And this time, the plot is so egregiously dark and narrow in focus that its not entirely clear what the moral of the episode is, other than that sometimes life is an unthinkable nightmare. First lady nancy reagan made a guest appearance in a very special episode about drug abuse, and abcs webster was a follow the leader rival. Watch all 24 diffrent strokes episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. Diffrent strokes, the bicycle man season five, episodes 16 and 17. The story of a pair of africanamerican brothers adopted by a widowed millionaire, the comedy followed the misadventures of the boys and their n.
The diff rent strokes spinoff the facts of life also suffers from this helping black people racism. Diffrent strokes is an american television sitcom that aired on nbc from november 3, 1978, to may 4, 1985, and on abc from september 27, 1985, to march 7, 1986. Diffrent strokes touched on serious themes but was known better as. Diffrent strokes blue collar drummond tv episode 1985. The buzzfeed of the black community posted a list of 19 of the most racist shows of all time and diffrent strokes made the top spot because the groundbreaking at the time tv show had the nerve to depict a white man helping out some black kids. The most common episodes deal with racism and sibling rivalry. Watch diffrent strokes season 1, episode 2 the social worker. But there is some episodes that deal with traditional comingofage issue like drinking and smoking. The diminuitive colemans catchphrase whatchu talkin about, willis. From hatemongering news shows and reality competitions to sitcoms with cardboard characters of color and puppets inspired by crude ethnic stereotypes, these are the 50 most racist tv shows of all. He maintains that he was unfairly targeted by racist cops.
The following is a list of episodes of diffrent strokes, an american sitcom that aired on nbc from november 3, 1978, to may 4, 1985, and on abc from september 27, 1985, to march 7, 1986. The diffrent strokes with the bicycle man child molester youtube. The later seasons of diffrent strokes would feature two different housekeepers, but i always thought mrs. In addition to labeling white help as racist, the list also comes up with several other new categories of racism. Gary coleman died from a brain hemorrhage, which could be termed as a fam. The premise of nbcs hit sitcom diffrent strokes is that blacks and whites can live. Kevin harts the big house season 1, episode 2 almost touched by an angel duration. Watch the facts of life episodes online season 5 1984. As far as im concerned they are racists who are rotten from the top down. Nancy reagans cameo came just a few weeks after the bicycle man aired, and in 1985, arnolds new stepbrother sam got kidnapped in sams missing. Diffrent strokes 1x24 the girls school video dailymotion. Diff rent strokes was a family show, a sort of precursor to the tgif lineup that would spring up on abc three years after it went off the air, which means that adolescents were a part of its target. Racial harassment and violence shatter the diffrent strokes world. Ironically, diffrent strokes itself actually moved to abc when it got canceled by nbc.
Diffrent strokes skin deep or true blue tv episode 1980 imdb. Watch diffrent strokes episode 0819 the front page different strokes on dailymotion. The theme was cowritten and performed by alan thicke. While every family show says that those are bad habits, diffrent strokes actually shows why they are bad to the highest degree. It was also the show that put the very special episode on the map of the tv.
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. A very special diffrent strokes thats terrifying for. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of of diffrent strokes with exclusive news, photos, videos and more at. Drummond and maggie begin an allout effort to rescue sam from their captors through a variety of methods, some of which backfire. It did spin off the successful and well remembered the facts of life, but the difficult and tragic lives of its three main child stars will forever taint the legacy of diffrent strokes.
Kimberlys new beau, roger, suggests pairing his sister with willis for a double. Late diffrent strokes star gary coleman once sued his. From child molestation on diffrent strokes to wills emotional deadbeat dad rant on the fresh prince of belair, the very special episodes of 80s and 90s sitcoms introduced young. Diffrent strokes was racist because it showed whites. Diffrent strokes bicycle man episode like the episode of too close for comfort where monroe was kidnapped and raped by a woman and a transvestite, the bicycle man seems to have taken on a life of its own. Diffrent strokes is a wellloved american sitcom of the 80s that aired on nbc.
Diffrent strokes season 8 episode rotten tomatoes. Facts you didnt know about diffrent strokes mental itch. Upon the premiere of the show coleman was being grossly undercompensated. Arnold disobeys him and records kimberlys boyfriend roger making racist comments about willis to his sister. Diffrent strokes is a sitcom that takes place in manhattan. With conrad bain, gary coleman, todd bridges, dana plato. The scripts were also bold and unafraid of weighty subject matters, like racism, illegal drug use, alcoholism, kidnapping, hitchhiking, and child sexual.
Diffrent strokes is a wellloved american sitcom of the 80s that aired on nbc from 1978 to 1985, and on abc from 1985 to 1986. Diffrent strokes episode 0819 the front page video. 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 conrad bain and his daughter kimberly. The following is a list of episodes of diffrent strokes, an american sitcom that aired on nbc. It was the pioneer of the 1980s family sitcom, and even broke new grounds as it featured a mixedrace family. Arnolds joy of being transferred to an allwhite school and riding a bus to get there is shaken to its very core when a racist busing opponent calls the. Thats what my childhood friend got out of the very special twopart episode of the bicycle man on diffrent strokes. This episode is a total brady bunch ripoff, but in my opinion diffrent strokes got it better because it was funnier and more believable. Diffrent strokes skin deep or true blue tv episode. Best movies and tv shows like diffrent strokes bestsimilar. Diffrent strokes began an eightyear run across two networks in 1978, making stars out of its young lead actors gary coleman, todd bridges and dana plato. Watch diffrent strokes season 8, episode 19 the front page.
But the 7yearold sam uses his intuition and instinct to rescue himself, knowing that everyone he loves could face a. With conrad bain, gary coleman, todd bridges, mary jo catlett. Im going from memory, rather than rewatching the episode on youtube because i want to talk about how the show impacted two black kids living in the city where the show itself took place. The series made stars out of coleman, bridges and plato and became known for the very special episodes in which serious issues such as racism, illegal drug. Diffrent strokes season 2 episode 22 skin deep or true blue a. The whole premise of a couple innercity black kids being saved by a kindly, paternalistic, rich old white guy may well provide this for. Diffrent strokes is an american sitcom that aired on nbc from november 3, 1978, to may 4, 1985, and on abc from september 27, 1985, to march 7, 1986. As mentioned at the outset, this was far from the only time that diffrent strokes went to the veryspecialepisode well. And rae made the most out of that role she was great on the facts of life as well. Having taken inspiration for some episodes seen in good times, diffrent strokes tackled these episodes with, sometimes, better results than in good times.
You are setting a reminder for the eastern time zone. Diffrent strokes 19781985 is a groundbreaking classic comedy series that approaches racial issues with a sense of humor. Gary coleman arnold on diffrent strokes the jenny jones show duration. Arnolds eavesdropping leads to trouble when a misunderstanding causes willis and him to think that mr. It was well worth it watching the first season of diffrent strokes. The definition of racism just got a reboot courtesy of the atlanta blackstar. Putting his career and reputation on the line, drummond covertly takes a job on the assembly lines at one of his transallied factories as part of an attempt to get in touch with his employees and make recommendations to boost morale and production. Retrospective 1 december 29, 1978 this is a flashback episode with the boys and mr.
Diffrent strokes became an instant success in the late 1970s as it was dealing with racism and a multicultural family. Watch diffrent strokes online full episodes of season 8. Arnold disobeys him and records kimberlys boyfriend roger making racist. Diffrent strokes was somehow groundbreaking as it addressed topics such as racism, illegal drug use, alcoholism, kidnapping, and many more sensitive issues that were unusual for tv shows at the time. Diffrent strokes debuted on nbc in 1978, an era when television comedies tackled relevant social issues. Remember the diffrent strokes with the bicycle man child molester. The lighthearted program occasionally touched on contemporary social issues as well, with special episodes about drug abuse, racism, child sexual abuse and. Diffrent strokes is an american sitcom television series that aired on nbc from november 3, 1978 to may 4, 1985 and on abc from september 27, 1985 to march 7, 1986. The series stars gary coleman and todd bridges as arnold and willis jackson, respectively, two africanamerican boys from harlem taken in by a rich white park avenue businessman and widower named phillip drummond conrad bain and. In the most recent episode, less than a month ago, the charred.
Meanwhile, don goes to great lengths to hide from his own family the fact that he kidnapped sam. As tonights movie makes plain, many episodes of diffrent strokes were. Drummond scolds arnold for secretly recording other peoples conversations. The gooch is back and this time hes terrorizing arnold, but arnold plans to be ready when the bully. A brain hemorrhage is also a type of stroke, making the shows title a fam as well. Arnolds feature story about his high school football team threatens to turn into a controversial expose for the school. Diffrent strokes is an american television sitcom that aired on nbc from november 3, 1978 to may 4, 1985, and on abc from september 27, 1985 to march 7, 1986. Diffrent strokes cast members gary coleman, todd bridges, and dana plato reunite, hosted by sinbad, november 6, 1997.
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