I wonder what was behind Arnold having PHONE ONLY SCENES in the ep when Kimberly went skiing-lol


Similar to Chrissy Snow on Three's Company. Wonder why Gary Coleman would be featured that way

he was having kidney problems i believe i missed him on there but that what i heard why he missed a few episodes

he was having kidney problems i believe i missed him on there but that what i heard why he missed a few episodes


I would think kidney problems means NO appearance at all, not phone scenes

i know he didnt appear at all in that episode the phone scenes just had mr d talking to arnold on the phone but arnold never appeared at all

i know he didnt appear at all in that episode the phone scenes just had mr d talking to arnold on the phone but arnold never appeared at all


I'm saying that he did APPEAR but just in Phone scenes

oh its np but i watched it mr d was talking to arnold but he never answerd back mr d did whole phone scenes himself then hung up the phone im just trying straighten things out that all.

oh its np but i watched it mr d was talking to arnold but he never answerd back mr d did whole phone scenes himself then hung up the phone im just trying straighten things out that all.


He did talk to Mr. Drummond on the phone and Willis. Maybe you saw a different ep


I'm talking about when Kimberly went Skiing

oh im sorry u right i was talking about when wills went to high school arnold didnt appear at all during that episode arnold was on at the beginning though talking to mr d about going to a farm with the maid.

one when kimberly went sking he was onlyin 2 scenes


when willis was buying the grass for high school he didnt show up at all sorry for the confusing

So what was the deal with him just having two brief scenes again in the Drummond Has Korean Son episode? Just what was going on? Was Gary on a contract dispute or was he ill? Notice the other episode had Tootie again--and she is annoying on DS!

So what was the deal with him just having two brief scenes again in the Drummond Has Korean Son episode? Just what was going on? Was Gary on a contract dispute or was he ill? Notice the other episode had Tootie again--and she is annoying on DS!


She actually made me laugh today

TootIe: So why is the Guy Suing you Mr. drummond

Mr. Drummond: because i gave him a raise

Tootie: Oh thanks, that makes sense


LOL

The reason why we saw those short scene with Gary Coleman was most likely due to his contract issues with the show. Chances are that after he came to terms with the producers, they filmed him in the studio and added his tag scenes in the non Tootie episodes for the beginning of that season to make it seem that his presence was there. They needed an element for each episode that would have been either Arnold or Tootie.

Plus, I think that his tag scene were filmed all in one or maybe two days. I think that they put him on a swing set and gave him his lines as he was on camera and taped him. He probably had his little script and performed.

The reason why we saw those short scene with Gary Coleman was most likely due to his contract issues with the show. Chances are that after he came to terms with the producers, they filmed him in the studio and added his tag scenes in the non Tootie episodes for the beginning of that season to make it seem that his presence was there. They needed an element for each episode that would have been either Arnold or Tootie.

Plus, I think that his tag scene were filmed all in one or maybe two days. I think that they put him on a swing set and gave him his lines as he was on camera and taped him. He probably had his little script and performed.

i'm not sure why gary was fighting with NBC for more money when the show was never in the top 10

Still, there was a big fan base with the show and the show did have respectable ratings. I think his parents had a lot to do with it as well.

What were NBC's biggest hits at the time?

What were NBC's biggest hits at the time?

At the time the biggest hits on NBC were

Real People
Little House on the Prarie
Chips

He missed a few episodes at the start of season 4 due to a contract dispute. He did it at the start of season two, too, but they just delayed production and there were no missed episodes...they didn't do that for the start of season four. He missed episodes due to his kidney condition in season 6 or 7. Here is some details from the dispute right from the SO DS website:

In July of 1979, dumpling-cheeked, pudgy prodigy Gary Coleman held up shooting on the show because, it was reported, he wanted "more money, added benefits, and a bodyguard." Specifically, he wanted $30,000 per episode (as opposed to the $1,600 he'd been getting).
He held out again in 1981 but this time they started to film without him.

According to a 1982 article Gary Coleman was making $50,000 per each episode- or about $1.3 million- for the 1981-82 season, after his contract dispute. Todd Bridges was making about $15,000 per show. Conrad Bain was making about $25,000 per show.

Gary Coleman was paid $1,500 per episode the first season. It later went up to $20,000 , then $40,000, and as high as $70,000. He made almost $18 million from his TV and movies work during the period Diff'rent Strokes was on the air (1978-1986).
He made 7 million total from Strokes.

I knew it! Those tag scenes were filmed and then added to the eps that he was not in. Pav, what you wrote is info that I have seen before but I can't remember where.

It is a shame that he and Todd were truly being short changed. $1,600 an episode? No way.

The powers that be could have done a better job than that especially if one of your biggest stars is making the show a success.

Sad that Todd wasn't paid more......that had to be a slap in the face.

A bodyguard? :lol: