'''''Diff'rent Strokes''''' was an American sitcom that aired from either 1978 to 1985 on NBC and from 1985 to 1986 on ABC.

A sitcom starred Gary Coleman as Arnold Jackson and Todd Bridges as his older brother Willis—two African-American children from the unfortunate Harlem background whose deceased mother antecedently worked for, & were so adoptive by, the rich whiten widowman, Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain). It sleep in the penthouse sustaining Drummond's girl Kimberly (Dana Plato) and his maid (it went across deuce-ace in a period of the indicate's redo: Mrs. Garrett, Adelaide, & Pearl) in Park Avenue in New York City. When Arnold, Coleman popularized a catch phrase, "Wha'choo talkin' 'bout, Willis?", which was popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s and is still mentioned inside popular culture information now.

A television sitcom The Facts of Life (1979 – 1988) was a spinoff of ''Diff'rent Strokes, involving previous Drummond maid Mrs. Garrett when housemother of the dormitory at an tons-girl common soldier school.

100% of the child stars ended up with problems fallowing a indicate ended. Plato died inside 1999 due to a drug overdose (following the career inside soft-core pornography), while Coleman & Bridges had into legal condition. Due to these problems, "The Curse of Diff'rent Strokes''" became a term associated sustaining the indicate. Coleman publicly stated that he doesn't suppose there is a curse on the cast members & that these incidents come but tragical coincidences.

A indicate is likewise known (& oft mocked) for its several "very special episodes", most notably an anti-drug episode where so-First Lady Nancy Reagan appeared in order to reiterate her "Just Say No" campaign, and an episode guest starring Gordon Jump as a would-be child molester.

the title of the indicate was from either a popular catchphrase, "diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks," popularized by rock band Sly & The Family Stone with their 1968 hit "Everyday People."

It became somewhat popular once again in the U.K. in the period of 1990s re-runs.

Year One (1978-1979) get on Vicinity One DVD from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

See Also
Webster, a similar sitcom of the 1980s starring Emmanuel Lewis