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
![Conrad Bain](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/201/162201280_6096fd.gif)
Conrad Bain
Canada
Best series:
Dark Shadows (1966) (series)
CHiPs (1977) (series)
Diff'rent Strokes (1978) (series)
![Gary Coleman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/278/278202_1c37f8.jpg)
Gary Coleman
USA
Best series:
The Simpsons (1989) (series) - actor, a.f.
Robot Chicken (2005) (series)
Unhappily Ever After (1995) (series)
Todd Bridges
USA
Best series:
Roots (1977) (series)
Everybody Hates Chris (2005) (series)
Police Story (1973) (series)
Dana Plato
USA
Best series:
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974) (series)
CHiPs (1977) (series)
Diff'rent Strokes (1978) (series)
![Mary Jo Catlett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/987/157987349_2b75fe.jpg)
Mary Jo Catlett
USA
Best series:
DuckTales (1987) (series)
M*A*S*H (1972) (series)
Modern Family (2009) (series)
Danny Cooksey
USA
Best series:
Invader ZIM (2001) (series)
The Ren & Stimpy Show (1991) (series)
Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) (series)
![Charlotte Rae](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/088/160088501_a3868c.jpg)
Charlotte Rae
USA
Best series:
Life (2007) (series)
ER (1994) (series)
Pretty Little Liars (2010) (series)
![Dixie Carter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/964/159964982_1fa177.jpg)
Dixie Carter
USA
Best series:
Desperate Housewives (2004) (series)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) (series)
Diff'rent Strokes (1978) (series)
![Rosalind Chao](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/040/166040688_f4f64e.jpg)
Rosalind Chao
USA
Best series:
Shameless (2011) (series)
This Is Us (2016) (series)
M*A*S*H (1972) (series)
![Andrew Dice Clay](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/910/157910845_cc9002.jpg)
Andrew Dice Clay
USA
![Janet Jackson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/394/394637_2a343d.jpg)
Janet Jackson
USA
Best series:
Diff'rent Strokes (1978) (series)
Will & Grace (1998) (series)
![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)
Dexter (2006) (series)
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)