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The Best Seasons of Diff'rent Strokes

Every season of Diff'rent Strokes ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Diff'rent Strokes!

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The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman named Phillip Drummond and his

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Season 6

24 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1983

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE14 · The Hitchhikers (1) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (1) 8.0

Season 5

24 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1982

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE13 · A Growing Problem 7.8

Season 3

22 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1980

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · The Bank Job (1) 7.8

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Season 7

24 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1984

7.3/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE24 · A Special Friend 8.0

Season 4

26 Episodes

First Aired: Oct 1981

7.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · The Ski Weekend 7.7

Season 2

26 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1979

7.2/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Arnold's Girlfriend (1) 7.7

Season 1

24 Episodes

First Aired: Nov 1978

7.1/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE7 · The Trial 7.6

Season 8

19 Episodes

First Aired: Sep 1985

7.0/ 10

Average Rating

Best episodeE1 · Sam's Missing (1) 7.6