Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes (1978 - 1986)

NRComedy, Family, Drama30 minutes
70%
User score
Description

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.

Status

Ended

Network
Diff'rent Strokes
Diff'rent Strokes
Type

Scripted

Original language

English

Keywords
family relationshipswealthyorphanclass differenceswidowermanhattan, new york cityinterracial adoptionadopted childsitcomchild carebrother brother relationshipafrican american