Diff'rent Strokes (1979)
The misadventures of a wealthy Manhattan family who adopted the children of their late African American housekeeper from Harlem.
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Episode 1 - Growing Up
Release Date: 29 Oct. 1981With the help of Arnold, Willis gets everyone to leave the house so that he and Charlene can make love for the first time. However when the moment occurs, things do not go as smoothly as he expected.
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Episode 2 - First Day Blues
Release Date: 5 Nov. 1981Willis, struggling to make friends in his first days of high school, agrees to buy marijuana so that he can go to a party with upperclassmen.
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Episode 3 - The Model
Release Date: 12 Nov. 1981Kimberly lands a modeling job at a department store which leads to her being selected for an upcoming modeling show in Paris. Drummond, initially dead-set against the trip, caves in and decides to take the whole family to Paris.
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Episode 4 - The Team
Release Date: 19 Nov. 1981Willis sues the school basketball team when he loses his position to a white player because of their Affirmative Action policy.
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Episode 5 - The Big Heist
Release Date: 26 Nov. 1981For his initiation into a club, Arnold attempts to steal a comic book from a store. When he gets caught, he and Drummond are shocked to learn that the comic is a collector's item worth $400 and he is charged with grand theft.
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Episode 6 - Double Date
Release Date: 3 Dec. 1981Arnold's plans to go out on his first date are in jeopardy when Drummond won't allow him to go out at night without a chaperon.
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Episode 7 - The Ski Weekend
Release Date: 10 Dec. 1981Tired of being treated like a child, Kimberly and a friend plan a ski weekend in which they will be staying with guys. She has a lot of explaining to do when Drummond and Willis drop by the lodge to surprise her.
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Episode 8 - Health Club
Release Date: 17 Dec. 1981Drummond is excited to learn that he will be honored as Athlete of the Year by his health club. Arnold and Willis, however, secretly do not share in his excitement as they are denied access to the health club because they are black and decide not to tell Drummond because they don't want to spoil his big night.
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Episode 9 - Burial Ground
Release Date: 7 Jan. 1982When it is learned that Drummond's upcoming construction project may be located on top of an ancient Indian burial ground, he faces protest from a Native American who threatens to go on a hunger strike if the land is built on. Arnold and Willis follow suit by going on a hunger strike of their own.
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Episode 10 - Hello Daddy
Release Date: 14 Jan. 1982A visit from a Korean woman reveals that Mr. Drummond may have fathered her son during the Korean War.
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Episode 11 - Jilted
Release Date: 21 Jan. 1982After Willis and Charlene have a fight, Arnold and Kimberly spot her at the movies with another guy. With Willis upset by this, Arnold comes up with a scheme to get them back together.
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Episode 12 - Dreams
Release Date: 28 Jan. 1982After Drummond cancels a family fishing trip to go on a business flight to Canada, Arnold begins to have nightmares which prompts Drummond to contact a therapist.
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Episode 13 - Kathy
Release Date: 4 Feb. 1982After being selected to play Abraham Lincoln in his school play, Arnold develops a case of stage fright. His confidence suffers even more after Kathy blows up at him when he tries to convince her to walk with her crutches.
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Episode 14 - Fire
Release Date: 11 Feb. 1982When Drummond and his sister Sophia get word that a part of their building is on fire, they try to keep it a secret from the kids in hopes that it will be put out quickly without spreading.
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Episode 15 - The Squatter
Release Date: 18 Feb. 1982Drummond's plan to tear down old apartments and replace them with luxury condominiums creates anger among one soon-to-be homeless elderly woman who refuses to leave the Drummond household.
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Episode 16 - The Car
Release Date: 25 Feb. 1982Willis realizes the reason Charlene decided to date another boy is because Willis doesn't have a car and the other boy does. This leads to a decision that has far-reaching consequences for Willis and his relationships with both Charlene, the law and - when he finds out - his very angry father.
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Episode 17 - Crime Story: Part 1
Release Date: 11 Mar. 1982Arnold and Dudley, unsure how to deal with two schoolyard teenage bullies who demand their lunch money, decide to ditch school to avoid them.
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Episode 18 - Crime Story: Part 2
Release Date: 18 Mar. 1982After the schoolyard bullies put Willis in the hospital, Arnold considers wearing a wire to try and get evidence on them.
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Episode 19 - B.M.O.C.
Release Date: 25 Mar. 1982While trying to impress an exclusive club, Willis distances himself from the family. When this happens, it breaks Arnold's heart.
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Episode 20 - Green Hair
Release Date: 1 Apr. 1982Aunt Sophia pleads with Drummond to get involved with an effort to address pollution, but Drummond stubbornly refuses. Then, Kimberly's hair turns green after washing it with dirty water.
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Episode 21 - Have I Got a Girl for You
Release Date: 8 Apr. 1982Sophia fixes Drummond up with one of her friends whose simple lifestyle conflicts with Drummond's high class living.
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Episode 22 - Lifesavers
Release Date: 15 Apr. 1982After Willis saves Arnold from a falling piano, he gets annoyed by Arnold's tireless efforts to try and pay him back. So he come up with a plan to make Arnold look like a hero by staging a phony holdup at the garage he works at.
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Episode 23 - Stress? What Stress?
Release Date: 22 Apr. 1982Willis, suffering from stress due to a hectic schedule, makes a false promise to Drummond that he will quit the school election, which stresses Arnold out when he finds out.
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Episode 24 - The Music Man
Release Date: 6 May 1982Willis forms a band with his friends but faces a tough decision when the band members favor Kimberly over Charlene as the lead singer.
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Episode 25 - Short But Sweet
Release Date: 13 May 1982Arnold's self-consciousness over his short stature once again rises to the surface when he realizes all of his friends have girlfriends, but not him. Drummond has to convince his son that looks - or in this case, height - aren't everything.
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Episode 26 - On Your Toes
Release Date: 20 May 1982Arnold's sudden interest in ballet is hampered when Willis tells him that dancing will give him a 'sissy' label.