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Diff'rent Strokes (1978-85)

• American sitcom TV series

• Created by Jeff Harris, Bernie Kukoff

• Produced by Tandem Productions for NBC (1978-86), Embassy Television for ABC (1985-86)

• Series: eight (189 episodes, 1978-86)

• Debut: November 24, 1980 (ITV/Thames)

Main cast

• Conrad Bain as Phillip Drummond

• Gary Coleman as Arnold Jackson

• Todd Bridges as Willis Jackson

• Dana Plato as Kimberly Drummond (1978–84, 1985–86 recurring)

• Charlotte Rae as Edna Garrett (1978–79, 1984 guest)

• Mary Jo Catlett as Pearl Gallagher (1982–86)

• Danny Cooksey as Sam McKinney (1984–86)

• Dixie Carter as Maggie McKinney Drummond, (1984–85)

• Mary Ann Mobley as Maggie McKinney Drummond (1985–86) and as Ms. Osborne (1980)

Duty Free (1984-86)

• British sitcom TV series

• Created by Eric Chappell

• Produced by Yorkshire Television for ITV

• Series: three (22 episodes, 1984-86)

• Debut: February 13, 1984 (ITV/Thames)

Main cast

• Keith Barron as David Pearce

• Gwen Taylor as Amy Pearce

• Joanna Van Gyseghem as Linda Cochran

• Neil Stacy as Robert Cochran

• Carlos Douglas as Carlos the Waiter (not in the Christmas Special)