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Diff'rent Strokes
TV Series (1978 - 1986)
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"
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Last Episode
08x19 The Front Page Aired: Mar. 07, 1986Arnold's feature story about his high school football team threatens to turn into a controversial expose for the school newspaper when he witnesses … [continue reading]
Series Info
Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Nov. 03, 1978
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
30 min.
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Series Fun Facts
- Dana Plato was written out of the series when she became pregnant in 1984, and it was agreed that it would be out of character for the same to happen to Kimberly Drummond. However, she was…
[show]Dana Plato was written out of the series when she became pregnant in 1984, and it was agreed that it would be out of character for the same to happen to Kimberly Drummond. However, she was allowed to return for guest appearances after the birth of her son.
[hide] - Although it had an adjoining bathroom with Arnold and Willis's room, Kimberly's bedroom was never seen on the show. Mr Drummond's bedroom was only very rarely seen.
- To help promote the series before its debut, Gary Coleman made appearances on The Tonight Show. NBC used clips of Coleman from those appearances as promotional spots announcing the coming of…
[show]To help promote the series before its debut, Gary Coleman made appearances on The Tonight Show. NBC used clips of Coleman from those appearances as promotional spots announcing the coming of the series. The network primarily aired them during their coverage of the 1978 World Series.
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