Diff'rent Strokes Premiered Date, Network, Genre, Cast

Premiered Date

November 3, 1978

Genre

Comedy

Network

NBC

Cast

Gary Coleman, Dana Plato, Dixie Carter, Mary Jo Catlett, Charlotte Rae, Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain, Mary Ann Mobley, Danny Cooksey, Nedra Volz

1968-2010

Gary Coleman

as Arnold Jackson

1964-1999

Dana Plato

as Kimberly Drummond

1939-2010

Dixie Carter

as Maggie McKenny

Mary Jo Catlett

as Pearl Gallagher

1926-2018

Charlotte Rae

as Edna Garrett

Todd Bridges

as Willis Jackson

1923-2013

Conrad Bain

as Philip Drummond

1939-2014

Mary Ann Mobley

as Maggie McKinney Drummond

Danny Cooksey

as Sam McKinney

1908-2003

Nedra Volz

as Adelaide Brubaker

About Diff'rent Strokes

About

A wealthy New York family adopts the children of their late African-American housekeeper from Harlem. The show ran for eight seasons and aired a total of 189 episodes.

Trivia

The show was spun-off into the popular series The Facts of Life. Charlotte Rae left the show in the middle of the second season.