Diff'rent Strokes: Season 5

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Diff'rent Strokes

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Season Details & Credits

NBC | Season Premiere Date: October 2, 1982

Starring: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges

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

Season 5 Episodes

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S5:E24. My Fair Larry (a.k.a.) My Fair Lady
Air Date: May 7, 1983
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S5:E23. Romeo and Juliet
Air Date: April 30, 1983
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S5:E22. The Reporter
Air Date: March 19, 1983

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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
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  S5:E24. My Fair Larry (a.k.a.) My Fair Lady
  Air Date: May 7, 1983
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  S5:E23. Romeo and Juliet
  Air Date: April 30, 1983
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  S5:E22. The Reporter
  Air Date: March 19, 1983
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  S5:E21. Roommates
  Air Date: March 12, 1983
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  S5:E20. The Cricket
  Air Date: March 5, 1983
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  S5:E19. Hall Monitor
  Air Date: February 26, 1983
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  S5:E18. Family on Ice
  Air Date: February 19, 1983
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  S5:E17. The Bicycle Man (2)
  Air Date: February 12, 1983
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  S5:E16. The Bicycle Man (1)
  Air Date: February 5, 1983
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  S5:E15. Independent Woman
  Air Date: January 22, 1983
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  S5:E14. Parents Have Rights, Too
  Air Date: January 15, 1983
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  S5:E13. A Growing Problem
  Air Date: January 8, 1983
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  S5:E12. Santa's Helper
  Air Date: December 18, 1982
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  S5:E11. The Executives
  Air Date: December 11, 1982
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  S5:E10. Push Comes to Shove
  Air Date: December 4, 1982
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  S5:E9. Memories
  Air Date: November 27, 1982
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  S5:E8. A Case of Overexposure (a.k.a.) Overexposure
  Air Date: November 20, 1982
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  S5:E7. The Older Woman
  Air Date: November 13, 1982
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  S5:E6. Substitute Teacher
  Air Date: November 6, 1982
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  S5:E5. The Peacemaker
  Air Date: October 30, 1982
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  S5:E4. Big Brother
  Air Date: October 23, 1982
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  S5:E3. Cyrano De Jackson
  Air Date: October 16, 1982
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  S5:E2. In the Swim
  Air Date: October 9, 1982
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  S5:E1. Shoot-Out at the O.K. Arcade
  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