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Diff'rent Strokes

Season 5 1982 - 1983
TV-G

  • 1982-10-03T01:00:00Z on NBC
  • 25m
  • 9h 59m (24 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.

24 episodes

Season Premiere

1982-10-03T01:00:00Z

5x01 Shoot-Out at the O.K. Arcade

Season Premiere

5x01 Shoot-Out at the O.K. Arcade

  • 1982-10-03T01:00:00Z25m

Arnold is determined to defeat brother Willis at his own game and dethrone him as local video game champ, but in doing so Arnold's passion becomes a destructive "addiction" that could have serious consequences.

1982-10-10T01:00:00Z

5x02 In the Swim

5x02 In the Swim

  • 1982-10-10T01:00:00Z25m

Willis is completely supportive of Kimberly's transfer into his public school, until his sister's "innocent" actions begin getting him into hot water.

1982-10-17T01:00:00Z

5x03 Cyrano De Jackson

5x03 Cyrano De Jackson

  • 1982-10-17T01:00:00Z25m

Arnold's on the outs with his best friend Dudley after he innocently offers to help his bashful buddy win the heart of a young lady -- who falls for Arnold instead.

1982-10-24T01:00:00Z

5x04 Big Brother

5x04 Big Brother

  • 1982-10-24T01:00:00Z25m

Arnold's got a "can't lose" plan for curing a new classmate's loneliness -- sharing big brother Willis -- but his kind of intentions leave Arnold feeling like the lonely, only child.

1982-10-31T01:00:00Z

5x05 The Peacemaker

5x05 The Peacemaker

  • 1982-10-31T01:00:00Z25m

Willis' personal safety is in jeopardy when his noble attempt to mediate a feud between rival gangs backfires, forcing him to take a drastic step to insure his protection -- purchasing a handgun.

1982-11-07T02:00:00Z

5x06 Substitute Teacher

5x06 Substitute Teacher

  • 1982-11-07T02:00:00Z25m

Arnold and his buddies fabricate a "little white lie" in an attempt to get rid of an overly-conscientious substitute teacher, but their tell tale could result in more than just removing the teacher from the classroom -- it could destroy his entire career.

1982-11-14T02:00:00Z

5x07 The Older Woman

5x07 The Older Woman

  • 1982-11-14T02:00:00Z25m

A false I.D. and a false bravado create real problems for Willis and a beautiful "older" woman when an evening on the town doesn't go quite as he had planned.

Arnold must face the bare facts -- his chances of winning a prestigious school election seem desperately slim, thanks to an "overexposed" candid campaign photo taken by sister Kimberly.

1982-11-28T02:00:00Z

5x09 Memories

5x09 Memories

  • 1982-11-28T02:00:00Z25m

A long lost trunk returned to the boys contains a tape recording of their deceased mother which brings to the surface a previously unrecognized problem that triggers uncharacteristic behavior from a usually happy-go-lucky Arnold.

1982-12-05T02:00:00Z

5x10 Push Comes to Shove

5x10 Push Comes to Shove

  • 1982-12-05T02:00:00Z25m

Arnold's unexpected confrontation with the new building manager's son leads to a chilling series of events that could get the entire Drummond family evicted.

1982-12-12T02:00:00Z

5x11 The Executives

5x11 The Executives

  • 1982-12-12T02:00:00Z25m

Willis learns that even a little power in the wrong hands can be dangerous when he oversteps the bounds of his authority in his afterschool job at his father's office.

1982-12-19T02:00:00Z

5x12 Santa's Helper

5x12 Santa's Helper

  • 1982-12-19T02:00:00Z25m

Arnold falls innocent victim to a beguiling street-corner Santa who has an ulterior financial motive for hiring him as a holiday "helper".

1983-01-09T02:00:00Z

5x13 A Growing Problem

5x13 A Growing Problem

  • 1983-01-09T02:00:00Z25m

At 16, Willis thinks he's man enough and old enough to "top" a few drinks with the guys, but Drummond's objections send Willis storming out of the house intent on proving his father wrong.

1983-01-16T02:00:00Z

5x14 Parents Have Rights, Too

5x14 Parents Have Rights, Too

  • 1983-01-16T02:00:00Z25m

Drummond's plans for a quiet and private weekend "alone" don't quite work out as he had intended, when a storm sends Arnold, Willis and Kimberly home from a camping trip early -- catching him off guard in a compromising situation.

1983-01-23T02:00:00Z

5x15 Independent Woman

5x15 Independent Woman

  • 1983-01-23T02:00:00Z25m

A new job and a handsome new boss add up to trouble for an innocent Kimberly when her new employer starts displaying a more than casual interest in her -- hoping that his "special attention" will help land him a position within Drummond's prestigious company.

1983-02-06T02:00:00Z

5x16 The Bicycle Man (1)

5x16 The Bicycle Man (1)

  • 1983-02-06T02:00:00Z25m

Unaware that he's being lured into the carefully crafted trap of a child molester, Arnold eagerly agrees to perform a simple task in return for an overly generous reward from a "friendly" neighborhood merchant.

1983-02-13T02:00:00Z

5x17 The Bicycle Man (2)

5x17 The Bicycle Man (2)

  • 1983-02-13T02:00:00Z25m

Arnold and Dudley's "friendship" with a local merchant reaches a dangerous turning point when, unbeknownst to the boys, the man, who is actually a child molester, is about to make his move.

1983-02-20T02:00:00Z

5x18 Family on Ice

5x18 Family on Ice

  • 1983-02-20T02:00:00Z25m

Kimberly is overjoyed when Olympic Gold Medalist Dorothy Hamill sees great promise in her as a competitive figure skater, but she's even more astounded when Drummond agrees to let her leave the New York "nest" to train full time with the award-winning skater... in Los Angeles.

1983-02-27T02:00:00Z

5x19 Hall Monitor

5x19 Hall Monitor

  • 1983-02-27T02:00:00Z24m

Arnold's good intentions backfire when his efforts to help his handicapped friend Kathy adjust to life in public school cost him the esteem of his classmates and the friendship of pals Dudley and Robbie.

1983-03-06T02:00:00Z

5x20 The Cricket

5x20 The Cricket

  • 1983-03-06T02:00:00Z25m

To try to curb Arnold's run of bad luck, Drummond gives him a pet cricket, but the Japanese "good luck charm" brings nothing but sleepless nights and dreams of "pesticide" to the rest of the household.

1983-03-13T02:00:00Z

5x21 Roommates

5x21 Roommates

  • 1983-03-13T02:00:00Z25m

The household's turned upside down when Drummond becomes Arnold's roommate for a week.

1983-03-20T02:00:00Z

5x22 The Reporter

5x22 The Reporter

  • 1983-03-20T02:00:00Z25m

Determined to prove he didn't fabricate a story about drug abuse in his grade school just to win a journalism contest, Arnold takes his article to the New York City newspaper sponsoring the competition, and when they run his story on the front page, Arnold receives some unexpected more support from First Lady Nancy Reagan.

1983-05-01T01:00:00Z

5x23 Romeo and Juliet

5x23 Romeo and Juliet

  • 1983-05-01T01:00:00Z25m

Arnold's Romeo is steeped in more turmoil than Shakespeare ever intended when he's tricked by his "best friends" into playing opposite arch-nemisis Lisa's Juliet.

Season Finale

1983-05-08T01:00:00Z

5x24 My Fair Larry (a.k.a.) My Fair Lady

Season Finale

5x24 My Fair Larry (a.k.a.) My Fair Lady

  • 1983-05-08T01:00:00Z25m

School thug Larry coerces Willis into teaching him how to "make it" with girls, but things go from bad to worse when Larry's first target is Willis' sister Kimberly.

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