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 Diff'rent Strokes
Dropping Water Balloons from the Balcony. In the end, Willis decides that it would be better if he and not Mr. D spank Arnold. Why does everyone want to spank Arnold so much?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Other guest stars have included Nancy Reagan, the 1984 US Men's Gymnastics Team, Reggie Jackson, and Milton Berle
Alive. Conrad Bain is 78. He also has an identical twin brother. He and his wife Monica reside in Los Angeles.
Robbie. Robbie had the red hair and his voice was very very high pitched.
The Tarantulas. What a freakin lame name for a gang!
The Owner of the Bicycle Shop. After luring them into his living room, he got Dudley to take his shirt off by saying, 'Let's play Tarzan'.
| In the episode 'Prep School', what was the name of the prep school that Mr. Drummond tried to get Willis and Arnold to attend? | 'Diff'rent Strokes' Trivia
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| After the show ended, Danny Cooksey (who played Sam) went on to be the frontman for a heavy metal group made up of pre-teens. What was the name of that band? | 'Diff'rent Strokes' Trivia
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Bad 4 Good. Guitar gunslinger Steve Vai was the manager and producer of this group. With the exception of Cousin Oliver from the Brady Bunch, Sam is the single worst cute kid addition to any sit-com ever. Red-headed step child indeed.
Kimberly. She was played by Dana Plato, who died of a prescription drug overdose on May 18, 1999.
The Facts of Life . She was on 'The Facts of Life'. She played the same character on this show.
NBC. 'Diff'rent Strokes' aired on NBC starting in 1978 and running through 1985. Then it was switched to ABC where it stayed till 1986 when it was cancelled.
Nedra Volz. She was born on June 18th, 1908. January 20th, 2003 at the age of 94 she passed away because of complications due to Alzeimer's Disease.
Janet Jackson. Janet Jackson is a singer in her own right.
8. He was eight, his brother Willis was 12, and Kimberly was 13. Although, in real life Gary Coleman was 10 years old.
Mrs. Garrett. Arnold was put on trial for putting a goldfish in Mr. Drummond's hot tub.
Pink. It is a princess outfit.
Eastland . This was also the school on 'The Facts of Life'.
Penthouse B. The number was Penthouse B.
It Takes Diff'rent Strokes. The theme song is entitled "It Takes Diff'rent Strokes."
Alan Thicke, Gloria Loring, and Al Burton. Alan Thicke, Gloria Loring, and Al Burton wrote the theme song.
Alan Thicke and Gloria Loring. Alan Thicke and Gloria Loring sung the theme song. This is one of my favorite TV theme songs.
1978 to 1986. 'Diff'rent Strokes' ran from 1978 to 1986. This show was ranked number one on a few occasions. The show went downhill when they brought Sam into the mix.
August 30, 1986. "Diff'rent Strokes" had their last showing on August 30, 1986. The series had 189 episodes. Even though Dana Plato passed away, I think they should have a reunion show.
Their mother was his housekeeper. Lucy Jackson, Arnold and Willis' mother, was Mr. Drummond's housekeeper. When she found out she was dying she asked him to take in the boys. In the first episode, Arnold was ecstatic with his new living condition while Willis was a little reserved and skeptical. He planned to move Arnold and himself back to Harlem to live with some friends. Mr. Drummond and Arnold convinced him that he wasn't being fair to their mother, since that was her last request.
He threw water bombs over the balcony. Mr. Drummond punished Arnold with a spanking, but actually Willis did it. He believed that only a blood relative should preserve discipline. He felt bad about it afterwards.
The Gooch. The Gooch was referred to in various episodes but was never seen. Perhaps because he was too scary.
Joe Namath. Willis and Kimberly schemed to get Muhammad Ali to come to the house to meet Arnold, claiming he was dying. Reggie Jackson played a friend of theirs at the YMCA who Willis teamed up with for a competition. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was in a couple of episodes as Arnold's strict, overbearing teacher, Mr. Wilkes. Too Tall Jones of the Dallas Cowboys also made an appearance.
All of these (Breaking into the school, Vandalism, Trashing the principal's office). The police promised to reduce charges if the guys co-operated and drop names of the members who got away. They refused at first, but Willis' friend Jimmy decided to crack. He also said Willis wasn't involved. He was only trying to stop them but they wouldn't listen. Therefore, he was cleared.
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