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Diff'rent Strokes is a sitcom that aired on NBC for seven seasons and ABC for one.

Contents 1 Cast 2 Seasons 3 In-Depth 4 DVD Releases 5 External Sites

[edit] Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Billed Cast
Conrad Bain	Philip Drummond	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Gary Coleman	Arnold Jackson	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Todd Bridges	Willis Jackson	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Dana Plato	Kimberly Drummond	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Charlotte Rae	Edna Garrett	1
Dixie Carter	Maggie McKinney							7
Mary Ann Mobley									8
Danny Cooksey	Sam McKinney							7	8
Supporting/Recurring Cast
Shavar Ross	Dudley Ramsey				4	5	6	7	8
Nikki Swassy	Lisa Hayes					5	6	7	8
Nedra Volz	Adelaide Brubaker			3	4
Le Tari	Ted Ramsey				4	5	6	7
Mary Jo Catlett	Pearl Gallagher					5	6	7	8
Dody Goodman	Aunt Sophia				4
Rosalind Chao	Miss Chung					5
Janet Jackson	Charlene DuPrey				4
Steven Mond	Robbie Jason					5
Jason Hervey	Charlie								8

[edit] 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

[edit] In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

[edit] DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Season Sets
The Complete First Season	September 14, 2004	3
The Complete Second Season	January 31, 2006	4

[edit] External Sites