Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes

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.

Overview

Original Name
Diff'rent Strokes
First Air Date
Nov 3, 1978
Last Air Date
Mar 7, 1986
Seasons
9
Episodes
189
Language
en
Production Companies
Norman Lear/Tandem Productions, Embassy Television, Embassy Pictures Corporation, Tandem Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Networks
ABC, NBC