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Mace Dolex · 11-11-2017, 10:22 PM

Married With Children had the good sense of kicking off their little kid Seven.

Couch Potato 05 · 05-25-2018, 05:30 PM

So that was season 6 out of a total of 8 seasons when he started w/ Maggie. I liked it better WITHOUT the both of them, but I know the show had been going on for 6 seasons & I'm sure they needed some new blood (characters) on the show to keep it interesting. There wasn't much left to show with Willis & Kimberly because they were pretty grown up & ready to move out of the house pretty much.

BigManMike · 05-25-2018, 05:52 PM

I liked Sam. He and Maggie breathed new life into the show and I liked how Arnold played the big brother role to him.

Torgo · 05-25-2018, 05:55 PM

Sam was obnoxious. I liked Maggie, she's the only reason I can stomach those later episodes.

icecream · 05-25-2018, 07:56 PM

Sam was awful, one of the worst characters in sitcom history. Diff'rent Strokes was a great show- until Sam and Maggie came.

AMackII · 05-28-2018, 04:47 PM

The Pre-Sam Era of Different Strokes are the best in my opinion

Johnny be good! · 01-26-2019, 01:47 PM

Sam was actually a great kid and he was truly his own person.

MikeLutton · 01-28-2019, 05:03 PM

never cared for sam but did not hate him

RetroGuy2000 · 01-28-2019, 08:43 PM

I didn't mind Sam, but I did miss Kimberly.

'80sSitcoms · 01-30-2019, 12:45 AM

Danny Cooksey, Sam, guest starred on one episode of "Mr. Belvedere".

julian bozo · 02-02-2019, 03:26 PM

He also guest stared in a episode of Growing Pains.
This is your like. He played replacement Ben.

rusty spike · 07-07-2019, 05:59 AM

For a long time, I didn't care for the addition of Sam to the show. I blamed him for the downfall of the show. In hindsight, I was upset that Arnold was growing up. He no longer was the cute kid. In fact, Arnold became mean and that was an underlying theme that Arnold would be rude toward his little brother until the last minute of the show.

faraj · 07-07-2019, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by julian bozo

He also guest stared in a episode of Growing Pains.
This is your like. He played replacement Ben.

That's also the episode that Alan Hale Jr. (The Skipper from Gilligan's Island) guest starred as the cab driver.

TMC · 07-28-2019, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thebigcookie

I liked Sam. He and Maggie breathed new life into the show and I liked how Arnold played the big brother role to him.

What made the series WORK in the beginning was the element of having these two young adopted brothers from Harlem thrust into an upscale lifestyle, and seeing how they navigated having a white sister, a rich white father, and a whitebread lifestyle. Remove those elements (the children aging, the older sister) and add new characters and you change the show too much. Willis started to play a secondary role around this time. It also ruined the show because it was their bond that also made the show.

ChrissySnow · 05-12-2020, 06:51 AM

I can't stand Sam. I didn't like him when I was a kid, and I don't like him now as an adult.

He has the most punchable face I have ever seen!

Obnoxious and whenever he acted "disappointed and sad" - he tried way too hard.

05-25-2018, 05:55 PM	#49
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01-26-2019, 01:47 PM	#52
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01-28-2019, 05:03 PM	#53
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01-28-2019, 08:43 PM	#54
RetroGuy2000 Julie,Julie Anne,&Felice 4Ever Forum Star Join Date: Dec 27, 2013 Posts: 16,914	I didn't mind Sam, but I did miss Kimberly.
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11-11-2017, 10:22 PM	#46
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,670	Married With Children had the good sense of kicking off their little kid Seven.

05-25-2018, 05:30 PM	#47
Couch Potato 05 Night Owl! Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 31, 2005 Location: California Posts: 392	So that was season 6 out of a total of 8 seasons when he started w/ Maggie. I liked it better WITHOUT the both of them, but I know the show had been going on for 6 seasons & I'm sure they needed some new blood (characters) on the show to keep it interesting. There wasn't much left to show with Willis & Kimberly because they were pretty grown up & ready to move out of the house pretty much.

05-25-2018, 05:52 PM	#48
BigManMike Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 25, 2006 Location: Memphis, TN Posts: 3,022	I liked Sam. He and Maggie breathed new life into the show and I liked how Arnold played the big brother role to him.

05-28-2018, 04:47 PM	#51
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,228	The Pre-Sam Era of Different Strokes are the best in my opinion

01-30-2019, 12:45 AM	#55
'80sSitcoms Member Forum Star Join Date: Jan 30, 2013 Posts: 12,474	Danny Cooksey, Sam, guest starred on one episode of "Mr. Belvedere".

02-02-2019, 03:26 PM	#56
julian bozo Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2001 Location: Cullman,Al,United States Posts: 1,534	He also guest stared in a episode of Growing Pains. This is your like. He played replacement Ben.

07-07-2019, 05:59 AM	#57
rusty spike Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 08, 2015 Location: Southwest Posts: 1,124	For a long time, I didn't care for the addition of Sam to the show. I blamed him for the downfall of the show. In hindsight, I was upset that Arnold was growing up. He no longer was the cute kid. In fact, Arnold became mean and that was an underlying theme that Arnold would be rude toward his little brother until the last minute of the show.

05-12-2020, 06:51 AM	#60
ChrissySnow Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Sep 01, 2011 Location: NYC Posts: 79	I can't stand Sam. I didn't like him when I was a kid, and I don't like him now as an adult. He has the most punchable face I have ever seen! Obnoxious and whenever he acted "disappointed and sad" - he tried way too hard.