Later seasons saw drummond remarry and bring a new child, sam, into the family. Gary coleman stars as arnold, a streetwise youth from harlem, who is adopted by a white millionaire and becomes confused and suspicious about his sudden change of fortune on nbctvs new 1978 comedy series, diffrent strokes. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. The diminuitive colemans catchphrase whatchu talkin about, willis. A trap queen, as defined by urban dictionary, is a woman who is loyal to her friends and lives for her family. Officer colleta michael tucci says to arnolds class dont be afraid to be john travolta if itll get you in the mood well thats a reference to grease 1978 in which he starred along side john travolta as his buddy sonny. Most rightly and fondly remember it as the pioneer of the 1980s family sitcom, frothy and full of catchphrases and an even catchier theme song. He is an actor, known for grease 1978, the heat 20 and blow 2001. Plonks a hand down on top of bobs head or a foot if hes that short and holds him away from her, safely out of reach of those flying fists. Now, the world dont move to the beat of just one drum what might be right for you, may not be right for some a man is born, hes a man of means then along. This kind of tv is very different from the diffrent strokes and threes company of my youth that was created purely to kill time and sell advertising. Michael tucci was born on april 15, 1946 in new york city, new york, usa.
With conrad bain, gary coleman, todd bridges, danny cooksey. Different strokes bonus feature a look back at diffrent strokes. Diffrent strokes is an american television sitcom that aired on nbc from november 3, 1978, to may 4, 1985, and on. No matter the antics he got in onscreen, the narrative would be wrapped up in a simple bow by the end of the half hour. However, arnold puts up his bravado in front of his friends, claiming he held his own. The television sitcom the facts of life 1979 1988 was a spinoff of diffrent strokes, involving mr. They were the child stars of diffrent strokes, the popular nbcabc sitcom that aired from the late 70s to the mid 80s. The diffrent strokes star, now 52, will discuss the. James bond fans are a serious lot, and the online discussions of the best movies, actors and chase scenes from the films get pretty intense.
From diffrent strokes to the mean streets to the life i always wanted bridges, todd on. Picks bob up and holds him at arms length while he kicks and flails helplessly in midair. Alan thicke it takes diffrent strokes lyrics genius. This is a landmark season, drummond gets married which adds 2 more characters to the show and itits also the last season for kimberly to be a regular character due to dana platos pregnancy. Arnold is traumatized after becoming a street muggers latest victim. Can the funniest, most opinionated nine year old south of harlem find happiness as the adopted son of a suave, lilywhite park avenue millionaire.
Buy diffrent strokes the complete final eighth season on dvd sitcoms online message boards forums 1980s sitcoms diffrent strokes. Diffrent strokes tv series street smarts 1985 trivia. Its where you can show off your knowledge of your favorite tv shows from that decade. You must cancel before the trial ends to avoid charges.
I guess thats inevitable in a book with almost a thousand historical factoids and over nine thousand trivia questions. Read farmington daily times newspaper archives, mar 22, 2002, p. Then, at the end, when its time to put the joke book away and collect their emmy nomination, some guy who learned to act by watching dragnet reruns comes on and starts reading from the study guide, because thats the only level on which these hacks know how to discuss something. The stars of diffrent strokes and hello, larry get together in a special, hilarious hour in which phillip drummond realizes that the purchase of a portland radio station could mean the loss of a job for his old friend larry alder. Heres a running list of the goofs and nowobsolete facts that vigilant readers and i have collectively discovered. Arnold and sams new friendship with a street performer gets mired in fear and confusion when they discover she has epilepsy. Watch diffrent strokes episode 0305 small claims court different strokes on dailymotion. The most important book totv adaptations coming in 2020. All of our autographs are on glossy 8 x 10 photos unless otherwise noted. Mehmet oz continues his focus on pedophilia in hollywood friday with an appearance by former child star todd bridges. Garrett, as the housemother for a dormitory at an allgirls private school. He was 17 and starring as willis jackson on the fifth season of abcs diffrent strokes when the wife of thenpresident ronald reagan appeared. Take this quiz to find out if you can identify all of these 80s tv shows from a single frame.
Diffrent strokes star todd bridges recounts abuse to. The story of a pair of africanamerican brothers adopted by a widowed millionaire, the comedy followed the misadventures of the boys and their n. Sitcom, white folks adopt two black kids, broadcast 197886. Diffrent strokes episode 0722 beauty is in the eye of arnold by mnjbhvgf. The following is a list of episodes of diffrent strokes, 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. All you like diffrent strokes season 1 to 8 the complete. Diffrent strokes took place in new york and centered around the happenings in the drummond household.
Basically, were talking about a woman with an uncanny mix of book. A complete guide to all the new original series and films. The facts of life 197988 is a spinoff of diffrent strokes featuring drummonds former maid mrs. He was also quite wealthy and lived in the penthouse of a luxurious apartment building. This is more common in comedic situations, or other situations in. It was 1999 when i first investigated the sordid aftermath of the death of another diffrent strokes actor, dana plato. Arnold tries every trick in the book to win back his classmates, including one which may have him expelled. Watch diffrent strokes season 7, episode 23 street smarts. Diffrent strokes episode 0305 small claims court video.
Diffrent strokes is a sitcom that centered around millionaire widower phillip drummond, his two black adopted sons arnold and willis, and daughter kimberly. But the series which actually premiered in 1978 broke new ground with a mixedrace family. Remember the diffrent strokes with the bicycle man child molester. From cutting edge action shows to envelopepushing comedies, the 1970s gave us some of the most groundbreaking television to date. Dana plato and the diffrent strokes curse 10 zen monkeys. This is one of the best shows of the ops along with the facts of life, which was spun off from diffrent strokes. Diffrent strokes does not often get the credit it deserves. Garrett charlotte rae, who had accepted a job as the housemother for a dormitory at an allgirls private school that kimberly was attending. Show information, episode list, cast, and airdates.
If this page is being served from any other site than it is not a legitimate pazsaz entertainment network page. Diffrent strokes began an eightyear run across two networks in 1978, making stars out of its young lead actors gary coleman, todd bridges and dana plato. Philip drummond was a widower and had a daughter, kimberly. Following the death of their cleaningwoman mother, young willis todd bridges and arnold jackson gary coleman go to live with her wealthy formeremployer, widower phillip drummond conrad bain. They tackled topics like racism, gender stereotypes and social inequality in an unapologetic way that made people pay attention. Diffrent strokes is a sitcom that takes place in manhattan. Diffrent strokes episode 0723 street smarts by mnjbhvgf.
A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series diffrent strokes. Diffrent strokes street smarts tv episode 1985 imdb. Watch diffrent strokes online full episodes of season 8. Season seven play all episode list sams new pal play chapters russian embassy play chapters cheers to arnold play chapters a camping we will go play chapters beauty is in the eye of arnold play chapters blue collar drummond play chapters street smarts play chapters a special friend play chapters.
It seemed like the last remnants of dana platos fame had finally been picked clean by the scandalhungry media when shed died that may. What do a softcore porn starturnedarmed robber, a rehabilitated coke addict, and a bankrupt 48 40yearold have in common. A very special episode s1 e9 the 7th heaven when shiri appleby joined a violent. Diffrent strokes is an american sitcom television series that aired on nbc from november 3, 1978 to may 4, 1985 and on abc from september 27, 1985 to march. Diffrent strokes episode 0503 big brother video dailymotion. The absolutely adorable, almost cherubic face of gary coleman was the center of the famed sitcom diffrent strokes beginning in the late 70s and continuing on into the mid 80s.