TV-PG1978–19868 seasons30m episodesABCComedyFamilyDrama
Diff'rent Strokes
68Pop Score4 of 9 sources
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.
- Created by
- Bernie Kukoff
- Created by
- Jeff Harris
Ratings
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Critics
No scores yetAudiences
68- IMDb6.7/1013.8K votes
- Metacritic Users8.6/105 votes
- Trakt
Series cast
Seasons
Season 11978 · 24 episodes
Season 21979 · 26 episodes
Season 31980 · 22 episodes
Season 41981 · 26 episodes
Season 51982 · 24 episodes
Details
- Status
- Ended
- First aired
- 3 Nov 1978
- Last aired
- 7 Mar 1986
- Episodes
- 189 episodes
- Network
- ABC, NBC
- Type
- Scripted
- Original language
- English
