Diff'rent Strokes
tv show
189 total episodes
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8 seasons
First Aired November 03, 1978
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.
Cast
Conrad Bain
as
Phillip Drummond
Gary Coleman
as
Arnold Jackson
Todd Bridges
as
Willis Jackson
Dana Plato
as
Kimberly Drummond
Mary Jo Catlett
as
Pearl Gallagher
Charlotte Rae
as
Edna Garrett
Danny Cooksey
as
Sam McKinney
Shavar Ross
as
Dudley Ramsey
Dixie Carter
as
Maggie McKinney
Nedra Volz
as
Adelaide Brubaker
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Steven Mond
as
Robbie Jason
Mary Ann Mobley
as
Maggie Drummond
Crew
Gerren Keith
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Director
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Herbert Kenwith
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Director
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Mel Ferber
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Director
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Jeremiah Morris
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Director
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Linda Day
as
Director
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Barbara Schultz
as
Director
Glenn Padnick
as
Director
Lee Shallat Chemel
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Director
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Blake Hunter
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Producer
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Ed Jurist
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Writer
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Howard Meyers
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Writer
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Seaman Jacobs
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Writer