TV series

Diff'rent Strokes

Name: Diff'rent Strokes
Genre: Comedy, Family, Drama
Released: 1978-11-03
Cast: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato, Mary Jo Catlett

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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.

Overview

Series details

First air date: 1978
Last air date: 1986
Status: Ended
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 189
Episode runtime: 30 min
Genres: Comedy, Family, Drama
Original language: EN
Origin country: US
Networks: ABC, NBC
Created by: Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris
Production: Norman Lear/Tandem Productions, Embassy Television, Embassy Pictures Corporation, Tandem Productions