Diff'rent Strokes (1978)

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6.6	IMDB rating

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Lee Shallat Chemel

Ellen Gittelsohn

Starring (View all)

Conrad Bain
Philip Drummond 181 episodes, 1978-1986

Gary Coleman
Arnold Jackson 181 episodes, 1978-1986

Todd Bridges
Willis Jackson 177 episodes, 1978-1986

Dana Plato
Kimberly Drummond / ... 144 episodes, 1978-1986

Mary Jo Catlett
Pearl Gallagher / ... 79 episodes, 1982-1986

Danny Cooksey
Sam McKinney 48 episodes, 1984-1986

Shavar Ross
Dudley Ramsey / ... 43 episodes, 1980-1986

Charlotte Rae
Edna Garrett 37 episodes, 1978-1984

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Albert E. Lewin

Alan Rosen

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9 years, 10 months ago at Mar 19 11:30

Alexander

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Luckily the tv world has moved on and produced a lot better shows since this. Alexander Larsen, [Link removed - login to see]

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17 years, 7 months ago at May 29 16:10

KingFahtah

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"Everybody's got a special kind of story" as the theme tune stated. Unfortunately the young cast members had fairly sad ones. Enough has been said about the individual tragedies of Dana Plato, Todd Bridges and Gary Coleman so I won't say too much there.
Gary Coleman was an entertaining little fellow who really quite held the show together, Colin Bain's performance as a modern day daddy Wa... read more

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Two black kids from Harlem, Arnold Jackson and older brother Willis, are welcomed into the family of wealthy New York businessman Philip Drummond when their mother, his housekeeper, passes away. The two brothers become part of the Drummond family and learn various lessons about life.

Release date: 3 November 1978
UPC: 043396070325

Tags: Comedy (11), Family (10), Sitcom (9), 1970s (6), New York (5), Drama (3), 1980s (3), Adoption (3), Millionaire (3), 1978 (2), Ended 1986 (1), Started 1978 (1), (1), 8 Seasons (1), Jumped The Shark (1), 70's - 80's (1), Housekeeper (1), Child (1), Brothers (1), Tv Show (1)

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