Diff'rent Strokes

Name: Diff'rent Strokes
Genre: Comedy, Family, Drama
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett, Danny Cooksey

TV Show

First Air Date: November 3, 1978

Last Air Date: March 7, 1986

Genre: Comedy, Family, Drama

Seasons: 8

Episodes: 189

Episode Runtime: 30 min

Rating: ⭐ 7.1/10

Cast: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett, Danny Cooksey

Created By: Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris

Network: ABC, NBC

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.