Diff'rent Strokes
November 3, 1978
8 Seasons
189 Episodes
TV-PG
Ended
Comedy
Family
Drama
7.1
User Score
290 votes
About
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.
Movie Info
Status: Ended
Created by:
Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 189
Network:
ABC, NBC
Aired:
1978–1986
Top Cast
Conrad Bain
Phillip Drummond
Gary Coleman
Arnold Jackson
Todd Bridges
Willis Jackson
Mary Jo Catlett
Pearl Gallagher
Danny Cooksey
Sam McKinney
Mary Ann Mobley
Maggie Drummond
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