Conrad Bain
Philip Drummond
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Episode Guide
- 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.
Diff'rent Strokes: Created by Jeff Harris, Bernie Kukoff. With Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato. The misadventures of a wealthy Manhattan family who adopted the children of their late African American housekeeper from Harlem.
- (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.
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- November 3, 1978 –, March 7, 1986
Diff'rent Strokes. episodes. 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. Episodes are in original U.S. airdate order; some syndication and overseas airings have varied the running order.
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. Arnold, age 8, is excited about the opportunity of a privileged life, but Willis, age 13, feels that Mr. Drummond is trying to buy their love with expensive gifts.
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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. Drummond had made a promise to their dying mother, his housekeeper, that he would care for the boys after she passes away; their father had died years earlier.
S1 E1 - Movin' In. November 2, 1978. 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. Anxious to make them feel at home, he showers them with gifts and love -- and is ...
Diff'rent Strokes. Two black kids from Harlem, Arnold Jackson and older brother Willis, are welcomed into the family of wealthy New York businessman Philip Drummond when their mother, his ...
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