Who Agrees With Me That Arnold Should've Gotten A Girlfriend On 'Diff'rent Strokes?' - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 01-26-2011, 05:59 PM

Anybody like me wanted to see Arnold grow up a bit and start dating, maybe get a girlfriend? I think it would've helped the show? Agree? Disagree?

Brian Damage · 01-28-2011, 10:34 AM

Anybody??? LOL

Larenz09 · 01-30-2011, 07:31 PM

I thought he had one, but yeah, I agree!

He should have had one.

Jude The Obscure · 01-30-2011, 07:53 PM

The show seemed to be headed in that direction but then it was canceled.

Larenz09 · 02-25-2011, 09:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

The show seemed to be headed in that direction but then it was canceled.

Now that I think about it, Gary could have had a sweet loving girlfriend on the show, and they could have possibly fallen in love in real life.

Which means that that greedy money-grubbing luxuriously-high-end-stuff-wanting witch whom he married, would have never been able to be his wife!!!

Wildchats · 06-09-2011, 03:42 AM

The show was indeed going in that direction. Lisa and Arnold shared a kiss in her final episode, it was the 2nd last episode of the series, I believe.

Marvo301 · 06-09-2011, 01:37 PM

Unfortunately the producers were trying to keep Arnold a little kid for as long as possible and with Gary's small stature they were able to do that for most of the series run. Giving him an onscreen girlfriend would have been contrary to this philosophy. I seem to remember reading somewhere that Gary Coleman was very frustrated by the producers not allowing Arnold to grow up and fought for changes. As was noted earlier in this thread those changes were finally starting to happen just as the series came to an end.

01-26-2011, 05:59 PM	#1
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01-30-2011, 07:31 PM	#3
Larenz09 Gary Coleman, we'll miss you! Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 12, 2008 Location: East Boston, MA. Posts: 659	I thought he had one, but yeah, I agree! He should have had one.
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Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,452	Unfortunately the producers were trying to keep Arnold a little kid for as long as possible and with Gary's small stature they were able to do that for most of the series run. Giving him an onscreen girlfriend would have been contrary to this philosophy. I seem to remember reading somewhere that Gary Coleman was very frustrated by the producers not allowing Arnold to grow up and fought for changes. As was noted earlier in this thread those changes were finally starting to happen just as the series came to an end.
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01-28-2011, 10:34 AM	#2
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: 63,108	Anybody??? LOL

01-30-2011, 07:53 PM	#4
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	The show seemed to be headed in that direction but then it was canceled.

06-09-2011, 03:42 AM	#6
Wildchats Me Senior Member Join Date: Jul 15, 2001 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,076	The show was indeed going in that direction. Lisa and Arnold shared a kiss in her final episode, it was the 2nd last episode of the series, I believe.