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Diff'rent Strokes

1978–1986TV-PGABC, NBC
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.Read more
Seasons
8
Episodes
189
Runtime
30m
Rating
Rated 7.1 out of 10

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S08 · E19 · Aired Mar 7, 1986

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Status
Ended
First aired
Nov 3, 1978
Last aired
Mar 7, 1986
Created by
Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris
Networks
ABC, NBC
Country
United States
Original language
English
Seasons
8
Episodes
189
Community rating
7.1 / 10 from 304 votes

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