1978 • TV-PG • 0h 30m • English • 8 seasons

Diff'rent Strokes

DramaComedyFamilyFamily-friendlyLight and funnySerious and meaningful

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.

Certified TV-PG — fine to watch with family.

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WatchWise Score

63/100

★★★☆☆

Provisional — few votes so far

TMDB

7.1/10

Equals 71/100 · 297 votes

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Blended from TMDB 71 (100% weight); shrunk toward a 62 baseline by 297 total votes. Provisional — few votes so far. Not a plain average: sources are weighted by reliability and vote count, and thin evidence is pulled toward the catalogue baseline.

· Rated by only a few hundred people, so the score is less reliable.
· An older title — pacing and style may feel dated.

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Season 1 · 1978

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Diff'rent Strokes

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