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Diff'rent Strokes

Season 4 1981 - 1982
TV-G

  • 1981-10-30T02:00:00Z on NBC
  • 25m
  • 11h 5m (26 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy, Family, Drama
Two orphaned brothers, Arnold & Willis Jackson, are adopted by wealthy Manhattan widower Phillip Drummond when their mother (Drummond's maid) passes away. Along with Drummond's daughter Kimberly & housekeeper Mrs. Garrett, this family sitcom covers topics such as wealth- & racial- inequality. This was Gary Coleman's breakout role as short but sassy Arnold, whose catchphrase "What'choo talkin' 'bout?" became a national trend.

26 episodes

Season Premiere

1981-10-30T02:00:00Z

4x01 Growing Up

Season Premiere

4x01 Growing Up

  • 1981-10-30T02:00:00Z25m

His friends' stories of their sexual exploits convince Willis it's time he became a man, so now he must convince his girlfriend Charlene.

1981-11-06T02:00:00Z

4x02 First Day Blues

4x02 First Day Blues

  • 1981-11-06T02:00:00Z25m

Willis has jitters on his first day of high school but hooks up with a bad group who ask him to supply drugs for their party.

1981-11-13T02:00:00Z

4x03 The Model

4x03 The Model

  • 1981-11-13T02:00:00Z25m

Kimberly's first attempt at modeling may lead to an opportunity in Paris, but her father is not prepared to let her go there on her own.

1981-11-20T02:00:00Z

4x04 The Team

4x04 The Team

  • 1981-11-20T02:00:00Z25m

Drummond faces a lawsuit when he hires a black man for an executive position, and Willis seeks justice when he is denied a spot on the basketball team because of his race.

1981-11-27T02:00:00Z

4x05 The Big Heist

4x05 The Big Heist

  • 1981-11-27T02:00:00Z25m

Arnold is accepted into an elite club at school, but his membership could lead him to commit a crime as part of the secret initiation.

Arnold's big plans for his first real date are deflated by his father's restrictions.

1981-12-11T02:00:00Z

4x07 The Ski Weekend

4x07 The Ski Weekend

  • 1981-12-11T02:00:00Z30m

Kimberly, fed up with her father's smothering, elects to spend a ski weekend with a popular boy, but her meddling family can't manage to stay away.

1981-12-18T02:00:00Z

4x08 Health Club

4x08 Health Club

  • 1981-12-18T02:00:00Z25m

Arnold and Willis discover that Drummond's health club, which has just named him the recipient of an award, excludes minorities from membership.

1982-01-08T02:00:00Z

4x09 Burial Ground

4x09 Burial Ground

  • 1982-01-08T02:00:00Z25m

Drummond's company may destroy what could be an ancient Indian burial ground.

1982-01-15T02:00:00Z

4x10 Hello, Daddy

4x10 Hello, Daddy

  • 1982-01-15T02:00:00Z25m

Does Drummond have a third son? There's a young man at the door who thinks so.

1982-01-22T02:00:00Z

4x11 Jilted

4x11 Jilted

  • 1982-01-22T02:00:00Z30m

Willis takes his girlfriend for granted and risks losing her to another guy, so he makes a romantic play to keep her.

1982-01-29T02:00:00Z

4x12 Dreams

4x12 Dreams

  • 1982-01-29T02:00:00Z30m

A cancelled fishing trip leaves Arnold having a series of bad dreams that the entire family loses sleep over, until a psychiatrist's examination reveals what really is causing his nighttime terror.

1982-02-05T02:00:00Z

4x13 Kathy

4x13 Kathy

  • 1982-02-05T02:00:00Z25m

Arnold and his friend Kathy face big challenges in their lives and each holds the key to overcoming the other's obstacles, but when Arnold takes the first step forward, their entire relationship takes a big step backwards.

1982-02-12T02:00:00Z

4x14 Fire

4x14 Fire

  • 1982-02-12T02:00:00Z25m

A fire traps Drummond and his family in their penthouse and has him "working" overtime trying to protect them without letting on that there's anything wrong.

1982-02-19T02:00:00Z

4x15 The Squatter

4x15 The Squatter

  • 1982-02-19T02:00:00Z25m

Drummond learns the hard way that converting apartments into condominiums can mean hurting lots of innocent people when he becomes the unsuspecting "victim" of an eccentric tenant he's displacing.

1982-02-26T02:00:00Z

4x16 The Car

4x16 The Car

  • 1982-02-26T02:00:00Z25m

When his girlfriend plans on taking a drive with someone else, a careless Willis -- refusing to be outdone -- gets an idea for a real joy ride neither of them will forget.

Arnold and his friend Dudley are scared to death by two teenage bullies who pose the intimidating demand "your lunch money or your life."

Arnold doesn't know when to leave well enough alone after Willis comes to his rescue, he gets himself involved in an "undercover" scheme to capture the "punks" at school who have been harassing him.

1982-03-26T02:00:00Z

4x19 B.M.O.C.

4x19 B.M.O.C.

  • 1982-03-26T02:00:00Z25m

Willis' obsession with joining an "exclusive" high school club rocks the Drummond household and leaves several victims in its wake, including a shaken Arnold who takes his brother's "insensitive" actions to heart.

1982-04-02T02:00:00Z

4x20 Green Hair

4x20 Green Hair

  • 1982-04-02T02:00:00Z25m

An adamant Drummond ignores sister Sophia's pleas to get involved in a group effort to combat air pollution, until Kimberly becomes victimized by the unnatural phenomenon.

1982-04-09T02:00:00Z

4x21 Have I Got a Girl for You

Aunt Sophia's matchmaking unites an unsuspecting Drummond with her "working-class" hairdresser, but a slip of Arnold's tongue ignites charges that Drummond is a snob, turning a "budding romance" into a roaring feud.

1982-04-16T02:00:00Z

4x22 Lifesavers

4x22 Lifesavers

  • 1982-04-16T02:00:00Z25m

A quick-thinking, fast-acting Willis saves Arnold from a near-fatal accident and in doing so unleashes an adoring monster who dedicates his life to repaying his "hero."

1982-04-23T02:00:00Z

4x23 Stress? What Stress?

4x23 Stress? What Stress?

  • 1982-04-23T02:00:00Z25m

Stress is diagnosed as the cause of hard-working Drummond's frequent attacks of pain, but suddenly young, healthy and "normal" Willis learns that he, too, is a prime candidate for the same debilitating "attacks."

1982-05-07T01:00:00Z

4x24 The Music Man

4x24 The Music Man

  • 1982-05-07T01:00:00Z25m

Willis sets what he's sure is a "cinch" audition for girlfriend Charlene to sing with his musical group, but his "big plane" hit a sour not when Arnold's intervention threatens to destroy both Charlene's chances with the group and her relationship with Willis.

1982-05-14T01:00:00Z

4x25 Short But Sweet

4x25 Short But Sweet

  • 1982-05-14T01:00:00Z25m

Arnold feels shortchanged, he's growing older but he's not getting any taller and he's convinced that's the reason why he doesn't have a girlfriend.

Season Finale

1982-05-21T01:00:00Z

4x26 On Your Toes

Season Finale

4x26 On Your Toes

  • 1982-05-21T01:00:00Z25m

A famed choreographer encourages Arnold to learn ballet, but his youthful dancing days could be numbered when Willis' taunting remarks convince Arnold to drop out of an upcoming recital.

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