Conrad Bain
Philip Drummond
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- 1. Movin' In Nov 3, 1978
- A tycoon welcomes his late housekeeper's two sons into his New York penthouse.
- 2. The Social Worker Nov 10, 1978
- Arnold overhears Drummond telling a social worker that black children belong with black families.
- 3. Mother's Last Visit Nov 17, 1978
- Drummond's upper-crust mother arrives and isn't too pleased with the latest family additions.
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Diff'rent Strokes. The misadventures of suave Park Avenue millionaire Phillip Drummond, his teenage daughter Kimberly, and their current housekeeper Edna Garrett who adopted the two pre-teenage sons of their late African American housekeeper from Harlem.
- (12K)
- 1978-11-03
- Comedy, Drama, Family
- 30
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)Watch Diff'rent Strokes Free Online | The classic comedy that follows the unconventional family of a millionaire widower, his daughter, and the adopted Black sons of his deceased maid.
- Gerren Keith
- January 1, 1986
- Conrad Bain
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.
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.
Phillip Drummond, a widowed Manhattan millionaire and president of the mega-firm Trans Allied Inc., adopts two African American orphans from Harlem, 8-year-old Arnold and 12-year-old Willis.
