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Diff'rent Strokes

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Brothers Arnold and Willis, orphaned African American children from Harlem, are adopted by Phillip Drummond, a rich white man from Manhattan, as a promise to their dying mother. The show focuses on the children's struggle to fit in and the lessons of growing up. Featured the popular catch phrase, "What You Talkin' 'bout Willis"

TV Show Info

Type: Scripted
Status: Canceled/Ended
Premiered: Nov. 03, 1978
Normal Runtime: 30 min.
Genre:

/ comedy
/ family

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Arnold Jackson	Philip Drummond	Willis Jackson
Kimberly Drummond	Edna Garrett	[more cast]

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Random Fun Fact: Arnold's question "Watchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?" was ranked #17 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 20 Top Catchphrases" (21-27 August 2005 issue). It was never intended as a catch phrase; the writers simply made it so after the positive reaction to Coleman's delivery ... - [more trivia]

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