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Diff'rent Strokes
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| Diff'rent Strokes | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Jeff Harris Bernie Kukoff |
| Written by | Ben Starr Budd Grossman Howard Leeds Martin Cohan |
| Directed by | Herbert Kenwith (season 1) Gerren Keith Mel Ferber Tony Singletary |
| Starring | Conrad Bain Gary Coleman Todd Bridges Dana Plato Charlotte Rae Mary Jo Catlett Danny Cooksey Dixie Carter Mary Ann Mobley Nedra Volz |
| Theme music composer | Alan Thicke Al Burton Gloria Loring |
| Opening theme | "It Takes Diff'rent Strokes" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 189 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Budd Grossman (season 1) Howard Leeds (seasons 2–6) Blake Hunter (seasons 5–7) Martin Cohan (season 7) Bob Brunner[1] Ken Hecht (season 8) |
| Producer(s) | Howard Leeds Herbert Kenwith (season 1) Martin Cohan (seasons 1–6) Ben Starr (seasons 2–4) Bruce Taylor (season 7) Al Aidekman Richard Gurman (season 8) |
| Production location(s) | Metromedia Square Hollywood, California (1978–82) Universal City Studios Universal City, California (1982–85) ABC Television Center Hollywood, California (1985–86) |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 24 mins. |
| Production company(s) | Tandem Productions, Inc. (1978–86) Embassy Television (1985–86) |
| Distributor | Sony Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC (1978–85) ABC (1985–86) |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | November 3, 1978 (1978-11-03) – March 7, 1986 (1986-03-07) |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | The Facts of Life Hello, Larry |
Diff'rent Strokes is an American sitcom created by Jeff Harris and Bernie Kukoff. Diff'rent Strokes is set in New York City. It ran for 8 seasons and had 189 episodes. Diff'rent Strokes launched the career of four of its stars Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato, and Conrad Bain.
Contents
1 About
2 Cast and characters
2.1 Main characters
2.2 Other characters
3 The curse
4 References
5 Other websites
About |
The show is about a rich man Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain) and his daughter Kimberly Drummond (Dana Plato) living in an apartment in New York City. Shortly before his maid died, she wanted him to take care of her two children, Arnold and Willis Jackson (Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges). They go through funny adventures and face realistic problems that can effect Arnold or the Drummond family.
Cast and characters |
Conrad Bain is the only cast member to appear in all Diff'rent Strokes episodes. Gary Coleman did not appear in two.
Main characters |
Conrad Bain as Phillip Drummond, a friendly, rich white widower. He runs the Trans Allied, Inc. He was born December 3, 1931 in Manhattan. He has two adopted African-American sons, 12-year-old Willis and 8-year-old Arnold Jackson. He also has an older sister named Sophia. He then remarried Maggie McKinney.
Dana Plato as Kimberly Drummond, Phillip's only biological child. She was shown as a caring, loving big sister to both Willis and Arnold. As a rich teenager, though, she had various problems.
Gary Coleman as Arnold Jackson, the younger brother of Willis. He was born in Harlem, New York City on October 19, 1971. Arnold was known for his catch phrase, Whatchoo talkin' 'bout Willis?, which became a part of popular culture.
Todd Bridges as Willis Jackson, the older brother of Arnold. He was born in Harlem on April 27, 1965. Willis's catch phrase is Say what?
Other characters |
Charlotte Rae - Edna Garrett
Nedra Volz - Adelaide Brubaker
Janet Jackson - Charlene DuPrey
Dody Goodman - Aunt Sophia
Shavar Ross - Dudley Ramsey
Le Tari - Mr. Ted Ramsey
Mary Jo Catlett - Pearl Gallagher
Rosalind Chao - Miss Chung- Steven Mond - Robbie Jason
- Nikki Swasey - Lisa Hayes
Dixie Carter - Maggie McKinney Drummond #1
Mary Ann Mobley - Maggie McKinney Drummond #2
Danny Cooksey - Sam McKinney
Jason Hervey - Charlie
The curse |
There have been rumors of a curse about the cast members of the series such as; the falling career, robbery, and suicide of Dana Plato.[2] The death of Gary Coleman from an accidental fall, the death of Nedra Volz from Alzheimer's disease, the death of Dixie Carter from cancer, and the death of Conrad Bain from natural causes. The only well-known cast members that survive are Todd Bridges and Charlotte Rae.
References |
↑ "Bob Brunner, 'Happy Days' writer, dies". Variety. 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2012-11-27..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
↑ Sporkin, Elizabeth (March 25, 1991). "Diff'rent Strokes, Fallen Stars". People 35 (11). ISSN 0093-7673. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20114736,00.html.
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Categories:
- 1978 television series debuts
- 1986 television series endings
- 1970s American television series
- 1980s American television series
- American sitcoms
- NBC network shows
- Television series about families
- Television series set in New York City
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