Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes

1978

TV Show Information

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.

First Air Date

November 3, 1978

Creators

Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris

Episode Runtime

24-30 minutes

Status

Ended

Episodes

8 Seasons (189 Episodes)

Cast

Conrad BainGary ColemanTodd BridgesMary Jo CatlettDanny CookseyMary Ann Mobley

Networks

ABCNBC

Production

Norman Lear/Tandem ProductionsEmbassy TelevisionEmbassy Pictures CorporationTandem Productions

Genres

ComedyFamilyDrama

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