Diff'rent Strokes (Season 7)

The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman named Phillip Drummond and his daughter Kimberly, for whom their deceased mother previously worked. During the first season and first half of the second season, Charlotte Rae also starred as the Drummonds' housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett.

  • Poster for A Haunting We Will Go

    A Haunting We Will Go 0.0

    Air date: 1984-09-29

    Overview: When Arnold and Sam creep through the crevices of the neighborhood's haunted house they find the ghost boasts a bounty of surprises--the biggest being a love for people and contempt for war.

  • Poster for Arnold and Lisa's Mother

    Arnold and Lisa's Mother 0.0

    Air date: 1984-10-06

    Overview: Arnold thinks the school science fair is the perfect opportunity to sabotage the project of his least favorite female classmate, but with a closer look he wonders if her aggravating behavior is really a cry for help.

  • Poster for Bed-Wetting

    Bed-Wetting 0.0

    Air date: 1984-10-13

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: The Drummond household is faced with Sam's bed-wetting problem trying everything from scolding to fawning, only to have Sam become more frustrated and hurt.

  • Poster for Undercover Lover

    Undercover Lover 10.0

    Air date: 1984-10-20

    Overview: Willis becomes the middleman in a police effort to halt use and trafficking of drugs at his high school.

  • Poster for Arnold's Strike

    Arnold's Strike 0.0

    Air date: 1984-10-27

    Overview: Arnold risks expulsion from school when he leads a strike against some new rules he feels are ""unfair.""

  • Poster for Sam's Father

    Sam's Father 0.0

    Air date: 1984-11-03

    Overview: Sam must choose between a penthouse apartment and a honky-tonk club when his real father comes knocking on the Drummond's door, wanting to take Sam with him.

  • Poster for Carmella Meets the Gooch

    Carmella Meets the Gooch 0.0

    Air date: 1984-11-10

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: ""The Gooch"" returns to taunt Arnold and take on a new target--Sam, only to face his first challenge in the Drummond's new neighbor, an Italian foreign exchange student.

  • Poster for Arnold the Entrepreneur

    Arnold the Entrepreneur 0.0

    Air date: 1984-11-17

    Overview: Entrepreneur Arnold reluctantly allows Sam to be a part of his new scheme, when Sam realizes only Arnold will reap the profits, he breaks up the partnership and becomes the competition.

  • Poster for The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson

    The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson 0.0

    Air date: 1984-11-24

    Overview: When Arnold is appointed judge of the school court, he is suddenly faced with jeopardizing a longtime friendship or losing a date with the school heartthrob--everyone has their day in court.

  • Poster for The Gymnasts

    The Gymnasts 0.0

    Air date: 1984-12-01

    Overview: Drummond's surprise meant to encourage an Olympic hopeful felled by a tragic accident backfires when the young man instead becomes embittered at meeting the 1984 Men's Olympic Gold Medal-winning Gymnastics Team until Willis and Sam take on the challenge of setting things right.

  • Poster for Tonsils

    Tonsils 0.0

    Air date: 1984-12-08

    Overview: Drummond is a tower of strength for Sam as he prepares to have his tonsils removed, but what will happen when Drummond finds out he is to be Sam's roommate while having some ""minor"" knee surgery.

  • Poster for Arnold's Songbird

    Arnold's Songbird 0.0

    Air date: 1984-12-15

    Overview: In order to be elected the entertainment chairman for a school charity fundraiser, Arnold promises to get a celebrity but when it's time to deliver, he's forced to look to his nemesis Carmella for help, hoping she can save the day.

  • Poster for Baseball Blues

    Baseball Blues 0.0

    Air date: 1985-01-05

    Overview: Sam persuades a reluctant Mr. Drummond to become the coach of his bad news baseball team and then regrets it after he winds up on the bench.

  • Poster for Arnold Saves the Squirrel

    Arnold Saves the Squirrel 0.0

    Air date: 1985-01-12

    Overview: When Sam visits a taping of ""The Sandy Squirrel Show"" he is overcome by the news his favorite television idol is about to be cancelled, but it's big brother Arnold to the rescue as he rallies the Boy Scouts of Manhattan to demand the Squirrel be given a reprieve.

  • Poster for Sam Adopts a Grandparent

    Sam Adopts a Grandparent 0.0

    Air date: 1985-01-19

    Overview: The Drummonds are concerned when the normally lovable Sam battles with a cynical senior who rejects the Cub Scout's ""Adopt A Grandparent"" program, leaving Sam with a tainted view of older people.

  • Poster for Harry Birthday Drummond

    Harry Birthday Drummond 0.0

    Air date: 1985-01-26

    Overview: Kimberly returns home from school in Paris to surprise Drummond on his birthday prompting Arnold and Willis to try and match her special gift, they decide to change their name to Drummond, until Willis suddenly has second thoughts.

  • Poster for Sam's New Pal

    Sam's New Pal 0.0

    Air date: 1985-02-02

    Overview: Sam is taken aback when he realizes his new ""buddy"" is a girl, but Mr. Drummond is even more dumbfounded when the kids want to have a sleepover.

  • Poster for Russian Embassy

    Russian Embassy 0.0

    Air date: 1985-02-09

    Overview: When Arnold's rocket for his school project is accidentally set off and lands atop the Russian Embassy, the state department is led to suspect the Drummond's participation is foul play.

  • Poster for Cheers to Arnold

    Cheers to Arnold 0.0

    Air date: 1985-02-16

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Arnold's attempt to stop a friend from drinking backfires as he's left standing in the boy's bathroom holding a bottle of booze when the teacher walks in.

  • Poster for A Camping We Will Go

    A Camping We Will Go 0.0

    Air date: 1985-02-23

    Overview: A camping trip with Arnold and Sam intended to strengthen Drummond's relationship with Sam goes awry when Sam's real father shows up and invites himself along.

  • Poster for Beauty is in the Eye of Arnold

    Beauty is in the Eye of Arnold 0.0

    Air date: 1985-03-02

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Arnold is faced with a dilemma when his friends insist he take a cute cheerleader to the dance instead of the girl Arnold really likes who they consider an ""ugly duckling.""

  • Poster for Blue Collar Drummond

    Blue Collar Drummond 0.0

    Air date: 1985-03-09

    Overview: When Drummond is accused of being out of touch with his employee, he secretly takes a job in one of his own factories working on an assembly line. Much to his surprise, his job is threatened when he makes suggestions to boost morale and improve production.

  • Poster for Street Smarts

    Street Smarts 0.0

    Air date: 1985-03-23

    Overview: Although Arnold boasts he held his own in a mugging, Drummond fears the incident goes deeper than Arnold will admit and becomes concerned when he finds Arnold has sought a dangerous method of protection.

  • Poster for A Special Friend

    A Special Friend 0.0

    Air date: 1985-05-04

    Overview: Arnold and Sam's new friendship with a street performer gets mired in fear and confusion when they discover she has epilepsy.

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