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Diff'rent strokes. The complete 1st season [videorecording] a Tandem production ; Sony Pictures Television ; produced by Howard Leeds and Herbert Kenwith ; writers, Ben Starr ... [et al.] ; directed by Herbert Kenwith.

Different strokes (other title)

Summary:

The story of two African-American kids from Harlem who move to Park Avenue to live with a wealthy white widower, his precocious teenage daughter, and their no-nonsense housekeeper. Includes all 24 episodes from the first season.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1404963057
  • ISBN: 9781404963054
  • Physical Description: 3 videodiscs (approximately 588 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Full screen
  • Publisher: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, c1978, 2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Created by Bernie Kukoff & Jeff Harris.
Originally broadcast on television from 1978-1979.
Special features: "A look back at Diff'rent strokes" featurette with all new interviews from Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain and Charlotte Rae ; "Whatchoo talkin' bout?" featurette on Gary Coleman ; Commentaries with writer Fred Rubin.
Formatted Contents Note:
Disc 1. 1. Movin' in -- 2. The social worker -- 3. Mother's last visit -- 4. Prep school -- 5. The spanking -- 6. Goodbye Dolly -- 7. The trial -- 8. Retrospective (pt. 1).
Disc 2. 9. Retrospective (pt. 2) -- 10. The fight -- 11. The club meeting -- 12. The woman -- 13. No time for Arnold -- 14. The relative -- 15. The tutor -- 16. The new landlord -- 17. Willis's privacy.
Disc 3. 18. Mrs. Garrett's crisis -- 19. The job -- 20. The trip (pt. 1) -- 21. The trip (pt. 2) -- 22. Getting involved -- 23. Willis's birthday -- 24. The girls' school.
Participant or Performer Note:
Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato, Charlotte Rae.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned.
Subject:
African American children > Drama.
Caucasian race > Drama.
Teenagers > Drama.
Widowers > Drama.
Park Avenue (New York, N.Y.) > Drama.
Genre:
Television programs > United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Television comedies.