

Diff'rent Strokes
ComedyFamilyDrama
7.0 (279 votes)
30 min per episode
11/3/1978
Overview
The 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.
Details
Status: Ended
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 189
Created by: Bernie Kukoff
Seasons
Cast

Conrad Bain
Phillip Drummond

Gary Coleman
Arnold Jackson

Todd Bridges
Willis Jackson

Mary Jo Catlett
Pearl Gallagher

Danny Cooksey
Sam McKinney

Mary Ann Mobley
Maggie Drummond