The norman lear sitcom about harlem orphans falling into the lap of luxury was anchored by veteran stage actor conrad bain, and featured promising child stars todd bridges and dana plato. You must cancel before the trial ends to avoid charges. She does her best to hide this from everyone until it. Diffrent strokes aired a twopart episode featuring a character called the bicycle man about child molestation. Moviechat forums diffrent strokes discussion do you think the bulimia episode was han. Watch diffrent strokes bulimia s8 e online watch online anytime. A proper white man adopts two streetwise black boys. The bicycle man the twopart episode was the signal that diffrent strokes was about to dabble in darkness.
Diff rent strokes stars dixie carter, dana plato and mary ann mobley. First lady nancy reagan made a guest appearance in a very special episode about drug abuse, and abcs webster was a follow the leader rival. Diffrent strokes bulimia tv episode 1986 trivia imdb. Diffrent strokes is a sitcom that takes place in manhattan. Kimberlys pregnancy scaresafe sex episode was something that you could see the characters having to deal with. Diff rent strokes 1978 1986 opening and closing theme by teevees greatest. Diffrent strokes bulimia tv episode 1986 trivia on imdb. Todd bridges was his older brother willis and conrad bain was the proper white man, phillip drummond. Diffrent strokes january 17, 20 paul stroessner 5 comments in honor of conrad bain, here is a repost of a diffrent strokes article i wrote on june 9, 2010, just a couple of weeks after gary coleman died wow, almost 3 years already. The theme was cowritten and performed by alan thicke. But no episode sticks haunts gen xers like the bicycle man, which cast gordon jump as a. There is also the introduction of a character named kathy which the episode is called count your blessings.
Diffrent strokes 19781985 is a groundbreaking classic comedy series that approaches racial issues with a sense of humor. Watch diffrent strokes online full episodes of season 8. The stars of diffrent strokes and hello, larry get together in a special, hourlong episode in which phillip drummond realises that the purchase of a portland radio station could mean the loss of a job for his old friend larry alder. I finally got around to watching this show again when i found out it now airs on encore black. The story of a pair of africanamerican brothers adopted by a widowed millionaire, the. Mar 14, 2016 the show was so successful that very special episodes devoted to bulimia, epilepsy, alcoholism, and the dangers of hitchhiking followed. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series diff rent strokes. Kimberly makes a return visit home and all seems well with her, except that shes hiding a dark secret. When i saw this episode as a young kid, it seemed more serious. Video rangers episode 96 diff rent strokes sams missing 92785 by video rangers.
Arnold seeks drummonds help in confronting kimberly with her problem and the family comes together to help her fight the eating disorder, bulimia. Arnold gets blamed when food starts disappearing from the house, but he soon discovers that kimberly, who has developed bulimia, is the culprit. Diff rent strokes began an eightyear run across two networks in 1978, making stars out of its young lead actors gary coleman, todd bridges and dana plato. Even in hooray for hollywood, a vacation episode featuring a hasselhoff cameo, the kids nearly get blown up on the knight rider set. To correct episode titles click through the episode and submit corrections via the specific. Start your free trial to watch diffrent strokes and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. Different strokes creepy bicycle man, gary coleman by winters455. Willis seeks comradeship as a member of the tarantulas, a street gang, but finds only deceit as he gets caught in a. Diffrent strokes full episodes diffrent strokes season 1 full episodes diffrent strokes season 2 full episodes diffrent strokes season 3 full episodes. Video rangers episode 96 diffrent strokes sams missing 92785 by video rangers. Watch diffrent strokes episodes, get episode information, recaps and more.
Diffrent strokes was the king of the very special episode. Let me just copy and paste a key sentence on wikipedia about the icky topics that diffrent strokes addressed during its 8season run. A very special diffrent strokes with saved by the bell by sherfitz. Kimberly makes a return visit home and all seems well with her. I love the older seasons with janet jackson and all the adults issues and special episodes. In fact, the first four entries here were all twoparters. In her final episode, dana platos kimberley struggled with an eating disorder. The series stars gary coleman and todd bridges as arnold and willis jackson, respectively, two africanamerican boys from harlem taken in by a rich white park avenue businessman and widower named phillip drummond conrad bain and. Diffrent strokes featured some very special episodes that involved child molestation, child pornography, pedophilia, hitchhiking, kidnapping, epileptic seizure, bullies, racism, bulimia, drunk driving and drug.
Diffrent strokes was the king of the very special episode metv. Diffrent strokes episode 0811 bulimia video dailymotion. Diffrent strokes began an eightyear run across two networks in 1978, making stars out of its young lead. Sep 20, 2018 200 videos play all episodes diffrent strokes topic a very special episode s2 e5 the diffrent strokes with the bicycle man child molester duration. Diffrent strokes season 1 episode 5 rotten tomatoes. Although a sitcom characterized by constant gags and low punches, these two controversial episodes did so well in terms of rating that the show consequently went on to air other very special episodes about different grave. Watch diffrent strokes episode 0811 bulimia different strokes on dailymotion. Diff rent strokes is an american sitcom television series that aired on nbc from november 3, 1978 to may 4, 1985 and on abc from september 27, 1985 to march 7, 1986. Bulimia s08e is the thirteenth episode of season eight of diffrent strokes rel. Diffrent strokes the bicycle man child molester episode part 1 by polloboy11. More bulimia s08e is the thirteenth episode of season eight of diffrent strokes released on fri jan 17, 1986.
From diffrent strokes to the mean streets to the life i always wanted. Arnold suspects that kimberly has an eating disorder when his slender sister is secretly gorging herself, but not gaining any weight. In other notable episodes, such as season 8s bulimia, the family discovered that kimberly was suffering from bulimia. Willis seeks comradeship as a member of the tarantulas, a street gang, but finds only deceit as he gets caught in a web of misplaced loyalties. Bulimia is the thirteenth episode of the eighth season of diffrent strokes, and the one hundred eightieth episode overall. The diminuitive colemans catchphrase whatchu talkin. Arnold suspects that kimberly has an eating disorder when his slender sister is secretly gorging himself.
A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series diffrent strokes. Hilarity ensues diffrent strokes 197886 made a star of gary coleman as arnold jackson, the younger of the two boys. Diffrent strokes stars dixie carter, dana plato and mary ann mobley. The title of this firstseason episode of nbcs diffrent strokes pretty much says it all. Buy, rent diffrent strokes, season 8 episode, is available to watch and stream on the minisode network. The following is a list of episodes of diffrent strokes, an american sitcom that aired on nbc from november 3, 1978, to may 4, 1985, and on abc from september 27, 1985, to march 7, 1986. The fact that she has been utilizing the dangerous bulimic practice of staying thin by eating and then regurgitating it back out in the bathroom. You can also buy, rent diffrent strokes on demand at starz online. Arnold seeks drummonds help in confronting kimberly with her problem and the family comes together to help her fight the eating disor. The following is a list of episodes of diffrent strokes, an american sitcom that aired on nbc from november 3, 1978 to may 4, 1985 and abc from september 27, 1985 to march 7, 1986. The message episodeits a hallmark of any childrenhaving sitcom. The misadventures of a wealthy manhattan family who adopted the children of their late african american housekeeper from harlem.
We have facts of life complete now all we need is diffrent strokes complete. With conrad bain, gary coleman, todd bridges, mary jo catlett. Diffrent strokes stars had no idea their lives would turn. Bulimia is the thirteenth episode of the eighth season of diff rent strokes, and the one hundred eightieth episode overall. The most ridiculous message episodes in tv history complex. Diffrent strokes began an eightyear run across two networks in 1978, making stars out of its young lead actors gary coleman, todd bridges and dana plato. Conrad bain philip drummond, gary coleman arnold jackson, todd bridges willis jackson credit only, mary jo catlett pearl gallagher, danny cooksey sam mckinney and mary ann mobley maggie mckinney. After leaving diffrent strokes, plato attempted to establish herself as a serious. The title of this firstseason episode of nbcs diff rent strokes pretty much says it all. The following is a list of episodes of diffrent strokes, an american sitcom that aired on nbc. With gary coleman, todd bridges, conrad bain, dana plato. Last night they were airing the very special episode 8.
The diminuitive colemans catchphrase whatchu talkin about, willis. Diffrent strokes best of the bicycleman by gluecement. By smaktakula diffrent strokes proved an instant hit with tv audiences in september of 1978. When massive quantities of food disappear, arnold and sam find out that kimberly is suffering from. In the season 8 episode that aired on january 17, 1986platos final appearance on the showkimberly suffers from the effects of bulimia. The mid80s had to be the peak for this different strokes, family ties alcoholic uncle tom hanks etc, growing pains boyfriend killed driving drunk kate and allie jane curtain somehow acting like she was homeless because she.
Diffrent strokes is an american sitcom television series that aired on nbc from november 3, 1978 to may 4, 1985 and on abc from september 27, 1985 to march 7, 1986. She was nominated for a young artist award for her work on diffrent strokes, and also was part of two tv land award nominations given to the cast of the show. Diffrent strokes 1978 1986 opening and closing theme by teevees greatest. The stars of diff rent strokes and hello, larry get together in a special, hourlong episode in which phillip drummond realises that the purchase of a portland radio station could mean the loss of a job for his old friend larry alder. Mar, 2018 diffrent strokes aired a twopart episode featuring a character called the bicycle man about child molestation.
Dana michelle plato was an american actress and model, who was included on a list of vh1s. The spanking finds arnold getting into a bit of mischief, dropping water balloons from the balcony onto. The show was so successful that very special episodes devoted to bulimia, epilepsy, alcoholism, and the dangers of hitchhiking followed. The bicycle man the twopart episode was the signal that diff rent strokes was about to dabble in darkness. More bulimia s08e is the thirteenth episode of season eight of diff rent strokes released on fri jan 17, 1986.