Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes (1978)

Series8 seasons189 episodesComedyFamilyDrama

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.

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At a glance

Release date
November 3, 1978
Seasons and episodes
8 seasons, 189 episodes
Genres
Comedy, Family, Drama
Country
United States
Creator
Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris
TMDB rating
7.1/10

How many episodes and hours

  • Season 124 episodes · 1978
  • Season 226 episodes · 1979
  • Season 322 episodes · 1980
  • Season 426 episodes · 1981
  • Season 524 episodes · 1982
  • Season 624 episodes · 1983
  • Season 724 episodes · 1984
  • Season 819 episodes · 1985

Cast

  • Conrad Bain

    Conrad Bain

    Phillip Drummond

  • Gary Coleman

    Gary Coleman

    Arnold Jackson

  • Todd Bridges

    Todd Bridges

    Willis Jackson

  • Dana Plato

    Dana Plato

    Kimberly Drummond

  • Mary Jo Catlett

    Mary Jo Catlett

    Pearl Gallagher

  • Charlotte Rae

    Charlotte Rae

    Edna Garrett

  • Danny Cooksey

    Danny Cooksey

    Sam McKinney

  • Shavar Ross

    Shavar Ross

    Dudley Ramsey

  • Dixie Carter

    Dixie Carter

    Maggie McKinney

  • Nedra Volz

    Nedra Volz

    Adelaide Brubaker

  • S

    Steven Mond

    Robbie Jason

  • Mary Ann Mobley

    Mary Ann Mobley

    Nancy Osborne / Maggie Drummond

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