Poster for the movie Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes

1978 — 1986 • 30,24 minutes
ComedyFamilyDrama

The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman named Phillip Drummond and his daughter Kimberly, for whom their deceased mother previously worked. During the first season and first half of the second season, Charlotte Rae also starred as the Drummonds' housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett.

Picture of Conrad Bain

Conrad Bain

Phillip Drummond

Picture of Gary Coleman

Gary Coleman

Arnold Jackson

Picture of Todd Bridges

Todd Bridges

Willis Jackson

Picture of Mary Jo Catlett

Mary Jo Catlett

Pearl Gallagher

Picture of Danny Cooksey

Danny Cooksey

Sam McKinney

Picture of Mary Ann Mobley

Mary Ann Mobley

Maggie Drummond