Tournament Round One: Diff'rent Strokes vs. The Patty Duke Show - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

icecream · 11-15-2021, 11:11 AM

Philip Drummond (Conrad Bain) was a wealthy white man whose black housekeeper had just died. She had requested of Mr. Drummond to become guardian to her sons 12 year old Willis (Todd Bridges) and 8 year old Arnold (Gary Coleman). Arnold and Willis moved into Mr. Drummond's penthouse where his 13 year old daughter Kimberly (Dana Plato) also lived. Replacing their mother as housekeeper was Mrs. Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae). Charlotte left to star in spin-off The Facts of Life. Her first replacement was Adelaide Brubaker (Nedra Volz). Sadly Adelaide's time on the show was short lived, she was never made a regular. Housekeeper after her starting in season 5 was Pearl Gallagher (Mary Jo Catlett). Shavar Ross recurred as Arnold's best friend Dudley Ramsey. In the middle of season 6 came Maggie McKinney who Philip married. Unfortunately with Maggie came her horribly annoying son Sam, one of the worst additions in sitcom history who ruined the show. Maggie wasn't likable either. Diff'rent Strokes had 8 seasons total from 1978-1986. When NBC cancelled at the end of season 7, ABC picked it up for one final season.

The Patty Duke Show aired 3 seasons on ABC from 1963-1966. Identical twins are common. Identical cousins, not so much. Patty Duke did great in a dual role playing Patty and Cathy Lane. Cathy's father was constantly traveling, so he sent her to live with Patty's family. Patty's parents were Martin (William Schallert) and Natalie (Jean Byron). Her younger brother Ross was played by Paul O'Keefe.

Heenan Fan · 11-15-2021, 07:20 PM

Patty Duke > Dana Plato. I'll place my vote after I come out of the bathroom.

Fallon97 · 11-16-2021, 12:18 AM

Different Strokes

icecream · 11-21-2021, 11:55 AM

The Patty Duke Show defeats Diff'rent Strokes 7-3 and will advance to the 2nd round.

View Poll Results: Which Show Do You Prefer?
Diff'rent Strokes	3	30.00%
The Patty Duke Show	7	70.00%
Voters: 10. You may not vote on this poll

11-15-2021, 11:11 AM	#1
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,843	Tournament Round One: Diff'rent Strokes vs. The Patty Duke Show Philip Drummond (Conrad Bain) was a wealthy white man whose black housekeeper had just died. She had requested of Mr. Drummond to become guardian to her sons 12 year old Willis (Todd Bridges) and 8 year old Arnold (Gary Coleman). Arnold and Willis moved into Mr. Drummond's penthouse where his 13 year old daughter Kimberly (Dana Plato) also lived. Replacing their mother as housekeeper was Mrs. Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae). Charlotte left to star in spin-off The Facts of Life. Her first replacement was Adelaide Brubaker (Nedra Volz). Sadly Adelaide's time on the show was short lived, she was never made a regular. Housekeeper after her starting in season 5 was Pearl Gallagher (Mary Jo Catlett). Shavar Ross recurred as Arnold's best friend Dudley Ramsey. In the middle of season 6 came Maggie McKinney who Philip married. Unfortunately with Maggie came her horribly annoying son Sam, one of the worst additions in sitcom history who ruined the show. Maggie wasn't likable either. Diff'rent Strokes had 8 seasons total from 1978-1986. When NBC cancelled at the end of season 7, ABC picked it up for one final season. The Patty Duke Show aired 3 seasons on ABC from 1963-1966. Identical twins are common. Identical cousins, not so much. Patty Duke did great in a dual role playing Patty and Cathy Lane. Cathy's father was constantly traveling, so he sent her to live with Patty's family. Patty's parents were Martin (William Schallert) and Natalie (Jean Byron). Her younger brother Ross was played by Paul O'Keefe.
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11-15-2021, 07:20 PM	#2
Heenan Fan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Oct 19, 2016 Posts: 6,001	Patty Duke > Dana Plato. I'll place my vote after I come out of the bathroom.
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11-16-2021, 12:18 AM	#3
Fallon97 Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 04, 2007 Location: America Posts: 1,272	Different Strokes

11-21-2021, 11:55 AM	#4
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 20,843	The Patty Duke Show defeats Diff'rent Strokes 7-3 and will advance to the 2nd round.