Diff'rent Strokes

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.

First Aired

Nov 3, 1978

Last Aired

Mar 7, 1986

Episode Runtime

30m

Created By

Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris

Network

ABC, NBC

Country

US