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Diff'rent Strokes

TV • 1978

Diff'rent Strokes

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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.

TMDB ★ 3.6/5Votes: 304
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Top 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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Blake Hunter

Producer

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Meta Snapshot

Series

Status

Ended

Release

November 3, 1978

Episode Runtime

30 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Episodes

189 • 8 seasons

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