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The Best Episodes of Diff'rent Strokes Season 7

Every episode of Diff'rent Strokes Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Diff'rent Strokes Season 7!

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...
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Season 7 Ratings Summary

"A Haunting We Will Go" is the best rated episode of "Diff'rent Strokes" season 7. It scored 7.6/10 based on 88 votes. Directed by Gerren Keith and written by N/A, it aired on 9/29/1984. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Arnold and Lisa's Mother".

  • A Haunting We Will Go
    7.6/10(88)

    #1 - A Haunting We Will Go

    Season 7 Episode 1

    Aired 9/29/1984

    When Arnold and Sam creep through the crevices of the neighborhood's haunted house they find the ghost boasts a bounty of surprises--the biggest being a love for people and contempt for war.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • Arnold and Lisa's Mother
    6.9/10(66)

    #2 - Arnold and Lisa's Mother

    Season 7 Episode 2

    Aired 10/6/1984

    Arnold thinks the school science fair is the perfect opportunity to sabotage the project of his least favorite female classmate, but with a closer look he wonders if her aggravating behavior is really a cry for help.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • Bed-Wetting
    6.8/10(66)

    #3 - Bed-Wetting

    Season 7 Episode 3

    Aired 10/13/1984

    The Drummond household is faced with Sam's bed-wetting problem trying everything from scolding to fawning, only to have Sam become more frustrated and hurt.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • Undercover Lover
    7.5/10(67)

    #4 - Undercover Lover

    Season 7 Episode 4

    Aired 10/20/1984

    Willis becomes the middleman in a police effort to halt use and trafficking of drugs at his high school.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • Arnold's Strike
    7.1/10(68)

    #5 - Arnold's Strike

    Season 7 Episode 5

    Aired 10/27/1984

    Arnold risks expulsion from school when he leads a strike against some new rules he feels are ""unfair.""

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • Sam's Father
    7.0/10(67)

    #6 - Sam's Father

    Season 7 Episode 6

    Aired 11/3/1984

    Sam must choose between a penthouse apartment and a honky-tonk club when his real father comes knocking on the Drummond's door, wanting to take Sam with him.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • Carmella Meets the Gooch
    7.2/10(68)

    #7 - Carmella Meets the Gooch

    Season 7 Episode 7

    Aired 11/10/1984

    ""The Gooch"" returns to taunt Arnold and take on a new target--Sam, only to face his first challenge in the Drummond's new neighbor, an Italian foreign exchange student.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • Arnold the Entrepreneur
    7.3/10(64)

    #8 - Arnold the Entrepreneur

    Season 7 Episode 8

    Aired 11/17/1984

    Entrepreneur Arnold reluctantly allows Sam to be a part of his new scheme, when Sam realizes only Arnold will reap the profits, he breaks up the partnership and becomes the competition.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson
    7.0/10(60)

    #9 - The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson

    Season 7 Episode 9

    Aired 11/24/1984

    When Arnold is appointed judge of the school court, he is suddenly faced with jeopardizing a longtime friendship or losing a date with the school heartthrob--everyone has their day in court.

    Director: Mel Ferber

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gymnasts
    7.4/10(67)

    #10 - The Gymnasts

    Season 7 Episode 10

    Aired 12/1/1984

    Drummond's surprise meant to encourage an Olympic hopeful felled by a tragic accident backfires when the young man instead becomes embittered at meeting the 1984 Men's Olympic Gold Medal-winning Gymnastics Team until Willis and Sam take on the challenge of setting things right.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • Tonsils
    6.9/10(65)

    #11 - Tonsils

    Season 7 Episode 11

    Aired 12/8/1984

    Drummond is a tower of strength for Sam as he prepares to have his tonsils removed, but what will happen when Drummond finds out he is to be Sam's roommate while having some ""minor"" knee surgery.

    Director: Mel Ferber

    Writer: N/A

  • Arnold's Songbird
    7.0/10(68)

    #12 - Arnold's Songbird

    Season 7 Episode 12

    Aired 12/15/1984

    In order to be elected the entertainment chairman for a school charity fundraiser, Arnold promises to get a celebrity but when it's time to deliver, he's forced to look to his nemesis Carmella for help, hoping she can save the day.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • Baseball Blues
    6.9/10(67)

    #13 - Baseball Blues

    Season 7 Episode 13

    Aired 1/5/1985

    Sam persuades a reluctant Mr. Drummond to become the coach of his bad news baseball team and then regrets it after he winds up on the bench.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • Arnold Saves the Squirrel
    6.8/10(63)

    #14 - Arnold Saves the Squirrel

    Season 7 Episode 14

    Aired 1/12/1985

    When Sam visits a taping of ""The Sandy Squirrel Show"" he is overcome by the news his favorite television idol is about to be cancelled, but it's big brother Arnold to the rescue as he rallies the Boy Scouts of Manhattan to demand the Squirrel be given a reprieve.

    Director: Mel Ferber

    Writer: N/A

  • Sam Adopts a Grandparent
    7.1/10(64)

    #15 - Sam Adopts a Grandparent

    Season 7 Episode 15

    Aired 1/19/1985

    The Drummonds are concerned when the normally lovable Sam battles with a cynical senior who rejects the Cub Scout's ""Adopt A Grandparent"" program, leaving Sam with a tainted view of older people.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • Harry Birthday Drummond
    7.4/10(68)

    #16 - Harry Birthday Drummond

    Season 7 Episode 16

    Aired 1/26/1985

    Kimberly returns home from school in Paris to surprise Drummond on his birthday prompting Arnold and Willis to try and match her special gift, they decide to change their name to Drummond, until Willis suddenly has second thoughts.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • Sam's New Pal
    7.5/10(65)

    #17 - Sam's New Pal

    Season 7 Episode 17

    Aired 2/2/1985

    Sam is taken aback when he realizes his new ""buddy"" is a girl, but Mr. Drummond is even more dumbfounded when the kids want to have a sleepover.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • Russian Embassy
    7.0/10(66)

    #18 - Russian Embassy

    Season 7 Episode 18

    Aired 2/9/1985

    When Arnold's rocket for his school project is accidentally set off and lands atop the Russian Embassy, the state department is led to suspect the Drummond's participation is foul play.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • Cheers to Arnold
    7.2/10(70)

    #19 - Cheers to Arnold

    Season 7 Episode 19

    Aired 2/16/1985

    Arnold's attempt to stop a friend from drinking backfires as he's left standing in the boy's bathroom holding a bottle of booze when the teacher walks in.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Camping We Will Go
    7.1/10(62)

    #20 - A Camping We Will Go

    Season 7 Episode 20

    Aired 2/23/1985

    A camping trip with Arnold and Sam intended to strengthen Drummond's relationship with Sam goes awry when Sam's real father shows up and invites himself along.

    Director: Lee Shallat Chemel

    Writer: N/A

  • Beauty is in the Eye of Arnold
    6.8/10(67)

    #21 - Beauty is in the Eye of Arnold

    Season 7 Episode 21

    Aired 3/2/1985

    Arnold is faced with a dilemma when his friends insist he take a cute cheerleader to the dance instead of the girl Arnold really likes who they consider an ""ugly duckling.""

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Blue Collar Drummond
    6.7/10(64)

    #22 - Blue Collar Drummond

    Season 7 Episode 22

    Aired 3/9/1985

    When Drummond is accused of being out of touch with his employee, he secretly takes a job in one of his own factories working on an assembly line. Much to his surprise, his job is threatened when he makes suggestions to boost morale and improve production.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • Street Smarts
    7.7/10(67)

    #23 - Street Smarts

    Season 7 Episode 23

    Aired 3/23/1985

    Although Arnold boasts he held his own in a mugging, Drummond fears the incident goes deeper than Arnold will admit and becomes concerned when he finds Arnold has sought a dangerous method of protection.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A

  • A Special Friend
    7.7/10(84)

    #24 - A Special Friend

    Season 7 Episode 24

    Aired 5/4/1985

    Arnold and Sam's new friendship with a street performer gets mired in fear and confusion when they discover she has epilepsy.

    Director: Gerren Keith

    Writer: N/A