For me this was the funniest episode! Kim doing her little "congo" dance and then when they did the role reversal and she said to Arnold "Whatchoo talking 'bout Kimberly?"

My other favorite is when Willis was working in the mechanic garage and they staged that phony hold-up to fool Arnold. But the hold up turned out to be real!

My other favorite is when Willis was working in the mechanic garage and they staged that phony hold-up to fool Arnold. But the hold up turned out to be real!

I remember that episode.

roots is my all time fave ep

Kim doing her little "congo" dance...

This is one of a few episodes that have aired on BET that have made me wonder what the reaction would have been if these storylines were used in a current program. In today's PC world, there's no way Kimberly does her immitation of Arnold and Willis.

This is one of a few episodes that have aired on BET that have made me wonder what the reaction would have been if these storylines were used in a current program. In today's PC world, there's no way Kimberly does her immitation of Arnold and Willis.


Hmm, you make a good point. But I am African-American and I wasn't at all offended by it. But when you think of it, DS broke alot of racial barriers during that time. I mean c'mon, a white guy adopting, hugging and kissing two black youths???

i agree london bridges.. so much stuff wouldn't go today and i wasn't even offended by this stuff watching diff'rent strokes back then(i was very young of course) but i wonder how most of this got by.

I loved Roots especially with everyone reversing roles and doing their impressions of the other characters. It's a good way to help people understand one another.

That's one of the few episodes I never got to see in its original form...I only saw it dubbed in french, which really sucks...:( It must be funny, I remember the impression bit quite well.