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Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes

Comedy
Family
Drama
November 3, 1978 – March 7, 1986 (began 48 years ago)
30m / episode
7.1/10
Ended
8 Seasons
189 Episodes
ABC
NBC

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.

Key Crew

B

Creator

Bernie Kukoff

Gerren Keith

Director

Gerren Keith

Ages 37-44

E

Writer

Ed Jurist

B

Producer

Blake Hunter

Conrad Bain
Conrad Bain

Conrad Bain

Phillip Drummond

Ages 55-63

189 eps
Gary Coleman
Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman

Arnold Jackson

Ages 10-18

189 eps
Todd Bridges
Todd Bridges

Todd Bridges

Willis Jackson

Ages 13-20

189 eps
Dana Plato
Dana Plato

Dana Plato

Kimberly Drummond

Ages 13-21

151 eps
Mary Jo Catlett
Mary Jo Catlett

Mary Jo Catlett

Pearl Gallagher

Ages 40-47

87 eps
Charlotte Rae
Charlotte Rae

Charlotte Rae

Edna Garrett

Ages 52-59

51 eps
Danny Cooksey
Danny Cooksey

Danny Cooksey

Sam McKinney

Ages 3-10

43 eps
Shavar Ross
Shavar Ross

Shavar Ross

Dudley Ramsey

Ages 7-15

43 eps
Dixie Carter
Dixie Carter

Dixie Carter

Maggie McKinney

Ages 39-46

25 eps
Nedra Volz
Nedra Volz

Nedra Volz

Adelaide Brubaker

Ages 70-77

23 eps
Steven Mond
SM

Steven Mond

Robbie Jason

Ages 7-14

22 eps
Mary Ann Mobley
Mary Ann Mobley

Mary Ann Mobley

Maggie Drummond

Ages 41-49

20 eps
Rosalind Chao
Rosalind Chao

Rosalind Chao

Miss Chung

Ages 21-28

8 eps
Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson

Charlene DuPrey

Ages 12-19

8 eps
Jason Hervey
Jason Hervey

Jason Hervey

Charlie

Ages 6-13

8 eps
Kim Fields
Kim Fields

Kim Fields

Dorothy 'Tootie' Ramsey

Ages 9-16

6 eps