Diff'rent Strokes

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.

Director

Gerren Keith,Herbert Kenwith,Mel Ferber,Barbara Schultz,Linda Day,Jeremiah Morris,Glenn Padnick,Lee Shallat Chemel

Writers

Howard Meyers,Blake Hunter,Seaman Jacobs,Mark Miller