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Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes (1978)

TV-PG

Comedy, Family, Drama

30 min / United States

Summary

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.

9 Seasons

Created by

Bernie Kukoff

Status

Ended

Rating

7 with 279 votes
Network

Casting

Seasons

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