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Diff'rent Strokes

TV · 1978–1986 · 8 seasons

A warm, easy-watch sitcom that mixes gentle laughs with earnest lessons about family and growing up.

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television series (1978-1986)
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Year
1978–1986
Seasons
8
Episodes
189
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • class
  • race
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism6
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

Details

Genres
sitcom
Created by
Bernie Kukoff, Jeff Harris
Written by
Martin Cohan, Ben Starr, Howard Leeds, Budd Grossman
Starring
Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Dixie Carter, Dana Plato, Charlotte Rae, Mary Jo Catlett, Mary Ann Mobley, Todd Bridges
Music
Alan Thicke, Gloria Loring
Length
8 seasons, 189 episodes
Network
NBC, American Broadcasting Company
Country
United States
Languages
English

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