Season 1

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  7.2/10192 votes

  Movin' In

  Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/3/1978

  Multi-millionaire Phillip Drummond, who has agreed to the death-bed wish of his housekeeper to raise her two small sons as his own, welcomes 8-year-old Arnold and 12-year-old Willis into his lavish penthouse. Anxious to make them feel at home, he showers them with gifts and love -- and is puzzled when he learns that the boys are planning to sneak from the lap of luxury back to Harlem. Aiding Drummond in his effort to make the street-wise, ghetto youngsters feel welcome in the affluent white world are Drummond's new housekeeper Mrs. Garrett and his 13-year-old daughter Kimberly.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.2/10147 votes

  The Social Worker

  Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/10/1978

  Arnold's eavesdropping leads to trouble when a misunderstanding causes Willis and him to think that Mr. Drummond no longer wants them around; he has heard Drummond tell a social worker that ""black children belong with black families.""

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/10146 votes

  Mother's Last Visit

  Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/17/1978

  Mr. Drummond's socialite and rather snobbish mother arrives and finds there's a lot she doesn't like about her son's new sons, but she soon learns a valuable lesson about what's really important in a person.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Myles Wilder

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  7.1/10129 votes

  Prep School

  Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/24/1978

  When Mr. Drummond tries to get Arnold and Willis into an exclusive prep school, it turns out to be just a little too exclusive for everyone's tastes.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.1/10140 votes

  The Spanking

  Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 12/1/1978

  Arnold ignores warnings and continues to drop water balloons from the balcony. Mr. Drummond's decision to punish Arnold for the prank with a spanking becomes a learning lesson for Willis too, when he insists that he be the one to spank Arnold -- but where's Arnold?

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Seaman Jacobs

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  6.8/10131 votes

  Goodbye Dolly

  Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/8/1978

  When Arnold loses his favorite doll, he makes sure that his misery is shared equally by the various members of his household, who soon try everything to get it back.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.5/10119 votes

  The Trial

  Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/15/1978

  When Arnold is in trouble for putting his goldfish in Mr. Drummond's hot tub, Willis insists that it is wrong to convict him without a trial. The whole family, with Mrs. Garrett as judge, comes up with an important verdict.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.1/10115 votes

  Retrospective (1)

  Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/29/1978

  Mr. Drummond and family gather around their Christmas tree and recall the many humorous incidents that the family has shared since Arnold and Willis moved in. This special one-hour episode features highlights from previous shows.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.4/10119 votes

  Retrospective (2)

  Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 12/29/1978

  Mr. Drummond and family gather around their Christmas tree and recall the many humorous incidents that the family has shared since Arnold and Willis moved in. This special one-hour episode features highlights from previous shows.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/10114 votes

  The Fight

  Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 1/5/1979

  Willis puts Arnold in training to fight the local bully, but Mr. Drummond insists more civilized solutions be employed.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.3/10115 votes

  The Club Meeting

  Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 1/12/1979

  Willis invites his neighborhood club from Harlem to visit, but things get out of hand when he tries to impress them with his new wealth.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.5/10113 votes

  The Woman

  Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/1979

  Mr. Drummond's intention to marry an attractive widow doesn't meet with his children's approval, and Arnold, Willis and Kimberly devise a scheme they hope will turn his ""romantic"" proposal into a disaster.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/10115 votes

  No Time for Arnold

  Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/1979

  A lonely Arnold comes up with a method of gaining his family's attention. Unfortunately his plan works a little too well; he ends up with everyone's attention, including the family doctor.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.1/10113 votes

  The Relative

  Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 2/2/1979

  LaWanda Page guest stars as a cousin of Willis and Arnold who, after seeing the boys in their comfortable new surroundings, knows she should stay closer to her long-lost little relatives.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Seaman Jacobs

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  7.2/10111 votes

  The Tutor

  Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/1979

  Drummond hires a tutor for Willis and Arnold who does practically everything but teach.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.3/10115 votes

  The New Landlord

  Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/16/1979

  The kids devise a scheme hoping to make Arnold convince the new landlord to let the family keep the penthouse.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/10103 votes

  Willis' Privacy

  Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/23/1979

  To get rid of his pesky little brother, Willis divides the bedroom in half and spends more time at his friend's house.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  6.8/10109 votes

  Mrs. Garrett's Crisis

  Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/2/1979

  When Mrs. Garrett decides her life as a housekeeper is unfulfilling, she ends up being a guest in the Drummond home, and then makes an important decision concerning the future.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.4/10120 votes

  The Job (a.k.a.) Willis' Job

  Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 3/16/1979

  In order to earn the money to buy disco skates, and to prove a point to Mr. Drummond, Willis gets a job...but is fired on his first working day.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.0/10104 votes

  The Trip (I)

  Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 3/30/1979

  The stars of "Diff'rent Strokes" and "Hello, Larry" get together in a special, hilarious hour in which Phillip Drummond realizes that the purchase of a Portland radio station could mean the loss of a job for his old friend Larry Alder. The crossover continues on Hello, Larry S01E10 The Trip (II).

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  7.2/10111 votes

  The Trip (2)

  Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/30/1979

  The stars of "Diff'rent Strokes" and "Hello, Larry" get together in a special, hilarious hour in which Phillip Drummond realizes that the purchase of a Portland radio station could mean the loss of a job for his old friend Larry Alder. **Part two originally aired as an episode of "Hello, Larry".

  Director: Unknown

  Writer: Woody Kling

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  7.1/10127 votes

  Getting Involved

  Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 4/6/1979

  When Arnold is witness to a hold up, the robber tries to ensure that the youngster will not identify him.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  Willis' Birthday

  Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 4/13/1979

  Willis is hurt when he thinks his family has forgotten his upcoming birthday. After dropping several unsubtle hints he discovers that not only has everyone remembered, but also his fondest wish has been granted -- a birthday party in his old Harlem neighborhood.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown

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  N/A/100 votes

  The Girls School (a.k.a.) Garrett's Girls

  Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 5/4/1979

  Mrs. Garrett visits Kimberly's school and takes on its pushy principal with surprising results.

  Director: Herbert Kenwith

  Writer: Unknown