Diff'rent Strokes

Season 81978

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.

Storyline

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.

First Aired
November 3, 1978
Last Aired
March 7, 1986
Runtime
30min
Seasons
8
Episodes
189
Status
Ended
Language
English
Network
ABC, NBC
Production
Norman Lear/Tandem Productions, Embassy Television, Embassy Pictures Corporation, Tandem Productions