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★ 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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- television series
- Genre
- sitcom
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Cast member
- Conrad Bain
- Composer
- Gloria Loring
- Narrative location
- New York City
- Filming location
- The Prospect Studios
- Image
- On the set of Diff'rent Strokes (39256460980).jpg
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- number of seasons
- 8
- start time
- 1978-11-03
- end time
- 1986-03-07
- original broadcaster
- American Broadcasting Company
- number of episodes
- 189
- title
- Diff'rent Strokes
- camera setup
- multiple-camera setup
- list of episodes
- list of Diff'rent Strokes episodes
- audio system
- monoaural
- Commons category
- Diff'rent Strokes
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