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Diff'rent Strokes - Season 7
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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 - A Haunting We Will Go (Season 7 - Episode 1)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Arnold and Lisa's Mother (Season 7 - Episode 2)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Bed-Wetting (Season 7 - Episode 3)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Undercover Lover (Season 7 - Episode 4)

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

    Diff'rent Strokes - Arnold's Strike (Season 7 - Episode 5)

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

    Diff'rent Strokes - Sam's Father (Season 7 - Episode 6)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Carmella Meets the Gooch (Season 7 - Episode 7)

    ""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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Arnold the Entrepreneur (Season 7 - Episode 8)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson (Season 7 - Episode 9)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - The Gymnasts (Season 7 - Episode 10)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Tonsils (Season 7 - Episode 11)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Arnold's Songbird (Season 7 - Episode 12)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Baseball Blues (Season 7 - Episode 13)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Arnold Saves the Squirrel (Season 7 - Episode 14)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Sam Adopts a Grandparent (Season 7 - Episode 15)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Harry Birthday Drummond (Season 7 - Episode 16)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Sam's New Pal (Season 7 - Episode 17)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Russian Embassy (Season 7 - Episode 18)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Cheers to Arnold (Season 7 - Episode 19)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - A Camping We Will Go (Season 7 - Episode 20)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Beauty is in the Eye of Arnold (Season 7 - Episode 21)

    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.""

    Diff'rent Strokes - Blue Collar Drummond (Season 7 - Episode 22)

    When Drummond is accused of being out of touch with his employee, 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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - Street Smarts (Season 7 - Episode 23)

    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.

    Diff'rent Strokes - A Special Friend (Season 7 - Episode 24)

    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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