S2E4 - Hello, Marion (1)
Larry's ex-wife Marion comes to visit while Larry has to leave town with Morgan on a business trip.
Oct. 12, 1979, midnight
S2E5 - Hello, Marion (2)
Ruthie keeps hoping her parents will get back together and tries much persuasion. Larry and Marion go out and have an interesting evening.
Oct. 19, 1979, midnight
S2E6 - Goodbye, Marion
Larry and Marion announce they are getting remarried. However, they run into problems on where they will live and where they will work.
Oct. 26, 1979, midnight
S2E1 - Feudin' and Fussin' (II)
The Drummond family welcomes the Alders to New York City. As Larry auditions there for a television talk-show.
The crossover starts on Diff'rent Strokes S02E03 Feudin' and Fussin' (I).
Sept. 28, 1979, midnight
S2E2 - Ruthie Grows Up (1)
Diane, thinking Ruthie is too much of a tomboy, gets Ruthie persuaded to go to a school dance. Then soon enough Ruthie develops a crush, on a boy.
Oct. 5, 1979, midnight
S2E3 - Ruthie Grows Up (2)
Oct. 5, 1979, midnight
S2E7 - The Nude Emcee
Larry, in dire need of funds to buy a house for his daughters, is offered big money to be a nude emcee for a nude beauty contest.
Nov. 7, 1979, midnight
S2E8 - Morgan the Boss
Morgan becomes Larry's boss and Larry is jealous of her new position and promotion.
Nov. 14, 1979, midnight
S2E9 - Marion's Fiancé
Marion's (Shelley Fabares) new fianc'e comes to visit and mentions he and Marion will be seeking shared custody of the girls.
Nov. 21, 1979, midnight
S2E10 - Thanksgiving Crossover (II)
The Alders go to New York City one more time, as Larry tries to pitch the sale of a television station he wants to manage to Philip Drummond's company.
The crossover starts on Diff'rent Strokes S02E10 Thanksgiving Crossover (I).
Nov. 28, 1979, midnight
S2E11 - Diane Drinks
Huge trouble arises when Diane develops a big deinking problem.
Dec. 5, 1979, midnight
S2E12 - Tommy the Houseguest
Tommy has to temporarily move in with the Alder's while his mother is away.
Dec. 12, 1979, midnight
S2E13 - Larry's Father
Larry's father moves in and against Larry's wishes, he gives Diane money to buy a car.
Dec. 19, 1979, midnight
S2E14 - Money From Home
Larry's ex-wife Marion sends a sizeable check to help him buy a house for his daughters. And in the process, it challenges Larry's pride.
Jan. 9, 1980, midnight
S2E15 - The Neighbor Dies
Ruthie gets in a fight with her new piano teacher who is very much disliked. He dies after their argument and Ruthie feels responsible for his death.
Jan. 16, 1980, midnight
S2E16 - The Blind Friend
Morgan's blind nephew gets a sympathetic Ruthie to be his date.
Jan. 23, 1980, midnight
S2E17 - Love Around The Corner
Larry meets a female tenant ( who happens to be Tommy's mother) in his building's laundry room and things get very serious.
Jan. 30, 1980, midnight
S2E18 - Larry's Mid-Life Crisis (1)
Larry uses his radio show to protest destruction of a local hotel housing senior citizens. He then ends up in jail and is fired from his radio job.
Feb. 13, 1980, midnight
S2E19 - Larry's Mid-Life Crisis (2)
Larry seeks new job offers after the loss of his job.
Feb. 20, 1980, midnight
S2E20 - Larry's Mid-Life Crisis (3)
Morgan also finds herself jobless and Larry the confronts the station's boss's son, in order to at least try to get her job at the radio station.
Feb. 27, 1980, midnight
S2E21 - The Rock Star (1)
Diane meets and falls for a rock star and may be leaving the home for the rock star.
March 5, 1980, midnight
S2E22 - The Rock Star (2)
Diane must make a very important choice. She must decide between either her new love (the rock star) and her family.
March 12, 1980, midnight
S2E23 - The Protégé
Tommy asks Larry for advice on women. Soon, Tommy is in very serious trouble at school for kissing a girl in a broom closet.
April 2, 1980, midnight
S2E24 - Yearning
Morgan's new secretary dates Larry's father and we soon find out that marriage is in their plans.
April 30, 1980, midnight