Diff’rent Strokes
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Sitcom
Two brothers from Harlem are adopted by wealthy Philip Drummond.
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Wednesday, September 3
First Love
Season 3 • Episode 9
Drummond is concerned about Arnold when a siege of puppy love keeps him away from his studies.
Wednesday, September 3
Count Your Blessings
Season 3 • Episode 10
Drummond wants to help Arnold accept the fact that he will never be tall.
Thursday, September 4
The Loan
Season 3 • Episode 11
Arnold wants Drummond to lend $4,000 to the apartment building doorman.
Thursday, September 4
Roots
Season 3 • Episode 12
Willis and Arnold go to great lengths to prove they haven't lost touch with their cultural roots.
Friday, September 5
Junk Food Junkie
Season 3 • Episode 13
Drummond and Arnold clash over the presence of junk food machines in Arnold's school.
Friday, September 5
The Bus
Season 3 • Episode 14
Arnold's excitement over being bused to a white school turns to fear when he gets a phoned threat.
Saturday, September 6
Romeo and Juliet
Season 5 • Episode 23
Arnold is tricked into playing Romeo in the school play opposite his arch rival Lisa.
Saturday, September 6
My Fair Larry
Season 5 • Episode 24
Larry, the school thug, targets Kimberly after Willis shows him how to make it with girls.
Saturday, September 6
Mr. T and mr. t
Season 6 • Episode 1
Arnold is over the moon when he gets to meet his idol, Mr. T.
Saturday, September 6
The Goat
Season 6 • Episode 2
Arnold is shunned on his first day at junior high when he fails to match Willis' reputation.
Monday, September 8
The Older Man
Season 3 • Episode 15
Fifteen-year-old Kimberly discovers there's more to being older than looking it.
Monday, September 8
Where There's Hope
Season 3 • Episode 16
Arnold doesn't want a certain pesky girl invited to his birthday party.
Wednesday, September 10
The Magician
Season 3 • Episode 17
A disappearing magic trick backfires, leaving Arnold out on a ledge.
Wednesday, September 10
Drummond's Fair Lady
Season 3 • Episode 18
Drummond meets opposition when he chooses a woman to head a new division of his company.
Thursday, September 11
The Ancestors
Season 3 • Episode 19
Drummond discovers a long-lost ancestor who may be more of a liability than an asset.
Thursday, September 11
Almost American
Season 3 • Episode 20
Arnold gets a new perspective on America through an immigrant studying for naturalization.
Friday, September 12
Room for One More
Season 3 • Episode 21
Arnold asks Drummond to adopt a classmate who's afraid he might be sent back to an orphanage.
Friday, September 12
The Athlete
Season 3 • Episode 22
The city's top high school baseball coach wants Willis on his team -- at any price.
Saturday, September 13
Rashomon II
Season 6 • Episode 3
Drummond, Arnold and Willis tell different stories after they bravely subdue a burglar.
Saturday, September 13
The Lie
Season 6 • Episode 4
Willis' self-serving lie about knowing CPR jeopardizes Arnold's life.
Saturday, September 13
Drafted
Season 6 • Episode 5
Drummond overreacts when 13-year-old Arnold is notified to register for the draft.
Saturday, September 13
The Van Drummonds
Season 6 • Episode 6
A visit from Drummond's Dutch cousin and her son lasts an eternity for Arnold and Willis.
Monday, September 15
Growing Up
Season 4 • Episode 1
His friends' stories of sexual exploits convince Willis it's time he "becomes a man" too.
Monday, September 15
First Day Blues
Season 4 • Episode 2
The first day of high school could spell disaster for a nervous Willis.
Tuesday, September 16
The Model
Season 4 • Episode 3
Kimberly seeks independence with a summer job, but Drummond may not allow her to be a jet-set model.
Tuesday, September 16
The Team
Season 4 • Episode 4
Racial quotas in Drummond's business and at Willis' school have repercussions at home.
Wednesday, September 17
The Big Heist
Season 4 • Episode 5
Arnold is thrilled to be part of an elite club until he learns what initiation entails.
Wednesday, September 17
Double Date
Season 4 • Episode 6
Parental restrictions threaten to ruin Arnold's first real date before it even begins.
Thursday, September 18
The Ski Weekend
Season 4 • Episode 7
Kimberly must decide whether or not to spend a ski weekend with a boy.
Thursday, September 18
Health Club
Season 4 • Episode 8
Drummond doesn't realize his hard-won award comes from a club with a restricted membership.
Friday, September 19
Burial Ground
Season 4 • Episode 9
Arnold and Willis learn that Drummond's company may threaten an Indian burial ground.
Friday, September 19
Hello, Daddy
Season 4 • Episode 10
A young man claiming to be Drummond's son arrives at the penthouse door.
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