1978 Diff'rent StrokesNorman Lear/Tandem Productions
First episode: 1978-11-03Last episode: 1986-03-07
189 episodes •8 seasons
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Comedy
Family
Drama
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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Season 1 1978
Season 2 1979
Season 3 1980
Season 4 1981
Season 5 1982
Season 6 1983
Season 7 1984
Season 8 1985