- Dates: November 3, 1978 - March 7, 1986
- Type: Television Series
This Television Series plays Everyday People performed by Sly & The Family Stone
The name of the show was taken from the lyrics of Everyday People - "diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks"
This sitcom starred Gary Coleman as Arnold Jackson and Todd Bridges as his older brother, Willis. They played two black children from a poor Harlem neighborhood whose deceased mother previously worked for a rich white widower, Philip Drummond (Conrad Bain), who eventually adopted them. They lived in a penthouse with Mr. Drummond, Mr. Drummond's daughter Kimberly (Dana Plato), and their maid.