A computer error leads to Arnold getting mail to sign up with the, Kimberly finds out she'll be getting a trust fund on her 18th birthday and has plans to travel to. : Arnold's beloved goldfish Abraham passes away. ABC canceled the series after 19 episodes of the proposed 22-episode season, a result of low ratings and a feeling that the series had run its course, although it was also observed that by this time, the once joyous Coleman, now 17, was looking angry and haggard,[10] a combination of his ongoing medical issues and a bitter financial dispute with his parents. Willis Jackson Arnold gets blamed when food starts disappearing from the house, but he soon discovers that Kimberly, who has developed bulimia, is the one who has been eating all the food in the house. Arnold's fortunes soon change and he tries to use the cricket to get out of trouble with the Gooch, but the cricket escapes and Arnold has to come up with a back-up plan. She had been considered for Maggie when the role was created, but was not chosen in part due to age disparity between her and Bain.[13]. Royce D. Applegate portrays family man Donald Brown, whose wife (Ronne Troup) and he have never recovered from the death of their son. Arnold attempts to steal an expensive comic book (Amazing Spider-Man issue 14) to get into the Gooch's club and gets taken to court when he's caught. | Drummond's building project is discovered to be on the site of an Indian burial ground, which leads to a conflict with a member of the Indian tribe. The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two Black boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman and widower named Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain) and his daughter Kimberly (Dana Plato), for whom their deceased mother previously worked. [Arnold refuses to fight the school bully] When Arnold becomes suspicious, and happens to notice Mr. Drummond's will, he jumps to the wrong conclusion. [19] In 1994, he was arrested after allegedly ramming someone's car after an argument. LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former child star Gary Coleman, who shot to fame on TV sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes" but suffered personal troubles as an adult, died in a Utah hospital on Friday, after suffering a brain hemorrhage. Be careful with my goldfish. Willis trades in Mr. Drummond for another man (. 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Meanwhile, Arnold and Dudley try to meet the star of Knight Rider (David Hasselhoff) and sneak into a car on the set that's about to be blown up. Arnold imagines himself to be a Superman knockoff named Super Arnold. Despite having made $25,000 an episode while on the series, she was often broke and was working as a cashier at a dry cleaning store. After reading a book on the American legal system, Willis demands a fair trial for Arnold after he is accused of putting his goldfish in the hot tub.After reading a book on the American legal system, Willis demands a fair trial for Arnold after he is accused of putting his goldfish in the hot tub.After reading a book on the American legal system, Willis demands a fair trial for Arnold after he is accused of putting his goldfish in the hot tub. Willis' friends think that he and Arnold have lost touch with where they came from, so they adopt a more Afro-centric attitude and alienate the rest of the family. Image Awards (NAACP) 1983 Nominee Image Award Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Question: 8/10 Choose the correct answer! When she becomes hall monitor, she rules with an iron fist and doles out demerits to everyone except Arnold. Goldfish Fun: Famous Goldfish - Blogger Midway through the sixth season, Plato became pregnant and approached the producers of the show to include her pregnancy. She was arrested the following year for forging prescriptions for Valium. Although billed on the opening credits of each episode, Plato appeared only semi-regularly for much of the first season. The series made stars of Coleman, Bridges, and Plato and became known for the "very special episodes", in which serious issues such as racism, illegal drug use, alcoholism, hitchhiking, kidnapping, and child sexual abuse were dramatically explored. [21] On May 26, 2010, Coleman, who had battled health problems since childhood caused by congenital kidney disease, was admitted to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo after falling and hitting his head after suffering a seizure. Oranda Goldfish have a double tail like the fantail goldfish, but also they are known for their wen on top of their heads. When Arnold feels the heat from his friends over getting away with everything, he tries to get Kathy to lighten up, but she refuses and gets tough with Arnold instead. After Willis is hospitalized for trying to stop the bullies, Arnold is asked to participate in a. Willis lets his potential membership in an exclusive club go to his head, but falls hard when he alienates the club members. At the end of the episode, Bain (in an out-of-character PSA) spoke about what to do if real life situations as the one portrayed on the show were to occur. Charlotte Rae appeared as Edna Garrett in every first-season episode; the final broadcast episode of the first season, "The Girl's School", also known as "Garrett's Girls", sees her agreeing to accompany Kimberly to her private school, the fictional Eastland, in order to help with preparations for a play- in actuality, this episode acted as the backdoor pilot for the spin-off series The Facts of Life (Garrett's Girls being an early working title). A tough guy (Forest Whitaker) wants Arnold to take care of his girlfriend while he is away, but the girl develops feelings for Arnold. Mr. Drummond enrolls Arnold and Willis at his former school, but the headmaster (Howard Morton) makes arrangements for them to fail their entrance exams. This leads to a reunion with the woman (Nobu McCarthy) and the truth about who the father really is. Two notable episodes dealt with the consequences of alcoholism. January 1, 1980 Arnold's beloved goldfish Abraham dies, so the family tries to hide it from him until they can get a replacement. Following the cancellation of Diff'rent Strokes in 1986, Coleman, Bridges and Plato encountered difficulty in finding other acting jobs. There ain't enough of me to spank! His name's Abraham. Willis decides to dole out the punishment himself, but it's far more painful for Willis than it is for Arnold. Bridges' more high-profile role was as Monk, a shell-shocked Vietnam veteran, conspiracy theorist, and nephew of Chris's boss Doc on the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. Season 1 was also released in Regions 2 & 5 on October 6, 2008. What was the name of the fish on different strokes? Arnold wants to help a young doorman (Tommy Aguilar) get started in business, so he loans him some money to bet on a sure thing in a horse race. Christopher. 12 Types of Goldfish To Consider for Your Aquarium Amazon.com: Diff'rent Strokes - The Complete First Season : Mary Jo Catlett, Danny Cooksey, Mary Ann Mobley, Dixie Carter, Leslie H. Martinson, Ellen Falcon, Dolores Ferraro, Lee Lochhead, Selig Frank, Barbara Schultz, Tony Singletary, Mel Ferber, Lee Shallat Chemel, Jeremiah Morris: Movies & TV Movies & TV Studio Specials Willis Jackson Technical Specs, [Arnold refuses to fight the school bully], Television Images: My Favorite TV Characters of All-Time: (1970s edition). GoodDay 19:51, 2 May 2006 (UTC) Janet . Arnold struggles to find a subject for the school's journalism contest. Episodes are in original U.S. airdate order; some syndication and overseas airings have varied the running order. : Philip Drummond Abraham Goldfish Diff'rent Strokes: Abraham is the pet goldfish of Arnold Jackson, played by Gary Coleman. Volz appeared on a semi-regular basis, but was not added to the opening credits, instead always credited with the guest cast on the closing credits. Factory? How old was Arnold supposed to be in different strokes? The ratings did not improve, sinking further over the course of the season. Arnold gets reassurance from Kathy when he plays Abraham Lincoln in a school play, but when he tries to get her to use her crutches instead of sitting in a wheelchair, she is furious and blows his confidence before showtime. When Pearl overhears them, she reveals that she herself is epileptic, which causes the two to patch things up with their friend. When Arnold finds out what Willis is up to, he decides to have a little fun with the "robber," not knowing that a real robber has come to hold up the place. | On MY allowance? Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom, which aired on NBC from November 3, 1978, to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985, to March 7, 1986. Comedy Drama Family The misadventures of a wealthy Manhattan family who adopted the children of their late African American housekeeper from Harlem. 32 Popular Types Of Goldfish - Varieties You Can Have At Home - Tankarium In this take-off on Ghostbusters, Arnold and Sam explore a haunted house. Additionally, stories focusing on Arnold's school life, which had featured occasionally in many previous seasons, were delved into much more. Mr. Drummond's dotty sister Sophia (Dody Goodman) was regularly seen in the fourth season, playing matchmaker for her brother in hopes of getting him to remarry. Once the story is submitted, the principal confronts Arnold, demanding that the boy reveal his sources. Arnold and Willis go into the brownie business, but get in over their heads when they alienate Kimberly and overwork Adelaide, so they're forced to make the brownies themselves. A new landlord tries to have the Drummonds thrown out of their penthouse apartment because he doesn't like children. While not a spin-off, Hello, Larry (19791980) had a connection to Strokes as it was established in a crossover episode that Philip Drummond and Larry Alder (McLean Stevenson) were old Army buddies and Mr. Drummond had bought the company that owned the radio station where Larry worked as a talk show host. Arnold and Willis invite their old friends from Harlem to their new Park Avenue home and let their wealth go to their heads. Yet the more Arnold practices, the worse he sounds; after a couple of rehearsals, his friends are ready to throw him out of his own band. In the end, quick thinking by Arnold, Willis, and Mr. Drummond saves the day. The first season dealt with common topics such as various growing-up and adjustment issues experienced by Arnold and Willis, and mild culture clashes. : Willis soon hears she's seeing another guy and he decides it's time to move on, but Arnold has plans to bring them back together. Awww Willis, please don't say anything to him. Arnold is accused of putting his goldfish Abraham in the hot tub and he is put on trial by the Drummond family to prove his innocence. Note: This is Dana Plato's final appearance in the series as Kimberly Drummond. Arnold and Dudley are harassed by two bullies who force them to hand over their lunch and money. During the middle of a home makeover, the Drummonds learn of Sam's kidnapping and they distribute flyers and go on the news to raise awareness. [citation needed]. 2chins/Getty Images. Mr. Drummond makes a last minute bid to run for a local political office. Mrs. Garrett helps out the girls of the chaotic dormitory at Eastland. Catlett joined the main cast, appeared in almost every episode until the end of the show's run, and was billed on the opening credits from the sixth season onward. Diff'rent Strokes is 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. She was a frequent recurring character until the sixth season, when Charlene and Willis break up but remain friends. Mrs. Garrett is present for the first 13 episodes of the second season of Diff'rent Strokes, with the character last seen in the episode "The Rivals", after which she leaves, offscreen, to take a permanent position at Eastland, The Facts of Life having by then been picked up for a full series. Telling his family that Sam was rescued from the streets, Donald tells Sam that he'll kill Sam's parents if Sam doesn't cooperate. The first and second season also included three hour-long crossover episodes (edited into two-part format for syndication and overseas broadcasts) with NBC sitcom Hello, Larry, which had been moved to the slot immediately following Diff'rent Strokes in an effort to boost its ratings (an effort that ultimately failed; it was canceled after the end of its second season). Arnold is pressured to drink by his friend Ricky (. He later confesses to Arnold what happened and Arnold is angry when he finds out the truth. Note: This is Dixie Carter's final appearance as Maggie. Dixie Carter and Danny Cooksey portrayed recently divorced television aerobics instructor Margaret "Maggie" McKinney and her son Sam. In the first of three crossovers with the series Hello, Larry, Mr. Drummond's company buys the radio station where his old war buddy Larry Alder (McLean Stevenson) works, so he and his family travel to Portland, Oregon to visit Larry and his two daughters, Ruthie (Kim Richards) and Diane (Donna Wilkes). Some markets, such as U.K. satellite channel Sky One in the early 1990s, have aired the episodes in production order. A girl feigns interest in Arnold so she can get close to Willis. Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain) is a . Willis decides to interfere and gets more than he bargained for. Mr. Drummond and Willis end up surprising her by paying an unannounced visit, but get surprised themselves when they see the boys. This is a benign growth of the skin tissue that can overgrow with improper diet and wonky genetics. | [24] In 1998, she appeared in a softcore pornographic film entitled Different Strokes: The Story of Jack and Jilland Jill, which was intended to capitalize on her Diff'rent Strokes fame. A fire has the family trapped in the building and when smoke starts coming through the vents, it makes everyone think the end is near. In 2001, Coleman (still working as a security guard) was videotaped trying to stop a vehicle from entering the mall. Due to financial difficulties and her growing addiction to drugs and alcohol, Plato relinquished custody of her son, Tyler, to Lambert. The reason for this, in part, was that it was in Rae's contract that she be allowed to return to Diff'rent Strokes should The Facts of Life be canceled. However, when the moment occurs, things don't go as smoothly as he expected. When Arnold and Dudley are caught smoking cigarettes in a bid to impress their "cool" classmates, there are no ifs or ands or buttsthey're grounded. In February 1988, he was arrested and charged with the attempted murder of a drug dealer at a crack house in South Central Los Angeles. 2 May 2023. Arnold, Kimberly and Willis get jobs at Mr. Drummond's company, but when Willis finds out that minority kids don't have the same opportunities at employment, he goes undercover to see for himself and goes too far. But Arnold finds out that Lisa's mom doesn't like her telling on her classmates, so he decides to sabotage her science project as revenge. The Drummond family recall past events on their first Christmas with Willis and Arnold. He was acquitted in November 1989. As a result, from the later first season and on into the second season, Plato became a regular character. : Rise and shine! Willis takes the car out without Mr. Drummond's permission in order to pick up Charlene for a date and gets in trouble when he hits a police officer's motorcycle. : When Kimberly tries to get into Willis' all-male letterman's club at school, he gets back at her by becoming a contestant in the school's beauty pageant. I'm barely outta toilet-training. QUIZ: How Well Do You Remember "Different Strokes"? When Arnold faces a streak of bad luck, he is given a lucky cricket to help him out. Someone has put the family's goldfish in the hot tub and Arnold (Gary Coleman) is the main suspect. [28] After years of battling drug addiction, Bridges became sober in the early 1990s. All eight seasons have been released on DVD, with the final season released on May 29, 2018.[1]. . Although he was awarded over $1 million in the decision, he filed for bankruptcy in 1999. She declined, but come fall, she had a change of heart. Willis is upset when he doesn't make the basketball team because a white student (Todd Lookinland) takes his place, so he plans to take legal action. With Bain himself having considerable input into the options available and directions they took, producers considered a number of settings and formats, including one in which Bain was a gumshoe, with Coleman as his young associate-cum-informant. Well, somebody's gotta make a man outta you. but the truth is that the whole family has been. The final two episodes produced for the third season ("Growing Up" and "The Model") had originally been postponed due to a writer's strike,[citation needed] and the interspersing of these two episodes with the ones without Coleman taped at the start of the fourth season allowed the span of his absence to be broken down onscreen. [38] Season 6 was released on July 25, 2017. The police arrive just as Mr. Horton is about to make a move on Dudley (who had been given sedatives to "make him feel good"), saving their friend from a potentially frightening experience. Accordingly, he kidnaps Sam as a replacement, while he is shopping for snacks at the grocery store. [12] Carter was introduced midway into the sixth season (in the episode "Drummond's Lady"); after she abruptly left for California, Drummond and the family took off after her, in the two-part story "Hooray for Hollywood", a storyline that also introduced Sam, Maggie's son from her previous marriage. Plots focusing on Arnold and Sam also continued to feature prominently, with Willis by this stage appearing on a secondary, semi-regular basis. Gary Coleman, who plays the main character, is Arnold Jackson the young 8 year old boy. In this final season Jason Hervey joined the semi-regular cast as Charlie, another of Arnold's school friends. Arnold's prized doll is sold and Arnold has trouble going to sleep without it, so Mr. Drummond hires a private investigator to track down the doll. Dec 9, 2021 -- In the 1978 to 1985 sitcom Different Strokes, Gary Coleman played the part of Arnold, who had a fish named Abraham Arrangements are being made for the wedding between Mr. Drummond and Maggie and Maggie becomes furious when she finds out that Mr. Drummond's lawyer suggested a pre-nuptial agreement. Arnold lies to his friends about having sex with a girl, which leads to her deciding to have sex for real which Arnold isn't ready for. Official Sites After a performance, she has an epileptic seizure and Sam thinks she's dying. In season 7's "A Special Friend," Arnold and Sam met Karen, a street performer. Mr. Drummond and Maggie return from their honeymoon and find out that Arnold had been taking advantage of Sam while they were away. Arnold hides from Mr. Drummond, to avoid getting spanked for dropping a water bomb on Henry, the maintenance man. However, sharing a room with Arnold leads to discomfort for Mr. Drummond, while Arnold finds much humor at his expense. When Arnold becomes suspicious, and happens to notice Mr. Drummond's . Bridges, Plato and Catlett were all absent from the episode, and several cast members later voiced their disappointment that they had not realized it would be the final episode, and would have liked to have been present to mark the end of the series onscreen more adequately. Kimberly dons a wig for a class play and ends up getting a date with an older man (Lou Richards), so Arnold and Willis try to put a stop to it. Arnold and Sam befriend Karen (Lori Lethin), a street performer, much to Mr. Drummond's dismay. A daughter to Bain's character and a housekeeper were added to the lineup. 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They live in a penthouse with Drummond, his daughter Kimberly (Plato), and their housemaid. This calls for a spanking. A fast-talking baseball coach woos Willis for a high school team and uses expensive gifts and deception to attain his goal. As with Bridges, Rae was offered the role without audition, but was locked into a contract with CBS; however, Lear was determined to have Rae for the role and used his influence to convince CBS to release her from her contract, freeing her up to be available for the role. : Diff'rent Strokes: Season 1 - amazon.com However, Kimberly is overwhelmed by the hard work it takes to become a professional skater and devises a way out. A *spanking*? In the third season, Janet Jackson played Willis's girlfriend, Charlene DuPrey. [42] They subsequently re-released the first and second seasons on DVD on July 15, 2014. Mr. Drummond takes Sam and Arnold camping, but is unable to compete with Sam's more-experienced dad. "It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To". Other recurring characters introduced over the third season included Le Tari as Dudley's adoptive father, Ted Ramsey (in the episode "Football Father"), Janet Jackson as Willis's girlfriend Charlene DuPrey and, in the fourth season episode "Kathy", Arnold's teacher Miss Chung, played by Rosalind Chao, who had played a different character in the third-season episode "Almost American", in which the regular cast only have minor roles, which served as the backdoor pilot for a potential sitcom focusing on the students of an immigration and naturalization class. Failing to do so, Sam is so humiliated by his troopmates, he decides he hates all old people, so Mr. Drummond has a talk with the senior to get him to patch things up with Sam. Despite what the name suggests, goldfish sport a wide range of colors and aren't just gold. Filming & Production When it looks like Willis and Arnold will legally have to live with Jethro, the truth about him is revealed and the boys are able to officially become members of Mr. Drummond's family. : Complete this line: "It takes diff'rent strokes to ____" get ahead. Better not let Willis hear you say the word "shine". I'm too young for Wonderwoman. Mr. Drummond and Maggie are too busy to spend time together, which has Sam worried that their marriage may be in trouble, so he and Arnold put together a romantic evening for the two of them. When Kimberly submits a candid picture of Arnold with his butt exposed to a photo contest, he is infuriated and demands that Kimberly withdraw it, but the picture remains in the contest by mistake and almost ruins Arnold's chances of winning the class election. In order to get Arnold off his back, he sets up a fake robbery at his job so Arnold can save him and even the score. Todd Bridges was his older brother Willis and Conrad Bain was the proper white man, Phillip Drummond. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar returns and has Arnold take over teaching the class for one day. Sam gets into a fight at Hamburger Hangar with Kurt, a kid (Carl Steven) who constantly picks on him. change the world. As Arnold, Coleman popularized the catchphrase "What'cha talkin' 'bout, Willis?" Arnold takes the story to a big-city newspaper, where the situation is reported. Philip Drummond Arnold finds himself in a difficult spot when he promises his class that he can deliver a celebrity for the school talent show but has no luck finding anyone. : When the laugh track stopped, he had to scrounge for work. When Mr. Drummond finds out, he objects to Arnold's behavior, saying the group has as much right to speak as everyone else because of the. Arnold lets slip details about his experiences with the seemingly congenial Mr. Horton and Mr. Drummond calls the authorities. Diff'rent Strokes was initially devised to serve as a vehicle for both Conrad Bain and Gary Coleman. Why are you still in bed, Arnold? Release Dates Arnold and Willis try to get into Mr. Drummond's health club, but are turned away because they are black. What is the name of Arnold's goldfish? Kathy: Directed by Gerren Keith. : [2] The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, respectively who are two black boys from Harlem taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman and his daughter.
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