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Diff'rent Strokes
From The TV IV
| Diff'rent Strokes | |
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| Premiere | November 3, 1978 |
| Finale | March 7, 1986 |
| Airs | Weekdays at 6:30 AM on MeTV |
| Creator | Bernie Kukoff & Jeff Harris |
| Network/Provider | NBC (seasons 1-7) ABC (season 8) |
| Style | 30-minute sitcom |
| Company | Tandem Productions, Embassy Television (season 8) |
| Seasons | 8 |
| Episodes | 186 |
| Origin | USA |
Diff'rent Strokes is a sitcom that aired on NBC for seven seasons and ABC for one.
Two African-American boys from Harlem are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman named Phillip Drummond and his daughter Kimberly, for whom their deceased mother previously worked.
Contents |
Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Conrad Bain | Philip Drummond | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Gary Coleman | Arnold Jackson | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Todd Bridges | Willis Jackson | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Dana Plato | Kimberly Drummond | * | * | * | * | * | * | o | o |
| Charlotte Rae | Edna Garrett | * | * | ||||||
| Mary Jo Catlett | Pearl Gallagher | o | * | * | * | ||||
| Danny Cooksey | Sam McKinney | * | * | ||||||
| Dixie Carter | Maggie McKinney | o | * | ||||||
| Mary Ann Mobley | * | ||||||||
| Supporting/Recurring Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| Nedra Volz | Adelaide Brubaker | * | * | * | |||||
| Shavar Ross | Dudley Ramsey | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Steven Mond | Robbie Jason | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Janet Jackson | Charlene DuPrey | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Dody Goodman | Aunt Sophia | * | |||||||
| Rosalind Chao | Miss Chung | * | * | ||||||
| Nikki Swasey | Lisa Hayes | * | * | * | * | ||||
| Jason Hervey | Charlie | * | |||||||
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NBC | ||||||
| Season One | November 3, 1978 | May 4, 1979 | 23 | |||
| Season Two | September 21, 1979 | March 26, 1980 | 24 | |||
| Season Three | November 12, 1980 | May 13, 1981 | 22 | |||
| Season Four | October 29, 1981 | May 20, 1982 | 26 | |||
| Season Five | October 2, 1982 | May 7, 1983 | 24 | |||
| Season Six | October 1, 1983 | May 12, 1984 | 24 | |||
| Season Seven | September 29, 1984 | May 4, 1985 | 24 | |||
| ABC | ||||||
| Season Eight | September 27, 1985 | March 7, 1986 | 19 | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season Sets (Region 1) | ||||||
| The Complete First Season | September 14, 2004 | purchase | 3 | |||
| The Complete Second Season | January 31, 2006 | purchase | 3 | |||
| The Complete Third Season | July 17, 2012 | purchase | 3 | |||
| The Complete Fourth Season | November 20, 2012 | purchase | 3 | |||
| The Complete Fifth Season | April 4, 2017 | purchase | 3 | |||
| Episode Collections (Region 1) | ||||||
| Fan Favorites | September 29, 2009 | purchase | 1 | |||
