I found out that Gary Coleman made a guest appearance on Silver Spoos as his original character from Different Strokes. How can this be? I checked the episode description for both shows on the night Arnold appeared on Silver Spoons and neither episode was closed to being connected. I was told that NBC did the crossover attempt to boost ratings for Silver Spoons. But I thought that a character from SilverSpoons had to be connected to one of the characters on Different Strokes for the crossover to make sense. For example, the Different Strokes crossover with Facts of Life makes sense because it's a spinoff of the Ms. Garret character and the crossover with Hello Larry makes sense because the Larry character was old army buddy of Mr. drummond. So if someone saw the crossover episode which was actually a silver Spoons episode, let me know why would the Arnold Jackson character appear on Silver Spoons as his self?

That is very confusing because I might be wrong but I don't even think Silver Spoons was set in New York although I have never seen it.

To get people to watch Silver Spoons they obviously wanted an audience to not only be able to associate with the actor Gary Coleman, but also with the character of Arnold Jackson.

Originally posted by JethroSimpson
That is very confusing because I might be wrong but I don't even think Silver Spoons was set in New York although I have never seen it.

To get people to watch Silver Spoons they obviously wanted an audience to not only be able to associate with the actor Gary Coleman, but also with the character of Arnold Jackson.

Yeah-i forgot all about the locations of both shows. I do know that Silver Spoons was not in NYC-which made the crossover more strange.

Arnold was visiting Rick (I think that's his character's name erm) to take a picture of him for the school newspaper. I forgot for what though. Anyways, Rick hacked into a government computer which contained plans for a secret plane which made Arnold and Rick nervous. They end up trying to run away.

The episode aired on Nick-at-Nite in March as part of their Revenge of the 80s Week.

Originally posted by Sean Snow
Arnold was visiting Rick (I think that's his character's name erm) to take a picture of him for the school newspaper. I forgot for what though. Anyways, Rick hacked into a government computer which contained plans for a secret plane which made Arnold and Rick nervous. They end up trying to run away.

The episode aired on Nick-at-Nite in March as part of their Revenge of the 80s Week.

But why would Arnold visit Ricky? Ricky was never on DS so that's why it's confusing. And the more confusing thing is that Arnold lived in NYC

Haha! I'd like to see that ep! lol.

Originally posted by SOLOMON


But why would Arnold visit Ricky? Ricky was never on DS so that's why it's confusing. And the more confusing thing is that Arnold lived in NYC

Why not? TV doesn't have to make sense all the time. Ricky lived on Long Island from what I've read (or Long Meadow something . . erm) in New York so it shouldn't take that long for Arnold to get there. Arnold was a reporter for the Daily Woodchuck or something like that at his school, and I guess they wanted to feature Ricky for something. The shows were made by the same company so it was used as a ratings booster for SS.

Originally posted by Sean Snow


Why not? TV doesn't have to make sense all the time. Ricky lived on Long Island from what I've read (or Long Meadow something . . erm) in New York so it shouldn't take that long for Arnold to get there. Arnold was a reporter for the Daily Woodchuck or something like that at his school, and I guess they wanted to feature Ricky for something. The shows were made by the same company so it was used as a ratings booster for SS.

So if he lives on Long Island, that means that it was a shorter trip for Arnold to get to Rick's than it was for Arnold to travel to Peekskill in Upstate NY. So it's not as farfetch'd distancewise. Plus, there's no rule about having the characters crossover to each other's shows.

Maybe they met off set. I know I'm talking about a whole other show now, but look at Archie Bunker's Place. Solomon, I know you didn't want to see the Archie Alone episode, but let me explain just a bit of it. I don't want to make my post really long and drawn out, so let me just make a short note.

Okay, Edith died. They show Veronica crying over Edith's death. Wait a minute, Veronica and Edith never met on screen. Why should Veronica be crying over someone she's never met. We have two paths that we could take. Maybe the Edith and Veronica characters met off screen. The viewers didn't see them meet on screen, but we can't deny that they might have met off screen. Maybe Archie talked so much about Edith off screen that it felt like Veronica had known Edith forever. Maybe it was both. Maybe the Arnold character and Ricky met off screen and that's how the cross overs occurred.

Originally posted by Jenny
Maybe they met off set. I know I'm talking about a whole other show now, but look at Archie Bunker's Place. Solomon, I know you didn't want to see the Archie Alone episode, but let me explain just a bit of it. I don't want to make my post really long and drawn out, so let me just make a short note.

Okay, Edith died. They show Veronica crying over Edith's death. Wait a minute, Veronica and Edith never met on screen. Why should Veronica be crying over someone she's never met. We have two paths that we could take. Maybe the Edith and Veronica characters met off screen. The viewers didn't see them meet on screen, but we can't deny that they might have met off screen. Maybe Archie talked so much about Edith off screen that it felt like Veronica had known Edith forever. Maybe it was both. Maybe the Arnold character and Ricky met off screen and that's how the cross overs occurred.

Arnold and Ricky actually met during that episode. Arnold Introduced himself and the audience applauded. Veronica and Edith obviously knew each other off screen.

Originally posted by ThomasE
Arnold and Ricky actually met during that episode. Arnold Introduced himself and the audience applauded. Veronica and Edith obviously knew each other off screen.


I knew Arnold and Ricky met for the first time on Silver Spoons because i never remember Ricky being on Different Strokes

Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
I knew Arnold and Ricky met for the first time on Silver Spoons because i never remember Ricky being on Different Strokes


That would have been nice to see Ricky on Different Strokes. How come they never did this?

Originally posted by Jenny
Maybe they met off set. I know I'm talking about a whole other show now, but look at Archie Bunker's Place. Solomon, I know you didn't want to see the Archie Alone episode, but let me explain just a bit of it. I don't want to make my post really long and drawn out, so let me just make a short note.

Okay, Edith died. They show Veronica crying over Edith's death. Wait a minute, Veronica and Edith never met on screen. Why should Veronica be crying over someone she's never met. We have two paths that we could take. Maybe the Edith and Veronica characters met off screen. The viewers didn't see them meet on screen, but we can't deny that they might have met off screen. Maybe Archie talked so much about Edith off screen that it felt like Veronica had known Edith forever. Maybe it was both. Maybe the Arnold character and Ricky met off screen and that's how the cross overs occurred.

Well put :)

Originally posted by CCH
That would have been nice to see Ricky on Different Strokes. How come they never did this?


I'm still trying to get that episode. Hopefully i get it before 2004.

Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
I'm still trying to get that episode. Hopefully i get it before 2004.


What Solomon? Ricky was on Different Strokes please tell me info??

Originally posted by CCH
What Solomon? Ricky was on Different Strokes please tell me info??


No i'm talkin about Arnold on Silver Spoons. The characters who appear on Different Strokes as their original characters were the cast of Hello Larry and Facts of Life

Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
No i'm talkin about Arnold on Silver Spoons. The characters who appear on Different Strokes as their original characters were the cast of Hello Larry and Facts of Life


I see what your saying now :eek:

I do have the episode

Arnold was doing a story for the PS-406. They had went into secret government files. Ricky and Arnold had accessed the planes for a new Air Force Jet. The FBI came down and they ran away to live on a ship.

I'm not explaining this right but it was not a ratings booster because Silver Spoons was always in the top 10 of Saturday Night TV because of it's lead in at the time which was Diff'rent Strokes.

Originally posted by willjarmon84
I do have the episode

Arnold was doing a story for the PS-406. They had went into secret government files. Ricky and Arnold had accessed the planes for a new Air Force Jet. The FBI came down and they ran away to live on a ship.

I'm not explaining this right but it was not a ratings booster because Silver Spoons was always in the top 10 of Saturday Night TV because of it's lead in at the time which was Diff'rent Strokes.



I just received that episode in the mail and the crossover made no since at all

Originally posted by Sitcom Analyzer
I just received that episode in the mail and the crossover made no since at all


What did you not like about the crossover?

I like it;)

Originally posted by CCH
What did you not like about the crossover?

I like it;)


Because Arnold was not a school reporter on different strokes during 82-83 season so it was a huge Inconsistency.