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Diff'rent Strokes(1978)

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.

Aired:
November 3, 1978 to March 7, 1986
Status:
Ended
Episodes:
189 Episodes8 Seasons
~30 min per episode
Rating:
7.1/10
(290 votes)
Production:
Norman Lear/Tandem Productions
Embassy Television
Embassy Pictures Corporation
+1 more
Network:
ABCNBC