Diff'rent Strokes
1978/11/03 - 1986/03/07 • Ended • 8 Seasons • English
Overview
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.
Creator(s) : Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris
Casts
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
Last Season
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Season 8
1985/09/27 • 19 Episodes
Season 8 of Diff'rent Strokes premiered on September 27, 1985
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