Diff'rent Strokes
Synopsis & Context
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.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Diff'rent Strokes
- Release
- November 3, 1978
- Screen Time
- 8 seasons · 30min/ep
- Rating
- TV-PG
- Direction
- Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Production Status
- Ended
Personas & Cast
Conrad Bain
Phillip Drummond
189 eps.
Gary Coleman
Arnold Jackson
189 eps.
Todd Bridges
Willis Jackson
189 eps.
Dana Plato
Kimberly Drummond
151 eps.
Mary Jo Catlett
Pearl Gallagher
87 eps.
Charlotte Rae
Edna Garrett
51 eps.
Danny Cooksey
Sam McKinney
43 eps.
Shavar Ross
Dudley Ramsey
43 eps.
Dixie Carter
Maggie McKinney
25 eps.
Nedra Volz
Adelaide Brubaker
23 eps.
Steven Mond
Robbie Jason
22 eps.
Mary Ann Mobley
Nancy Osborne / Maggie Drummond
20 eps.
