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Diff'rent Strokes

First Air Date: 1978-11-03

Status: Ended

Rating: ⭐ 7/10 (279 votes)

Genres: Comedy, Family, Drama

Overview: 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.

Seasons: 8

Episodes: 189

Top Cast

Conrad Bain
Conrad Bain
as Phillip Drummond
Gary Coleman
Gary Coleman
as Arnold Jackson
Todd Bridges
Todd Bridges
as Willis Jackson
Mary Jo Catlett
Mary Jo Catlett
as Pearl Gallagher
Danny Cooksey
Danny Cooksey
as Sam McKinney
Mary Ann Mobley
Mary Ann Mobley
as Maggie Drummond

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