6 Feb 1980
21Valentine's Day Retrospective (a.k.a.) Valentine's Vigil13 Feb 1980
22Skin Deep or True Blue (a.k.a.) Guess Who?20 Feb 1980
23Teacher's Pet27 Feb 1980
24The Slumber Party12 Mar 1980
25Arnold Faces Fatality (a.k.a.) The Will (a.k.a.) Drummond's Will19 Mar 1980
26The Squealer26 Mar 1980

Season 3

12 Nov 1980 – 13 May 1981 · 22 episodes

1The Bank Job - Part 112 Nov 1980
2The Bank Job - Part 212 Nov 1980
3Small Claims Court19 Nov 1980
4Substitute Mother26 Nov 1980
5The Accident - Part 13 Dec 1980
6The Accident - Part 23 Dec 1980
7Little Mother10 Dec 1980
8Football Father17 Dec 1980
9First Love31 Dec 1980
10Count Your Blessings7 Jan 1981
11The Loan14 Jan 1981
12Roots21 Jan 1981
13Junk Food Junkie (a.k.a.) Junk Food28 Jan 1981
14The Bus4 Feb 1981
15The Older Man25 Feb 1981
16Where There's Hope4 Mar 1981
17The Magician (a.k.a.) It's Magic11 Mar 1981
18Drummond's Fair Lady18 Mar 1981
19The Ancestors25 Mar 1981
20Almost American1 Apr 1981
21Room for One More6 May 1981
22The Athlete13 May 1981

Season 4

29 Oct 1981 – 20 May 1982 · 26 episodes

1Growing Up29 Oct 1981
2First Day Blues5 Nov 1981
3The Model12 Nov 1981
4The Team19 Nov 1981
5The Big Heist26 Nov 1981
6Double Date (a.k.a.) Blind Date3 Dec 1981
7The Ski Weekend10 Dec 1981
8Health Club17 Dec 1981
9Burial Ground7 Jan 1982
10Hello, Daddy14 Jan 1982
11Jilted21 Jan 1982
12Dreams28 Jan 1982
13Kathy4 Feb 1982
14Fire11 Feb 1982
15The Squatter18 Feb 1982
16The Car25 Feb 1982
17Crime Story (Part 1) (a.k.a.) Crime in the Schools11 Mar 1982
18Crime Story (Part 2) (a.k.a.) Crime in the Schools18 Mar 1982
19B.M.O.C.25 Mar 1982
20Green Hair1 Apr 1982
21Have I Got a Girl for You8 Apr 1982
22Lifesavers15 Apr 1982
23Stress? What Stress?22 Apr 1982
24The Music Man6 May 1982
25Short But Sweet13 May 1982
26On Your Toes20 May 1982

Season 5

2 Oct 1982 – 7 May 1983 · 24 episodes

1Shoot-Out at the O.K. Arcade2 Oct 1982
2In the Swim9 Oct 1982
3Cyrano De Jackson16 Oct 1982
4Big Brother23 Oct 1982
5The Peacemaker30 Oct 1982
6Substitute Teacher6 Nov 1982
7The Older Woman13 Nov 1982
8A Case of Overexposure (a.k.a.) Overexposure20 Nov 1982
9Memories27 Nov 1982
10Push Comes to Shove4 Dec 1982
11The Executives11 Dec 1982
12Santa's Helper18 Dec 1982
13A Growing Problem8 Jan 1983
14Parents Have Rights, Too15 Jan 1983
15Independent Woman22 Jan 1983
16The Bicycle Man (1)5 Feb 1983
17The Bicycle Man (2)12 Feb 1983
18Family on Ice19 Feb 1983
19Hall Monitor26 Feb 1983
20The Cricket5 Mar 1983
21Roommates12 Mar 1983
22The Reporter19 Mar 1983
23Romeo and Juliet30 Apr 1983
24My Fair Larry (a.k.a.) My Fair Lady7 May 1983

Season 6

1 Oct 1983 – 12 May 1984 · 24 episodes

1Mr. T....and Mr. t1 Oct 1983
2The Goat15 Oct 1983
3Rashomon II22 Oct 1983
4The Lie29 Oct 1983
5Drafted12 Nov 1983
6The Van Drummonds19 Nov 1983
7The Moonlighter26 Nov 1983
8Coming of Age3 Dec 1983
9Assert Yourself10 Dec 1983
10Mrs. Z17 Dec 1983
11The Senior Class Queen7 Jan 1984
12Where There's Smoke14 Jan 1984
13Drummond's Lady21 Jan 1984
14The Hitchhikers (1) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (1)28 Jan 1984
15The Hitchhikers (2) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (2)4 Feb 1984
16Hooray for Hollywood (1)11 Feb 1984
17Hooray for Hollywood (2)18 Feb 1984
18The Wedding (1)25 Feb 1984
19The Wedding (2)25 Feb 1984
20The Honeymoon's Over3 Mar 1984
21The Bar Mitzvah Boy17 Mar 1984
22Kathy's Olympics24 Mar 1984
23The Houseguest5 May 1984
24The Boyfriend12 May 1984

Season 7

29 Sep 1984 – 4 May 1985 · 24 episodes

1A Haunting We Will Go29 Sep 1984
2Arnold and Lisa's Mother6 Oct 1984
3Bed-Wetting13 Oct 1984
4Undercover Lover20 Oct 1984
5Arnold's Strike27 Oct 1984
6Sam's Father3 Nov 1984
7Carmella Meets the Gooch10 Nov 1984
8Arnold the Entrepreneur17 Nov 1984
9The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson24 Nov 1984
10The Gymnasts1 Dec 1984
11Tonsils8 Dec 1984
12Arnold's Songbird15 Dec 1984
13Baseball Blues5 Jan 1985
14Arnold Saves the Squirrel12 Jan 1985
15Sam Adopts a Grandparent19 Jan 1985
16Happy Birthday Drummond26 Jan 1985
17Sam's New Pal2 Feb 1985
18Russian Embassy9 Feb 1985
19Cheers to Arnold16 Feb 1985
20A Camping We Will Go23 Feb 1985
21Beauty is in the Eye of Arnold2 Mar 1985
22Blue Collar Drummond9 Mar 1985
23Street Smarts23 Mar 1985
24A Special Friend4 May 1985

Season 8

27 Sep 1985 – 7 Mar 1986 · 19 episodes

1Sam's Missing - Part 127 Sep 1985
2Sam's Missing - Part 227 Sep 1985
3Bully for Arnold4 Oct 1985
4Love on the Run11 Oct 1985
5Willis Goes to College18 Oct 1985
6Arnold's Job25 Oct 1985
7A Tale of Two Teachers8 Nov 1985
8So You Want to Be a Rock Star15 Nov 1985
9Speak No Evil29 Nov 1985
10Arnold's Bad Rep6 Dec 1985
11It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To13 Dec 1985
12Arnold's Initiation10 Jan 1986
13Bulimia17 Jan 1986
14Sam's Big Brother24 Jan 1986
15Arnold's Tangled Web31 Jan 1986
16Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown7 Feb 1986
17The Big Bribe21 Feb 1986
18The Photo Club28 Feb 1986
19The Front Page7 Mar 1986

Cast

Gary ColemanArnold Jackson

Conrad BainPhillip Drummond

Todd BridgesWillis Jackson

Dana PlatoKimberly Drummond

Mary Jo CatlettPearl Gallagher

Danny CookseySam McKinney

Dixie CarterMaggie McKinney Drummond

Mary Ann MobleyMaggie McKinney Drummond

Charlotte RaeEdna Garrett

Alan Blumenfeld

Andrew Dice Clay

Anne-Marie Johnson

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