Series · Drama, Comedy, Family
Diff'rent Strokes (1978)Specials
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
- Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris
- Writers
- Ed Jurist, Howard Meyers, Blake Hunter
- Network
- ABC, NBC
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- November 3, 1978
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Conrad BainPhillip Drummond
Gary ColemanArnold Jackson
Todd BridgesWillis Jackson
Dana PlatoKimberly Drummond
Mary Jo CatlettPearl Gallagher
Charlotte RaeEdna Garrett
Danny CookseySam McKinney
Shavar RossDudley Ramsey
Dixie CarterMaggie McKinney
Nedra VolzAdelaide Brubaker- Steven MondRobbie Jason
Mary Ann MobleyNancy Osborne
Rosalind ChaoMiss Chung
Janet JacksonCharlene DuPrey
Jason HerveyCharlie
Kim FieldsDorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey
Jack RileyMr. Crocker
Dody GoodmanSophia Drummond
Robert Jayne
Robert RockwellTim Bishop
Episodes
0/2 watched- Episode 1: A Look Back at Diff'rent Strokes
- Episode 2: Whatchoo Talkin Bout
