
Diff'rent Strokes
Comedy
Family
Drama
Rating
7.0/10
First Air Date
November 3, 1978
Episode Runtime
0h 30m
Status
Ended
Overview
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.
Seasons
Specials
2 episodes

Season 1
24 episodes

Season 2
26 episodes

Season 3
22 episodes

Season 4
26 episodes

Season 5
24 episodes

Season 6
24 episodes

Season 7
24 episodes

Season 8
19 episodes
Cast

Conrad Bain
Phillip Drummond

Gary Coleman
Arnold Jackson

Todd Bridges
Willis Jackson

Mary Jo Catlett
Pearl Gallagher

Danny Cooksey
Sam McKinney

Mary Ann Mobley
Maggie Drummond
Created By
Bernie Kukoff
Jeff Harris