Diff'rent Strokes

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.

Seasons

Specials

2 eps

Season 1

24 eps

Season 2

26 eps

Season 3

22 eps

Season 4

26 eps

Season 5

24 eps

Season 6

24 eps

Season 7

24 eps

Season 8

19 eps

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