A Special Friend

Name: A Special Friend
Genre: Comedy
Released: May 4, 1985
Cast: Dixie Carter, Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett

Diff'rent Strokes: Season 7: Episode 24

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Episode Details & Credits

NBC | Air Date: May 4, 1985

Starring: Dixie Carter, Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett, Danny Cooksey

Summary: Arnold and Sam's new friendship with a street performer gets mired in fear and confusion when they discover she has epilepsy.

Genre(s): Comedy

Season 7 Episodes

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S7:E24. A Special Friend
Air Date: May 4, 1985
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S7:E23. Street Smarts
Air Date: March 23, 1985
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S7:E22. Blue Collar Drummond
Air Date: March 9, 1985

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Seasons & Episodes

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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
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  S7:E24. A Special Friend
  Air Date: May 4, 1985
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  S7:E23. Street Smarts
  Air Date: March 23, 1985
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  S7:E22. Blue Collar Drummond
  Air Date: March 9, 1985
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  S7:E21. Beauty is in the Eye of Arnold
  Air Date: March 2, 1985
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  S7:E20. A Camping We Will Go
  Air Date: February 23, 1985
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  S7:E19. Cheers to Arnold
  Air Date: February 16, 1985
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  S7:E18. Russian Embassy
  Air Date: February 9, 1985
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  S7:E17. Sam's New Pal
  Air Date: February 2, 1985
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  S7:E16. Harry Birthday Drummond
  Air Date: January 26, 1985
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  S7:E15. Sam Adopts a Grandparent
  Air Date: January 19, 1985
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  S7:E14. Arnold Saves the Squirrel
  Air Date: January 12, 1985
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  S7:E13. Baseball Blues
  Air Date: January 5, 1985
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  S7:E12. Arnold's Songbird
  Air Date: December 15, 1984
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  S7:E11. Tonsils
  Air Date: December 8, 1984
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  S7:E10. The Gymnasts
  Air Date: December 1, 1984
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  S7:E9. The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson
  Air Date: November 24, 1984
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  S7:E8. Arnold the Entrepreneur
  Air Date: November 17, 1984
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  S7:E7. Carmella Meets the Gooch
  Air Date: November 10, 1984
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  S7:E6. Sam's Father
  Air Date: November 3, 1984
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  S7:E5. Arnold's Strike
  Air Date: October 27, 1984
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  S7:E4. Undercover Lover
  Air Date: October 20, 1984
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  S7:E3. Bed-Wetting
  Air Date: October 13, 1984
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  S7:E2. Arnold and Lisa's Mother
  Air Date: October 6, 1984
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  S7:E1. A Haunting We Will Go
  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