Diff'rent Strokes

Arnold and Willis, the main characters of the series

Diff'rent Strokes is a sitcom show on NBC and later ABC created by Jeff Harris and Bernie Kukoff.

TV

• Diff'rent Strokes (November 3rd, 1978 - March 7th, 1986)

Links to Other Series

Direction	Series	Date	Description	Type
4	Hello, Larry	1979330 March 30, 1979	Characters from Hello, Larry appear in the Diff'erent Strokes episodes The Trip, Feudin' and Fussin and Thanksgiving Crossover.	1
2	The Facts of Life	1979824 August 24, 1979	The Facts of Life is a spinoff of Diff'rent Strokes.	1
5	Silver Spoons	1982116 November 6, 1982	Arnold from Diff'rent Strokes appears in the Silver Spoons episode "The Great Computer Caper".	1
4	Knight Rider	1984211 February 11, 1984	Arnold and Dudley from Diff'rent Strokes are fans of Knight Rider; David Hasselhoff, star of Knight Rider, appears alongside KITT in the Diff'rent Strokes episode "Hooray For Hollywood: Part 2".	2
4	Amazing Stories	1985128 December 8, 1985	Arnold Jackson appears in the Amazing Stories episode "Remote Control Man".	1
4	Stay Tuned	1992814 August 14, 1992	There is a minor reference to Diff'rent Strokes in Stay Tuned titled “Different Strokes.”	2
5	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	1996520 May 20, 1996	Arnold and Mr. Drummond from Diff'rent Strokes appear in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air in the episode "I, Done: Part 2".	1
5	Final Destination	2003131 January 31, 2003	Diff'rent Strokes is mentioned in Final Destination 2.	2
5	The Big Bang Theory	2011922 September 22, 2011	Diff'rent Strokes is mentioned in the Big Bang Theory episode "The Infestation Hypothesis".	2
5	Robot Chicken	2005220 February 20, 2005	Diff'rent Strokes is parodied in the Robot Chicken episode "Junk In The Trunk".	2
5	Ted (Universal)	2012629 June 29, 2012	Diff'rent Strokes is mentioned in Ted.	2
5	Saw	2021514 May 14, 2021	"Whatcha talkin' bout Willis", a quote from Diff'rent Strokes, is spoken in Spiral.	2
5	Ted Lasso	2021723 July 23, 2021	Diff'rent Strokes is quoted in the Ted Lasso episode "Goodbye Earl".	2