Diff’rent Strokes (1978-1985) is an American sitcom. The series is about the adoption by a white millionaire, Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain), of 2 orphaned African American boys, Willis & Arnold Jackson (Todd Bridges and Gary Coleman) from Harlem.

With the newly formed family (which includes Drummond’s daughter, Kimberly (Dana Plato) living in a New York penthouse, the show focuses on family values, such as Arnold and Willis's relationship with their adoptive father. It also addresses serious topics such as racism, drug abuse, alcoholism, and child abuse.

As Arnold Jackson, Gary Coleman was usually at the centre of the show’s funny scenes and he went on to become a child star.