Diff'rent Strokes

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

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Season 6
6x1
Mr. T.... and Mr. T
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 01, 1983
Arnold's ecstasy over meeting his hero Mr. T goes from elation to emulation when the young girl he's trying to impress snubs him in favor of his idol. Former bouncer and bodyguard Mr. T, .. show full overview
6x2
The Goat
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 15, 1983
Arnold's first day at junior high is emotionally devastating when he's shunned for not measuring up to the expectations that everyone had for Willis Jackson's brother, but Arnold devises a risky scheme that he feels certain will elevate his prestige.
6x3
Rashomon II
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 22, 1983
Drummond, Willis and Arnold bravely subdue a burglar who had been holding the family at gunpoint, but the arresting officer is befuddled when the three "crime fighters" relate differing versions of the apprehension.
6x4
The Lie
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 29, 1983
Willis' seemingly harmless disregard for the truth turns dangerous when a self-serving lie about knowing CPR jeopardizes Arnold's life.
6x5
Drafted
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 12, 1983
When 13-year-old Arnold is notified to register for the draft, Drummond's over reaction to the obvious error turns Arnold's dreams into nightmares.
6x6
The Van Drummonds
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 19, 1983
A short visit to the United States by Phillip Drummond's Dutch cousin Anna and her son Hans becomes an eternity for Arnold and Willis, who are made scapegoats for cousin Hans' mischief.
6x7
The Moonlighter
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 26, 1983
Arnold is disappointed to discover that his favorite teacher moonlights as a cocktail waitress, but he's stunned when he learns why she has to work the second job.
6x8
Coming of Age
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 03, 1983
Kimberly's 18th birthday present from daddy -- a trust fund -- will make her a wealthy woman, but her free-spirited dreams of independence could be cut short when Drummond discovers just how she intends to spend her "fortune."
6x9
Assert Yourself
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 10, 1983
Arnold turns a pal into an opponent when he resigns as Dudley's campaign manager and declares his own candiacy for class president.
6x10
Mrs. Z
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 17, 1983
Drummond's provided with police protection of a most unusual kind after his charitable philanthrophy leads to a $1,000,000 extortion threat against him.
6x11
The Senior Class Queen
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 07, 1984
When Kimberly starts a campaign to open the school's Lettermen's Club to female membership, an embarrassed Willis retaliates with chauvinistic aplomb by becoming the first male contestant in the Senior Class Beauty Pageant.
6x12
Where There's Smoke
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 14, 1984
Arnold and Dudley succumb to peer pressure and ignore warnings against cigarette smoking, only to have the harsh realities brought to light by Dudley's father, a chronic smoker.
6x13
Drummond's Lady
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 21, 1984
Arnold unwittingly solves his father's dilemma -- trying to make romance and finance go hand-in-hand -- when Drummond finds himself falling for an attractive local television aerobics .. show full overview
6x14
The Hitchhikers (1) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (1)
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 28, 1984
Kimberly and Arnold break a long-standing family rule and face death when, on their return from a shopping trip, they find themselves short of cash and decide to hitch a ride home rather than call home for assistance.
6x15
The Hitchhikers (2) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (2)
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 04, 1984
Hitchhiking leads to kidnapping for Arnold and Kimberly, but Arnold escapes and he is so disoriented he is unable to remember the location of the kidnapper's apartment so that the police .. show full overview
6x16
Hooray for Hollywood (1)
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 11, 1984
Upset over Maggie breaking off their relationship, Drummond chases her to Hollywood to win back her heart, but while he woos Maggie, Arnold and Dudley sneak away from a studio tour to .. show full overview
6x17
Hooray for Hollywood (2)
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 18, 1984
Arnold's joy over being saved from an explosion by "Knight Rider's" David Hasselhoff quickly turns to dismay when he learns his father is getting married and a little brother comes along with the package.
6x18
The Wedding (1)
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 25, 1984
Maggie's reaction to a proposed pre-nuptial agreement threatens to hamper Phillip's happiness -- but could eliminate Arnold's fear about "inheriting" a strict new mother and a pesky little brother.
6x19
The Wedding (2)
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 25, 1984
Their family and friends assembled, Phillip and Maggie meet at the altar, only to realize each has made a major mistake, in the concluding part of a special two-part story. Charlotte .. show full overview
6x20
The Honeymoon's Over
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 03, 1984
Arnold and Pearl fall into a depression when Maggie and Phillip return from their honeymoon with a temporary eviction notice for Pearl, and orders for Arnold to babysit for his "tag-along" little brother Sam instead of going to a party.
6x21
The Bar Mitzvah Boy
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 17, 1984
In a quest for religion started by Maggie and his father, Arnold thinks he has found it after attending an impressive bar mitzvah where his friend "Becomes a man" at age 13.
6x22
Kathy's Olympics
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 24, 1984
The money for the National Wheelchair Games that Arnold's class has raised and entrusted to him is missing--leaving Arnold embarrassed and his family "in the dumps."
6x23
The Houseguest
Episode overview
Air date
May 05, 1984
Willis and Charlene's budding young love begins to wilt when she moves in as a temporary houseguest at the Drummond's. Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson's younger sister, returns in her role as Willis' girl friend Charlene.
6x24 Season finale
The Boyfriend
Episode overview
Air date
May 12, 1984
Blinded by love, Kimberly takes an enormous and deceptive risk when she talks her father into allowing her to move into an apartment, allegedly with her girl friend.

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