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. 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. Due to Plato's pregnancy and publicized substance abuse issues, she had been dropped from the regular cast at the end of the previous season. 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. His name's Abraham. [9] She was replaced in the role by Mary Ann Mobley, who had previously played an unrelated, one-off love interest of Drummond's in the second-season episode "Teacher's Pet". For some swim strokes, kicking is more powerful than others. They live in a penthouse with Drummond, his daughter Kimberly (Plato), and their housemaid. However, sharing a room with Arnold leads to discomfort for Mr. Drummond, while Arnold finds much humor at his expense. 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. Mr. Drummond, Willis and Arnold all have different interpretations of what happened, but Pearl, who was in the kitchen and saw everything, tells Kimberly what really took place. On-screen this was explained with her character often said to be away at her private school; in reality the producers were still undecided whether the character was extraneous to the format, with the option that she could simply be faded into the background and written out as away studying should they choose to drop her. Lisa's mother takes over teaching Arnold's class and Lisa forces him and his friends to be nice to her or she'll rat them out to her mom. Arnold Jackson Arnold Jackson He never saw a rich white man before either.. Due to the popularity of Coleman's character, a spin-off series was briefly considered, to be titled Arnold and focusing on the character's school life[citation needed]. Rise and shine! Mr. Drummond trades rooms with Willis while he is busy studying for exams. Additionally, stories focusing on Arnold's school life, which had featured occasionally in many previous seasons, were delved into much more. Kimberly plans to move in with her boyfriend, whom her dad doesn't like, by tricking the family into thinking she's moving in with her girlfriend, Michelle (Dana Kimmell) instead. Clone High (2002-2003) S01E02 Election Blu-Galoo 1.9s My name is Abraham Lincoln, A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017) - S02E03 Episode #2.3 3.3s - Limousine, good afternoon. He never saw a rich white man before either. However, Kimberly is overwhelmed by the hard work it takes to become a professional skater and devises a way out. Royce D. Applegate portrays family man Donald Brown, whose wife (Ronne Troup) and he have never recovered from the death of their son. Filming & Production Arnold hopes to become a photojournalist and ends up getting a job at a newspaper, but he becomes disillusioned when he's asked to run errands instead of taking pictures. In season 7's "A Special Friend," Arnold and Sam met Karen, a street performer. Kathy transfers to Arnold's school and is treated very poorly because of her disability. Mr. Drummond travels to Hollywood and proposes to Maggie and finds out she has a young son named Sam (Danny Cooksey). Dixie Carter and Danny Cooksey portrayed recently divorced television aerobics instructor Margaret "Maggie" McKinney and her son Sam. Arnold and Dudley befriend a bicycle shop owner named Mr. Horton (Gordon Jump), who is later revealed to be a pedophile trying to scope the two unwary boys out. , The Facts of Life (19791988) is a spin-off of Diff'rent Strokes featuring Drummond's former housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett, who had accepted a job as the housemother for a dormitory at Eastland, an all-girls private school that Kimberly was attending. Following the cancellation of Diff'rent Strokes in 1986, Coleman, Bridges and Plato encountered difficulty in finding other acting jobs. Arnold takes the story to a big-city newspaper, where the situation is reported. Be careful with my goldfish. Also introduced in the third season is Philip's dotty and eccentric sister Sophia (Dody Goodman), in the episode "Junk Food Junkie". Episodes are in original U.S. airdate order; some syndication and overseas airings have varied the running order. There ain't enough of me to spank! Dudley Johnson (Shavar Ross) was Arnold's best friend, who, like Arnold, was adopted, and with whom he shared many memorable childhood scrapes. 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. 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. They also come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes and with some very different physical characteristics. In this final season Jason Hervey joined the semi-regular cast as Charlie, another of Arnold's school friends. When Arnold doesn't (because classmate Robbie is involved), his story gets disqualified as made-up. Arnold and Kimberly hitchhike to get home for Mr. Drummond's birthday party and are picked up by a man (Woody Eney) who takes them to his apartment and tries to have his way with Kimberly. Arnold tries to help Dudley woo classmate Lisa Hayes (Nikki Swasey), but the plan backfires when Lisa thinks Arnold is the one who likes her. They lived in the penthouse suite at 697 Park Avenue in New York City. . After the man's true nature became known, Arnold escaped to look for help and the man nearly raped Kimberly before the police arrived to arrest him. Plots that saw Mr. Drummond searching for love, and stories that mildly addressed racism were also sometimes featured. 2 May 2023. Abraham, was the name of Arnold's beloved goldfish on TV's Sitcom, Diff'rent Strokes. Arnold Jackson Also first appearing in the second season was Arnold's best friend Dudley Johnson (Shavar Ross), first seen in the episode "Teacher's Pet". Unfortunately, Willis defies his orders and eventually finds himself in jail. in the television series, but by an uncredited voice actor who voiced the car for various Universal Studios promotions.). "Diff'rent Strokes Quotes." This episode was originally produced for Season 3 but was postponed because of a writer's strike. Why are you still in bed, Arnold? Arnold: Be careful with my goldfish. The Drummond family recall past events on their first Christmas with Willis and Arnold. GoodDay 19:51, 2 May 2006 (UTC) Janet . [Arnold refuses to fight the school bully] Arnold is mugged on his way home from school and is so traumatized that he begins carrying a knife with him. A fast-talking baseball coach woos Willis for a high school team and uses expensive gifts and deception to attain his goal. 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. While there, Mrs. Garrett met Kimberly's classmates and was offered the job as "dorm mother." 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. 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. Mrs. Garrett helps out the girls of the chaotic dormitory at Eastland. In the third season, Janet Jackson played Willis's girlfriend, Charlene DuPrey. January 1, 1980 Arnold's beloved goldfish Abraham dies, so the family tries to hide it from him until they can get a replacement. 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. Arnold's toy rocket crash lands at the Russian embassy and nearly causes an international incident. : Arnold Jackson Arnold imagines himself to be a Superman knockoff named Super Arnold. Willis trades in Mr. Drummond for another man (. Outside the Drummond household, there were a large number of supporting characters over the years. Miss Chung (Rosalind Chao) was Arnold's teacher. A proper white man adopts two street-wise black boys. 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. Arnold hides from Mr. Drummond, to avoid getting spanked for dropping a water bomb on Henry, the maintenance man. 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. 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. Web. Willis joins a gang called the Tarantulas, but Mr. Drummond forbids him to associate with them. Willis Jackson A student in an immigration and naturalization class (Rosalind Chao) becomes the suspect in a robbery. Arnold begins having nightmares after he finds out Mr. Drummond is going on a business trip, so a therapist is needed to unlock Arnold's fears. Amazon.com: Diff'rent Strokes: Season 1 : Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain: Movies & TV Movies & TV Studio Specials Sony Pictures Home Entertainment All Sony Pictures Titles Enjoy fast, FREE delivery, exclusive deals and award-winning movies & TV shows with Prime Try Prime and start saving today with Fast, FREE Delivery $999 A tough guy (Forest Whitaker) wants Arnold to take care of his girlfriend while he is away, but the girl develops feelings for Arnold. Willis Jackson Phillip Drummond is the only character to appear in every episode of the series. Arnold isn't thrilled about the assignment at first, but after reading the assigned book (, Arnold and his friends find out that a white-supremacist group will be speaking on campus, so they decide to interrupt their assembly by throwing rotten food at them. It turns out Willis . In the season, Bridges continued as a main cast member, but was absent in several episodes. What is the name of Arnold's goldfish? 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). She was arrested the following year for forging prescriptions for Valium. Well, well, if it isn't Sleeping Beauty. When Drummond is honored by the club, a confrontation takes place. In the end, both lose out to a third candidate. Willis is tired of having Arnold hang around him all the time, so he goes back to Harlem to get away from him - possibly for good. [citation needed]. Beginning with the third-season episode "Count Your Blessings" and also touched upon in several other episodes is the fact that Arnold will never grow much taller, reflecting Gary Coleman's real-life medical condition. Mr. Drummond's mother (Irene Tedrow) visits and is surprised when she sees that his new sons are black, so he tries to make her get over her racial prejudices. Arnold's always under my feet. STANDS4 LLC, 2023. Arnold finds out that several athletes at school are using anabolic steroids, so he goes undercover to expose the full story. Diff'rent Strokes - Awards - IMDb Diff'rent Strokes (1978-1986) Awards Showing all 2 wins and 32 nominations Humanitas Prize 1983 Nominee Humanitas Prize 30 Minute Network or Syndicated Television Blake Hunter For Diff'rent Strokes: The Bicycle Man: Part 2 (1983). A daughter to Bain's character and a housekeeper were added to the lineup. The principal also doesn't want any negative publicity for the school. Charles Stewart, Jr. and Charles Stewart, Sr. Arnold and Willis find a lost watch in the building, but soon become suspects when it's discovered the watch was taken from a burglarized apartment. In Harlem Philip Drummond 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. When Arnold becomes suspicious and happens to notice Mr. Drummond's. Arnold: Be careful with my goldfish. Other notable episodes included season 8's "Bulimia," in which the family discovered that Kimberly was suffering from bulimia. 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. Additionally, Arnold appeared on the Silver Spoons episode "The Great Computer Caper" and the Amazing Stories episode "Remote Control Man". 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. Diff'rent Strokes (1978) - S01E02 The Social Worker 2.5s We also got a happy goldfish named Abraham. Diff'rent Strokes was also known for its many "very special episodes," most notably an anti-drug episode ("The Reporter") that featured First Lady Nancy Reagan, who promoted her "Just Say No" campaign, and "The Bicycle Man", a two-part episode that guest starred Gordon Jump as a pedophile who lures Arnold and Dudley into his bicycle shop and attempts to molest them. Awww Willis, please don't say anything to him. Plots focusing on Arnold and Sam also continued to feature prominently, with Willis by this stage appearing on a secondary, semi-regular basis. Better not let Willis hear you say the word "shine". When the laugh track stopped, he had to scrounge for work. : 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 Arnold Jackson Kimberly was written out of the show with the explanation that she moved to Paris to study for a couple of years, but returned as a guest star for the season finale "A Special Friend", after Plato gave birth. Arnold's beloved goldfish Abraham passes away. Diff'rent Strokes was initially devised to serve as a vehicle for both Conrad Bain and Gary Coleman. Arnold Jackson missed five episodes, two from the fourth season in 198182 (First Day Blues" and "The Team") and three from the seventh season in 198485 ("The Gymnasts", "Sam Adopts a Grandparent" and "Baseball Blues"). The second housekeeper, Adelaide Brubaker, was played by Nedra Volz. The WP Debugging plugin must have a wp-config.php file that is writable by the filesystem. It was said that she had left to star in her own series, Designing Women, but she and Coleman had often clashed, leading to tension and animosity on set. 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. His confidence suffers even more after Kathy blows up at him when he tries to convince her to walk with her crutches. | 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. Dixie Carter opted not to return to the series. : Oranda Goldfish. 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. 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. 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. The third and fourth seasons had some of the show's highest ratings[citation needed] and continued much of the themes of the first two seasons, but also gradually saw the introduction of some more serious topics into storylines. Note: This is Dixie Carter's final appearance as Maggie. Arnold Jackson Arnold and his classmates protest dress code changes at school, but when the principal (, Arnold is forced to choose between his friend Robbie and a girl he likes when she accuses Robbie of being a nerd and Arnold has to judge the matter in. With Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato. : : Mr. Drummond states that Arnold complained that his goldfish bowl was too small. Taking this especially hard is Dudley's father Ted, a long-time smoker from whom Dudley has been sneaking packsand who, more recently, has lost a lung to cancer. 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. but the truth is that the whole family has been. 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. In the final season (when the sitcom moved from NBC to ABC), the one-hour season opener ("Sam's Missing") revolved around Sam being kidnapped by Donald Brown (Royce D. Applegate), a bereaved father hoping to replace his own dead son, Tommy. Mr. Drummond bribes a hard-nosed football coach (Greg Mullavey) into letting Arnold join the team by buying new uniforms for them, but he regrets his decision when he finds out how the coach is motivating the kids. After Willis disobeys and is caught, he decides to move in with Jerry (, Mr. Drummond sneaks around behind the kids' backs while dating his tax attorney (, Kimberly stops working at Mr. Drummond's company and takes a job at a burger place, but is.