Diff'rent Strokes: Season 1

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Diff'rent Strokes

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Season Details & Credits

NBC | Season Premiere Date: November 3, 1978

Starring: Charlotte Rae, Dixie Carter, Conrad Bain

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

Creator: Jeff Harris and Bernie Kukoff

Genre(s): Comedy

Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E24. The Girls School (a.k.a.) Garrett's Girls
Air Date: May 4, 1979
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S1:E23. Willis' Birthday
Air Date: April 13, 1979
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S1:E22. Getting Involved
Air Date: April 6, 1979

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Series Overview
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  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
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  S1:E24. The Girls School (a.k.a.) Garrett's Girls
  Air Date: May 4, 1979
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  S1:E23. Willis' Birthday
  Air Date: April 13, 1979
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  S1:E22. Getting Involved
  Air Date: April 6, 1979
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  S1:E21. The Trip (2)
  Air Date: March 30, 1979
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  S1:E20. The Trip (1)
  Air Date: March 30, 1979
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  S1:E19. The Job (a.k.a.) Willis' Job
  Air Date: March 16, 1979
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  S1:E18. Mrs. Garrett's Crisis
  Air Date: March 2, 1979
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  S1:E17. Willis' Privacy
  Air Date: February 23, 1979
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  S1:E16. The New Landlord
  Air Date: February 16, 1979
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  S1:E15. The Tutor
  Air Date: February 9, 1979
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  S1:E14. The Relative
  Air Date: February 2, 1979
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  S1:E13. No Time for Arnold
  Air Date: January 26, 1979
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  S1:E12. The Woman
  Air Date: January 19, 1979
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  S1:E11. The Club Meeting
  Air Date: January 12, 1979
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  S1:E10. The Fight
  Air Date: January 5, 1979
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  S1:E9. Retrospective (2)
  Air Date: December 29, 1978
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  S1:E8. Retrospective (1)
  Air Date: December 29, 1978
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  S1:E7. The Trial
  Air Date: December 15, 1978
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  S1:E6. Goodbye Dolly
  Air Date: December 8, 1978
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  S1:E5. The Spanking
  Air Date: December 1, 1978
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  S1:E4. Prep School
  Air Date: November 24, 1978
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  S1:E3. Mother's Last Visit
  Air Date: November 17, 1978
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  S1:E2. The Social Worker
  Air Date: November 10, 1978
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  S1:E1. Movin' In
  Air Date: November 3, 1978