Diff'rent Strokes
1978, Series, 30 min, Comedy, Drama, English, United States, MoviePedia score 68
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.
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Directed by Gerren Keith, Herbert Kenwith, Mel Ferber, Leslie H. Martinson, Selig Frank, Tony Singletary, Dolores Ferraro, Linda Day, Ellen Gittelsohn, Lee Lochhead, Lee Shallat Chemel, Jeremiah Morris, Barbara Schultz
Cast
- Gary Coleman as Arnold Jackson
- Todd Bridges as Willis Jackson
- Conrad Bain as Philip Drummond
- Dana Plato as Hans
- Mary Jo Catlett as Pearl Gallagher
- Danny Cooksey as Sam McKinney
- Shavar Ross as Dudley Johnson
- Charlotte Rae as Edna Garrett
- Dixie Carter as Maggie McKinney Drummond
- Steven Mond as Robbie Jason
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