[36] Season 4 was released on November 20, 2012. Since there was a new fresh-faced kid in the house with Sam, Arnold now had his own little sidekick and was happy to be a "big brother" for a change. The WP Debugging plugin must have a wp-config.php file that is writable by the filesystem. Arnold Jackson Arnold, I'm afraid there's just one solution. , Hilarity Ensues.. Diff'rent Strokes (1978-86) made a star of Gary Coleman as Arnold Jackson, the younger of the two boys. Kimberly plans to move in with her boyfriend, whom her dad doesn't like, by tricking the family into thinking she's moving in with her girlfriend, Michelle (Dana Kimmell) instead. Gary Coleman, who plays the main character, is Arnold Jackson the young 8 year old boy. : With Willis dropped into the background slightly, this new brotherly duo took center stage for many storylines. Following Rae's departure midway through the second season, Nedra Volz took over as the housekeeper, the older and crankier Adelaide Brubaker, introduced in the episode "The Election". Diff'rent Strokes is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from November 3, 1978 to May 4, 1985 and ABC from September 27, 1985 to March 7, 1986. Additionally, Arnold appeared on the Silver Spoons episode "The Great Computer Caper" and the Amazing Stories episode "Remote Control Man". When Arnold doesn't (because classmate Robbie is involved), his story gets disqualified as made-up. Mr. Drummond bribes a hard-nosed football coach (Greg Mullavey) into letting Arnold join the team by buying new uniforms for them, but he regrets his decision when he finds out how the coach is motivating the kids. A student in an immigration and naturalization class (Rosalind Chao) becomes the suspect in a robbery. But Plato and her character were well received by audiences, and the producers became convinced that her inclusion added an extra element of appeal to the audience, offering a female character for young girls and women to identify with. Willis' friends think that he and Arnold have lost touch with where they came from, so they adopt a more Afro-centric attitude and alienate the rest of the family. Willis Jackson Meanwhile, Arnold and Dudley try to meet the star of Knight Rider (David Hasselhoff) and sneak into a car on the set that's about to be blown up. 2chins/Getty Images. In this final season Jason Hervey joined the semi-regular cast as Charlie, another of Arnold's school friends. [3][4] During the first season and the first half of the second season, Charlotte Rae also starred, as Mrs. Edna Garrett, the Drummonds' first housekeeper, who ultimately spun off into her own sitcom, The Facts of Life, as a housemother at the fictional Eastland School. Accordingly, he kidnaps Sam as a replacement, while he is shopping for snacks at the grocery store. But Arnold finds out that Lisa's mom doesn't like her telling on her classmates, so he decides to sabotage her science project as revenge. When Arnold faces a streak of bad luck, he is given a lucky cricket to help him out. Arnold and his classmates protest dress code changes at school, but when the principal (, Arnold is forced to choose between his friend Robbie and a girl he likes when she accuses Robbie of being a nerd and Arnold has to judge the matter in. The P.I. However, his intentions aren't made clear and she comes to the party with someone else. Season 1 was also released in Regions 2 & 5 on October 6, 2008. Arnold Jackson As Arnold, Coleman popularized the catchphrase "What'cha talkin' 'bout, Willis?" She had been considered for Maggie when the role was created, but was not chosen in part due to age disparity between her and Bain.[13]. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar returns and has Arnold take over teaching the class for one day. Willis Jackson Diff'rent Strokes The Will Comedy . Due to the popularity of Coleman's character, a spin-off series was briefly considered, to be titled Arnold and focusing on the character's school life[citation needed]. Arnold and Sam befriend Karen (Lori Lethin), a street performer, much to Mr. Drummond's dismay. Diff'rent Strokes is an American sitcom that aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. Taking this especially hard is Dudley's father Ted, a long-time smoker from whom Dudley has been sneaking packsand who, more recently, has lost a lung to cancer. Arnold tries to impress a girl by organizing his friends into a rock group, and by learning the saxophone himself. Kimberly dons a wig for a class play and ends up getting a date with an older man (Lou Richards), so Arnold and Willis try to put a stop to it. Kimberly's new love interest, Roger (Grant Wilson), is found out to be a, Arnold's beloved goldfish Abraham dies, so the family tries to hide it from him until they can get a replacement. Bridges, Plato and Catlett were all absent from the episode, and several cast members later voiced their disappointment that they had not realized it would be the final episode, and would have liked to have been present to mark the end of the series onscreen more adequately. Arnold's beloved goldfish Abraham passes away. The first season dealt with common topics such as various growing-up and adjustment issues experienced by Arnold and Willis, and mild culture clashes. . Outside the Drummond household, there were a large number of supporting characters over the years. The final episode which was "The Front Page", aired on March 7, 1986. Arnold: Be careful with my goldfish. Diff'rent Strokes - Awards - IMDb Diff'rent Strokes (1978-1986) Awards Showing all 2 wins and 32 nominations Humanitas Prize 1983 Nominee Humanitas Prize 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television Blake Hunter For Diff'rent Strokes: The Bicycle Man: Part 2 (1983). [43], The series had graded its audio tracks to AAC 2 Channels. Arnold attends Kimberly's ballet recital and decides he wants to learn ballet, which makes Willis very uncomfortable and he tries to put a stop to it. He never saw a rich white man before either. : Arnold's fortunes soon change and he tries to use the cricket to get out of trouble with the Gooch, but the cricket escapes and Arnold has to come up with a back-up plan. Willis Jackson Whatchoo Talkin' 'Bout, Shout! Robbie Jason (Steven Mond), another recurring school friend, also makes his first appearance in that episode. Willis Jackson Arnold Faces Fatality: Directed by Gerren Keith. Dixie Carter and Danny Cooksey portrayed recently divorced television aerobics instructor Margaret "Maggie" McKinney and her son Sam. A social worker (Ellen Travolta) suggests that Willis and Arnold should live with a black family instead of with the Drummonds and Arnold gets the impression that Mr. Drummond agrees with that. Two unofficial docudramas were produced about the show: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (formerly Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment) has released Seasons 1 and 2 of Diff'rent Strokes on DVD in Region 1 & 4. They also come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and with some very different physical characteristics. Diff'rent Strokes began an eight-year run across two networks in 1978, making stars out of its young lead actors Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges and Dana Plato. Phillip Drummond is the only character to appear in every episode of the series. [37] Season 5 was released on April 4, 2017. Kimberly decides to transfer to Willis' school and gets into a confrontation when she tries to join the all-male swim team. Willis has a hard time adjusting to college, so he decides to drop out. Arnold hopes to become a photojournalist and ends up getting a job at a newspaper, but he becomes disillusioned when he's asked to run errands instead of taking pictures. This leads to a reunion with the woman (Nobu McCarthy) and the truth about who the father really is. [24] In 1998, she appeared in a softcore pornographic film entitled Different Strokes: The Story of Jack and Jilland Jill, which was intended to capitalize on her Diff'rent Strokes fame. Volz appeared on a semi-regular basis, but was not added to the opening credits, instead always credited with the guest cast on the closing credits. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two Black boys from H. Arnold escapes from the kidnapper and makes it home, but leaves Kimberly behind and can't remember where she is. Clone High (2002-2003) S01E02 Election Blu-Galoo 1.9s My name is Abraham Lincoln, A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017) - S02E03 Episode #2.3 3.3s - Limousine, good afternoon. The police arrive just as Mr. Horton is about to make a move on Dudley (who had been given sedatives to "make him feel good"), saving their friend from a potentially frightening experience. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two Black boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman and widower named Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain) and his daughter Kimberly (Dana Plato), for whom their deceased mother previously worked. After the police arrested the man, Kimberly and Arnold have reunited with the family and to celebrate Mr. Drummond's birthday party. As with Bridges, Rae was offered the role without audition, but was locked into a contract with CBS; however, Lear was determined to have Rae for the role and used his influence to convince CBS to release her from her contract, freeing her up to be available for the role. [30] Bridges has continued acting in films and television. Meanwhile, Mr. Drummond is enthusiastic about seeing. Each different swim stroke uses different muscles to varying degrees. [7] Producers were keen to cast Charlotte Rae as housekeeper Edna Garrett, feeling that her more "traditional sitcom" talents would work well for the unusual line-up and that as an older character she would have good chemistry with Bain. Other recurring characters introduced over the third season included Le Tari as Dudley's adoptive father, Ted Ramsey (in the episode "Football Father"), Janet Jackson as Willis's girlfriend Charlene DuPrey and, in the fourth season episode "Kathy", Arnold's teacher Miss Chung, played by Rosalind Chao, who had played a different character in the third-season episode "Almost American", in which the regular cast only have minor roles, which served as the backdoor pilot for a potential sitcom focusing on the students of an immigration and naturalization class. Be careful with my goldfish. In the first, season 5's "A Growing Problem," Willis moves out of the penthouse to live with Jerry (Lawrence Monoson) who abuses alcohol. In the end, quick thinking by Arnold, Willis, and Mr. Drummond saves the day. : As one of NBC's few late-'70s hits, it quickly launched a spinoff in The Facts of Life the following year. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. Diff'rent Strokes (1978-1986) Gary Coleman: Arnold Jackson. Lisa's mother takes over teaching Arnold's class and Lisa forces him and his friends to be nice to her or she'll rat them out to her mom. Literature. | Miss Chung (Rosalind Chao) was Arnold's teacher. Midway through the sixth season, Plato became pregnant and approached the producers of the show to include her pregnancy. When Arnold loses interest in attending church, he tries to find a religion more to his liking, so he decides to convert to. When Arnold sees that Dudley isn't doing things the way he wants him to, he decides to run against him. Coleman was then placed on life support after suffering an intracranial hemorrhage and died on May 28 from complications of his injury at age 42.[22]. [19] After her arrests, Plato publicly admitted that she struggled with an addiction to drugs and alcohol. The success of the spin-off led to several Strokes/Facts crossovers in the ensuing years. It was in many respects a standard episode, with no signs that it would be the show's finale due to the cancellation of the series. He never saw a rich white man before either.. Mr. Drummond enrolls Arnold and Willis at his former school, but the headmaster (Howard Morton) makes arrangements for them to fail their entrance exams. Episodes are in original U.S. airdate order; some syndication and overseas airings have varied the running order. In 1998, Coleman was charged with assault after he punched a woman demanding an autograph while working as a security guard at a shopping mall. A daughter to Bain's character and a housekeeper were added to the lineup. The episode "Almost American" (aka "Night School"), was the pilot for a potential spin-off series, which ultimately was not picked up for a full series. Sam becomes friends with another kid in the building, but is horrified when he finds out the kid isn't a boy but is a girl (. A new landlord tries to have the Drummonds thrown out of their penthouse apartment because he doesn't like children. : Willis' friends and Kimberly's schoolmates clash over who gets to do what in the apartment and ruin Mr. Drummond's date in the process. David Mendenhall portrays the juvenile drug-pusher. . The Trial: Directed by Herbert Kenwith. When Drummond is honored by the club, a confrontation takes place. Arnold is mugged on his way home from school and is so traumatized that he begins carrying a knife with him. With Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato. The producers were also impressed by Bridges stint on the sitcom Fish, which had also been cancelled earlier in 1978. [39] Season 7 was released on February 27, 2018. : Arnold Jackson Arnold Jackson When she becomes hall monitor, she rules with an iron fist and doles out demerits to everyone except Arnold. Sam begins to hang out with Willis a lot more than with Arnold, making Arnold feel left out. Despite what the name suggests, goldfish sport a wide range of colors and aren't just gold. The Simpsons (1989) - S04E19 Comedy 1.9s His name is Abraham Simpson. A burglar (Terry Kiser) holds the family hostage in the apartment, but is knocked out and arrested. [23] In February 1991, she was arrested after robbing a Las Vegas video store armed with a pellet gun. By this time while still pulling in reasonable viewing figures, ratings were beginning to fall, so producers decided to add several new characters to the cast to freshen the series up and open up future storylines. In Harlem Philip Drummond Catlett joined the main cast, appeared in almost every episode until the end of the show's run, and was billed on the opening credits from the sixth season onward. Married? [19] By 1990, Plato was living in Las Vegas. Arnold is forced to deal with a bully at school; Mr. Drummond doesn't want him to fight, but Willis thinks fighting is the only option. is not provided by William Daniels, who voices K.I.T.T. [34] On September 29, 2009, a "Fan Favorites" DVD was released. Philip Drummond Mr. Drummond tries to turn around Sam's losing baseball team; in order to do so, he has to leave Sam on the bench. Philip Drummond In the first of three crossovers with the series Hello, Larry, Mr. Drummond's company buys the radio station where his old war buddy Larry Alder (McLean Stevenson) works, so he and his family travel to Portland, Oregon to visit Larry and his two daughters, Ruthie (Kim Richards) and Diane (Donna Wilkes). [31] Since Charlotte Rae's death in 2018 at the age of 92, Bridges is the only living member of the original cast. I'm studying. Her final appearance which is the episode "Bulimia", dealt with the revelation of Kimberly's eating disorder, and won praise both for Plato's performance and the sensitivity of the writing. Arnold: Be careful with my goldfish. Note: This is Dixie Carter's final appearance as Maggie. The fifth season also introduced a new recurring character in Arnold's class at school, that of Lisa Hayes (Nikki Swasey). Well, somebody's gotta make a man outta you. Mr. Drummond states that Arnold complained that his goldfish bowl was too small. When that series ended production following star Beatrice Arthur's decision to leave the show in the spring 1978, Tandem Productions producer Norman Lear was keen to find a suitable sitcom for Bain to star in. [42] They subsequently re-released the first and second seasons on DVD on July 15, 2014. Arnold is too scared to go to the doctor after he suffers. Filming & Production All eight seasons have been released on DVD, with the final season released on May 29, 2018.[1]. Someone has put the family's goldfish in the hot tub and Arnold (Gary Coleman) is the main suspect. [26] Her son, Tyler, died by suicide in 2010. Sam later learns that Kurt is a foster child, and is very jealous of what Sam has. In a two-part episode on the dangers of hitchhiking ("The Hitchhikers"), Kimberly and Arnold (who were out in the cold weather and didn't have money for cab or bus fare) were abducted by a serial kidnapper-rapist (played by Woody Eney), who initially acted as a good Samaritan by giving the two of them a ride and inviting them to his apartment. Arnold takes the story to a big-city newspaper, where the situation is reported. When Arnold becomes suspicious, and happens to notice Mr. Drummond's will, he jumps to the wrong conclusion. Mr. Drummond's dotty sister Sophia (Dody Goodman) was regularly seen in the fourth season, playing matchmaker for her brother in hopes of getting him to remarry. Some of these were important or serious storylines under the "very special episode" heading, which Diff'rent Strokes popularized. A fast-talking baseball coach woos Willis for a high school team and uses expensive gifts and deception to attain his goal. Kimberly was written out of the show with the explanation that she moved to Paris to study for a couple of years, but returned as a guest star for the season finale "A Special Friend", after Plato gave birth. In 1984, she married the father of her child, musician Lanny Lambert, but the couple divorced in 1990. The wedding is about to take place, until Maggie and Mr. Drummond realize that neither of them called anybody to perform the ceremony. for DVD", "Diff'rent Strokes And Together We'll Be Fine! Willis is upset when he doesn't make the basketball team because a white student (Todd Lookinland) takes his place, so he plans to take legal action. Arnold is accused of putting his goldfish Abraham in the hot tub and he is put on trial by the Drummond family to prove his innocence. [5] The fictional detective Bulldog Drummond served as inspiration for what would have been Bain's character, and although this concept was ultimately dropped, the surname "Drummond" was retained to become the surname of Bain's character in Diff'rent Strokes. She was a frequent recurring character until the sixth season, when Charlene and Willis break up but remain friends. [2] The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, respectively who are two black boys from Harlem taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman and his daughter. Some markets, such as U.K. satellite channel Sky One in the early 1990s, have aired the episodes in production order. When Arnold feels the heat from his friends over getting away with everything, he tries to get Kathy to lighten up, but she refuses and gets tough with Arnold instead. Mr. Drummond tries to make a business deal with exercise instructor Maggie McKinney (Dixie Carter) and falls in love with her. Willis Jackson Arnold and Dudley are harassed by two bullies who force them to hand over their lunch and money. Another episode ("Skin Deep or True Blue") is about Kimberly's new boyfriend, Roger Morehouse (played by Grant Wilson), not allowing his sister, Emily (Melora Hardin), to go to their school's costume ball with Willis because he is black. Arnold's teacher, Ms. Osborne (Mary Ann Mobley), begins favoring him after she dates Mr. Drummond. Goldfish ( Carassius auratus) Family Cyprinidae Temperament Peaceful, social and curious Care Level Varies by breed Diet Omnivore; Ideal diet varies by breed Average Size 8 to 12 inches from snout to tail at maturity Water Hardness Does well with either soft or hard water pH Range 6.0 to 8.0 Water Current His name's Abraham. [40] Season 8 was released on May 29, 2018. Mrs. Garrett is present for the first 13 episodes of the second season of Diff'rent Strokes, with the character last seen in the episode "The Rivals", after which she leaves, offscreen, to take a permanent position at Eastland, The Facts of Life having by then been picked up for a full series. When the dispute was ultimately settled, Coleman returned to the series, missing only two more episodes (season 7's "The Gymnasts" and "Baseball Blues"). Question: 8/10 Choose the correct answer! Think he wants a coward for a son? Willis takes the car out without Mr. Drummond's permission in order to pick up Charlene for a date and gets in trouble when he hits a police officer's motorcycle.

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