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Dean Winchester · 05-20-2004, 04:41 PM

Diff'rent Strokes jumped the shark?

I also poised the jts question over at Friends, Roseanne, Sex And The City, Family Ties, Facts Of Life, Buffy The Vampire Slayer and The Cosby Show

Dean Winchester · 05-20-2004, 04:45 PM

I voted season 6.

I love the first half of the season, but when Sam joined, it was the end of the show IMO

Lee · 05-21-2004, 12:23 AM

Season 8-Mary Ann Mobley was no Dixie Carter. Also, the show
was tired and on its last legs and not even an updated version
of the theme song or a new network(ABC) could really save it.

hawaii five-o · 05-21-2004, 01:02 PM

I voted for season 8. It didn't even seem like the same show anymore.

Skywalker · 05-21-2004, 01:27 PM

Season 6. I have no idea why they added Sam. I think there was an episode where he was kidnapped. I mean are we supposed to laugh or cry?

Dean Winchester · 05-21-2004, 03:31 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by jpnoyes
Season 6. I have no idea why they added Sam. I think there was an episode where he was kidnapped. I mean are we supposed to laugh or cry?

I was hoping Mr. Drummond was actually going to pay the kidnapper so much to KEEP Sam, with a note saying "thank you", lol

AKA · 05-21-2004, 04:37 PM

Yeah, Sam sucked, so I voted season six. I don't think that not letting Arnold grow up did the show much good, either.

By the way, I like Danny Cooksey... just not pre-puberty.

Skywalker · 05-21-2004, 08:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AKA
Yeah, Sam sucked, so I voted season six. I don't think that not letting Arnold grow up did the show much good, either.

By the way, I like Danny Cooksey... just not pre-puberty.

I'm guessing you are talking about Salute Your Shorts. That was a cool show. Remember the awful waffle?

Dean Winchester · 05-22-2004, 11:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by AKA
Yeah, Sam sucked, so I voted season six. I don't think that not letting Arnold grow up did the show much good, either.

I agree, Arnold didn't really start to grow up until the last season

AKA · 05-25-2004, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jpnoyes
I'm guessing you are talking about Salute Your Shorts. That was a cool show. Remember the awful waffle?

Yeah, that was great!

Salute Your Shorts is great. It's one of few childhoods that hold up upon re-watching it as an adult.

By the way, Danny Cooksey also appeared in Terminator 2, and has done lots of cartoon voices, including Montana Max in Tiny Toon Adventures.

dandelion wine · 05-25-2004, 03:10 AM

Season 6

Brian Damage · 05-25-2004, 10:48 AM

Season 8 was the worst

crakker_jakk · 08-19-2004, 05:25 PM

Sam!! He was soooo annoying!! That kid also had the nerve to show up on ""Mr. Belvedere where he tried to compete with Wesley too. Luckily, Wesley made quick work of getting rid of this little brat, and his character only lasted one episode. Unfortunately, this only allowed him to go on to resurface on "Diff'rent Strokes", taking "Strokes" way over the proverbial shark.

rserafin · 08-23-2004, 05:44 PM

i voted for season 5. it started to go downhill here. there were way too many episodes focused on arnold and his school activites, and arnold didn't seem to act the way that he did in the previous seasons. he acted more like a little baby sometimes than he did earlier in the series. these were probably the reasons why maggie and sam came into the show. storylines were getting dumb.

View Poll Results: When do you think Diff'rent Strokes jumped the shark?
day one (why are you here?)	0	0%
season 2 (Mrs. Garrett leaves)	0	0%
season 5 (Pearl joins, the beginning of the "very special episodes")	2	12.50%
season 6 ("Sam, Sam, you know where I am" --- hellspawn joins)	6	37.50%
season 7 (no Kimberly)	0	0%
season 8 (no Dixie Carter, new sets, cast seems tired)	8	50.00%
never jumped (you liked it all the way)	0	0%
Voters: 16. You may not vote on this poll

05-20-2004, 04:41 PM	#1
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	when do you think Diff'rent Strokes jumped the shark? I also poised the jts question over at Friends, Roseanne, Sex And The City, Family Ties, Facts Of Life, Buffy The Vampire Slayer and The Cosby Show
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05-25-2004, 03:10 AM	#11
dandelion wine ~ Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 20, 2003 Location: Behind the Couch Posts: 34,967	Season 6
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05-20-2004, 04:45 PM	#2
Dean Winchester Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Sep 28, 2003 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 14,803	I voted season 6. I love the first half of the season, but when Sam joined, it was the end of the show IMO

05-21-2004, 12:23 AM	#3
Lee veteran member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: May 23, 2001 Location: Pulaski, Tennessee Posts: 4,766	Season 8-Mary Ann Mobley was no Dixie Carter. Also, the show was tired and on its last legs and not even an updated version of the theme song or a new network(ABC) could really save it.

05-21-2004, 01:02 PM	#4
hawaii five-o Book 'Em, Dano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 27, 2003 Location: At home, eating cereal straight out of the box Posts: 1,406	I voted for season 8. It didn't even seem like the same show anymore.

05-21-2004, 01:27 PM	#5
Skywalker Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2003 Posts: 14,204	Season 6. I have no idea why they added Sam. I think there was an episode where he was kidnapped. I mean are we supposed to laugh or cry?

05-21-2004, 04:37 PM	#7
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Yeah, Sam sucked, so I voted season six. I don't think that not letting Arnold grow up did the show much good, either. By the way, I like Danny Cooksey... just not pre-puberty.

05-25-2004, 10:48 AM	#12
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Season 8 was the worst

08-19-2004, 05:25 PM	#13
crakker_jakk ~~~~~~~~~~~ Frequent Poster Join Date: May 27, 2004 Location: ~~~~~ Posts: 161	Sam!! He was soooo annoying!! That kid also had the nerve to show up on ""Mr. Belvedere where he tried to compete with Wesley too. Luckily, Wesley made quick work of getting rid of this little brat, and his character only lasted one episode. Unfortunately, this only allowed him to go on to resurface on "Diff'rent Strokes", taking "Strokes" way over the proverbial shark.

08-23-2004, 05:44 PM	#14
rserafin Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 12, 2001 Location: Ballston Spa,New York,USA Posts: 112	i voted for season 5. it started to go downhill here. there were way too many episodes focused on arnold and his school activites, and arnold didn't seem to act the way that he did in the previous seasons. he acted more like a little baby sometimes than he did earlier in the series. these were probably the reasons why maggie and sam came into the show. storylines were getting dumb.