DIFFERENT STROKES SEASON 1 EPISODE 07 FULL
Grade the Diff’rent Strokes portion of ABC’s Live in Front of a Studio Audience below, then drop a comment with your full review. A fourth installment has not yet been announced - but we’ve already got a few ideas. That was followed by a second installment in December 2019, featuring a new reenactment of All in the Family and a classic episode of Good Times. The inaugural Live in Front of a Studio Audience special aired in May 2019, and recreated episodes of All in the Family and The Jeffersons. Garrett - a role she also played during the preceding reenactment of Facts of Life.Īdded Lear: “I enjoyed as if I had never spent a day in show business.” Tuesday’s presentation - a reenactment of the Season 1 episode “Willis’ Privacy,” wherein Willis tires of having “Super Arnold” hang around him all the time - starred Kevin Hart as Arnold John Lithgow (3rd Rock From the Sun) as Phillip Damon Wayans ( My Wife and Kids) as Willis and Ann Dowd ( The Handmaid’s Tale) as Mrs. Now, I know that if my family was here, they would be just as proud as I am here, celebrating Diff’rent Strokes and Facts of Life.” “Now in 1978, Diff’rent Strokes premiered and ran for eight seasons - which back then meant 169 episodes of television - with… the late Conrad Bain, Dana Plato, Charlotte Rae and Gary Coleman. “It’s hard to believe that I walked through those doors 43 years ago, back when I had hair,” Bridges said. The Rookie: Whose World Was Jingle Bell Rocked in Fall Finale? EP Teases What's Ahead for Nolan & Co. He also paid tribute to his late costars. (For a complete overview of ABC’s midseason plans, click here.)Īre you looking forward to reenactments of Diff’rent Strokes and Facts of Life? And who would you cast as Blair, Tootie, Natalie and Jo? Put on your thinking caps, then drop a comment with your dream casting below.But before the reenactment got underway, original cast member Todd Bridges (aka Willis Jackson) entered the recreated Drummond penthouse set to introduce Boyz II Men, who performed the series’ iconic theme song. The 90-minute Live in Front of a Studio Audience special will lead into the previously announced sneak preview of new ABC midseason comedy Abbott Elementary, airing at 9:30 pm. This is a one disc compilation consisting of eight episodes from Season 2. On September 29, 2009, a 'Fan Favorites' DVD was released. Season 1 was also released in Regions 2 & 5 on October 6, 2008. Midway through Season 2, Rae departed Diff’rent Strokes to headline her own spinoff, the above-mentioned Facts of Life, which ran for nine seasons between 19. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released Seasons 1 and 2 of Diff'rent Strokes on DVD in Region 1 & 4. The original Diff’rent Strokes aired for seven seasons on NBC, between 19, before relocating to ABC for its eighth and final season, which wrapped in 1986. The first Live in Front of a Studio Audience special aired May 2019, and recreated episodes of All in the Family and The Jeffersons. I keep wondering when this will start to feel like work!” Reliving and reimagining them feels like pure joy.
DIFFERENT STROKES SEASON 1 EPISODE 07 SERIES
Part of the magic of Norman’s iconic TV series is that they resonate with audiences today just as much as they did decades ago. Added Washington, “It has been an honor and highlight of my career to collaborate with the legendary Norman Lear, Jimmy Kimmel, ABC and Sony. “Other than with my family, there’s no place I’d rather be in my 100th year than on a soundstage at Sony with these glorious actors reliving what our company had produced all those years ago and sharing it with the millions of viewers who could use a little laughter,” executive producer Norman Lear said in a statement. The legendary Norman Lear - whose Embassy Television produced both Diff’rent Strokes and Facts of Life - will return as an executive producer, alongside Jimmy Kimmel, Brent Miller, Kerry Washington, Will Ferrell, Justin Theroux and Jim Burrows. The cast of Facts of Life will be announced at a later date.