Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
| Release Date | 03 November 1978 |
| TV Show Status | Series Complete |
| Genre | Comedy, Family |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | 5746 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Series |
| Film Class | Domestic Comedy |
| Mood | Pick-Me-Ups |
| Themes | Non-Traditional Families, Rags To Riches, Orphans |
| Tones | Humorous, Sentimental, Warm, Easygoing |
Diff'rent Strokes is an American television sitcom that aired on the NBC television network from November 3, 1978 to May 4, 1985, and on ABC from September 27, 1985 to March 7, 1986. The series starred Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two orphaned children from Harlem who are taken in by rich Park Avenue businessman Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain) and his daughter Kimberly (Dana Plato), for whom their deceased mother previously worked. During the first season, Charlotte Rae also starred as the Drummonds' housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett (who ultimately spun-off into her own successful show, The Facts of Life).
Cast and Crew
Cast
Linda Harmon
Singer Main Title
Steven Mond
Robbie Jason
Nikki Swasey
Lisa Hayes
Bobby Herbeck
Stage Manager
Robert Rockwell
Tom Bishop
Le Tari
Ted Ramsey
Robin LaValley
Mrs. Anson
John Starr
Male Teller
Erik Moses
Oscar
Robert Jayne
Ricky
Anthony Thompkins
Vernon
Tony Williams
Charles
Rana Ford
Nurse #2
Steve Brady
Guard
Elaine Appleton
The Nurse
Jesse D. Goins
Thomas
Dana Kimmell
Michelle
Brad Trumbull
Detective Simpson
Joan Welles
Dorothy Gordon
Brian Whitley
Art
Tyren Perry
Jennifer
Rachel Jacobs
Alice Tanner
Brian Salmon
Charles
Kip King
Dr. Padnick
Judith Hurst
Bobby Ramsen
Ted Green
David Coburn
Jimmy
Donniece Jackson
Lurlene
George Pentecost
E.G. Stilson
Charles Thomas Murphy
Cliff Hammer
Betty A. Bridges
Mrs. Brooks
Peter Hobbs
Mr. Robinson
Leonard Bremen
Man
Paul Kent
Chief Scott
Julia Calderón
Mrs. Spangler
Billy Beck
Guard
Delores Cantú
Alicia
Michael Cavanaugh
Woody
Geoff Edwards
TV Reporter
Tom Rosqui
Dr. Benson
Kurt Smildsin
Police Officer #1
Don Dolan
Coach Nichols
John Brandon
Detective Hensen
Macon McCalman
Dr. Kalsa
Lee Chamberlin
Dr. Chadway
Jimmy Bridges
Joe Patterson
Jack Knight
Carl
Sam Shamshak
Ned Cedars
J. Jay Saunders
Mr. Langford
Sal Lopez
Roberto
Shannon Presby
Eddie
Andre Fox
Angela
De'voreaux White
Glenn
Alene Wilson
Girl #2
Kim Woodson
Girl #1
Reginald T. Dorsey
Clint
Martine Allard
Carmella
Woody Eney
Bill
John Mansfield
Director
Pam Newman
Daisy
Frank Richards
Security Guard
Joe Ross
Mr. Simpson
Jim Ward
K.I.T.T.
Hakeem Abdul-Samad
Richie
Royce D. Applegate
Don Brown
Donald Thompson
Bobby Brown
Ronne Troup
May Brown
James A. Watson Jr.
Mr. Hawkins
Director
Gerren Keith
Herbert Kenwith
Mel Ferber
Doug Rogers
Leslie H. Martinson
Selig Frank
Tony Singletary
Writer
Howard Leeds
Martin Cohan
Ben Starr
Bruce A. Taylor
Robert Jayson
A. Dudley Johnson Jr.
Ed Jurist
Howard Meyers
Blake Hunter
Albert E. Lewin
Bob Brunner
Ken Hecht
Glenn Padnick
Alan Rosen
Fred Rubin
Dawn Aldredge
John Donley
Sandy Veith
Jeff Harris
Bernie Kukoff
Fred S. Fox
Seaman Jacobs
Donald Ross
Richard Gurman
Budd Grossman
Jerry Winnick
Heywood Kling
Debra Frank
Scott Rubenstein
Calvin Kelly
Marshall Goldberg
Sydney Julien
Elaine Newman
Joseph Sirota
Norm Liebmann
George Tibbles
Gordon Mitchell
Bill Shinkai
Warren S. Murray
Kurt Taylor
Bernard Burnell Mack
Jack Gross Jr.
Phil Margo
Ifa Baeza
Michael Curley
Dan Kennicott
Al Aidekman
Susan H. Lee
Max Katz
Toni Wunsch
Janna Lowell
Producer
Martin Cohan
producer / executive producer
Howard Leeds
producer / executive producer
John Maxwell Anderson
associate producer
Ben Starr
producer
Blake Hunter
executive producer
Roxie Wenk Evans
associate producer
Bob Brunner
supervising producer / executive producer
Ken Hecht
supervising producer / executive producer
Herbert Kenwith
producer
Bruce A. Taylor
producer
Al Aidekman
producer
Barbara Cramer
associate producer
Richard Gurman
producer
Budd Grossman
executive producer
Rita Dillon
associate producer
Editor
Bill Petty
Rob Bramwell
Kelly Sandefur
Gregory Bennett
M.A. Krupnick
Casting Director
Eve Brandstein
Pat Kirkland
Marc Hirschfeld
Production Designer
Chuck Murawski
Art Director
Chuck Murawski
Don Roberts
Dahl Delu
Costume Designer
Margery Epstein
James Alvarez
Makeup Department
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney
hair stylist / hairdresser
Jennifer Kaplan
makeup artist
Sylvia Surdu
hair stylist
Wynona Price
makeup artist
Verne Langdon
makeup artist
Evelyn Trimmer
hair stylist
Ariel Bagdadi
hair stylist
Jerry Cash
makeup artist
Jennifer Danzig
makeup artist
Production Manager
Al Burton
production consultant
Alan Horn
production supervisor
Douglas Wellman
unit manager
Dick Brooks
unit manager
Tyna Huebner
unit manager
Schatzie Allen
unit manager
Roger Mills
unit manager
Willie Geiger
unit manager
Glenn Padnick
production supervisor
Gary Pudnick
production supervisor
Ken Stump
executive in charge of production
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Art Dielhenn
assistant director
Art Department
Norm Peterson
property master
Sound Department
Ron Worrell
audio
Kerry Boggio
audio
Robert Houston
audio / sound
Jim Mylenek
audio
Chris Chigaridas
audio / sound
Camera and Electrical Department
Dale Carlson
camera operator
Pat Day
lighting director
Ritch Kenney
camera operator
John O'Brien
video controller
Ken Schamp
lighting director
Ken Wilcox
lighting director
Tom Schamp
lighting director
George Schamp
lighting director
Steven Castaneda
dimmer operator / electrician
Tom Tcimpidis
video controller
Jayme Wing
cinematographer: additional videography
Casting Department
Jane Murray
casting executive
Eve Brandstein
casting executive
Music Department
Al Burton
composer: theme
Other Crew
Fran McConnell
production supervisor
Alan Rosen
story editor
Fred Rubin
story editor
Susan Straughn Harris
assistant to producers / production associate
Stu Goldman
stage manager
Drew Handley
associate director
John Banicki
associate director
Howard Miller
stage manager
Ben Starr
executive script consultant
Len Uslaner
technical director
Jackie Henken
stage manager
John Westbrook
technical director
Norm Liebmann
program consultant / production consultant
Patricia Edwards
stage manager
Gloria Vinson
production associate
Ed Jurist
script consultant
Art Dielhenn
associate director
Michael Talley
stage manager
Dick Woodka
technical director
Susan Jacoby
production associate / assistant to producers
Lisa Benscheidt
stage manager
Dick Bensfield
creative consultant
Richard Draney
stage manager
David Eisenbise
technical director
Perry Grant
creative consultant
Howard Meyers
story editor
Randy Winburn
associate director
A. Chisholm Halle
stage manager
Heywood Kling
creative consultant
Karyl Miller
story editor
Bernard F. Basley
stage manager
Selig Frank
associate director
Chris Klausen
stage manager
Production Company
Embassy Pictures Corporation
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Embassy Television
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Norman Lear/Tandem Productions
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Distributor
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Columbia Pictures Television
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Columbia TriStar Domestic Television
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Columbia TriStar Television
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Embassy Telecommunications
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Embassy Television
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Sony Pictures Television
Miscellaneous
ABC Television Center
taping location
Compact Video
production facilities
Metromedia Square
taping location
Universal City Studios
taping location
Vidtronics
production facilities
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