Diff'rent Strokes Episode Guide
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Episode Guide
Diff'rent Strokes: Season 8 (1985 - 1986)
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Season 8 Episode 19: The Front Page
Arnold sees high-school athletes take steroids.
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Season 8 Episode 18: The Photo Club
Arnold is stuck in a darkroom with Lisa.
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Season 8 Episode 17: The Big Bribe
Willis bribes a girl to go out with Arnold.
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Season 8 Episode 16: Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown
Sam finds the truth behind a classmate's taunts.
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Season 8 Episode 15: Arnold's Tangled Web
Arnold plots to hide his failing grade.
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Season 8 Episode 14: Sam's Big Brother
Willis takes over as Sam's big brother.
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Season 8 Episode 13: Arnold's Initiation
Arnold must pull a cruel prank to join a club.
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Season 8 Episode 12: Arnold's Bad Rep
Arnold lies about his relationship with a girl.
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Season 8 Episode 11: Bulimia
Arnold suspects Kimberly has an eating disorder.
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Season 8 Episode 10: So You Want to Be a Rock Star
A music teacher (Clarence Clemons) helps Arnold.
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Season 8 Episode 9: Speak No Evil
Arnold and Drummond clash over free speech.
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Season 8 Episode 8: A Tale of Two Teachers
A teacher gives lazy Arnold a unique punishment.
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Season 8 Episode 7: Willis Goes to College
Freshman Willis heads off to college.
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Season 8 Episode 6: It's My Party and I'll Cry if I Want To
Arnold books a celebrity for Sam's birthday.
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Season 8 Episode 5: Sam's Missing
The police join the search for Sam.
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Season 8 Episode 4: Sam's Missing
A stranger kidnaps Sam in the market.
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Season 8 Episode 3: Arnold's Job
Arnold gets a job on a local newspaper.
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Season 8 Episode 2: Bully for Arnold
A bully's girlfriend falls for Arnold.
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Season 8 Episode 1: Love on the Run
Arnold and Sam boost their parents' romance.
Diff'rent Strokes: Season 7 (1984 - 1985)
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Season 7 Episode 24: A Special Friend
Arnold and Sam befriend an epileptic performer.
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Season 7 Episode 23: Street Smarts
Arnold seeks protection after being mugged.
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Season 7 Episode 22: Beauty Is in the Eye of Arnold
Arnold's pals disapprove of a girl he likes.
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Season 7 Episode 21: A Camping We Will Go
Sam's father invites himself on a camping trip.
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Season 7 Episode 20: Cheers to Arnold
Arnold tries to stop a friend from drinking.
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Season 7 Episode 19: Russian Embassy
Arnold's rocket lands atop the Soviet Embassy.
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Season 7 Episode 18: Harry Birthday Drummond
The boys want to change their name to Drummond.
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Season 7 Episode 17: Sam's New Pal
Sam's new buddy is a girl (Soleil Moon Frye).
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Season 7 Episode 16: Baseball Blues
Sam asks Drummond to coach his baseball team.
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Season 7 Episode 15: Sam Adopts a Grandparent
Sam takes on an irascible senior citizen.
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Season 7 Episode 14: The Gymnasts
Drummond plans a surprise for a paraplegic boy.
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Season 7 Episode 13: Arnold the Entrepreneur
Arnold and Sam become business competitors.
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Season 7 Episode 12: Arnold's Songbird
Arnold is forced to look to Carmella for help.
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Season 7 Episode 11: Carmella Meets the Gooch
An Italian student takes on a school bully.
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Season 7 Episode 10: Sam's Father
Sam's father (Hoyt Axton) comes seeking custody.
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Season 7 Episode 9: Arnold Saves the Squirrel
Arnold works to save TV idol Sandy Squirrel.
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Season 7 Episode 8: A Haunting We Will Go
Arnold and Sam encounter a supposed ghost.
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Season 7 Episode 7: The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson
Arnold becomes judge of the school court.
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Season 7 Episode 6: Arnold and Lisa's Mother
Arnold plans to wreck Lisa's science project.
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Season 7 Episode 5: Tonsils
Drummond and Sam enter the hospital together.
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Season 7 Episode 4: Arnold's Strike
Arnold strikes against unfair school rules.
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Season 7 Episode 3: Undercover Lover
Willis helps a police anti-drug operation.
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Season 7 Episode 2: Blue Collar Drummond
Drummond secretly works in one of his factories.
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Season 7 Episode 1: Bed-wetting
Sam struggles with bed-wetting.
Diff'rent Strokes: Season 6 (1983 - 1984)
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Season 6 Episode 24: Kathy's Olympics
Arnold loses money collected for an event.
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Season 6 Episode 23: The Bar Mitzvah Boy
A bar mitzvah has an effect on Arnold.
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Season 6 Episode 22: The Honeymoon's Over
Arnold must baby-sit his new brother.
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Season 6 Episode 21: The Wedding
Drummond and Maggie reach the altar.
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Season 6 Episode 20: The Wedding
Drummond proposes a prenuptial agreement.
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Season 6 Episode 19: Hooray for Hollywood
Arnold learns Drummond plans to wed.
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Season 6 Episode 18: Hooray for Hollywood
Drummond chases Maggie to Hollywood.
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Season 6 Episode 17: The Hitchhikers
Kidnapped Arnold manages to escape.
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Season 6 Episode 16: The Hitchhikers
Kimberly and Arnold hitchhike.
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Season 6 Episode 15: Drummond's Lady
Drummond falls for a TV exercise instructor.
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Season 6 Episode 14: The Boyfriend
Lovestruck Kimberly lies to her father.
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Season 6 Episode 13: The Senior Class Queen
Willis and Kimberly challenge stereotypes.
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Season 6 Episode 12: The Houseguest
Charlene becomes the Drummonds' houseguest.
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Season 6 Episode 11: The Moonlighter
Arnold catches his teacher moonlighting.
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Season 6 Episode 10: Mrs. Z
Mr. Drummond becomes a target for extortion.
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Season 6 Episode 9: The Van Drummonds
The Drummonds' Dutch cousins visit.
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Season 6 Episode 8: Drafted
Arnold gets a draft registration notice.
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Season 6 Episode 7: Assert Yourself
Arnold runs against Dudley for class president.
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Season 6 Episode 6: Mr. T and mr. t
A girl snubs Arnold for Mr. T.
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Season 6 Episode 5: Coming of Age
Kimberly plans to spend her trust fund.
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Season 6 Episode 4: The Lie
Willis tells a lie, endangering Arnold.
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Season 6 Episode 3: The Goat
Arnold is in Willis' shadow in junior high.
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Season 6 Episode 2: Where There's Smoke
Arnold and Dudley try smoking.
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Season 6 Episode 1: Rashomon II
The Drummond men remember a robbery differently.
Diff'rent Strokes: Season 5 (1982 - 1983)
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Season 5 Episode 24: My Fair Larry
Larry the school thug sets his sights on Kimberley
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Season 5 Episode 23: Romeo and Juliet
Arnold is tricked into playing Romeo, but isn't happy when he finds out who's playing Juliet
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Season 5 Episode 22: The Reporter
Reporter Arnold gets support from Nancy Reagan.
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Season 5 Episode 21: Roommates
Drummond and Arnold share a room for a week
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Season 5 Episode 20: The Cricket
Drummond buys Arnold a pet cricket : much to the annoyance of the rest of the family
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Season 5 Episode 19: Hall Monitor
Arnold helps a handicapped friend adjust to her new life, but in the process loses the respect and friendship of his classmates
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Season 5 Episode 18: Family on Ice
Kimberley is surprised when her father agrees to let her train as a figure skater in LA
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Season 5 Episode 17: The Bicycle Man
The molester moves in on Arnold and Dudley.
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Season 5 Episode 16: The Bicycle Man
Anorld's friendship with his neighbour reaches a dangerous turning point
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Season 5 Episode 15: Independent Woman
Kimberley's new boss makes a play for her in order to gain her father's favour
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Season 5 Episode 14: Parents Have Rights, Too
With the kids away on a camping holiday, Mr Drummond looks forward to a relaxing weekend : but his plans soon go awry
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Season 5 Episode 13: A Growing Problem
Willis decides to prove he's a man by going out drinking with his friends
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Season 5 Episode 12: Santa's Helper
Arnold is conned into helping a corrupt Santa
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Season 5 Episode 11: The Executives
Willis goes to work in Mr Drummond's office, where the power soon goes to his head
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Season 5 Episode 10: Push Comes to Shove
Arnold has an argument with the building manager's son, plunging the entire Drummond household into uproar
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Season 5 Episode 9: A Case of Overexposure
Arnold's dreams of winning the school election are dashed when Kimberly takes a damning photograph
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Season 5 Episode 8: Memories
Arnold listens to an old voice recording of his mother and begins to behave strangely
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Season 5 Episode 7: The Older Woman
Willis heads for trouble when he goes on a date with a sophisticated older woman
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Season 5 Episode 6: The Peacemaker
Comedy about a wealthy widower who adopts two brothers from the backstreets of Harlem
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Season 5 Episode 5: Substitute Teacher
Arnold and his friends decide to tell a white lie to get rid of a substitute teacher
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Season 5 Episode 4: Cyrano de Jackson
Arnold tries to play Cupid : but his attempts backfire
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Season 5 Episode 3: Big Brother
Arnold helps cure a friend's loneliness, but ends up alone himself
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Season 5 Episode 2: In the Swim
Comedy about a wealthy widower who adopts two brothers from Harlem
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Season 5 Episode 1: Shoot Out at The OK Arcade
Arnold sets out to beat Willis at a video game, but ends up addicted
Diff'rent Strokes: Season 4 (1981 - 1982)
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Season 4 Episode 24: Short But Sweet
Arnold worries his height is restricting his chances with the girls
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Season 4 Episode 23: On Your Toes
Comedy about a wealthy widower who adopts two brothers from Harlem
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Season 4 Episode 22: The Music Man
Willis rigs an audition in order for his girlfriend to join his band, but Arnold's intervention jeopardises their relationship
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Season 4 Episode 21: Stress? What Stress?
Drummond is diagnosed with stress - a situation Willis turns to his advantage
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Season 4 Episode 20: Lifesavers
Willis saves Arnold from a near-fatal accident, but finds his brother's devotion a little overpowering
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Season 4 Episode 19: Have I Got a Girl for You
Sophia decides to set Mr Drummond up with her hairdresser, but Arnold accidentally manages to scupper any chance of romance
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Season 4 Episode 18: Green Hair
Drummond refuses to participate in local environmental issues : until Kimberley finds herself adversely affected
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Season 4 Episode 17: B.M.O.C.
Willis tramples on Arnold's feelings in a desperate attempt to join an elite high school club
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Season 4 Episode 16: Crime Story :Part Two
Part two of two. Arnold attempts to get his own back on the school bullies, but only ends up landing himself in even deeper trouble
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Season 4 Episode 15: Crime Story : Part One
Part one of two. Arnold and his friend Dudley are scared by intimidating school bullies
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Season 4 Episode 14: The Car
Willis's girlfriend plans on going for a drive with someone else, so he arranges a joyride neither of them will forget
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Season 4 Episode 13: Fire
A fire breaks out in Mr Drummond's penthouse, and he tries to protect his family without letting them know anything is amiss
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Season 4 Episode 12: Dreams
Arnold suffers a series of frightening nightmares
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Season 4 Episode 11: Kathy
Arnold and his friend Kathy have some big challenges to face
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Season 4 Episode 10: The Squatter
Drummond's apartment conversions upset an eccentric tenant
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Season 4 Episode 9: Burial Ground
Arnold and Willis go on hunger strike to save a historical landmark
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Season 4 Episode 8: Jilted
Willis' girlfriend goes on a date with another man when she tires of being taken for granted
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Season 4 Episode 7: Health Club
The boys are faced with the prospect of telling Mr Drummond bad news
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Season 4 Episode 6: Big Heist
Arnold is accepted into an elite club at school - but he must first pass an initiation test to become a fully fledged member
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Season 4 Episode 5: Double Date
Arnold's excitement over his first real date is cut short by Mr Drummond's intervention
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Season 4 Episode 4: Hello Daddy
A young man arrives and claims to be Drummond's third son. Gary Coleman stars
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Season 4 Episode 3: The Team
Racial issues cause unhappiness in the Drummond household
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Season 4 Episode 2: First Day Blues
Willis becomes involved in bad crowd on his first day of high school, and his efforts to please them could result in a possible jail term
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Season 4 Episode 1: The Ski Weekend
Kimberley is faced with the biggest decision of her life. Comedy, starring Mary Jo Catlett
Diff'rent Strokes: Season 3 (1980 - 1981)
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Season 3 Episode 24: The Athlete
Willis is head-hunted by the city's top high-school baseball team coach
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Season 3 Episode 23: The Model
Kimberly gets a summer job as a model, but she is unsure of how her father will react
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Season 3 Episode 22: Growing Up
Willis wishes he was older. Comedy, starring Todd Bridges
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Season 3 Episode 21: Room for One More
Mr Drummond considers adopting one of Arnold's friends
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Season 3 Episode 20: The Ancestors
Drummond and Sophie inherit a piece of land in Harlem, but their plans to donate it to the cultural centre could result in disaster if the truth about their ancestor is revealed
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Season 3 Episode 19: Drummond's Fair Lady
Drummond encounters opposition at work regarding who will head a new division
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Season 3 Episode 18: Almost American
Arnold is inspired by a meeting with an immigrant studying for American citizenship
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Season 3 Episode 17: Where There's Hope
Arnold does not want a certain girl at his party.
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Season 3 Episode 16: The Older Man
Kimberly pretends to be 20 to date an older man.
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Season 3 Episode 15: The Bus
Arnold is accepted onto an exchange programme with an all-white school - but begins receiving threatening phone calls
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Season 3 Episode 14: Junk Food Junkie
Comedy about a wealthy widower who adopts two brothers from Harlem
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Season 3 Episode 13: Roots
The boys create havoc in the Drummond household in a bid to show they have not forgotten their cultural roots
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Season 3 Episode 12: The Loan
Mr Drummond turns down Arnold's request for a loan, teaching him the true value of money
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Season 3 Episode 11: First Love
Mr Drummond becomes concerned over Willis's school work when he spends all his time with his new love
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Season 3 Episode 10: Little Mother
Willis and Arnold mistakenly think Kimberly is expecting a baby after she helps a pregnant friend
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Season 3 Episode 9: Count Your Blessings
Arnold starts doing stretching exercises in a bid to increase his height
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Season 3 Episode 8: The Accident - Part Two
Part two of two. Drummond eventually regains consciousness but finds he cannot remember anything
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Season 3 Episode 7: The Accident - Part One
Part one of two. Drummond is involved in a drink driving accident on his 50th birthday
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Season 3 Episode 6: Substitute Mother
Arnold embarks on a romantic scheme to make the temporary housekeeper he has fallen for a permanent part of the Drummonds' lives
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Season 3 Episode 5: Small Claims Court
An unfortunate chain of events leads Arnold into a compromising situation
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Season 3 Episode 4: Football Father
Mr Drummond deviously tries to reassure Arnold about his sporting prowess
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Season 3 Episode 3: The Bank Job - Part Two
Part two of two. Willis and Arnold are kidnapped - so Mr Drummond offers himself and his company plane as a ransom
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Season 3 Episode 2: The Bank Job - Part One
Willis and Arnold are kidnapped : so Mr Drummond offers himself and his company plane as a ransom
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Season 3 Episode 1: The Magician
Arnold tries to impress a reporter with his magical abilities
Diff'rent Strokes: Season 2 (1979 - 1980)
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Season 2 Episode 24: The Squealer
Willis tries to make new friends by joining a street gang
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Season 2 Episode 23: The Will
Mr Drummond makes out his will, filling Arnold with misgivings
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Season 2 Episode 22: Slumber Party
Willis is left in charge of the house during Kimberley's slumber party
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Season 2 Episode 21: Skin Deep or True Blue
Kimberley believes she is in love with her boyfriend - until she discovers he is racist. Gary Coleman stars
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Season 2 Episode 20: Teacher's Pet
Drummond goes to parents' evening, and ends up falling for one of Arnold's tutors
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Season 2 Episode 19: Valentine's Day Retrospective
Arnold and Willis reminisce about the ups and downs of their lives. Gary Coleman stars
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Season 2 Episode 18: Return of the Gooch
The Gooch returns to continue tormenting Arnold, but his victim vows to stand up for himself
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Season 2 Episode 17: Poor Drummond
Drummund anxiously awaits news of a business deal, but the children do not like his tense mood
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Season 2 Episode 16: Big Business
Willis and Arnold decide to sell brownies as part of a scheme to make extra money
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Season 2 Episode 15: Friendly Mate
Mr Drummond tells Willis and Arnold he is lonely, so the boys organise a blind date for him through an online agency
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Season 2 Episode 14: The Election
The Drummonds' sassy new housekeeper rallies behind the family when Phillip runs for a seat on the city council.
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Season 2 Episode 13: A Dog Story
Arnold finds his life in danger after he is bitten by a dog. Comedy about a wealthy widower who adopts two brothers from the Harlem backstreets
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Season 2 Episode 12: Hot Watch
Willis and Arnold are suspected of robbing their neighbours' house
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Season 2 Episode 11: Thanksgiving Crossover
A Thanksgiving gathering of the Alders and Drummonds strains Phillip and Larry's (McLean Stevenson) long-standing friendship.
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Season 2 Episode 10: The Rivals
Arnold falls for a girl in his class, and suffers from a bout of jealously when her attentions turn to Willis
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Season 2 Episode 9: Father and Son Day
Willis gets competitive with another boy at the gym
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Season 2 Episode 8: Birds and Bees
Willis tells Arnold a rather inaccurate version of the facts of life
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Season 2 Episode 7: The Adoption - Part Two
Part two of two. A relative turns up claiming to have a letter from the boys' father giving him custody of Arnold and Willis
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Season 2 Episode 6: The Adoption : Part One
Part one of two. The family celebrates Willis and Arnold's official adoption, until a relative puts their plans in jeopardy
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Season 2 Episode 5: Mrs Garrett's Romance
The Drummond household are shocked to meet Mrs Garrett's boyfriend
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Season 2 Episode 4: Feudin' and Fussin'
An endorsement from Arnold brings the Alders to New York City so Larry (McLean Stevenson) can audition for a job on television.
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Season 2 Episode 3: Arnold's Girlfriend - Part Two
Part two of two. Arnold's life is at risk when he leaves hospital the night before his operation to have his appendix removed
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Season 2 Episode 2: Arnold's Girlfriend - Part One
Part one of two. Arnold gets appendicitis and Mr Drummond finds a girl who is the key to persuading him to have the operation
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Season 2 Episode 1: Arnold's Hero
Arnold dreams of meeting boxer Muhammad Ali.
Diff'rent Strokes: Season 1 (1978 - 1979)
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Season 1 Episode 24: The Girls' School
Mrs Garrett visits Kimberly's school to confront the principal
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Season 1 Episode 23: Willis' Birthday
It's Willis's birthday and he thinks that his family has forgotten
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Season 1 Episode 22: The Trip : Part Two
Part two of two. Preparations are put in place by Mr Drummond to turn KLOW radio into an automated station
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Season 1 Episode 21: The Trip - Part One
Mr. Drummond realizes that his company's plan to purchase a radio station could cost an old friend (McLean Stevenson) his job.
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Season 1 Episode 20: Getting Involved
Arnold witnesses a hold-up, but the robber tries to make it clear that he won't identify him
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Season 1 Episode 19: The Job
Willis gets a job to earn enough money to buy a pair of disco skates but is fired on his first day
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Season 1 Episode 18: Mrs Garrett's Crisis
Mrs Garrett decides her job as a housekeeper is not fulfilling enough
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Season 1 Episode 17: Retrospective - Part Two
Part two of two. The family members sit around the Christmas tree and look back at the funny things that have happened since Willis and Arnold moved in with them
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Season 1 Episode 16: Retrospective - Part One
Part one of two. The family sit round the Christmas tree and look back at all the funny things that have happened since Willis and Arnold moved in with them
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Season 1 Episode 15: Willis' Privacy
Willis cannot get any privacy so he splits the bedroom in half and spends a lot of time at a friend's house
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Season 1 Episode 14: The New Landlord
Arnold tries to convince the landlord to let the family keep the penthouse. Sitcom with Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges
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Season 1 Episode 13: The Tutor
Drummond hires a tutor for Willis and Arnold, who does nearly everything but teach
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Season 1 Episode 12: The Relative
Willis and Arnold's cousin visits, and decides that she should stay closer to them
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Season 1 Episode 11: No Time for Arnold
Arnold gets lonely and tries to get people's attention - but goes too far
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Season 1 Episode 10: The Woman
Mr Drummond plans to remarry, but the children are unimpressed
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Season 1 Episode 9: The Club Meeting
Willis invites his neighbourhood club from Harlem to visit, but things get out of hand
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Season 1 Episode 8: The Fight
Willis wants to teach Arnold how to fight the neighbourhood bully, but Mr Drummond thinks they should use a different tactic
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Season 1 Episode 7: The Trial
Arnold puts a goldfish in a hot tub, but Willis springs to his defence and insists on a trial
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Season 1 Episode 6: Goodbye Dolly
Arnold gets upset because he cannot find his favourite doll
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Season 1 Episode 5: Prep School
Mr Drummond decides to send Arnold and Willis to an exclusive prep school
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Season 1 Episode 4: Spanking
Mr Dummond and Willis attempt to punish Arnold for dropping water balloons from the balcony - until the troublemaker disappears
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Season 1 Episode 3: Mother's Last Visit
Mr Drummond's mum is not too keen on the brothers, but learns a very valuable lesson
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Season 1 Episode 2: The Social Worker
Arnold overhears a conversation, but misunderstands what he has heard
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Season 1 Episode 1: Movin' In
Arnold and Willis arrive at the penthouse, but soon try to return to their former life
