189 Episodes

Diff'rent Strokes

8 Seasons 189 Episodes Ended

Diff'rent Strokes

8 Seasons 189 Episodes Ended

#family relationships #wealthy #orphan #class differences #widower #manhattan, new york city #interracial adoption #adopted child #sitcom #child care #brother brother relationship #african american

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.

Creator Bernie Kukoff Creator Jeff Harris

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