Site Revisions Underway Some Features May Not Work
Poster for Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes (1978)

Ended ★ 7.1/10 8 Seasons 189 Episodes 27m Comedy, Family, Drama
Network: ABC, NBC

Description

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.

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
KEYWORDS: family relationships wealthy orphan class differences widower manhattan, new york city interracial adoption adopted child sitcom child care

Powered by

TMDB
× TV show poster
Back to Film Diary Index