Diff'rent Strokes

Two orphaned brothers, Arnold & Willis Jackson, are adopted by wealthy Manhattan widower Phillip Drummond when their mother (Drummond's maid) passes away. Along with Drummond's daughter Kimberly & housekeeper Mrs. Garrett, this family sitcom covers topics such as wealth- & racial- inequality. This was Gary Coleman's breakout role as short but sassy Arnold, whose catchphrase "What'choo talkin' 'bout?" became a national trend.

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Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials April 2009 3
Season 1 November 1978 May 1979 24
Season 2 September 1979 March 1980 26
Season 3 November 1980 May 1981 22
Season 4 October 1981 May 1982 26
Season 5 October 1982 May 1983 24
Season 6 October 1983 May 1984 24
Season 7 September 1984 May 1985 24
Season 8 September 1985 March 1986 19
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials April 2009 1
Season 1 November 1978 May 1979 24
Season 2 September 1979 March 1980 26
Season 3 November 1980 May 1981 22
Season 4 October 1981 May 1982 26
Season 5 October 1982 May 1983 24
Season 6 October 1983 May 1984 24
Season 7 September 1984 May 1985 24
Season 8 September 1985 March 1986 19
Unassigned Episodes 2
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 192
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Gerren Keith 143 09/21/1979 - 03/07/1986
Howard Leeds 36 12/29/1978 - 05/12/1984
Martin Cohan 32 03/30/1979 - 05/12/1984
Ben Starr 26 11/03/1978 - 05/13/1982
Herbert Kenwith 15 11/10/1978 - 05/04/1979
A. Dudley Johnson Jr. 13 03/25/1982 - 02/28/1986
Robert Jayson 13 03/25/1982 - 02/28/1986
Blake Hunter 11 10/09/1982 - 05/12/1984
Howard Meyers 10 01/21/1981 - 10/27/1984
Glenn Padnick 9 02/04/1981 - 11/29/1985
Mel Ferber 8 11/24/1984 - 02/21/1986
Sandy Veith 7 01/05/1979 - 03/18/1981
Paul Haggis 4 11/27/1982 - 11/19/1983
Scott Rubenstein 4 11/26/1980 - 11/13/1982
Calvin Kelly 4 12/03/1980 - 03/25/1981
Kurt Taylor 3 01/21/1981 - 01/28/1982
Debra Frank 3 11/26/1980 - 11/13/1982
Janna Lowell 3 01/17/1986 - 02/21/1986
Joseph Sirota 2 11/14/1979 - 03/26/1980
Ben Gershman 2 11/19/1980
M. Martez Thomas 2 03/11/1981
Elaine Newman 2 11/14/1979 - 03/26/1980
Mara Lideks 2 01/14/1981
Bernard Burnell Mack 2 01/07/1982 - 01/07/1984
Tony Singletary 2 10/18/1985 - 01/10/1986
Louis Smallwood 2 03/11/1981
Martin Ragaway 2 10/24/1979
Selig Frank 2 03/02/1985 - 01/31/1986
Bill Shinkai 2 11/12/1981
Leslie H. Martinson 2 02/11/1984 - 02/18/1984
Doug Rogers 2 03/30/1979 - 11/28/1979
Michael Russnow 2 11/24/1978
Warren S. Murray 2 04/01/1981 - 02/25/1982
Hugh Wedlock 2 11/19/1980
Lee Lochhead 1 02/16/1985
Jane Gould 1 02/18/1982
Jeremiah Morris 1 02/28/1986
Jaie Brashar 1 01/23/1980
Barbara Schultz 1 01/17/1986
Lee Shallat Chemel 1 02/23/1985
Jim Tisdale 1 04/15/1982
Sheryl Levine 1 12/17/1981
Dick Clair 1 05/04/1979
Patricia Kane 1 11/26/1980
Brian K. Moody 1 11/27/1982
Jess Korman 1 12/19/1979
Dolores Ferraro 1 04/30/1983
Walter E. Smith 1 03/04/1981
Ellen Gittelsohn 1 03/24/1984
Linda Day 1 03/17/1984
Jeff Lewis (III) 1 03/18/1981
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Bruce Taylor 14 11/05/1981 - 03/23/1985
Ed Jurist 12 10/19/1979 - 01/08/1983
Albert E. Lewin 10 12/08/1978 - 12/17/1983
Bob Brunner 8 09/29/1984 - 10/25/1985
Ken Hecht 8 09/29/1984 - 10/25/1985
Bobby Herbeck 8 03/24/1984
Fred Rubin 7 11/24/1978 - 03/26/1980
John Donley 7 01/21/1981 - 10/29/1983
Alan Rosen 7 11/24/1978 - 03/26/1980
Dawn Aldredge 6 01/16/1980 - 12/03/1983
Fred S. Fox 4 12/01/1978 - 05/06/1981
Richard Gurman 4 09/27/1985 - 03/07/1986
Donald Ross 4 02/20/1980 - 01/14/1982
Seaman Jacobs 4 12/01/1978 - 05/06/1981
Jerry Winnick 3 10/12/1979 - 12/03/1981
Marshall Goldberg 3 01/07/1981 - 02/26/1983
Budd Grossman 3 11/10/1978 - 12/29/1978
José Rivera 3 02/09/1985 - 12/06/1985
Gordon Mitchell 2 11/19/1980 - 05/13/1981
Jack Gross Jr. 2 11/26/1983 - 01/26/1985
Sydney Julien 2 01/28/1984 - 02/04/1984
Max Katz 2 01/12/1985 - 02/09/1985
Toni Wunsch 2 01/12/1985 - 02/09/1985
Al Aidekman 2 12/13/1985 - 03/07/1986
Norm Liebmann 2 02/16/1979 - 04/06/1979
Michael Curley 2 11/03/1984 - 11/24/1984
Susan H. Lee 2 01/19/1985 - 01/24/1986
Phil Margo 2 11/26/1983 - 01/26/1985
Dan Kennicott 2 11/03/1984 - 11/24/1984
Richard B. Eckhaus 1 12/04/1982
Larry Rhine 1 05/06/1982
Tom August 1 01/12/1979
Maria Alexander 1 10/20/1984
Myles Wilder 1 11/17/1978
Shelly Landau 1 02/18/1982
Booker Bradshaw 1 01/28/1982
Rosemary Lee Potter 1 11/26/1983
Joseph Bonaduce 1 12/17/1981
Woody Kling 1 03/30/1979
Roland Wolpert 1 12/19/1979
Mark Miller 1 02/25/1984
Susan Kessler 1 10/20/1984
Sylvia Alan 1 01/19/1985
Clay Graham 1 10/29/1983
Don Segall 1 10/30/1982
Danny Simon 1 02/18/1982
Debra Scott 1 11/26/1980
Barry Gold 1 02/07/1986
Ron Alexander 1 01/19/1979
David W. Duclon 1 10/01/1983
Paul Robinson Hunter 1 10/16/1982
George Geiger 1 01/30/1980
Ifa Baeza 1 02/25/1984
William Raynor 1 11/17/1978
Charles Stewart, Jr. 1 12/12/1979
Karyl Geld Miller 1 03/02/1979
Bob Peete 1 11/20/1982
Heywood Kling 1 11/28/1979
Mitchell Wayne Cohen 1 03/19/1983
George Tibbles 1 11/28/1979
Helen August 1 01/12/1979
Charles Stewart 1 12/12/1979
Barry Rubinowitz 1 01/31/1986
Jill Gordon 1 02/11/1982
John B. Collins 1 11/17/1984
Milt Rosen 1 11/28/1979
Michael Moye 1 04/13/1979

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