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1.
Family (1976–1980)
Episode:
Letting Go
(1980)
TV-PG | Drama, Family
With Buddy departing soon for college, Doug has difficulty letting go, while she secretly fears leaving.
Director: James Broderick | Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Kristy McNichol
Votes: 35
2. Celebrity Daredevils (1983 TV Movie)
Game-Show
Celebrities perform an array of fearless feats.
Director: Tony Verna | Stars: Army Archerd, Christopher Atkins, Barbi Benton, Linda Blair
Votes: 16
3.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Hitchhikers: Part 1
(1984)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Arnold and Kimberly learn the dangers of hitch hiking when they are abducted and held captive by a sinister man.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett
Votes: 77
4.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
First Love
(1980)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
With his grades down, Drummond forbids Willis to see his new girlfriend, Charlene. However, a love-struck Willis is determined to see her, even if means doing it behind Drummond's back.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 83
5.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Bank Job
(1980)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Arnold and Willis become hostages during a bank robbery by two experienced criminals.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 91
6.
Family (1976–1980)
Episode:
Home Movie
(1976)
TV-PG | Drama, Family
Willie annoys the family when he decides to film their lives for a documentary. In a school assignment, Buddy ponders how she'll leave her mark on the world.
Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Kristy McNichol
Votes: 52
7. What Really Happened to the Class of '65? (1977–1978)
60 min | Drama
Sam Ashley, a graduate of 1965 class of Bret Harte High School, who was now a teacher at the school, served as the narrator describing what had happened to his fellow graduates in the decade since they had graduated.
Stars: Tony Bill, Jack Ging, Jessica Walter, Laurie Prange
Votes: 93
8.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Count Your Blessings
(1981)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When Arnold finds out that he will only grow to be 5 foot tall, he becomes very depressed. To make him feel better, Drummond introduces him to a friend's daughter who is very upbeat despite being confined to a wheelchair.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 86
9.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Mr. T and mr. t
(1983)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Arnold and his friends meet Mr. T in this tale about Arnold trying to win the heart of a classmate.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett
Votes: 82
10.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
My Fair Larry
(1983)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Willis asks Kimberly to help a classmate who lacks sensitivity to try and get a girl at school. However, the plan backfires when he falls in love with Kimberly.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 150
11.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Hitchhikers: Part 2
(1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Arnold escapes his captor and seeks help from the police.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 76
12.
E! True Hollywood Story (1996– )
Episode:
Diff'rent Strokes
(1998)
TV-PG | 120 min | Documentary, Biography
Profiles of actors Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman and Dana Plato, stars of the '80s sitcom "Different Strokes".
Stars: Conrad Bain, Stewart Bell, Betty A. Bridges, Jimmy Bridges
Votes: 35
13.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
A Growing Problem
(1983)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Fed up with living under Drummond's rules, Willis decides to move into an apartment with a friend whose dependence on alcohol is troubling.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 70
14.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
A Special Friend
(1985)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Arnold and Sam learn that their new friend, a street performer, has epilepsy. Their emotions become a ball of confusion and misconception ... until someone very close to them (namely, Pearl) shares her experiences with the disorder.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett
Votes: 80
15.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Family on Ice
(1983)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Kimberly impresses professional skater Dorothy Hamill with her ice skating, and is taken under her wing. But Kimberly is overwhelmed by the hard work it takes to become a professional skater, and devises a way out.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 59
16.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Health Club
(1981)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Drummond 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... See full summary »
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 77
17.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Hello Daddy
(1982)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A visit from a Korean woman reveals that Mr. Drummond may have fathered her son during the Korean War.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 75
18.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Mrs. Z
(1983)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
After appearing on TV for giving a huge donation to charity, Drummond is threatened by extortionists. Instead of giving in to their demands, he tries to catch them in the act by hiring a ... See full summary »
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett
Votes: 70
19.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Bicycle Man: Part 2
(1983)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Drummond and Mr. Ramsey learn the truth about Mr. Horton, the seemingly friendly bicycle shop owner with a very sinister side. It soon becomes a race against time to get details out of ... See full summary »
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 133
20.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Ski Weekend
(1981)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Tired 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.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 82
21.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Wedding
(1984)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Drummond's wedding plans hit a snag after his lawyer convinces him to ask Maggie to sign a prenuptial agreement, which does not go over too well with her.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett
Votes: 72
22. Family (1976–1980)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama, Family
The joys and heartaches of the Lawrence family of Pasadena, California.
Stars: Sada Thompson, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Kristy McNichol
Votes: 2,034
23.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Memories
(1982)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A cassette tape, containing a recording of Arnold and Willis' deceased mother, is discovered in a trunk that is returned to the boys. When Drummond innocently plays the tape, it triggers ... See full summary »
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 67
24.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Bicycle Man: Part 1
(1983)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Arnold and Dudley become friends with the owner of a local bicycle shop named Henry, unaware that he is a pedophile looking for his next victim.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 143
25.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Where There's Smoke
(1984)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Arnold and Dudley give into peer pressure and experiment with smoking. They realize they don't like the effects of cigarettes, but the real persuasion to have them kick the habit comes from... See full summary »
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 62
26.
ABC Afterschool Specials (1972–1997)
Episode:
Schoolboy Father
(1980)
60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
High school senior discovers his summer girlfriend has given birth to his child, and decides to fight for custody.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Rob Lowe, Dana Plato, Sharon Spelman, Nancy McKeon
Votes: 87
27.
CHiPs (1977–1983)
Episode:
Nightingale
(1980)
TV-PG | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A woman treats accident victims and then disappears. It turns out she's not a doctor. Ponch and John help her get certified so she can do it legally.
Director: Don Weis | Stars: Erik Estrada, Larry Wilcox, Robert Pine, Louise Latham
Votes: 77
28.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Arnold's Girlfriend: Part 1
(1979)
TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Arnold must have an appendectomy. Fred Tanner wants his daughter Alice put in a bedroom away from Arnold. When the two learn of this, they run away.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 99
29.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Drummond's Lady
(1984)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
After an unfavorable first encounter with a local fitness host named Maggie McKinney, Drummond still decides to invest in her business. He soon realizes that he wants it to be more than a business venture.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett
Votes: 64
30.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
First Day Blues
(1981)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Willis, 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.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 76
31.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Sam's Missing
(1985)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Drummond and Maggie begin an all-out effort to rescue Sam from their captors through a variety of methods, some of which backfire. Meanwhile, Don goes to great lengths to hide from his own ... See full summary »
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett
Votes: 90
32.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Substitute Mother
(1980)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
When Adelaide goes away, Drummond hires a temporary housekeeper to take her place. With the new housekeeper, Arnold soon realizes that she reminds him a lot of his mom and tries to arrange it so that she and Drummond fall in love.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 72
33.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Substitute Teacher
(1982)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Arnold and his classmates gets really upset when a substitute teacher, filling in for Miss Chung, really piles on the homework. When the teacher accidentally strikes Arnold, who is fooling ... See full summary »
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 71
34.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Reporter
(1983)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
As a reporter for the school newspaper, Arnold learns that drugs are being sold on school grounds. This attracts the concern of First Lady Nancy Reagan, who comes to the school to talk about her anti-drug campaign.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 77
35.
Hello, Larry (1979–1980)
Episode:
The Trip: Part 2
(1979)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy
Mr. Drummond may have to fire his old army buddy and switch KLOW to an automated format.
Director: Doug Rogers | Stars: Conrad Bain, McLean Stevenson, Gary Coleman, Joanna Gleason
Votes: 44
36.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Birds and Bees
(1979)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Arnold wants to know where babies come from, but no one will give him a straight answer until one of the other tenants in the building, a woman whose pregnancy sparked Arnold's curiosity, complains to Mr. Drummond.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 82
37.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Happy Birthday Drummond
(1985)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
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.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett
Votes: 66
38.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Hooray for Hollywood: Part 2
(1984)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Drummond proposes marriage to Maggie, only to find out that she has a 7-year old son named Sam. Everyone is excited about the prospect of having new family members except for Arnold who feels that he will be neglected.
Directors: Gerren Keith, Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 69
39.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Jilted
(1982)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
After 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.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 61
40.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Kathy's Olympics
(1984)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
As part of Kathy's wheelchair games, Arnold decides to host a fund-raising party. He gets stuck with Lisa as a date and bribes Robby to take Kathy. He faces a problem when Maggie throws ... See full summary »
Director: Ellen Gittelsohn | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett
Votes: 66
41.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Lifesavers
(1982)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
After 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.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 62
42.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Small Claims Court
(1980)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
After Arnold buys a toy train that doesn't work, he takes the owner of the store, who refuses to refund his money, to small claims court.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 72
43.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Big Heist
(1981)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
For 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.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 69
44.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Bus
(1981)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Arnold's joy of being transferred to an all-white school (and riding a bus to get there) is shaken to its very core when a racist busing opponent calls the Drummond household warning the ... See full summary »
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 67
45.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Girls School
(1979)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Mrs. Garrett bonds with the girls at Eastland Academy, the school Kimberly attends.
Director: Herbert Kenwith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 113
46.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Arnold's Hero
(1979)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Arnold wants to meet his hero, world champion boxer Muhammad Ali. Willis and Kimberly meet him and say that their little brother is dying and that his last wish is to meet him.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 95
47.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Houseguest
(1984)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Charlene temporarily moves in to the Drummond household after a fight with her father. She soon realizes that she and Willis have different ideas about marriage.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett
Votes: 64
48.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Senior Class Queen
(1984)
TV-PG | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Kimberly wants to force the school to admit girls into the Letterman's club. Willis opposes this idea, so he enters the school's beauty pageant to prove his point.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Mary Jo Catlett
Votes: 63
49.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
The Trip: Part 1
(1979)
TV-PG | 28 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Mr. Drummond's company has bought out a radio station in Portland, Oregon, where his old army buddy, Larry Alder, hosts a talk show.
Director: Herbert Kenwith | Stars: Conrad Bain, McLean Stevenson, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges
Votes: 104
50.
Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986)
Episode:
Where There's Hope
(1981)
TV-PG | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Arnold has had enough of Susie, his pesky, know-it-all new neighbor, and chooses not to invite her to his birthday party, unknowing that she has a terrible secret in her life.
Director: Gerren Keith | Stars: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Votes: 76