My new quarantine hobby is rewatching my favorite shows from childhood. This was definitely one of them, but what a pleasure to rewatch this one from the start (I’m only on season 4 now). There’s a lot of mixed emotions as I watch: the cuteness of the child actors, the sadness of knowing what the actors went through in their lives, realizing that I was much too young and innocent to understand the social undertones of the show, but remembering the lessons from their “very special episodes”.

I’m glad that I found this site and look forward to reading these posts and posting along with you! Maybe I’ll see you in the Facts of Life, Too Close for Comfort and other boards for shows that I have begun rewatching.

Stay safe!

My new quarantine hobby is rewatching my favorite shows from childhood. This was definitely one of them, but what a pleasure to rewatch this one from the start (I’m only on season 4 now). There’s a lot of mixed emotions as I watch: the cuteness of the child actors, the sadness of knowing what the actors went through in their lives, realizing that I was much too young and innocent to understand the social undertones of the show, but remembering the lessons from their “very special episodes”.

I’m glad that I found this site and look forward to reading these posts and posting along with you! Maybe I’ll see you in the Facts of Life, Too Close for Comfort and other boards for shows that I have begun rewatching.

Stay safe!

Welcome aboard. You are welcome to come to the Facts of Life board. It's fairly active. Of course, there would not have been the Facts of Life without Different Strokes.

My new quarantine hobby is rewatching my favorite shows from childhood. This was definitely one of them, but what a pleasure to rewatch this one from the start (I’m only on season 4 now). There’s a lot of mixed emotions as I watch: the cuteness of the child actors, the sadness of knowing what the actors went through in their lives, realizing that I was much too young and innocent to understand the social undertones of the show, but remembering the lessons from their “very special episodes”.

I’m glad that I found this site and look forward to reading these posts and posting along with you! Maybe I’ll see you in the Facts of Life, Too Close for Comfort and other boards for shows that I have begun rewatching.

Stay safe!

Welcome to the boards. I found this site in 2002 and was hooked from the start. I watched Different Strokes today when Arnold went on a date with Diane and Dudley interrupted the date

Welcome to the boards. I found this site in 2002 and was hooked from the start. I watched Different Strokes today when Arnold went on a date with Diane and Dudley interrupted the date

I watched that episode recently too and it just made me laugh. I don’t think that I ever saw that episode or really many of the early episodes. I always thought that Dudley was just as adorable as Arnold.

I watched that episode recently too and it just made me laugh. I don’t think that I ever saw that episode or really many of the early episodes. I always thought that Dudley was just as adorable as Arnold.

This line by arnold had me :lol::lol::lol:


Dudley: "What's the matter Arnold I thought we were friends"

Arnold: "we are but not at night"

LOL:lol:

My new quarantine hobby is rewatching my favorite shows from childhood. This was definitely one of them, but what a pleasure to rewatch this one from the start (I’m only on season 4 now). There’s a lot of mixed emotions as I watch: the cuteness of the child actors, the sadness of knowing what the actors went through in their lives, realizing that I was much too young and innocent to understand the social undertones of the show, but remembering the lessons from their “very special episodes”.

I’m glad that I found this site and look forward to reading these posts and posting along with you! Maybe I’ll see you in the Facts of Life, Too Close for Comfort and other boards for shows that I have begun rewatching.

Stay safe!
Yes, welcome. I was curious to know if you have any favorite seasons? My favorites are Seasons 1-4.

mine to

Yes, welcome. I was curious to know if you have any favorite seasons? My favorites are Seasons 1-4.

I tend to like the earlier seasons when they were all younger. Seeing Dixie Carter doesn’t interest me.

The seasons with Adelaide are my favorite

I tend to like the earlier seasons when they were all younger. Seeing Dixie Carter doesn’t interest me.
She was better than that horrible replacement Mary Ann Mobley. She and the boy who played Sam is what killed this show to me.

The seasons with Adelaide are my favorite
I liked Edna the best but yeah Adelaide was good I didn’t like Pearl it wasn’t entertaining at all to see her in my opinion.

i liked Mis Garret the best as well she was funny

How I Rank The Maids On Diff’rent Storkes

1. Mrs. Garrett
2. Adelaide
3. Pearl (Who I Didn’t Like At All)

How I Rank The Maids On Diff’rent Storkes

1. Mrs. Garrett
2. Adelaide
3. Pearl (Who I Didn’t Like At All)


yes it was nothing unique about Pearl at all

yes it was nothing unique about Pearl at all
Nothing but the amount of food she ate lol but seriously I remember she was on Gimme A Break I think before she came on Diff’rent Strokes I liked her better on GAB

Nothing but the amount of food she ate lol but seriously I remember she was on Gimme A Break I think before she came on Diff’rent Strokes I liked her better on GAB

And she was on Maude

And she was on Maude
I remember that but speaking of Maude, remember when Bookman was on there I think he was flirting with Florida or something lol very interesting

I remember that but speaking of Maude, remember when Bookman was on there I think he was flirting with Florida or something lol very interesting

Yup I saw Bookman on there too

Yup I saw Bookman on there too
Weird but interesting to see Bookman on Good Times’s parent show playing another character

I watched that episode recently too and it just made me laugh. I don’t think that I ever saw that episode or really many of the early episodes. I always thought that Dudley was just as adorable as Arnold.

Me too. I love Dudley and I loved Dudley and Arnold's friendship as well. :)

I actually liked Pearl, Ms. Garrett and Adelaide. They all were great.

The seasons with Adelaide are my favorite

Mine too.

She's a hoot!

Yes, welcome. I was curious to know if you have any favorite seasons? My favorites are Seasons 1-4.

I’m on season 5 now and I can say that I my favorite seasons are 1-4. I just enjoyed it more when the boys were young. I never realized how Willis becomes rather handsome really fast, but I realize that i’m watching them mature in weeks, rather than years. :happyface

seasons 3 to 5 are the best.

I’m on season 5 now and I can say that I my favorite seasons are 1-4. I just enjoyed it more when the boys were young. I never realized how Willis becomes rather handsome really fast, but I realize that i’m watching them mature in weeks, rather than years. :happyface

Same for me. From best to worst I put:

1
3
4
2
5
6
8
7

Seasons 1-4 are the best. Season 5 is okay, not as good as the first four, the show started to lose energy but it was still okay. The last three were terrible and unwatchable. Arnold was no longer funny, Willis, Pearl and Kimberly disappeared, Gary Coleman was visible tired of the show at that point, Mr. Drummond was no longer the great father we saw up to that point and Maggie and Sam were the final nail in the coffin. No offense to Danny Cooksey, but his character was a failed attempt to replace Arnold, it killed the ratings. I prefer season 8 over 7, simply because several episodes featured Arnold and Willis as a brotherly duo. Season 7 is so Sam-centric

Same for me. From best to worst I put:

1
3
4
2
5
6
8
7

Seasons 1-4 are the best. Season 5 is okay, not as good as the first four, the show started to lose energy but it was still okay. The last three were terrible and unwatchable. Arnold was no longer funny, Willis, Pearl and Kimberly disappeared, Gary Coleman was visible tired of the show at that point, Mr. Drummond was no longer the great father we saw up to that point and Maggie and Sam were the final nail in the coffin. No offense to Danny Cooksey, but his character was a failed attempt to replace Arnold, it killed the ratings. I prefer season 8 over 7, simply because several episodes featured Arnold and Willis as a brotherly duo. Season 7 is so Sam-centric


Pearl disappeared? I dont remember that

Pearl only appeared in about 5 of the episodes during the last season. She wasn’t written out; she just wasn’t on camera. Willis and Maggie only appeared on a limited basis during that season, too. Budget cuts.

Pearl only appeared in about 5 of the episodes during the last season. She wasn’t written out; she just wasn’t on camera. Willis and Maggie only appeared on a limited basis during that season, too. Budget cuts.

Well she should have gotten a new job anyway once Mr. Drummond got married lol

Pearl disappeared? I dont remember that

As TV Guy said before me, Mary Jo Catlett was still a main cast member but she is absent for most of the season.

Well she should have gotten a new job anyway once Mr. Drummond got married lol

She was almost fired by Maggie. She told Pearl to give her bedroom to Willis. The episode after the wedding, the one where Arnold wanted to go to a party

She was almost fired by Maggie. She told Pearl to give her bedroom to Willis. The episode after the wedding, the one where Arnold wanted to go to a party

Yeah thats when willis was like..........."I dont think my girlfriend will appreciate me sleeping with Pearl"

lol

Yeah thats when willis was like..........."I dont think my girlfriend will appreciate me sleeping with Pearl"

lol

:lol::lol:


Arnold:"I don't want to stay with Adelaide, she could see me in my underwear, or I could see her in her underwear'
:lol:

:lol::lol:


Arnold:"I don't want to stay with Adelaide, she could see me in my underwear, or I could see her in her underwear'
:lol:

Yeah I like that line too lol

Yes, welcome. I was curious to know if you have any favorite seasons? My favorites are Seasons 1-4.

I love the show from the beginning to the end but my favorite seasons were/are probably seasons 4-6.

The first season after Mrs Garrett and the last season before Maggie