Diff'rent Strokes

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

November 3, 1978

Last aired

March 7, 1986

Episodes

189

Network

ABC, NBC

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Embassy Pictures Corporation,Embassy Television,Norman Lear/Tandem Productions

Creators

Jeff Harris, Bernie Kukoff

IMDb

tt0077003