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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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08x19 The Front Page Aired: Mar. 07, 1986

Arnold's feature story about his high school football team threatens to turn into a controversial expose for the school newspaper when he witnesses …

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Diff'rent Strokes is Canceled/Ended

The show had 8 seasons and 189 episodes air between 1978 and 1986.

Series Info

Type:

Scripted

Premiered:

Nov. 03, 1978

Status:

Canceled/Ended

Runtime:

30 min.

Aired:

1978 - 1986

To-Date:

8 Seasons
189 Episodes

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Genre

- comedy
- family

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Arnold's schoolyard bully Stewart The Gooch was frequently referenced to and spoken of, but was never actually seen in any episodes. In a least one episode however, The Gooch's voice was…
[show]Arnold's schoolyard bully Stewart The Gooch was frequently referenced to and spoken of, but was never actually seen in any episodes. In a least one episode however, The Gooch's voice was heard over the telephone.
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With Conrad Bain's death on January 14, 2013, Todd Bridges, Charlotte Rae, Mary Jo Catlett, Mary Ann Mobley, and Danny Cooksey are the last surviving cast members.
When ABC picked up the show, the producers contacted Dixie Carter to return to play Maggie Drummond, but she was unavailable because shortly after NBC canceled, she had landed her role on
[show]When ABC picked up the show, the producers contacted Dixie Carter to return to play Maggie Drummond, but she was unavailable because shortly after NBC canceled, she had landed her role on Designing Women, so Maggie was recast with Mary Ann Mobley.
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