# Diff'rent Strokes

Diff'rent Strokes was a television sitcom that ran on the American NBC network from 1978 until 1985, and the American ABC network from 1985 until 1986.

## Season 1
### Movin' In

* Philip: (meeting the boys for the first time) Welcome, Gentlemen!
* Willis: (confused, looking behind them) You talking to US?
* Philip: Of course.
* Arnold: How 'bout that, Willis? Downtown 2 minutes and already we're gentlemen.
* Arnold: Willis, why do we have to go back to Harlem? Why can't we stay here?
* Willis: 'Cause we miss Harlem!
* Arnold: Yeah, and I wanna miss Harlem for the rest of my natural life.
* Willis: Come on, Arnold. (to Mr. Drummond) we still leave in the morning.
* Philip: Arnold, you don't really wanna leave, do you?
* Arnold: No, but I gotta, without me, Willis is nothin'!
* Kimberly: Oh, daddy, please don't let them leave!

### The Spanking

* Philip: (punishing Arnold) Arnold, I'm afraid there's just one solution. This calls for a spanking.
* Arnold: A spanking? There ain't enough of me to spank.

### The Club Meeting

* Arnold: (finishing his donut) Mrs. Garrett, can I have a donut?
* Edna: But you just had one, Arnold!
* Arnold: How come I had a donut, that thing was 10% donut and 90% hole.
* Arnold: Hey, Willis, let's go out in the schoolyard and shoot some baskets!
* Willis: Arnold, I said, let me be!
* Arnold: Come on! Hey Willis?
* Willis: What? (basketball comes to him) Arnold, I don't wanna play basketball, here! (knocking over the clock) Now you done it, you, dumbhead! Why didn't you reach out and grab the ball?
* Arnold: I tried, but I got a short reacher.
* Edna: What was that?
* Kimberly: What was the crack?
* Edna: Anybody hurt?
* Arnold: No, we're fine, but it ain't the clock's finest hour.
* Edna: Oh, good lord! You know you're not supposed to play basketball in the living room!
* Willis: Boy, Mr. D's gonna give it to us!
* Edna: When Mr. Drummond finds out, you're gonna be the Spank-E!
* Philip: So long, family, I'm off to play tennis!
* Edna: Uh...
* Philip: What happened to the clock?
* Willis: I broke it Mr. D, it was all my fault
* Arnold: No, I did.

### No Time For Arnold

* Willis: Now, move it around like this!
* Kimberly: You're a terrific dancer, Willis!
* Willis: Thanks, but in Harlem, we think we could consider this walking!
* Arnold: Hey, Willis. Wanna play some basketball?
* Willis: No!
* Arnold: What's that supposed to be?
* Willis: Get lost, Arnold, I'm teaching Kimberly how to dance!
* Arnold: Dancin'? All you're doing are wigglin' your behinds!
* Kimberly: Please, Arnold, we're practicing!
* Willis: Arnold, I need to teach Kimberly how to dance so she go on to the TV's dance show.
* Arnold: Aw, that ain't hot dude, watch some grooves, by the man with moves! Oooooeee! I'm gettin' the Saturday Night Fever!
* Kimberly: Oooooh! Looks like we're havin' a Friday Night Fit!
* Willis: Arnold! (turns off jukebox) Get lost, Arnold, we don't have time for you now!
* Arnold: You never have time for me anymore! Soul brother and sister!

### The Relative

* Edna: Dinner will be served in an hour, Miss Waters. I hope this will hold you 'til then, I...(shrieks)
* Myrtle: What's the matter with you woman, you're crazy!
* Philip: Arnold what are you doing? Come down here!
* Arnold: Yes sir.
* Philip: Willis, are you in on this?
* Willis: Before I tell you, can I call my attorney?
* Edna: Oh, why did you boys do that? You scared me half to death!
* Myrtle: It didn't do nothin' to my sandwich either!
* Philip: What in the world has gotten into you, that was a terrible thing to do!
* Willis: Mr. Drummond, we weren't tryin' to scare Mrs. Garrett, we wanted to scare Cousin Myrtle!
* Philip: Why?
* Arnold: So, she'd jump off the chair and through the ceilin'!
* Willis: We think Cousin Myrtle is faking about her neck, and we don't want any guys of you rippin' you off!
* Philip: Well, I am shocked with your behavior! You could have hurt Mrs. Garrett! Now, I want you both to apologize to her! Go on, I mean it!
* Willis: We apologize Mrs. Garrett.
* Arnold: I'm sorry.
* Edna: Oh, you don't have to apologize to me boys!
* Willis: OK, we unapologize.
* Edna: Mr. Drummond, can't you see, the boys were just tryin' to protect you.
* Philip: Well, I can protect myself! I oughta ground you two for a whole month! No television, no stereo, no movies!
* Arnold: Just ground us, don't end our lives!
* Myrtle: Wait a minute! Mr. Drummond, wait a minute! Don't punish them! I'm the one who should apologize! Don't take it out on the boys. They were only protecting you.

### The Tutor

* Philip: Uh-oh! Your teacher says, until your grades improve, you're off the basketball team!
* Willis: Say what?
* Kimberly: That's not fair, daddy!
* Arnold: Why, is that a croc!
* Willis: They can't do that to me, I'm the team captain!
* Philip: But the only way you're gonna get back on the team is to get your grades up.

### Willis' Privacy

* Vernon: Oh no, Arnold!
* Willis: You ruined my pictures!
* Arnold: I didn't know you were in the bathroom!
* Willis: Can't you stay out of my business?
* Arnold: I got business my own to do in there!

### The Trip (1)

* Arnold: Come on, fish! Come on, take that bait! Come on, fish! I'm waitin' Ah, here we are, I got a big one, a big one!
* Willis: Hello hello!
* Arnold: It's the creature from the black lagoon!
* Edna: Looks like he'll need a harpoon for this one, Arnold!
* Willis: Got everything I need to go to Portland! Got my water skis, my diver's suit, my snorkel, and my flippers!
* Arnold: You only need one more thing.
* Willis: What's that?
* Arnold: You need to learn how to swim!
* Willis: Come on, blood. You know I know how to swim good now!
* Arnold: No you don't!
* Edna: Boys, boys! Boys, cool it! Stop acting like brothers!
* Kimberly: Hey everybody, how do you like my new bathing suit?
* Arnold: Where is the rest of it?
* Willis: That's it, it's a bikini!
* Edna: You look darlin', Kimberly!
* Kimberly: Thank you, Mrs. Garrett!
* Philip: Listen gang uh... Say, that's a nice bathing suit you're almost wearing!
* Kimberly: Well, it was a choice between this and a one-piece!
* Philip: I'm glad you took both pieces!
* Arnold: 5 hours, what kinda train are we goin' on?
* Philip: Oh, we're not goin' on a train!
* Arnold: They got jet buses now?
* Philip: Arnold, we're gonna fly.
* Arnold: Whatchoo talkin' bout Mr. D?
* Philip: We're gonna fly there, that's the quickest way!

## Season Three
### Junk Food Junkie

* Kimberly: (indicates Arnold) He's a junk food junkie. He's a human garbage disposal.
* Aunt Sophia: Arnold, I'm shocked. Don't you know what you are to eat?
* Arnold: (frowns at Aunt Sophia) You mean to tell me that I happen to be a 49-pound Twinkie?!
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## Cast

* Conrad Bain as Phillip Drummond
* Gary Coleman as Arnold Jackson
* Todd Bridges as Willis Jackson
* Dana Plato as Kimberly Drummond (1978–1984, 1985–1986 recurring)
* Charlotte Rae as Edna Garrett (1978–1979)
* Nedra Volz as Adelaide Brubaker (1980–1982)
* Janet Jackson as Charlene DuPrey (1980–1984 recurring)
* Dody Goodman as Aunt Sophia (1981–1982 recurring)
* Shavar Ross as Dudley Ramsey (1980–1986 recurring)
* Le Tari as Ted Ramsey (1981–1985 recurring)
* Mary Jo Catlett as Pearl Gallagher (1982–1986)
* Rosalind Chao as Miss Chung (1982–1983 recurring)
* Steven Mond as Robbie Jason (1980–1985)
* Nikki Swasey as Lisa Hayes (1982–1986 recurring)
* Dixie Carter & Mary Ann Mobley as Maggie McKinney Drummond (1984–1986)
* Danny Cooksey as Sam McKinney (1984–1986)
* Jason Hervey as Charlie (1985–1986 recurring)

## The Drummond Family

* Sophia (Phillip's elder sister)
* Phillip
* Lydia (Phillip's 1st wife & Kimberly's mother, deceased)
* Maggie McKinney (Phillip's 2nd wife & Sam's mother)
* Kimberly (Phillip's daughter with Lydia)
* Willis Jackson (adopted son)
* Arnold Jackson (adopted son)
* Sam McKinney (stepson; father is Maggie's ex-husband Wes)

## External links

* Diff'rent Strokes quotes at the Internet Movie Database