It soon becomes a race against time to get details out of arnold after learning that dudley is about to become mr. Why do blacks list different strokes as one of the most racist tv shows of all time. Arnolds life is put on the line when the kids find out they cannot share a hospital room and end up running away on the night before arnolds. Diff rent strokes episode 0707 the honorable arnold j.
Two brothers from harlem are adopted by wealthy philip drummond, and move to a penthouse apartment as a family. Diff rent strokes is a sitcom that takes place in manhattan. Diffrent strokes followed the lives of two young brothers from harlem, arnold and willis, after their mother died and they were adopted by the wealthy mr. The following is a list of episodes of diff rent 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. Watch diff rent strokes season 5, episode 24 my fair larry a. When autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will automatically play next. I both love and loathe episodes that attempt to deal with issues such as drug use, alcoholism, sexuality, drunk driving, racism, and death. Diffrent strokes episode 0521 roommates video dailymotion. Arnolds joy of being transferred to an allwhite school and riding a bus to get there is shaken to its very core when a racist busing opponent calls the. I am so glad that amazon is streaming the episodes. Diff rent 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 7, 1986. Diffe rent strokes bonus feature a look back at diff rent strokes. Arnold disobeys him and records kimberlys boyfriend roger making racist comments about willis to his sister.
Watch diff rent strokes episode 0315 the bus different strokes on dailymotion. Watch diff rent strokes season 1, episode 23 willis birthday. Watch diffrent strokes streaming online hulu free trial. Diffrent strokes 2x21 teachers pet video dailymotion. The diminuitive colemans catchphrase whatchu talkin about, willis.
Rent diff rent strokes 1978 starring conrad bain and gary coleman on dvd and bluray. Gary coleman wasnt just a pair of cute chubby cheeks. Very special episode is an advertising term originally used in american television promos to refer to an episode of a sitcom or drama series which deals with a difficult or controversial social issue. The guy either trolling, or is completely ignorant of things like context or having a racist character on a show does not make it a racist show. Different world racist cats in the cradle if you are an 80s baby, then shows like different world no doubt bring back the nostalgia of the good ol days. In the first episode, the youngest son, arnold, declares that drummonds.
Diff rent strokes is an american sitcom that aired on nbc from november 3, 1978, to may 4, 1985, and on abc from september. You are setting a reminder for the eastern time zone. Facts you didnt know about diffrent strokes mental itch. Diffrent strokes is an american sitcom television series that aired on nbc from november 3. A different world is a television spinoff of the cosby show set at hillman college, the alma mater of clair and dr.
The title eventually became diff rent strokes, inspired by the quote different strokes for different folks popularized by. Diffrent strokes episode 0315 the bus video dailymotion. It was also the show that put the very special episode on the map of the tv. Rent diffrent strokes 1978 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. As tonights movie makes plain, many episodes of diffrent strokes were. November 7, 1964 may 8, 1999 was an american actress and model, who was included on a list of vh1s 100 greatest kid stars on television. The diffrent strokes with the bicycle man child molester youtube.
Nowadays diff rent strokes is best known for producing three of the most troubled former child stars in the history of entertainment, but in its day this was a toprated sitcom. The opening credits for this episode are different, it shows arnold and willis bedroom with the diff rent strokes logo and the theme song is shorter. The diffrent strokes spinoff the facts of life also suffers from this helping black people racism. Why do blacks list different strokes as one of the most. A social worker checks up on the adoptees in the drummond home. Diffrent strokes cast members gary coleman, todd bridges, and dana plato reunite, hosted by sinbad, november 6, 1997. Diffrent strokes 1978 1986 opening and closing theme youtube. He was cited as the person who popularized the saying, different strokes for.
With conrad bain, gary coleman, todd bridges, dana plato. She was best known for portraying kimberly drummond on the television sitcom diff rent strokes, which aired from 1978 to 1986. A very special diffrent strokes thats terrifying for all the wrong. 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 7, 1986. Drummond conrad bain in the original, here john innes. Ironically, diff rent strokes itself actually moved to abc when it got canceled by nbc.
School thug larry coerces willis into teaching him how to make it with girls, but things go from bad to. Philip drummond was a widower and had a daughter, kimberly. Willis is hurt when he thinks his family has forgotten his upcoming birthday. Watch diff rent strokes 2x21 teachers pet different strokes on dailymotion. Diffrent strokes, the bicycle man season five, episodes 16 and 17. Diffrent strokes skin deep or true blue tv episode 1980 imdb. If you were really a fan then you definitely remember this episode where ron had a run in with some azzhole bigots that vandalized his car with derogatory terms. Watch diffrent strokes online full episodes of season 8. Watch diff rent strokes episode 0521 roommates different strokes on dailymotion. For almost seventy years, weve spent our evenings inviting different families and groups of. And this show even tried to teach the prejudices and racism black people face on a daily bases. Drummond scolds arnold for secretly recording other peoples conversations. Fred tanner wants his daughter alice put in a bedroom away from arnold.
Horton, the seemingly friendly bicycle shop owner with a very sinister side. Watch diff rent strokes season 6, episode 3 rashomon ii. Drummond, willis and arnold bravely subdue a burglar who had been holding the family at gunpoint, but the arresting offi. It ran for six seasons on nbc, airing a total of 141 episodes, including three hourlong episodes. He maintains that he was unfairly targeted by racist cops. For almost seventy years, we ve spent our evenings inviting different families and groups of. Remember the diffrent strokes with the bicycle man child molester.
Diff rent 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. Watch diff rent strokes episode 0519 hall monitor different strokes on dailymotion. An episode of different world where ron and dwayne have. Looking back, its shocking how many sitcoms hinged on the premise of parental death.
In 1994, coleman appeared in an episode of married. So even if it wasnt accurate, does that really make it racist. Forget the fact that shows like south park love to poke fun at racists and racism and bigotry of all types in order to illustrate how bad these kinds of things really are. The story of a pair of africanamerican brothers adopted by a widowed millionaire, the comedy followed the misadventures of the boys and. Diff rent strokes cast members gary coleman, todd bridges, and dana plato reunite, hosted by sinbad, november 6, 1997. The last three episodes aired in syndication, bringing the total to 144.
The series stars gary coleman and todd bridges as arnold and willis jackson, respectively, two africanamerican boys from harlem taken in by a rich white park avenue businessman and widower named phillip drummond conrad bain and. The title eventually became diffrent strokes, inspired by the quote different strokes for different folks popularized by. The diminuitive colemans catchphrase whatchu talkin millionaire phillip drummond takes in two harlem orphans. The series stars gary coleman and todd bridges as arnold and willis jackson, respectively, two africanamerican boys from harlem taken in by a rich white park avenue businessman and widower named phillip drummond and his daughter. Diffrent strokes 19781986 the misadventures of a wealthy manhattan family who adopted the children of their late african american housekeeper from harlem. One of the big surprises for me when i watched this back in 93. Diff rent strokes took place in new york city and centered around the happenings in the drummond household. Diffrent strokes skin deep or true blue tv episode.
A very special diffrent strokes thats terrifying for. The following is a list of episodes of diffrent strokes, an american sitcom that aired on nbc. First lady nancy reagan made a guest appearance in a very special episode about drug abuse, and abcs webster was a follow the leader rival. Arnold disobeys him and records kimberlys boyfriend roger making racist.
Diffrent strokes 19781985 is a groundbreaking classic comedy series that approaches racial issues with a sense of humor. Ive always watched it whenever it came on tv no matter the episode. The theme was cowritten and performed by alan thicke. As tonights movie makes plain, many episodes of diff rent strokes were punctuated by arnold jumping, petlike, into the lap of mr. Diffrent strokes was racist because it showed whites.
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