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Ended · 1978–1986

Diff'rent Strokes

Comedy

Diff'rent Strokes is a sitcom that centered around millionaire widower Phillip Drummond, his two black adopted sons Arnold and Willis, and daughter Kimberly. Later seasons saw Drummond remarry and bring a new child, Sam, into the family. The show lasted eight seasons on two networks.

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Season 1 · 24 episodes
  1. S01 E01 · Movin' In
  2. S01 E02 · The Social Worker
  3. S01 E03 · Mother's Last Visit
  4. S01 E04 · Prep School
  5. S01 E05 · The Spanking
  6. S01 E06 · Goodbye Dolly
  7. S01 E07 · The Trial
  8. S01 E08 · Retrospective - Part 1
  9. S01 E09 · Retrospective - Part 2
  10. S01 E10 · The Fight
  11. S01 E11 · The Club Meeting
  12. S01 E12 · The Woman
  13. S01 E13 · No Time for Arnold
  14. S01 E14 · The Relative
  15. S01 E15 · The Tutor
  16. S01 E16 · The New Landlord
  17. S01 E17 · Willis' Privacy
  18. S01 E18 · Mrs. Garrett's Crisis
  19. S01 E19 · The Job
  20. S01 E20 · The Trip - Part 1
  21. S01 E21 · The Trip - Part 2
  22. S01 E22 · Getting Involved
  23. S01 E23 · Willis's Birthday
  24. S01 E24 · The Girls' School
Season 2 · 26 episodes
  1. S02 E01 · Arnold's Girlfriend - Part 1
  2. S02 E02 · Arnold's Girlfriend - Part 2
  3. S02 E03 · Feudin' and Fussin' - Part 1
  4. S02 E04 · Feudin' and Fussin' - Part 2
  5. S02 E05 · Mrs. Garrett's Romance
  6. S02 E06 · Birds and Bees
  7. S02 E07 · Arnold's Hero (a.k.a.) The Hero
  8. S02 E08 · The Adoption - Part 1
  9. S02 E09 · The Adoption - Part 2
  10. S02 E10 · Father and Son Day
  11. S02 E11 · Thanksgiving Crossover - Part 1
  12. S02 E12 · Thanksgiving Crossover - Part 2
  13. S02 E13 · The Rivals
  14. S02 E14 · Hot Watch
  15. S02 E15 · The Dog Story (a.k.a.) A Dog Story
  16. S02 E16 · The Election
  17. S02 E17 · Friendly-Mate
  18. S02 E18 · Poor Drummond
  19. S02 E19 · Big Business
  20. S02 E20 · Return of the Gooch
  21. S02 E21 · Valentine's Day Retrospective (a.k.a.) Valentine's Vigil
  22. S02 E22 · Skin Deep or True Blue (a.k.a.) Guess Who?
  23. S02 E23 · Teacher's Pet
  24. S02 E24 · The Slumber Party
  25. S02 E25 · Arnold Faces Fatality (a.k.a.) The Will (a.k.a.) Drummond's Will
  26. S02 E26 · The Squealer
Season 3 · 22 episodes
  1. S03 E01 · The Bank Job - Part 1
  2. S03 E02 · The Bank Job - Part 2
  3. S03 E03 · Small Claims Court
  4. S03 E04 · Substitute Mother
  5. S03 E05 · The Accident - Part 1
  6. S03 E06 · The Accident - Part 2
  7. S03 E07 · Little Mother
  8. S03 E08 · Football Father
  9. S03 E09 · First Love
  10. S03 E10 · Count Your Blessings
  11. S03 E11 · The Loan
  12. S03 E12 · Roots
  13. S03 E13 · Junk Food Junkie (a.k.a.) Junk Food
  14. S03 E14 · The Bus
  15. S03 E15 · The Older Man
  16. S03 E16 · Where There's Hope
  17. S03 E17 · The Magician (a.k.a.) It's Magic
  18. S03 E18 · Drummond's Fair Lady
  19. S03 E19 · The Ancestors
  20. S03 E20 · Almost American
  21. S03 E21 · Room for One More
  22. S03 E22 · The Athlete
Season 4 · 26 episodes
  1. S04 E01 · Growing Up
  2. S04 E02 · First Day Blues
  3. S04 E03 · The Model
  4. S04 E04 · The Team
  5. S04 E05 · The Big Heist
  6. S04 E06 · Double Date (a.k.a.) Blind Date
  7. S04 E07 · The Ski Weekend
  8. S04 E08 · Health Club
  9. S04 E09 · Burial Ground
  10. S04 E10 · Hello, Daddy
  11. S04 E11 · Jilted
  12. S04 E12 · Dreams
  13. S04 E13 · Kathy
  14. S04 E14 · Fire
  15. S04 E15 · The Squatter
  16. S04 E16 · The Car
  17. S04 E17 · Crime Story (Part 1) (a.k.a.) Crime in the Schools
  18. S04 E18 · Crime Story (Part 2) (a.k.a.) Crime in the Schools
  19. S04 E19 · B.M.O.C.
  20. S04 E20 · Green Hair
  21. S04 E21 · Have I Got a Girl for You
  22. S04 E22 · Lifesavers
  23. S04 E23 · Stress? What Stress?
  24. S04 E24 · The Music Man
  25. S04 E25 · Short But Sweet
  26. S04 E26 · On Your Toes
Season 5 · 24 episodes
  1. S05 E01 · Shoot-Out at the O.K. Arcade
  2. S05 E02 · In the Swim
  3. S05 E03 · Cyrano De Jackson
  4. S05 E04 · Big Brother
  5. S05 E05 · The Peacemaker
  6. S05 E06 · Substitute Teacher
  7. S05 E07 · The Older Woman
  8. S05 E08 · A Case of Overexposure (a.k.a.) Overexposure
  9. S05 E09 · Memories
  10. S05 E10 · Push Comes to Shove
  11. S05 E11 · The Executives
  12. S05 E12 · Santa's Helper
  13. S05 E13 · A Growing Problem
  14. S05 E14 · Parents Have Rights, Too
  15. S05 E15 · Independent Woman
  16. S05 E16 · The Bicycle Man (1)
  17. S05 E17 · The Bicycle Man (2)
  18. S05 E18 · Family on Ice
  19. S05 E19 · Hall Monitor
  20. S05 E20 · The Cricket
  21. S05 E21 · Roommates
  22. S05 E22 · The Reporter
  23. S05 E23 · Romeo and Juliet
  24. S05 E24 · My Fair Larry (a.k.a.) My Fair Lady
Season 6 · 24 episodes
  1. S06 E01 · Mr. T....and Mr. t
  2. S06 E02 · The Goat
  3. S06 E03 · Rashomon II
  4. S06 E04 · The Lie
  5. S06 E05 · Drafted
  6. S06 E06 · The Van Drummonds
  7. S06 E07 · The Moonlighter
  8. S06 E08 · Coming of Age
  9. S06 E09 · Assert Yourself
  10. S06 E10 · Mrs. Z
  11. S06 E11 · The Senior Class Queen
  12. S06 E12 · Where There's Smoke
  13. S06 E13 · Drummond's Lady
  14. S06 E14 · The Hitchhikers (1) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (1)
  15. S06 E15 · The Hitchhikers (2) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (2)
  16. S06 E16 · Hooray for Hollywood (1)
  17. S06 E17 · Hooray for Hollywood (2)
  18. S06 E18 · The Wedding (1)
  19. S06 E19 · The Wedding (2)
  20. S06 E20 · The Honeymoon's Over
  21. S06 E21 · The Bar Mitzvah Boy
  22. S06 E22 · Kathy's Olympics
  23. S06 E23 · The Houseguest
  24. S06 E24 · The Boyfriend
Season 7 · 24 episodes
  1. S07 E01 · A Haunting We Will Go
  2. S07 E02 · Arnold and Lisa's Mother
  3. S07 E03 · Bed-Wetting
  4. S07 E04 · Undercover Lover
  5. S07 E05 · Arnold's Strike
  6. S07 E06 · Sam's Father
  7. S07 E07 · Carmella Meets the Gooch
  8. S07 E08 · Arnold the Entrepreneur
  9. S07 E09 · The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson
  10. S07 E10 · The Gymnasts
  11. S07 E11 · Tonsils
  12. S07 E12 · Arnold's Songbird
  13. S07 E13 · Baseball Blues
  14. S07 E14 · Arnold Saves the Squirrel
  15. S07 E15 · Sam Adopts a Grandparent
  16. S07 E16 · Happy Birthday Drummond
  17. S07 E17 · Sam's New Pal
  18. S07 E18 · Russian Embassy
  19. S07 E19 · Cheers to Arnold
  20. S07 E20 · A Camping We Will Go
  21. S07 E21 · Beauty is in the Eye of Arnold
  22. S07 E22 · Blue Collar Drummond
  23. S07 E23 · Street Smarts
  24. S07 E24 · A Special Friend
Season 8 · 19 episodes
  1. S08 E01 · Sam's Missing - Part 1
  2. S08 E02 · Sam's Missing - Part 2
  3. S08 E03 · Bully for Arnold
  4. S08 E04 · Love on the Run
  5. S08 E05 · Willis Goes to College
  6. S08 E06 · Arnold's Job
  7. S08 E07 · A Tale of Two Teachers
  8. S08 E08 · So You Want to Be a Rock Star
  9. S08 E09 · Speak No Evil
  10. S08 E10 · Arnold's Bad Rep
  11. S08 E11 · It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To
  12. S08 E12 · Arnold's Initiation
  13. S08 E13 · Bulimia
  14. S08 E14 · Sam's Big Brother
  15. S08 E15 · Arnold's Tangled Web
  16. S08 E16 · Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown
  17. S08 E17 · The Big Bribe
  18. S08 E18 · The Photo Club
  19. S08 E19 · The Front Page

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