Conrad BainPhillip Drummond
Gary ColemanArnold Jackson
Todd BridgesWillis Jackson
Mary Jo CatlettPearl Gallagher
Danny CookseySam McKinney
Mary Ann MobleyMaggie DrummondWhy it may be worth watching
- Diff'rent Strokes combines Comedy and Family storytelling.
- The principal cast includes Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges.
- Viewers currently rate it 7.1/10 from 303 votes.
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Diff'rent Strokes
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.
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Best suited to viewers looking for Comedy, Family, Drama. The available catalogue spans 8 seasons.
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family relationshipswealthyorphanclass differenceswidowermanhattan, new york cityinterracial adoptionadopted child
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