Diff'rent Strokes

  • Premiered: Nov 1978
  • Episodes: 189
  • Followers: 38
  • Ended
  • NBC
  • Unknown
  • Comedy Drama Family

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Season 3
3x1
The Bank Job (1)
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 12, 1980
Willis accompanies Arnold as he sets out to withdraw some money from his bank account to pay for his first "real" date, but two bank robbers force a change of plans when they attempt .. show full overview
3x2
The Bank Job (2)
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 12, 1980
Drummond offers himself and his company airplane as hostages to protect Arnold and Willis, but his sons' future hangs in the balance when the robbers announce their own very different choice of hostages, in the conclusion of a special two-part story.
3x3
Small Claims Court
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 19, 1980
Arnold has his day in court when an unfortunate "train" of events puts him at odds with a less than understanding merchant.
3x4
Substitute Mother
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 26, 1980
Arnold falls head-over-heels for a temporary housekeeper and embarks on a romantic scheme he hopes will make her a permanent member of the Drummond household.
3x5
The Accident (1)
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 03, 1980
The festive family celebration of Drummond's 50th birthday suddenly becomes a disaster after a drunk driver puts Drummond in the hospital, unconscious, his life hanging in the balance, in the first episode of a special two-part story.
3x6
The Accident (2)
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 03, 1980
When Drummond finally comes to, he is suffering from amnesia and unless he can regain his memory, he may lose not only his business, but also custody of Arnold, Willis and Kimberly.
3x7
Little Mother
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 10, 1980
Kimberly's efforts to help a pregnant girl friend, have Willis and Arnold convinced the Kimberly's the one expecting.
3x8
Football Father
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 17, 1980
After Arnold fails to measure up to the demands of the basketball, baseball and volleyball teams, Drummond convinces the boy to try football on for size and then pays the coach a clandestine visit to ensure Arnold a place on the team.
3x9
First Love
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 31, 1980
Drummond orders Willis to spend more time with his studies and less time with his "first love," but Willis and Arnold concoct a plan they're sure will fulfill the wishes of both father and son.
3x10
Count Your Blessings
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 07, 1981
Arnold tries a regimen of stretching exercises and a change of diet to speed his growth, but Drummond finds he must go to a very special source to get the boy to accept that he will never be tall.
3x11
The Loan
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 14, 1981
Arnold learns the true value of a dollar when Drummond turns down his request to lend $4,000 to the apartment building doorman anxious to take part in an attractive business deal.
3x12
Roots
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 21, 1981
Willis and Arnold turn the Drummond household upside down as they try to prove to their old Harlem neighbors -- and themselves -- that they haven't lost tough with their cultural roots.
3x13
Junk Food Junkie (a.k.a.) Junk Food
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 28, 1981
Arnold's poor dental checkup and a visit by Drummond's health-conscious sister, Sophia, launches Drummond on a campaign to have "junk" food machines banned from Arnold's school, even .. show full overview
3x14
The Bus
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 04, 1981
Arnold's excitement at being one of a small group of students in an exchange program with an all-white school is turned to fear by a threatening phone call from a zealous busing opponent.
3x15
The Older Man
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 25, 1981
Through Blair's makeup artistry, 15-year-old Kimberly discovers she can pass for 20, but when she accepts a date with a 25-year-old and the passes start flying, she finds there may be more to being older than looking it.
3x16
Where There's Hope
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 04, 1981
Arnold's tenth birthday party means a lot to him, but for some reason it means a whole lot more to the one person he's determined won't be invited -- a pesky young lady who always tries just too hard to be friends.
3x17
The Magician (a.k.a.) It's Magic
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 11, 1981
Arnold's "famous" magic disappearing act, designed to impress a magazine reporter and special guest star Dallas Cowboys' defensive end Ed "Too Tall" Jones, leaves him dangerously high and dry, with no place to go but down -- about 30 stories.
3x18
Drummond's Fair Lady
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 18, 1981
Drummond runs into some stiff competition to the candidate he's chosen to head a new division of his company -- his board members think the attractive young executive's sex disqualifies her -- and his family thinks he's being used.
3x19
The Ancestors
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 25, 1981
Drummond and his sister Sophia inherit a prime piece of land in Harlem from a long lost ancestor, but their plan to dedicate it to a cultural center in his name could spell disaster if the truth of their ancestor's life gets out.
3x20
Almost American
Episode overview
Air date
Apr 01, 1981
Arnold's dejection at being grounded for a "D" on a history test turns to inspiration after an immigrant studying for naturalization introduces him to another perspective on America.
3x21
Room for One More
Episode overview
Air date
May 06, 1981
Dudley, fearing his foster father's lost job means he's headed back to the orphanage, cons Arnold into getting Drummond to consider adopting him into their family.
3x22 Season finale
The Athlete
Episode overview
Air date
May 13, 1981
The coach of the city's top high school baseball team is after Willis and is prepared to do anything to make it possible for Willis to attend his school.

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