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{{infobox television |
 | show_name = Diff'rent Strokes
 | image = [[Image:diffrentstrokes.jpg|200px]]
 | caption =
 | format = [[Sitcom]]
 | runtime = 30 Minutes
 | creator = [[Jeff Harris]]<br />[[Bernie Kukoff]]
(contracted; show full)

In the final season (when the show moved from NBC to ABC), the one-hour season opener revolved around Sam being kidnapped by a bereaved father to replace his own dead son. In yet another episode, the family discovered that Kimberly was suffering from [[bulimia]] after witnessing her devour an entire sheet cake, and then go to the bathroom to vomit.


Another very special episode dealt with Arnold and Sam meet a street performer.  After a performance, she has an epileptic seizure and Sam is scared and thought she was dying.  The boys felt uncomfortable around her and when they were making jokes about her seizures, they found out that the housekeeper Pearl herself has epilepsy but, unlike the street performer, has control of her seizures by taking medications.⏎
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==Music connection==
The name of the show was derived from a popular [[catch phrase]], "diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks", popularized by [[rock music|rock band]] [[Sly & The Family Stone]] with their [[1968]] hit "[[Everyday People (Sly & the Family Stone song)|Everyday People]]." The show's theme song was written by [[Al Burton]], [[Alan Thicke]], and [[Gloria Loring]].

==Docudramas==
Two unofficial docu-dramas were produced about the show:
(contracted; show full)[[Category:1980s American television series]]
[[Category:1986 television series endings]]

[[es:Blanco y negro (serie)]]
[[fr:Arnold et Willy]]
[[it:Il mio amico Arnold]]
[[ja:アーノルド坊やは人気者]]
[[pt:Diff'rent Strokes]]