Diff'rent Strokes

television series (1978-1986)
TVSeries television_series Q2478848
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Diff'rent Strokes

Summary

Diff'rent Strokes is a television series[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,593 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Diff'rent Strokes is the creator of Jeff Harris[3].
  • Diff'rent Strokes is the creator of Bernie Kukoff[4].
  • Diff'rent Strokes's instance of is recorded as television series[5].
  • Diff'rent Strokes was directed by Herbert Kenwith[6].
  • Diff'rent Strokes was directed by Gerren Keith[7].
  • Diff'rent Strokes was directed by Mel Ferber[8].
  • Diff'rent Strokes was directed by Tony Singletary[9].
  • Ben Starr wrote the screenplay for Diff'rent Strokes[10].
  • Budd Grossman wrote the screenplay for Diff'rent Strokes[11].
  • Howard Leeds wrote the screenplay for Diff'rent Strokes[12].
  • Martin Cohan wrote the screenplay for Diff'rent Strokes[13].
  • Diff'rent Strokes's composer is recorded as Alan Thicke[14].
  • Diff'rent Strokes's composer is recorded as Al Burton[15].
  • Diff'rent Strokes's composer is recorded as Gloria Loring[16].
  • Diff'rent Strokes's genre is sitcom[17].
  • A cast member of Diff'rent Strokes was Gary Coleman[18].
  • A cast member of Diff'rent Strokes was Conrad Bain[19].
  • A cast member of Diff'rent Strokes was Dana Plato[20].
  • A cast member of Diff'rent Strokes was Todd Bridges[21].
  • A cast member of Diff'rent Strokes was Charlotte Rae[22].
  • A cast member of Diff'rent Strokes was Nedra Volz[23].
  • A cast member of Diff'rent Strokes was Mary Jo Catlett[24].
  • A cast member of Diff'rent Strokes was Danny Cooksey[25].
  • A cast member of Diff'rent Strokes was Dixie Carter[26].
  • A cast member of Diff'rent Strokes was Mary Ann Mobley[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Directors include Herbert Kenwith[6], Gerren Keith[7], Mel Ferber[8], and Tony Singletary[9]. Screenwriters include Ben Starr[10], Budd Grossman[11], Howard Leeds[12], and Martin Cohan[13]. Cast members include Gary Coleman[18], Conrad Bain[19], Dana Plato[20], Todd Bridges[21], Charlotte Rae[22], and Nedra Volz[23]. Created works include Jeff Harris[3], a television actor[28], 1935–2004[29], of United States[30] and Bernie Kukoff[4], a film producer[31], of United States[32].

Publication

The original language of Diff'rent Strokes was English[33]. Its genre is sitcom[17].

Why It Matters

Diff'rent Strokes ranks in the top 3% of television_series entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,593 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 21w ago · Zestier · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    List of episodes → list of Diff'rent Strokes episodes
    Distributed by → ELP Communications
    Country of origin → —
    Filming location → Metromedia Square, Universal Studios Hollywood, The Prospect Studios
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