Diff'rent Strokes
Originally on: NBC (30 min.)
Status:
Ended
Premiered:
November 3, 1978
Last Aired:
August 30, 1986
Show Category:
Comedy 
Diff'rent Strokes took place in New York and centered around the happenings in the Drummond household. Philip Drummond was a widower and had a daughter, Kimberly. He was also quite wealthy and lived in the penthouse of a luxurious apartment building. His wealth was due to the fact that he was the president of Trans Allied, Inc. However, the household was shaken up when Drummond's black...
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Episodes
add »Arnold's feature story about his high school football team threatens to turn into a controversial expose for the school newspaper when he witnesses team members buying steroids.
Aired: Friday March 7, 1986
| 188. The Photo Club | Feb 28, 1986 | 0 Reviews | 6.76 |
| 187. The Big Bribe | Feb 21, 1986 | 0 Reviews | 8.11 |
| 186. Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown | Feb 7, 1986 | 0 Reviews | 6.96 |
| 185. Arnold's Tangled Web | Jan 31, 1986 | 0 Reviews | 8.96 |
News Headlines
- '70s, '80s shows to be shrunk for Net 2007-05-01 14:16:00
- external: Todd Bridges on 'Everybody Hates Chris'? Whatchutalkinbout?! 2007-01-22
- external: NBC's 'Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' - A Cautionary Tale of Child 2006-08-07
- external: FX's 'Black. White.' debuts tonight 2006-03-08
- external: Todd Bridges Is No Longer 'Skating' By 2006-01-30
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"Better every season"Perfect Diff'rent Strokes Continue » Posted Apr 12, 2008 12:33 pm PST |
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"Why did I watch that?"Bad You may remember it fondly, but it's actually awful. Continue » Posted Feb 6, 2008 7:58 pm PST |
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"Classic"Superb I remember this show when i was little. Continue » Posted Jun 3, 2007 3:25 pm PST |
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"Personal favorite"Superb What else is there to say? Gary Coleman made this show what it was... Continue » Posted Nov 21, 2006 6:07 am PST |
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"Classic"Perfect "What you talkin' about kerfootw?" I said, this was an incredible comedy that was also Gary Coleman's breakthrough role! Continue » Posted Aug 11, 2006 11:46 am PST |
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Show Vital Stats
Show: Diff'rent Strokes
Popularity Rank: 570 of 17,575
Ratings Rank: 1,681 of 17,575 (
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Show Reviews: 20
People Tracking: 338
Popularity Rank: 570 of 17,575
Ratings Rank: 1,681 of 17,575 (
1)
Show Reviews: 20
People Tracking: 338
Show
Score: 8.2 Great 487 votes
Score: 8.2 Great 487 votes
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perfect: 110 (22.6%)
superb: 78 (16%)
good: 63 (13%)
Other: 68 (14%)
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