Seasons(8) / Episodes(180)
Plots(1)
DIFF'RENT STROKES aired from 1978-1986, taking place in Manhattan and centering around the story of the Drummond family. Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain) is a wealthy, penthouse-dwelling widower who lives with his teenage daughter Kimberly (Dana Plato); in fulfillment of the dying wishes of his former housekeeper, he has taken in her two sons, Willis (Todd Bridges) and Arnold Jackson (Gary Coleman), ghetto youths from Harlem whose fish-out-of-water status in their new home forms the comedic basis of the show. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Andrew Dice Clay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/910/157910845_cc9002.jpg)
Andrew Dice Clay
USA
![Alan Blumenfeld](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/405/405068_7a7369.jpg)
Alan Blumenfeld
USA
![Terry Kiser](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901396_dd00e3.jpg)
Terry Kiser
USA
Best series:
High Incident (1996) (series)
The Fall Guy (1981) (series)
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969) (series)
![Patrika Darbo](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/118/162118263_6a5d7d.jpg)
Patrika Darbo
USA
Best series:
Johnny Bago (1993) (series)
The Big Bang Theory (2007) (series)
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Michael Zorek
USA
Best series:
Diff'rent Strokes (1978) (series)
The Facts of Life (1979) (series)
Family Ties (1982) (series)
![Louise Sorel](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276270_4c373d.jpg)
Louise Sorel
USA
Best series:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Night Gallery (1969) (series)
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971) (series)
![Clarence Gilyard Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/936/166936606_dbe5cd.jpg)
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
USA
Best series:
The Duck Factory (1984) (series)
CHiPs (1977) (series)
Diff'rent Strokes (1978) (series)
![Patrick Cranshaw](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277459_7aed75.jpg)
Patrick Cranshaw
USA
Best series:
The Norm Show (1999) (series)
Ellen (1994) (series)
Quantum Leap (1989) (series)
![Renée Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901380_828c74.jpg)
Renée Jones
USA
Best series:
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) (series)
Highway to Heaven (1984) (series)
Hardcastle and McCormick (1983) (series)
Matt Shakman
Best series:
Highway to Heaven (1984) (series)
Diff'rent Strokes (1978) (series)
Growing Pains (1985) (series)
![Ned Romero](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/765/157765216_d032b4.jpg)
Ned Romero
USA
Best series:
The Munsters (1964) (series)
Northern Exposure (1990) (series)
Spin City (1996) (series)
![Melora Hardin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/169/124/169124070_rxuujq.jpg)
Melora Hardin
USA
Best series:
Friends (1994) (series)
The Office (2005) (series)
Tour of Duty (1987) (series)
![Wendy Fulton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/279/279435_4d997d.jpg)
Wendy Fulton
USA
Best series:
V: The Final Battle (1984) (series)
V (1984) (series)
North and South (1985) (series)
![John McIntire](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/042/871/42871856_0a0c4d.jpg)
John McIntire
USA
Best series:
The Twilight Zone (1959) (series)
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958) (series)
Longstreet (1971) (series)
![Jami Gertz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270837_c7353d.jpg)
Jami Gertz
USA
Best series:
Modern Family (2009) (series)
Entourage (2004) (series)
ER (1994) (series)
![Kareem Abdul-Jabbar](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/847/160847873_744a3b.jpg)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series)
The Big Bang Theory (2007) (series)
Billions (2016) (series)
![Bruce Mahler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901372_62b00b.jpg)
Bruce Mahler
USA
Best series:
Seinfeld (1989) (series)
Diff'rent Strokes (1978) (series)
![Leonard Bremen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/619/160619239_2ec0bf.jpg)
Leonard Bremen
USA
Best series:
The Twilight Zone (1959) (series)
The Addams Family (1964) (series)
Get Smart (1965) (series)
![Elinor Donahue](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/120/455/120455673_f0e0c8.jpg)
Elinor Donahue
USA
Best series:
Friends (1994) (series)
The Golden Girls (1985) (series)
Ellen (1994) (series)
![Joanna Gleason](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/111/158111738_f29b42.jpg)
Joanna Gleason
Canada
Best series:
Friends (1994) (series)
The Newsroom (2012) (series)
The Affair (2014) (series)