He guest starred on Maude and in this episode his name was ARNOLD:lol::lol::lol::lol:

His real name was Bonar Bain

Did you never see him on Different Strokes?

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Did you never see him on Different Strokes?

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I thought it was conrad bain in drag:lol::lol::lol::lol:

I thought it was conrad bain in drag:lol::lol::lol::lol:

:lol::lol::lol::D:D:D

That is probably what I would have thought too !!;) :lol::D

He guest starred on Maude and in this episode his name was ARNOLD:lol::lol::lol::lol:

His real name was Bonar Bain


Wow, they are identical !! :eek:;)

Wow, they are identical !! :eek:;)

Even the live audience was like........WOW when he walked out

I thought it was conrad bain in drag:lol::lol::lol::lol:

That's what I used to think.

Bonar Bain was in a Diff'rent Strokes parody sketch on SCTV.

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I’ve known for a long time now that Conrad Bain had a twin brother. I thought you knew too, TVFactFan. This is a shocker. They look identical, don’t they?

I’ve known for a long time now that Conrad Bain had a twin brother. I thought you knew too, TVFactFan. This is a shocker. They look identical, don’t they?

That;s why the live audience was so amazed when he came out the door. lol

Bonar Bain was in a Diff'rent Strokes parody sketch on SCTV.

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Wow, thanks for the video

They look identical, don’t they?

Hence the identical part of "identical twins" :wave:

Well, we covered Maude, Different Strokes and SCTV. Here's the other 3 places you can see him (from IMDB)

Filmography

Actor (6 credits)

1984 Draw! (TV Movie)
Poker Player

1983 Diff'rent Strokes (TV Series)
Anna Van Drummond
- The Van Drummonds (1983) ... Anna Van Drummond

1983 Running Brave
University Professor

1981 SCTV Network (TV Series)
Hank Bain
- Zontar (1981) ... Hank Bain

1980 Powder Heads
Dispatcher

1977 Maude (TV Series)
Arnold Harmon
- Vivian's Surprise (1977) ... Arnold Harmon

Hence the identical part of "identical twins" :wave:

What if they were conjoined twins? ! :eek::lol:

If being called Conrad wasn't awkward enough imagine going through school and getting teased for having a name like Bonar.

If being called Conrad wasn't awkward enough imagine going through school and getting teased for having a name like Bonar.

Well, it worked for the guy on Growing Pains :)

What if they were conjoined twins? ! :eek::lol:

They’d be on ID TV accused of killing each other :wave:

They’d be on ID TV accused of killing each other :wave:


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Yes, he guest starred on Maude. But he wasn't on Diff'rent Strokes, Cousin Anna was played by Conrad Bain

Yes, he guest starred on Maude. But he wasn't on Diff'rent Strokes, Cousin Anna was played by Conrad Bain

That's what I thought

Yes, he guest starred on Maude. But he wasn't on Diff'rent Strokes, Cousin Anna was played by Conrad Bain

Bonar Bain's filmography on IMDb says differently.

If being called Conrad wasn't awkward enough imagine going through school and getting teased for having a name like Bonar.

I was seriously thinking of naming one of my Sons Bonar ! :lol:

No , seriously I was going to post something about the funny name Bonar here , but didn't want to be the first one to mention it ! :eek:Thanks Mace Dolex !:D:wave:

On Maude, I think Conrad was playing both parts until the end when Bonar came out of the den.

Amazing only Walter knew, and never mentioned, Arthur had a twin.

Bonar Bain's filmography on IMDb says differently.

You're right, several sites cited him as a guest star but the closing credits of that episode of season 6 ("The Van Drummonds") doesn't include his name. Conrad played both roles :wave:

Actor Ivan Bonar could maybe have a son, nephew, or brother named... Bonar Bonar! :) lol

I wonder if Bonar Bain had a Bowmar Brain?

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You're right, several sites cited him as a guest star but the closing credits of that episode of season 6 ("The Van Drummonds") doesn't include his name. Conrad played both roles :wave:

Gotcha. I guess that it was Conrad that played Cousin Anna then. The last time that I watched "The Van Drummonds" was before that I even knew that Conrad Bain had a twin brother. Creepy episode! :eek:

Actor Ivan Bonar could maybe have a son, nephew, or brother named... Bonar Bonar! :) lol

:lol::lol::lol::D:D:D

Bonar Bonar , like Little Caesar's " Pizza , Pizza " !!:crazy::lol::D

Gotcha. I guess that it was Conrad that played Cousin Anna then. The last time that I watched "The Van Drummonds" was before that I even knew that Conrad Bain had a twin brother. Creepy episode! :eek:

I agree. By season 6, the show was in its declining years. The Wedding could have been a good series finale

Well, it worked for the guy on Growing Pains :)
That was even worse as the characters name on the show was Boner with an 'E' that I'm still amazed how that got past the TV censors.

You're right, several sites cited him as a guest star but the closing credits of that episode of season 6 ("The Van Drummonds") doesn't include his name. Conrad played both roles :wave:
I just saw the episode on Amazon Prime and you're right about Conrad being listed in the credits as playing Anna.

I'm thinking Bonar Bain did in fact play Anna VanDrummond in just the one end scene in the living room as the lighting is darkened to hide the fact its Bonar as Anna and we also just see Dana Plato as Hans and not playing double duty as Kimberly.

If he ever took Conrad's place on a Diff'rent Strokes episode??

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^ oh yeah I see the resemblance now. :rolleyes:

You're right, several sites cited him as a guest star but the closing credits of that episode of season 6 ("The Van Drummonds") doesn't include his name. Conrad played both roles :wave:

BOTNS Investigates: Diff'rent Strokes: The Search for Bonar (https://www.battleofthenetworkshows.com/2021/08/botns-investigates-diffrent-strokes.html)

When exploring the world of SCTV for our episode earlier this season, I was astonished to learn that the Season 6 Diff'rent Strokes episode "The Van Drummonds" featured Bonar as well. I always assumed this ridiculous installment of the program, one that had Dana Plato in drag as Dutch cousin Hans, also had CONRAD Bain in drag as Hans' mother Anna Van Drummond. Yet according to multiple sources, including IMDB, it's twin brother BONAR!

OR IS IT?

I screened this one when the series landed on Prime Video (in syndicated edits for some reason, but that's another story), and the main thing that hit me was how annoying the story was. Arnold and Willis are blamed throughout the episode for the wrongdoing of Hans, and as a kid I always hated these kinds of plots. The kids are clearly innocent, and everyone knows it except the person disciplining them--in this case, Mr. Drummond, who should know better.

Other than that, though, I thought, yeah, it looks like Conrad. Then again, BONAR looks Conrad. They're twins!

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Yet the end credits tell a diff'rent story:

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Fun fact, by the way: This episode was written by multiple-Academy-Award-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis!

So why is Bonar given credit for this role? Hey, Conrad worked hard in this Emmy-baiting role. Don't take his thunder!

I found this article that explains it (https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80032609/bonar-bain-on-diffrent-strokes/). Many thanks to the kind soul who clipped this and made it free even for non-Newspapers.com subscribers:

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Bonar was there and on set, but did not appear on camera except from behind as Anna (Oh, BEhave!). And much love to Knight-Ridder for running a story like this on an upcoming episode of Diff'rent Strokes.

In fact, if you do a Google search, you will find Getty Images pics that credit Bonar as Anna, and I believe this added to the confusion. Check out this stunner which shows both Con and Bon together (https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/the-van-drummonds-episode-6-pictured-conrad-bain-as-philip-news-photo/138356991?adppopup=true).

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The confusion is understandable but unacceptable to TV historians! Conrad Bain deserves his due, and Bonar deserves to be honored for his actual work. Yet it's still comforting to know that Bonar was a part of this seminal Diff'rent Strokes episode.

The search for REAL Bonar continues!