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YZZO · 06-08-2000, 08:57 PM

.....that there was a DS episode where Arnold and Willis were getting heavily into hard-rock/metal. They would, like, spend all of their time in their bedroom after school burning incense and listening to Ozzy and Zeppelin. They even replaced their regular lightbulbs on their lamps and ceiling with orange ones. Mr. Drummond started getting real worried. He thought that the lyrics to this hard rock was providing some bad influence to the kids, or something like that. Their grades in school were slipping. Anyway, according to my friends, tension was built throughout the entire episode based upon this. Mr. D tried getting Kimberly to talk the two out of listening to that music, but it didn't work. Anyway, a big nice talk took place between father and sons and the situation was resolved. 'No more Ozzy! No more incense!, and no more colored lights!', Mr. D apparently said, or something like that. Anyway, it didn't totally stop the two from listening to (and I certainly find this HARD to believe; this is what I was told) "Goodbye to Romance" in their bedroom during the epilogue scene. Mr. D and Kimberly suddenly entered the room (Arnold and Willis were a bit worried at first), but to Arnold and Willis's surprise, the father wasn't upset at all because it was a more mellow song. Mr. D said something like, 'Hard rock's OK to listen to sometimes, as long as its not that loud'. I don't know, but the show ended something like that; the four of them sitting around the record player and mellowing-out to the song in the room just before the closing credits (no more incense was burning and the lights were normal). I don't know, being a major 'Strokes-head', I've seen just about every episode and do not at all recall anything quite like that. It's certainly not on the episode guide. If there is, though, an actual episode quite like that, can someone please tell me. Was it a lost episode or something? If so, please fill me in as much as you can or at least tell me where I can find more info on it, or where I can perhaps send for it or something (I would most certainly love to check it out; sounds like a trip). And if my friends are just pulling my leg, you 'Stroke-scholars' out there let me know as well. Man, it's just that they're saying this to me really convincingly - it's been over a year now and they haven't let up - and I'm not even close to being gullible. Not even close. Anyway, fill me in. Thanks.

Bo Bo Bo · 07-24-2000, 09:22 PM

Yeah, just picture Arnold and Willis getting drunk in their room singing, "Goodbye to Romance". Ha! Ha! Ha! I would certainly DIE if there was such an underground episode. Just DIE! Ha! Ha! Ha!

silentbri · 07-25-2000, 05:06 PM

Well, the episdoe guide at http://www.epguides.com/DiffrentStrokes/ might help, but I doubt it. THe whole setting and everything sounds very familliar, though... I'm fairly positive that it was an episode of the show! But I'm not sure if it was about hard rock... I thought it sounded a lot liek the episode where the boys wher "Getting in touch with their African Heritage". I know they would lock themselves in their room for that episode and I seem to remember the different collored lights... Dang! Why can't Nick at Night bring back Diffren Strokes?

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TJ · 09-06-2000, 11:03 PM

Your friends are pulling your leg chief, no such episode exists.. silentbri is right there was an episode where they try to get in touch with their African heritage.

#63. Roots (#313)

Willis and Arnold turn the Drummond household upside down as they try to prove to their old Harlem neighbords -- and themselves -- that they haven't lost tough with their cultural roots.

Cast: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, and Dana Plato

Guest Stars: Nedra Volz as Adelaide Brubaker, Lee Chamberlain as Dr. Chadway, Erik Moses as Oscar, and Tony Williams as Charles

06-08-2000, 08:57 PM	#1
YZZO Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Jun 08, 2000 Posts: 4	Some friends told me (lost episode?)........ .....that there was a DS episode where Arnold and Willis were getting heavily into hard-rock/metal. They would, like, spend all of their time in their bedroom after school burning incense and listening to Ozzy and Zeppelin. They even replaced their regular lightbulbs on their lamps and ceiling with orange ones. Mr. Drummond started getting real worried. He thought that the lyrics to this hard rock was providing some bad influence to the kids, or something like that. Their grades in school were slipping. Anyway, according to my friends, tension was built throughout the entire episode based upon this. Mr. D tried getting Kimberly to talk the two out of listening to that music, but it didn't work. Anyway, a big nice talk took place between father and sons and the situation was resolved. 'No more Ozzy! No more incense!, and no more colored lights!', Mr. D apparently said, or something like that. Anyway, it didn't totally stop the two from listening to (and I certainly find this HARD to believe; this is what I was told) "Goodbye to Romance" in their bedroom during the epilogue scene. Mr. D and Kimberly suddenly entered the room (Arnold and Willis were a bit worried at first), but to Arnold and Willis's surprise, the father wasn't upset at all because it was a more mellow song. Mr. D said something like, 'Hard rock's OK to listen to sometimes, as long as its not that loud'. I don't know, but the show ended something like that; the four of them sitting around the record player and mellowing-out to the song in the room just before the closing credits (no more incense was burning and the lights were normal). I don't know, being a major 'Strokes-head', I've seen just about every episode and do not at all recall anything quite like that. It's certainly not on the episode guide. If there is, though, an actual episode quite like that, can someone please tell me. Was it a lost episode or something? If so, please fill me in as much as you can or at least tell me where I can find more info on it, or where I can perhaps send for it or something (I would most certainly love to check it out; sounds like a trip). And if my friends are just pulling my leg, you 'Stroke-scholars' out there let me know as well. Man, it's just that they're saying this to me really convincingly - it's been over a year now and they haven't let up - and I'm not even close to being gullible. Not even close. Anyway, fill me in. Thanks.

07-24-2000, 09:22 PM	#2
Bo Bo Bo Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jun 29, 2000 Posts: 8	Yeah, just picture Arnold and Willis getting drunk in their room singing, "Goodbye to Romance". Ha! Ha! Ha! I would certainly DIE if there was such an underground episode. Just DIE! Ha! Ha! Ha!

07-25-2000, 05:06 PM	#3
silentbri Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 20, 2000 Location: Lynnwood, WA, in the good ol' US of A Posts: 399	Well, the episdoe guide at http://www.epguides.com/DiffrentStrokes/ might help, but I doubt it. THe whole setting and everything sounds very familliar, though... I'm fairly positive that it was an episode of the show! But I'm not sure if it was about hard rock... I thought it sounded a lot liek the episode where the boys wher "Getting in touch with their African Heritage". I know they would lock themselves in their room for that episode and I seem to remember the different collored lights... Dang! Why can't Nick at Night bring back Diffren Strokes? ------------------ Be sure to click here and check out my web page! What else are you gonna do?

09-06-2000, 11:03 PM	#4
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,657	Your friends are pulling your leg chief, no such episode exists.. silentbri is right there was an episode where they try to get in touch with their African heritage. #63. Roots (#313) Willis and Arnold turn the Drummond household upside down as they try to prove to their old Harlem neighbords -- and themselves -- that they haven't lost tough with their cultural roots. Cast: Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, and Dana Plato Guest Stars: Nedra Volz as Adelaide Brubaker, Lee Chamberlain as Dr. Chadway, Erik Moses as Oscar, and Tony Williams as Charles