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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

Conrad Bain

Phillip Drummond

Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman

Arnold Jackson

Todd Bridges

Todd Bridges

Willis Jackson

Mary Jo Catlett

Mary Jo Catlett

Pearl Gallagher

Danny Cooksey

Danny Cooksey

Sam McKinney

Mary Ann Mobley

Mary Ann Mobley

Maggie Drummond

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