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Diff'rent Strokes

NBC (Ended 1986)
 

Episode Guide

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  •  
    6.6 Fair 12 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 19 – Aired: 3/7/1986

    The Front Page

    Arnold's feature story about his high school football team threatens to turn into a controversial expose for the school newspaper when he witnesses team members buying steroids.

  •  
    6.6 Fair 9 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 18 – Aired: 2/28/1986

    The Photo Club

    Arnold is disgruntled over being partnered with archenemy Lisa in photography class but his frustration soars when the two are accidentally locked together in the basement darkroom.

  •  
    8.1 Great 9 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 17 – Aired: 2/21/1986

    The Big Bribe

    A date with a gorgeous girl has Arnold walking on a cloud, until he learns she was bribed by Willis to go out with him.

  •  
    7 Good 7 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 16 – Aired: 2/7/1986

    Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown

    Sam's contempt for a classmate who incessantly insults and badgers him is pacified when he learns that the boy is an orphan who's jealous of Sam's "perfect" family life.

  •  
    8.9 Great 15 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 15 – Aired: 1/31/1986

    Arnold's Tangled Web

    To prevent Drummond from seeing his "F" in geometry, Arnold arranges to have Drummond's signature forged on his report on his report card, but the scheme backfires when Drummond insists on a personal inspection of Arnold's grades.

  •  
    6.4 Fair 10 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 14 – Aired: 1/24/1986

    Sam's Big Brother

    Arnold's preoccupation with girls and school leaves younger brother Sam alone and bored until Willis steps in, takes over as "big bro" and causes a row when Arnold decides to fight back for the title.

  •  
    6.8 Fair 15 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 13 – Aired: 1/17/1986

    Bulimia

    Arnold suspects that Kimberly has an eating disorder when his slender sister is secretly gorging herself, but not gaining any weight. Arnold seeks Drummond's help in confronting Kimberly with her problem and the family comes together to help her fight the eating disorder, bulimia.

  •  
    5.6 Mediocre 7 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 12 – Aired: 1/10/1986

    Arnold's Initiation

    Arnold's initiation into the "cool" club at school jeopardizes his friendship with the mildly-retarded dishwasher at the Hamburger Hangar, after a prank Arnold "must" pull causes the man to lose his job.

  •  
    6.4 Fair 15 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 11 – Aired: 12/13/1985

    It's My Party and I'll Cry if I Want To

    Drummond has "ensured" that Sam will have an unforgettable birthday party by arranging for a local television personality to be the main attraction, until the swash-buckling "Captain Jack" steals the show and the birthday boy jumps ship.

  •  
    7.5 Good 5 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 10 – Aired: 12/6/1985

    Arnold's Bad Rep

    Arnold succumbs to peer pressure and boasts he went "all the way" with his girlfriend, but his lie puts him in a more awkward position once the girl finds out about his claim to fame.

  •  
    7.1 Good 5 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 9 – Aired: 11/29/1985

    Speak No Evil

    Father and son are feuding over First Amendment rights when an outraged Arnold objects to a white supremacy organization speaking at his high school and a discerning Drummond can't support Arnold's fury on the basis of the American right to free speech.

  •  
    5.8 Mediocre 11 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 8 – Aired: 11/15/1985

    So You Want to Be a Rock Star

    A music instructor "backs up" Arnold after he claims to be an expert sax player in order to impress a girl.

  •  
    7.2 Good 13 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 7 – Aired: 11/8/1985

    A Tale of Two Teachers

    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar guest stars as a high school English teacher who gives Arnold a "classic" punishment for "goofing off" in class and the freshman quickly learns his lesson when his penance is teaching "A Tale of Two Cities" to his rowdy classmates.

  •  
    7.3 Good 7 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 6 – Aired: 10/25/1985

    Arnold's Job

    Arnold's dream of becoming an "overnight" success as a photo-journalist run headlong into reality when he gets his first job on a local newspaper.

  •  
    7.3 Good 6 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 5 – Aired: 10/18/1985

    Willis Goes to College

    Willis takes a big step when he leave home for college, but fears his initiation to dorm life is only one of the freshman experiences he may not be ready to handle.

  •  
    7.4 Good 12 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 4 – Aired: 10/11/1985

    Love on the Run

    Sam and Arnold fear that the time their parents are spending apart is a symptom of an ailing marriage and the boys attempt to give them a dose of romance, hoping it will be the cure that will keep them from divorce.

  •  
    8.4 Great 9 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 3 – Aired: 10/4/1985

    Bully for Arnold

    Guarding the school bully's girlfriend, Ramona, seems like a simple task to Arnold, until his natural Jackson "charm" creates some problems, Ramona falls head over heels for him and Herman, the bully, wants to rearrange his face.

  •  
    6.4 Fair 9 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 2 – Aired: 9/27/1985

    Sam's Missing (2)

    The Drummonds, desperate to get Sam back, distribute fliers and go on the news to advertise his disappearance; Maggie unravels emotionally; Philip offers a $50,000 reward, which a con artist attempts to claim. Elsewhere, Don Brown increasingly becomes a stranger to his own wife and son, trying to prevent them from learning that Sam was not found but stolen. Finally, Sam rescues a newspaper ad from Don, and risks everything to tell the Drummonds where he is.

  •  
    6.5 Fair 11 Votes
    Season 8, Episode 1 – Aired: 9/27/1985

    Sam's Missing (1)

    A family whose little boy died, forces the father to kidnap Sam, who is shopping for some snacks in a grocery store. After the kidnapping, the man threatens to kill Sam's parents if he attempts in any way to escape.