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Diff'rent Strokes - Season 5
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Title: Diff'rent Strokes

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 7.048 (272 votes)

Cast

  • Phillip Drummond: Conrad Bain
  • Arnold Jackson: Gary Coleman
  • Willis Jackson: Todd Bridges
  • Pearl Gallagher: Mary Jo Catlett
  • Sam McKinney: Danny Cooksey
  • Maggie Drummond: Mary Ann Mobley
  • Diff'rent Strokes - Shoot-Out at the O.K. Arcade (Season 5 - Episode 1)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - In the Swim (Season 5 - Episode 2)

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

    Diff'rent Strokes - Cyrano De Jackson (Season 5 - Episode 3)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Big Brother (Season 5 - Episode 4)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - The Peacemaker (Season 5 - Episode 5)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Substitute Teacher (Season 5 - Episode 6)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - The Older Woman (Season 5 - Episode 7)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - A Case of Overexposure (a.k.a.) Overexposure (Season 5 - Episode 8)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Memories (Season 5 - Episode 9)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Push Comes to Shove (Season 5 - Episode 10)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - The Executives (Season 5 - Episode 11)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Santa's Helper (Season 5 - Episode 12)

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

    Diff'rent Strokes - A Growing Problem (Season 5 - Episode 13)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Parents Have Rights, Too (Season 5 - Episode 14)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Independent Woman (Season 5 - Episode 15)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - The Bicycle Man (1) (Season 5 - Episode 16)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - The Bicycle Man (2) (Season 5 - Episode 17)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Family on Ice (Season 5 - Episode 18)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Hall Monitor (Season 5 - Episode 19)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - The Cricket (Season 5 - Episode 20)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Roommates (Season 5 - Episode 21)

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

    Diff'rent Strokes - The Reporter (Season 5 - Episode 22)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Romeo and Juliet (Season 5 - Episode 23)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - My Fair Larry (a.k.a.) My Fair Lady (Season 5 - Episode 24)

    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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