Diff'rent Strokes(1978-1986)

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  • 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.

Cast

  • Conrad Bain

    Conrad Bain

    Phillip Drummond

  • Gary Coleman

    Gary Coleman

    Arnold Jackson

  • Todd Bridges

    Todd Bridges

    Willis Jackson

  • Dana Plato

    Dana Plato

    Kimberly Drummond

  • Mary Jo Catlett

    Mary Jo Catlett

    Pearl Gallagher

  • Charlotte Rae

    Charlotte Rae

    Edna Garrett

  • Danny Cooksey

    Danny Cooksey

    Sam McKinney

  • Shavar Ross

    Shavar Ross

    Dudley Ramsey

  • Dixie Carter

    Dixie Carter

    Maggie McKinney

  • Nedra Volz

    Nedra Volz

    Adelaide Brubaker

  • Mary Ann Mobley

    Mary Ann Mobley

    Maggie Drummond

  • Rosalind Chao

    Rosalind Chao

    Miss Chung

  • Janet Jackson

    Janet Jackson

    Charlene DuPrey

  • Jason Hervey

    Jason Hervey

    Charlie

  • Kim Fields

    Kim Fields

    Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey

  • Jack Riley

    Jack Riley

    Mr. Crocker

  • Dody Goodman

    Dody Goodman

    Sophia Drummond

  • Robert Jayne

    Robert Jayne

  • Le Tari

    Le Tari

    Ted Ramsey

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    Status

    Ended

    Seasons

    8

    Episodes

    189

    Last Air Date

    Mar 7, 1986

    Network

    ABC

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