Diff'rent Strokes
Also known as Different Strokes
television series (1978-1986)
TV series · TMDB
★ 7.1The 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.
- Aired
- 1978–1986
- Seasons
- 8 · 189 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris
- Network
- ABC, NBC
- Genres
- Comedy, Family, Drama
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1970s American black sitcoms1970s American black television series1970s American multi-camera sitcoms1978 American television series debuts1980s American black sitcoms1980s American black television series1980s American multi-camera sitcoms1986 American television series endingsAmerican Broadcasting Company sitcomsAmerican television series about familiesAmerican television series revived after cancellation