Bernie Kukoff
Director
Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Specials
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.
Released Nov. 3, 1978
Episode 29 min
10+
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Watch Providers: Tubi TV
Production Companies: Norman Lear/Tandem Productions, Embassy Television, Embassy Pictures Corporation, Tandem Productions
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S0E1 - A Look Back at Diff'rent Strokes
A special feature for the DVD release of the first season featuring interviews with cast and crew.
S0E2 - Whatchoo Talkin Bout
A special feature for the DVD release of the first season featuring interviews with cast and crew who discuss how the famous catch phrase "whatchoo Talking Bout" came about.
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 29 min.
Season Runtime: 204 min.
Released: Nov. 3, 1978
Last Air Date: March 7, 1986, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 10+
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