November 3rd, 1978 - The first episode of "Different Strokes" was aired on NBC.

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November 3rd, 1978 - The first episode of "Different Strokes" was aired on NBC.

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They ALL looked like the picture of good health back then!

Gary Coleman was such a cute sweet wise-cracking little boy who took TV viewers & audiences and literally swept them off their feet!!

The whole world quickly fell madly in love with him, probably because he melted and softened a lot of peoples' hearts like butter, and without him, I don't think the show would have lasted as long as it did!!

He was the smallest, yet the most dominating figure on the show!! He was the signature center of attraction who popular smirky comments drew lots of viewers to the show every week!

But little did ANYONE know though, that years later, the 3 kids would fall into hard times and into the clutches of severely troubled lives!! :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: