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Diff'rent Strokes

Season 7 1984 - 1985
TV-G

  • 1984-09-30T01:00:00Z on NBC
  • 25m
  • 10h 20m (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

1984-09-30T01:00:00Z

7x01 A Haunting We Will Go

Season Premiere

7x01 A Haunting We Will Go

  • 1984-09-30T01:00:00Z25m

When Arnold and Sam creep through the crevices of the neighborhood's haunted house they find the ghost boasts a bounty of surprises--the biggest being a love for people and contempt for war.

1984-10-07T01:00:00Z

7x02 Arnold and Lisa's Mother

7x02 Arnold and Lisa's Mother

  • 1984-10-07T01:00:00Z25m

Arnold thinks the school science fair is the perfect opportunity to sabotage the project of his least favorite female classmate, but with a closer look he wonders if her aggravating behavior is really a cry for help.

1984-10-14T01:00:00Z

7x03 Bed-Wetting

7x03 Bed-Wetting

  • 1984-10-14T01:00:00Z30m

The Drummond household is faced with Sam's bed-wetting problem trying everything from scolding to fawning, only to have Sam become more frustrated and hurt.

1984-10-21T01:00:00Z

7x04 Undercover Lover

7x04 Undercover Lover

  • 1984-10-21T01:00:00Z25m

Willis becomes the middleman in a police effort to halt use and trafficking of drugs at his high school.

1984-10-28T01:00:00Z

7x05 Arnold's Strike

7x05 Arnold's Strike

  • 1984-10-28T01:00:00Z25m

Arnold risks expulsion from school when he leads a strike against some new rules he feels are "unfair."

1984-11-04T02:00:00Z

7x06 Sam's Father

7x06 Sam's Father

  • 1984-11-04T02:00:00Z25m

Sam must choose between a penthouse apartment and a honky-tonk club when his real father comes knocking on the Drummond's door, wanting to take Sam with him.

1984-11-11T02:00:00Z

7x07 Carmella Meets the Gooch

7x07 Carmella Meets the Gooch

  • 1984-11-11T02:00:00Z30m

The Gooch returns to taunt Arnold and take on a new target--Sam, only to face his first challenge in the Drummond's new neighbor, an Italian foreign exchange student.

1984-11-18T02:00:00Z

7x08 Arnold the Entrepreneur

7x08 Arnold the Entrepreneur

  • 1984-11-18T02:00:00Z25m

Entrepreneur Arnold reluctantly allows Sam to be a part of his new scheme, when Sam realizes only Arnold will reap the profits, he breaks up the partnership and becomes the competition.

When Arnold is appointed judge of the school court, he is suddenly faced with jeopardizing a longtime friendship or losing a date with the school heartthrob--everyone has their day in court.

1984-12-02T02:00:00Z

7x10 The Gymnasts

7x10 The Gymnasts

  • 1984-12-02T02:00:00Z25m

Drummond's surprise meant to encourage an Olympic hopeful felled by a tragic accident backfires when the young man instead becomes embittered at meeting the 1984 Men's Olympic Gold Medal-winning Gymnastics Team until Willis and Sam take on the challenge of setting things right.

1984-12-09T02:00:00Z

7x11 Tonsils

7x11 Tonsils

  • 1984-12-09T02:00:00Z25m

Drummond is a tower of strength for Sam as he prepares to have his tonsils removed, but what will happen when Drummond finds out he is to be Sam's roommate while having some "minor" knee surgery.

1984-12-16T02:00:00Z

7x12 Arnold's Songbird

7x12 Arnold's Songbird

  • 1984-12-16T02:00:00Z25m

In order to be elected the entertainment chairman for a school charity fundraiser, Arnold promises to get a celebrity but when it's time to deliver, he's forced to look to his nemesis Carmella for help, hoping she can save the day.

1985-01-06T02:00:00Z

7x13 Baseball Blues

7x13 Baseball Blues

  • 1985-01-06T02:00:00Z25m

Sam persuades a reluctant Mr. Drummond to become the coach of his bad news baseball team and then regrets it after he winds up on the bench.

1985-01-13T02:00:00Z

7x14 Arnold Saves the Squirrel

When Sam visits a taping of "The Sandy Squirrel Show" he is overcome by the news his favorite television idol is about to be cancelled, but it's big brother Arnold to the rescue as he rallies the Boy Scouts of Manhattan to demand the Squirrel be given a reprieve.

1985-01-20T02:00:00Z

7x15 Sam Adopts a Grandparent

7x15 Sam Adopts a Grandparent

  • 1985-01-20T02:00:00Z25m

The Drummonds are concerned when the normally lovable Sam battles with a cynical senior who rejects the Cub Scout's "Adopt A Grandparent" program, leaving Sam with a tainted view of older people.

1985-01-27T02:00:00Z

7x16 Happy Birthday Drummond

7x16 Happy Birthday Drummond

  • 1985-01-27T02:00:00Z25m

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.

1985-02-03T02:00:00Z

7x17 Sam's New Pal

7x17 Sam's New Pal

  • 1985-02-03T02:00:00Z25m

Sam is taken aback when he realizes his new "buddy" is a girl, but Mr. Drummond is even more dumbfounded when the kids want to have a sleepover.

1985-02-10T02:00:00Z

7x18 Russian Embassy

7x18 Russian Embassy

  • 1985-02-10T02:00:00Z25m

When Arnold's rocket for his school project is accidentally set off and lands atop the Russian Embassy, the state department is led to suspect the Drummond's participation is foul play.

1985-02-17T02:00:00Z

7x19 Cheers to Arnold

7x19 Cheers to Arnold

  • 1985-02-17T02:00:00Z30m

Arnold's attempt to stop a friend from drinking backfires as he's left standing in the boy's bathroom holding a bottle of booze when the teacher walks in.

1985-02-24T02:00:00Z

7x20 A Camping We Will Go

7x20 A Camping We Will Go

  • 1985-02-24T02:00:00Z25m

A camping trip with Arnold and Sam intended to strengthen Drummond's relationship with Sam goes awry when Sam's real father shows up and invites himself along.

Arnold is faced with a dilemma when his friends insist he take a cute cheerleader to the dance instead of the girl Arnold really likes who they consider an "ugly duckling."

1985-03-10T02:00:00Z

7x22 Blue Collar Drummond

7x22 Blue Collar Drummond

  • 1985-03-10T02:00:00Z25m

When Drummond is accused of being out of touch with his employees, he secretly takes a job in one of his own factories working on an assembly line. Much to his surprise, his job is threatened when he makes suggestions to boost morale and improve production.

1985-03-24T02:00:00Z

7x23 Street Smarts

7x23 Street Smarts

  • 1985-03-24T02:00:00Z25m

Although Arnold boasts he held his own in a mugging, Drummond fears the incident goes deeper than Arnold will admit and becomes concerned when he finds Arnold has sought a dangerous method of protection.

Season Finale

1985-05-05T01:00:00Z

7x24 A Special Friend

Season Finale

7x24 A Special Friend

  • 1985-05-05T01:00:00Z25m

Arnold and Sam's new friendship with a street performer gets mired in fear and confusion when they discover she has epilepsy.

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