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A wealthy Manhattan family adopts two African American orphans from Harlem in this popular 1978-1986 TV series. IMDb provides cast and crew information, episode guide, trivia, awards, and more for Diff'rent Strokes fans.
- (12K)
- 1978-11-03
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- 30
Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom, which aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, respectively, who are two boys from Harlem taken in by a wealthy Park Avenue businessman and his daughter.
22min. TV-PG. Multi-millionaire Phillip Drummond, who has agreed to the death-bed wish of his housekeeper to raise her two small sons as his own, welcomes 8-year-old Arnold and 12-year-old Willis into his lavish penthouse.
Diff'rent Strokes is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and subsequently on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. This list includes synopses and air dates.
SeasonEpisodesOriginally Aired(first Aired)Originally Aired(last Aired)24November 3, 1978 ( 1978-11-03)May 4, 1979 ( 1979-05-04)26September 21, 1979 ( 1979-09-21)March 26, 1980 ( 1980-03-26)22November 12, 1980 ( 1980-11-12)May 13, 1981 ( 1981-05-13)26October 29, 1981 ( 1981-10-29)May 20, 1982 ( 1982-05-20)Philip Drummond is a wealthy Manhattan industrialist who takes in Arnold and Willis Jackson, the two sons of his late housekeeper; Drummond is white and the boys are black.
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A classic comedy series about two African-American brothers from Harlem who become part of a wealthy white family in Manhattan. Watch episodes on Tubi, Antenna TV, YouTube and more.