I've never seen a black goldfish before. Bridges was offered the role without needing an audition. Plots focusing on Arnold and Sam also continued to feature prominently, with Willis by this stage appearing on a secondary, semi-regular basis. Ten-year-old Coleman, meanwhile, had caught producers' attention after appearing in a number of commercials and TV guest roles, and the previous year had starred in three pilot episodes by Lear that attempted to revive the Little Rascals film series of the 1920-40s. Willis joins a musical group and wants Charlene to join as well, but Kimberly ends up impressing his bandmates so much that they want her in the group instead. In this take-off on Ghostbusters, Arnold and Sam explore a haunted house. 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. Mr. Drummond doesn't want Willis to see his girlfriend Charlene (Janet Jackson) because it's interfering with his schoolwork, so the two make secret arrangements to be together. Abraham, was the name of Arnold's beloved goldfish on TV's Sitcom, Diff'rent Strokes. Arnold and Willis try to get into Mr. Drummond's health club, but are turned away because they are black. In order to get Arnold off his back, he sets up a fake robbery at his job so Arnold can save him and even the score. All eight seasons have been released on DVD, with the final season released on May 29, 2018.[1]. 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. Willis joins a gang called the Tarantulas, but Mr. Drummond forbids him to associate with them. 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. Arnold: Be careful with my goldfish. The wedding is about to take place, until Maggie and Mr. Drummond realize that neither of them called anybody to perform the ceremony. Arnold Jackson missed five episodes, two from the fourth season in 198182 (First Day Blues" and "The Team") and three from the seventh season in 198485 ("The Gymnasts", "Sam Adopts a Grandparent" and "Baseball Blues"). Phillip Drummond is the only character to appear in every episode of the series. Sam gets into a fight at Hamburger Hangar with Kurt, a kid (Carl Steven) who constantly picks on him. [38] Season 6 was released on July 25, 2017. [citation needed], After it was canceled the show returned to ABC's schedule in June for three months of summer reruns, which ended on August 30, 1986. 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. An overgrown wen requires trimming by your veterinarian. 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. Telling his family that Sam was rescued from the streets, Donald tells Sam that he'll kill Sam's parents if Sam doesn't cooperate. With this move, the show's recognizable opening credits theme song was rerecorded, updating it into a then-more modern pop style. Question: 7/10 Choose the correct answer! I'm barely outta toilet-training. 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. Mr. Drummond grounds Arnold for a bad grade on his history test. Arnold may have been bitten by a rabid dog and he tries to do whatever he can to prevent getting, Willis and Arnold set Mr. Drummond up on a, Mr. Drummond's failure to obtain a business loan causes the family to think they're on the verge of financial ruin, so Arnold and Willis try to put their dad on. When she becomes hall monitor, she rules with an iron fist and doles out demerits to everyone except Arnold. move the world. Once the story is submitted, the principal confronts Arnold, demanding that the boy reveal his sources. They live in a penthouse with Drummond, his daughter Kimberly (Plato), and their housemaid. Ted Ramsey (Le Tari) was Dudley's adoptive father, who turned up occasionally. Arnold takes a toy store owner to small claims court over a faulty train engine. 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). 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This is a one disc compilation consisting of eight episodes from Season 2. 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. In the season, Bridges continued as a main cast member, but was absent in several episodes. Willis' friend, a promising athlete who lost the use of his legs in a car accident, gets a gymnasium named after him and sees a performance by the gold-medal-winning U.S. men's gymnastics team from the 1984 Summer Olympics. The Diff'rent Strokes cast appeared in the first episode of The Facts of Life (at one point, Drummond asks Mrs. Garrett "Are you sure we can't change your mind to come back to us?"). A girl feigns interest in Arnold so she can get close to Willis. [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. In order to get him to open up about the incident, Mr. Drummond arranges for a crime-prevention demonstration at his school, but the demonstration becomes too real for Arnold. Alright, Arnold. Outside the Drummond household, there were a large number of supporting characters over the years. Willis trades in Mr. Drummond for another man (. In the seventh season, Carter and Cooksey were added to the opening credits (with Carter getting special "and" billing, last in the order) and many new areas and ideas were explored, as viewers now got to see Philip as a happily married man. Question: 8/10 Choose the correct answer! [23] In February 1991, she was arrested after robbing a Las Vegas video store armed with a pellet gun. After Mr. Drummond becomes the target of an extortionist, he hires an imposing female bodyguard (Sheron Chambers) to protect his family. [19], In 1989 three years after the series ended, Coleman sued his parents and his former manager over misappropriation of his trust fund. ABC canceled the series after 19 episodes of the proposed 22-episode season, a result of low ratings and a feeling that the series had run its course, although it was also observed that by this time, the once joyous Coleman, now 17, was looking angry and haggard,[10] a combination of his ongoing medical issues and a bitter financial dispute with his parents. Arnold Jackson When Arnold finds out what Willis is up to, he decides to have a little fun with the "robber," not knowing that a real robber has come to hold up the place. : The final episode which was "The Front Page", aired on March 7, 1986. Bridges' more high-profile role was as Monk, a shell-shocked Vietnam veteran, conspiracy theorist, and nephew of Chris's boss Doc on the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. Following the cancellation of Diff'rent Strokes in 1986, Coleman, Bridges and Plato encountered difficulty in finding other acting jobs. Gary Coleman, who plays the main character, is Arnold Jackson the young 8 year old boy. When the laugh track stopped, he had to scrounge for work. [27] Bridges was also arrested on a concealed weapon charge and possession of cocaine. Arnold is mugged on his way home from school and is so traumatized that he begins carrying a knife with him. . 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. He never saw a rich white man before either. This leads to a reunion with the woman (Nobu McCarthy) and the truth about who the father really is. Where to WatchDetails Add to Watchlist Mark as Watched Arnold Jackson His name's Abraham. Also first appearing in the second season was Arnold's best friend Dudley Johnson (Shavar Ross), first seen in the episode "Teacher's Pet". Arnold and Willis accidentally get locked in the basement of their apartment building, so they recall previous emotional events to pass the time until someone lets them out. Willis Jackson The main plot of the series is a rich family who lives in Manhattan that adopts the children of their late maid. In the third season, Janet Jackson played Willis's girlfriend, Charlene DuPrey. This list includes synopses and air dates. Episodes are in original U.S. airdate order; some syndication and overseas airings have varied the running order. 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. Arnold is heartbroken when he finds out he will not do much growing when he gets older, so Mr. Drummond arranges for a business associate's handicapped daughter (Melanie Watson, in her first of four appearances as Kathy) to show him how fortunate he really is. Arnold tries to outdo Willis on an arcade game, but constant playing takes a toll on his schoolwork. A policeman helps Arnold remember by hypnotizing him and getting him to reveal the license plate number of the kidnapper so the police can track him down to arrest him. : 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. Midway through the sixth season, Plato became pregnant and approached the producers of the show to include her pregnancy. See production, box office & company info, KTTV/Fox Television Center - 5746 W. Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. When Arnold becomes suspicious, and happens to notice Mr. Drummond's . In a late first-season episode of Strokes ("The Girls School", which served as the backdoor pilot of Facts), Mrs. Garrett took Kimberly to the school with the intent of helping her sew costumes for a school play. [clarification needed], Additional catchphrase references and appearances in popular culture, "Diff'rent Strokes: Complete First Season", "Diff'rent Strokes: The Complete Second Season", "AnoMama - 17 Fascinating Facts about the Beloved 'Diff'rent Strokes' Fans Might Not Know", "Los Angeles Times - A Tale of a Falling Star: For eight seasons Gary Coleman --of 'Diff'rent Strokes'-- was at the top of the world. "In The Swim" also saw the move of Kimberly from her private school, to the one attended by Willisa move brought about in part at Plato's suggestion, with it being felt it might open up potential new storylines. Mr. Drummond makes a last minute bid to run for a local political office. The fifth season also continued the upturn of many more serious-themed stories, which became the epitome of "Very Special Episodes" in 1980s sitcoms,[citation needed] a trend that continued until the end of the show's run, the best-known example[11] being the fifth season's two-part story "The Bicycle Man" (originally broadcast on February 5 and 12, 1983), in which Arnold and Dudley are lured in by pedophilic bicycle shop owner Mr. Horton (Gordon Jump) who attempts to molest them. : 'The Complete 5th Season' on DVD", "DVD Calendar Feature Articles - Metacritic", "Site News DVD news: Mill Creek Licenses 52 TV Shows from Sony for Low-Cost DVD Release - TVShowsOnDVD.com", "Diff'rent Strokes DVD news: Box Art for Diff'rent Strokes - Seasons 1 & 2 - TVShowsOnDVD.com", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diff%27rent_Strokes&oldid=1152270787, "It Takes Diff'rent Strokes" performed by, "It Takes Diff'rent Strokes" (seasons 17; 19781985), On September 4, 2006, NBC aired a television drama titled, This page was last edited on 29 April 2023, at 06:24. [25] Plato died of a drug overdose in 1999 at age 34. Willis tries to negotiate peace between two rival groups of students at his school, but when one of the students, Larry (, Willis wears a fake mustache to get into a club and lands a date with the waitress (. Appearing on a semi-regular basis, she effectively filled the same function as Adelaide as the older female character in many stories, and is present in many third and fourth season episodes. But ABC picked up the series for an eighth season, airing it on Friday nights. Arnold: That's okay. Superman is studying? Although he was awarded over $1 million in the decision, he filed for bankruptcy in 1999. 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. Diff'rent Strokes was initially devised to serve as a vehicle for both Conrad Bain and Gary Coleman. [19] By 1990, Plato was living in Las Vegas. Arnold begins having nightmares after he finds out Mr. Drummond is going on a business trip, so a therapist is needed to unlock Arnold's fears. Philip Drummond : I've never seen a black . Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Will Supreme Court Judge Mrs. Garrett (Charlotte Rae) be . Willis decides to interfere and gets more than he bargained for. 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. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. 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. but the truth is that the whole family has been. Willis is forbidden to go to a party when Mr. Drummond finds out there will be drinking there. He never saw a rich white man before either. Willis decides to dole out the punishment himself, but it's far more painful for Willis than it is for Arnold. Dixie Carter opted not to return to the series. The series made stars of Coleman, Bridges, and Plato and became known for the "very special episodes", in which serious issues such as racism, illegal drug use, alcoholism, hitchhiking, kidnapping, and child sexual abuse were dramatically explored. Accordingly, he kidnaps Sam as a replacement, while he is shopping for snacks at the grocery store. This gets the attention of First Lady Nancy Reagan, who visits the family's home and Arnold's school, and speaks to his class about the dangers of drug use. During the series' sixth season, Plato became pregnant and her character was written out of the series (though she would go on to make guest appearances for the final two seasons). The ratings did not improve, sinking further over the course of the season. A tough guy (Forest Whitaker) wants Arnold to take care of his girlfriend while he is away, but the girl develops feelings for Arnold. 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. 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. 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. Name Type Author Work Notes Terrible Dogfish: Sea monster: Carlo Collodi: The Adventures of Pinocchio: The Crested Basketfish (Sagenapinna obriensis) Fish Species In 1984, she married the father of her child, musician Lanny Lambert, but the couple divorced in 1990. Philip Drummond Arnold is made to give up junk food, which is difficult, since his school has junk food vending machines and having them removed may hurt his chances at winning a school election. Arnold lies to his friends about having sex with a girl, which leads to her deciding to have sex for real which Arnold isn't ready for. A classmate of Arnold's (Joey Lawrence) is given a lot of attention by the rest of the Drummond family, leaving Arnold to feel unwanted. Official Sites This list includes synopses and air dates. An oft-mentioned character spanning the entire show's run, was "The Gooch", a notorious bully at Arnold's school. [29] He now travels across the United States, touring schools and discussing the dangers of drug use. 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 and Willis invite their old friends from Harlem to their new Park Avenue home and let their wealth go to their heads. Mrs. Garrett helps out the girls of the chaotic dormitory at Eastland. Arnold isn't thrilled about the assignment at first, but after reading the assigned book (, Arnold and his friends find out that a white-supremacist group will be speaking on campus, so they decide to interrupt their assembly by throwing rotten food at them. When Arnold doesn't (because classmate Robbie is involved), his story gets disqualified as made-up. : A more humorous episode on pollution and the environment ("Green Hair") had Kimberly's hair turning green from acid rain. He later confesses to Arnold what happened and Arnold is angry when he finds out the truth. Despite having made $25,000 an episode while on the series, she was often broke and was working as a cashier at a dry cleaning store. 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. Watchoo talkin' 'bout? Producers immediately decided child actor Todd Bridges should play the older brother; he had appeared in a number of commercials and guest roles. After a performance, she has an epileptic seizure and Sam thinks she's dying. His name's Abraham. Lear saw immense potential in Coleman and was determined to find him a suitable sitcom, and it was decided that Bain and Coleman would make a good, if unusual, pairing for the project. Creators Jeff Harris Bernie Kukoff Stars Gary Coleman Todd Bridges Conrad Bain See production, box office & company info Watch on Prime Video S1-8 included with Prime More watch options 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. A student in an immigration and naturalization class (Rosalind Chao) becomes the suspect in a robbery. Plato's publicized brushes with substance abuse contributed to this decision, resulting in her dismissal from the series at the end of the sixth season. The producers were also impressed by Bridges stint on the sitcom Fish, which had also been cancelled earlier in 1978. Image Awards (NAACP) 1983 Nominee Image Award Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series On MY allowance? , [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. Kimberly impresses professional skater Dorothy Hamill with her ice skating and is taken under her wing. Sam manages to get a popular children's show host for his birthday party, but is disappointed when his friends are more interested in the guest than him. Dec 9, 2021 -- In the 1978 to 1985 sitcom Different Strokes, Gary Coleman played the part of Arnold, who had a fish named Abraham Whatchoo Talkin' 'Bout, Shout! After the police arrested the man, Kimberly and Arnold have reunited with the family and to celebrate Mr. Drummond's birthday party. Arnold escapes from the kidnapper and makes it home, but leaves Kimberly behind and can't remember where she is. Better not let Willis hear you say the word "shine". Sam develops a bedwetting problem and the family begins showing him a lot more attention, which rubs Arnold the wrong way. : 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]. It turns out Willis . The first and second season also included three hour-long crossover episodes (edited into two-part format for syndication and overseas broadcasts) with NBC sitcom Hello, Larry, which had been moved to the slot immediately following Diff'rent Strokes in an effort to boost its ratings (an effort that ultimately failed; it was canceled after the end of its second season). The second housekeeper, Adelaide Brubaker, was played by Nedra Volz. The driver ridiculed him and released the tape to be broadcast on numerous television shows. Some of these were important or serious storylines under the "very special episode" heading, which Diff'rent Strokes popularized. Note: This is Dana Plato's final appearance in the series as Kimberly Drummond. Arnold Jackson Arnold gets reassurance from Kathy when he plays Abraham Lincoln in a school play, but when he tries to get her to use her crutches instead of sitting in a wheelchair, she is furious and blows his confidence before showtime. The press and fans of the series blamed the cast's personal problems and faltering careers on what was eventually dubbed the "curse of Diff'rent Strokes" by various tabloids. On-screen this was explained with her character often said to be away at her private school; in reality the producers were still undecided whether the character was extraneous to the format, with the option that she could simply be faded into the background and written out as away studying should they choose to drop her. Mr. Drummond: I've never seen a black goldfish before. The Trial: Directed by Herbert Kenwith. . During the middle of a home makeover, the Drummonds learn of Sam's kidnapping and they distribute flyers and go on the news to raise awareness. After Willis is hospitalized for trying to stop the bullies, Arnold is asked to participate in a. Willis lets his potential membership in an exclusive club go to his head, but falls hard when he alienates the club members. Several past characters attended the wedding ceremony, including Aunt Sophia, Adelaide, and Mrs. Garrett. But the idea was dropped, both due to producers not wanting to water down the character's appeal in the main series, and deciding that the additional workload would be too much for Coleman. Unfortunately, Willis defies his orders and eventually finds himself in jail. Arnold has to ask Carmella for help when his plans for a school fundraiser fall apart. Arnold and Dudley are harassed by two bullies who force them to hand over their lunch and money. A great memorable quote from the Diff'rent Strokes movie on Quotes.net - Arnold Jackson: Be careful with my goldfish. 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 The time comes for Mr. Drummond to officially adopt Arnold and Willis, but a junk dealer named Jethro Simpson (Whitman Mayo) pretends to be their cousin and tries to interfere with the adoption in order to obtain an inheritance coming to the boys. Arnold gets blamed when food starts disappearing from the house, but he soon discovers that Kimberly, who has developed bulimia, is the one who has been eating all the food in the house. Company Credits I owe you an insult! This calls for a spanking. Plots that saw Mr. Drummond searching for love, and stories that mildly addressed racism were also sometimes featured. Mr. Drummond and Willis end up surprising her by paying an unannounced visit, but get surprised themselves when they see the boys. When a neighbor's pregnancy leads to Arnold asking about where babies come from, he is given conflicting stories from both Willis and Mr. Drummond. In an attempt to boost her faltering career, Plato posed for Playboy in June 1989, but her appearance in the magazine did not help her land acting jobs. : When Arnold loses interest in attending church, he tries to find a religion more to his liking, so he decides to convert to. Arnold is less than thrilled, especially when he finds out he's getting a new little brother as part of the deal. Arnold Jackson Charlotte Rae appeared as Edna Garrett in every first-season episode; the final broadcast episode of the first season, "The Girl's School", also known as "Garrett's Girls", sees her agreeing to accompany Kimberly to her private school, the fictional Eastland, in order to help with preparations for a play- in actuality, this episode acted as the backdoor pilot for the spin-off series The Facts of Life (Garrett's Girls being an early working title).
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