Diff'rent Strokes

Magician Arnold "disappears" when a writer visits to do a story on the household.

Arnold's first date is held up when he and Willis are taken hostage during a holdup. Part 1 of 2.

Conclusion. Drummond tries to negotiate with the bank robbers holding Arnold and Willis hostage.

Drummond quietly intercedes when Arnold is rejected by a peewee football team.

Arnold takes a hobby shop to small-claims court over a defective electric train.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays an overzealous teacher who isn't scoring points with Arnold and Dudley.

Drummond is hospitalized with a serious injury. Part 1 of 2.

Conclusion. While Drummond is hospitalized, his partner takes control of the business.

Drummond arranges for Arnold to see two people who might ease the boy's concern about his size.

A telephone message has even Drummond thinking that Kimberly is pregnant.

Arnold helps Willis with a romantic intrigue.

Arnold helps the doorman finance a long shot at the race track.

The boys try to prove to old friends that they haven't forgotten their roots.

Arnold's poor dental checkup and a visit by health-minded Aunt Sophia spark Drummond's crusade to rid the school of junk-food machines.

A threatening telephone call casts a pall on Arnold's happy participation in a school program.

Disguised by makeup, 15-year-old Kimberly goes out with an "older man" who thinks she's ripe for romance.

Arnold balks at inviting the girl next door to his party, but his attitude changes when he learns she's hospitalized.

The trials of an immigrant seeking citizenship provide a lesson for Arnold, who has been failing in American history.

Drummond finds his new division director quite charming despite the fact that everyone else dislikes her.

Drummond learns that he's heir to property in Harlem that was owned by his ancestor, a slave trader.

A classmate who fears he's about to lose his foster home cons Arnold into persuading Drummond to adopt him.

Willis gets cold feet after arranging a romantic interlude with Charlene.

Kimberly lands a job as a model in a department store.

An unscrupulous baseball coach tries to get Willis to switch schools and join his team.