Diff'rent Strokes

Name: Diff'rent Strokes
Genre: Comedy
Released: November 3, 1978
Cast: Mary Ann Mobley, Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett

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NBC | Release Date: November 3, 1978

Starring: Mary Ann Mobley, Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett, Danny Cooksey

Summary: Diff'rent Strokes took place in New York and centered around the happenings in the Drummond household. Philip Drummond was a widower and had a daughter, Kimberly. He was also quite wealthy and lived in the penthouse of a luxurious apartment building. His wealth was due to the fact that he was the president of Trans Allied, Inc.However,Diff'rent Strokes took place in New York and centered around the happenings in the Drummond household. Philip Drummond was a widower and had a daughter, Kimberly. He was also quite wealthy and lived in the penthouse of a luxurious apartment building. His wealth was due to the fact that he was the president of Trans Allied, Inc.However, the household was shaken up when Drummond's black housekeeper died and her deathbed wish was that he would take care of her two sons, Arnold and Willis Jackson. So, Drummond took both of them in and they became the sons Drummond never had.Others in the cast included Mrs. Garrett the new housekeeper who later left for her own series, The Facts of Life. She was replaced by Adelaide, who was seen occasionally and she was later replaced by Pearl. In the seventh season, Drummond wed an aerobics instructor, Maggie McKinney and she moved in with her son, Sam, from a previous marriage.First Telecast: November 3, 1978
Last Telecast: August 30, 1986Episodes: 189 Color EpisodesTheme Song:"It Takes Diff'rent Strokes"
Written by: Alan Thicke, Gloria Loring and Al BurtonSung by: Alan ThickeSpinoffs: Hello, Larry and The Facts of LifeEpisode descriptions: courtesy of Todd Fuller at Diff'rent Strokes Online.NBC Broadcast HistoryNovember 1978-October 1979----Fridays----8:00 p.m.
October 1979-October 1981----Wednesdays----9:00 p.m.
October 1981-August 1982----Thursdays----9:00 p.m.
August 1982-August 1985----Saturdays----8:00 p.m.ABC Broadcast HistorySeptember 1985-March 1986----Fridays----9:00 p.m.
June-August 1986----Saturdays----8:00 p.m.Theme Song: "It Takes Diff'rent Strokes"
Written by: Alan Thicke, Gloria Loring and Al Burton
Sung by: Alan ThickeNow, the world don't move to the beat of just one drum.
What might be right for you, may not be right for some.
A man is born, he's a man of means.
Then along come two, they got nothing but their jeans.But they got, Diff'rent Strokes.
It takes, Diff'rent Strokes.
It takes, Diff'rent Strokes to move the world.Everybody's got a special kind of story.
Everybody finds a way to shine.
It don't matter that you got,
not alot, so what.
They'll have theirs, and you'll have yours, and I'll have mine,
and together we'll be fine....'cause it takes, Diff'rent Strokes to move the world.
Yes it does.
It takes, Diff'rent Strokes to move the world.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy

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Series Overview
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: September 27, 1985
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  S8:E27. The Hon. Arnold J. Jackson
  Air Date: November 18, 2021
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  S8:E25. Street Smart
  Air Date: January 2, 2021
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  S8:E25. Street Smart
  Air Date: January 2, 2021
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  S8:E24. XMAS Special (pt.2)
  Air Date: December 24, 2020
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  S8:E24. XMAS Special (pt.2)
  Air Date: December 24, 2020
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  S8:E23. Adoption, Part 2
  Air Date: March 25, 2019
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  S8:E22. Adoption, Part 1
  Air Date: March 25, 2019
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  S8:E22. Xmas Special, Part 1
  Air Date: July 19, 2019
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  S8:E21. Xmas Special, Part 2
  Air Date: March 7, 2019
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  S8:E20. U.S. Olympic Gymnastics
  Air Date: June 6, 2018
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  S8:E19. The Front Page
  Air Date: March 7, 1986
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  S8:E18. The Photo Club
  Air Date: February 28, 1986
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  S8:E17. The Big Bribe
  Air Date: February 21, 1986
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  S8:E16. Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown
  Air Date: February 7, 1986
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  S8:E15. Arnold's Tangled Web
  Air Date: January 31, 1986
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  S8:E14. Sam's Big Brother
  Air Date: January 24, 1986
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  S8:E13. Bulimia
  Air Date: January 17, 1986
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  S8:E12. Arnold's Initiation
  Air Date: January 10, 1986
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  S8:E11. It's My Party and I'll Cry if I Want To
  Air Date: December 13, 1985
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  S8:E10. Arnold's Bad Rep
  Air Date: December 6, 1985
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  S8:E9. Speak No Evil
  Air Date: November 29, 1985
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  S8:E8. So You Want to Be a Rock Star
  Air Date: November 15, 1985
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  S8:E7. A Tale of Two Teachers
  Air Date: November 8, 1985
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  S8:E6. Arnold's Job
  Air Date: October 25, 1985
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  S8:E5. Willis Goes to College
  Air Date: October 18, 1985
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  S8:E4. Love on the Run
  Air Date: October 11, 1985
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  S8:E3. Bully for Arnold
  Air Date: October 4, 1985
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  S8:E2. Sam's Missing (2)
  Air Date: September 27, 1985
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  S8:E1. Sam's Missing (1)
  Air Date: September 27, 1985
Season 7

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- Season 7 Overview
  Air Date: September 29, 1984
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: October 1, 1983
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: October 2, 1982
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: October 29, 1981
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: November 12, 1980
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 21, 1979
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: November 3, 1978