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Diff'rent Strokes
★ 7.1· 1978– 1986· 8 Seasons· 189 Episodes· ~30 min/epTV-PG
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ComedyFamilyDrama
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.
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First Aired: 11/3/1978
Languages: English
Created by: Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris
Type: Scripted
Production
Networks:
ABC
NBC
ABCNBCCompanies: Norman Lear/Tandem Productions, Embassy Television, Embassy Pictures Corporation, Tandem Productions
Countries: United States of America
Seasons
Season 1
1978· 24 episodes· ★ 6.4
Season 2
1979· 26 episodes· ★ 7.0
Season 3
1980· 22 episodes
Season 4
1981· 26 episodes· ★ 7.7
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Keywords
family relationshipswealthyorphanclass differenceswidowermanhattan, new york cityinterracial adoptionadopted childsitcomchild carebrother brother relationshipafrican american
