Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes

Series·1978–1986·8 Seasons

Diff'rent Strokes

Created By

Bernie Kukoff

Country

US

Language

English

Episodes

189

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The Story

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.

Producer

Blake Hunter

Themes

family relationshipswealthyorphanclass differenceswidowermanhattan, new york cityinterracial adoptionadopted childsitcomchild carebrother brother relationshipafrican american

Production House

Norman Lear/Tandem Productions
Embassy Television
Embassy Pictures Corporation
Tandem Productions

Audience Score

71%

291 votes

Skip9%
Timepass22%
Go for it39%
Perfection30%

Where to watch

Region: IN

Free

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Cast

Conrad Bain

Conrad Bain

Phillip Drummond

Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman

Arnold Jackson

Todd Bridges

Todd Bridges

Willis Jackson

Mary Jo Catlett

Mary Jo Catlett

Pearl Gallagher

Danny Cooksey

Danny Cooksey

Sam McKinney

Mary Ann Mobley

Mary Ann Mobley

Maggie Drummond

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Crew

Blake Hunter

Producer

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