Two orphaned brothers, Arnold & Willis Jackson, are adopted by wealthy Manhattan widower Phillip Drummond when their mother (Drummond's maid) passes away. Along with Drummond's daughter Kimberly & housekeeper Mrs. Garrett, this family sitcom covers topics such as wealth- & racial- inequality. This was Gary Coleman's breakout role as short but sassy Arnold, whose catchphrase "What'choo talkin' 'bout?" became a national trend.
Season | From | To | Episodes |
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All Seasons | |||
Specials | April 2009 | 3 | |
Season 1 | November 1978 | May 1979 | 24 |
Season 2 | September 1979 | March 1980 | 26 |
Season 3 | November 1980 | May 1981 | 22 |
Season 4 | October 1981 | May 1982 | 26 |
Season 5 | October 1982 | May 1983 | 24 |
Season 6 | October 1983 | May 1984 | 24 |
Season 7 | September 1984 | May 1985 | 24 |
Season 8 | September 1985 | March 1986 | 19 |
Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
Season | From | To | Episodes |
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All Seasons | |||
Specials | April 2009 | 1 | |
Season 1 | November 1978 | May 1979 | 24 |
Season 2 | September 1979 | March 1980 | 26 |
Season 3 | November 1980 | May 1981 | 22 |
Season 4 | October 1981 | May 1982 | 26 |
Season 5 | October 1982 | May 1983 | 24 |
Season 6 | October 1983 | May 1984 | 24 |
Season 7 | September 1984 | May 1985 | 24 |
Season 8 | September 1985 | March 1986 | 19 |
Unassigned Episodes | 2 |
Season | From | To | Episodes |
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Season 1 | 0 | ||
Unassigned Episodes | 192 |
Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
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Gerren Keith | 143 | 09/21/1979 - 03/07/1986 | |
Howard Leeds | 36 | 12/29/1978 - 05/12/1984 | |
Martin Cohan | 32 | 03/30/1979 - 05/12/1984 | |
Ben Starr | 26 | 11/03/1978 - 05/13/1982 | |
Herbert Kenwith | 20 | 11/03/1978 - 05/04/1979 | |
Robert Jayson | 13 | 03/25/1982 - 02/28/1986 | |
A. Dudley Johnson Jr. | 13 | 03/25/1982 - 02/28/1986 | |
Blake Hunter | 11 | 10/09/1982 - 05/12/1984 | |
Howard Meyers | 10 | 01/21/1981 - 10/27/1984 | |
Glenn Padnick | 9 | 02/04/1981 - 11/29/1985 | |
Mel Ferber | 8 | 11/24/1984 - 02/21/1986 | |
Sandy Veith | 7 | 01/05/1979 - 03/18/1981 | |
Calvin Kelly | 4 | 12/03/1980 - 03/25/1981 | |
Paul Haggis | 4 | 11/27/1982 - 11/19/1983 | |
Scott Rubenstein | 4 | 11/26/1980 - 11/13/1982 | |
Kurt Taylor | 3 | 01/21/1981 - 01/28/1982 | |
Debra Frank | 3 | 11/26/1980 - 11/13/1982 | |
Janna Lowell | 3 | 01/17/1986 - 02/21/1986 | |
Tony Singletary | 2 | 10/18/1985 - 01/10/1986 | |
Hugh Wedlock | 2 | 11/19/1980 | |
Joseph Sirota | 2 | 11/14/1979 - 03/26/1980 | |
Selig Frank | 2 | 03/02/1985 - 01/31/1986 | |
Doug Rogers | 2 | 03/30/1979 - 11/28/1979 | |
Warren S. Murray | 2 | 04/01/1981 - 02/25/1982 | |
M. Martez Thomas | 2 | 03/11/1981 | |
Mara Lideks | 2 | 01/14/1981 | |
Bernard Burnell Mack | 2 | 01/07/1982 - 01/07/1984 | |
Louis Smallwood | 2 | 03/11/1981 | |
Martin Ragaway | 2 | 10/24/1979 | |
Ben Gershman | 2 | 11/19/1980 | |
Bill Shinkai | 2 | 11/12/1981 | |
Leslie H. Martinson | 2 | 02/11/1984 - 02/18/1984 | |
Elaine Newman | 2 | 11/14/1979 - 03/26/1980 | |
Dick Clair | 1 | 05/04/1979 | |
Walter E. Smith | 1 | 03/04/1981 | |
Patricia Kane | 1 | 11/26/1980 | |
Jeff Lewis (III) | 1 | 03/18/1981 | |
Jane Gould | 1 | 02/18/1982 | |
Jaie Brashar | 1 | 01/23/1980 | |
Barbara Schultz | 1 | 01/17/1986 | |
Jim Tisdale | 1 | 04/15/1982 | |
Ellen Gittelsohn | 1 | 03/24/1984 | |
Linda Day | 1 | 03/17/1984 | |
Brian K. Moody | 1 | 11/27/1982 | |
Jess Korman | 1 | 12/19/1979 | |
Lee Lochhead | 1 | 02/16/1985 | |
Dolores Ferraro | 1 | 04/30/1983 | |
Jeremiah Morris | 1 | 02/28/1986 | |
Lee Shallat Chemel | 1 | 02/23/1985 | |
Sheryl Levine | 1 | 12/17/1981 |
Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
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Bruce Taylor | 14 | 11/05/1981 - 03/23/1985 | |
Ed Jurist | 12 | 10/19/1979 - 01/08/1983 | |
Albert E. Lewin | 10 | 12/08/1978 - 12/17/1983 | |
Ken Hecht | 8 | 09/29/1984 - 10/25/1985 | |
Bobby Herbeck | 8 | 03/24/1984 | |
Bob Brunner | 8 | 09/29/1984 - 10/25/1985 | |
John Donley | 7 | 01/21/1981 - 10/29/1983 | |
Fred Rubin | 7 | 11/24/1978 - 03/26/1980 | |
Alan Rosen | 7 | 11/24/1978 - 03/26/1980 | |
Dawn Aldredge | 6 | 01/16/1980 - 12/03/1983 | |
Seaman Jacobs | 4 | 12/01/1978 - 05/06/1981 | |
Richard Gurman | 4 | 09/27/1985 - 03/07/1986 | |
Donald Ross | 4 | 02/20/1980 - 01/14/1982 | |
Fred S. Fox | 4 | 12/01/1978 - 05/06/1981 | |
Budd Grossman | 3 | 11/10/1978 - 12/29/1978 | |
José Rivera | 3 | 02/09/1985 - 12/06/1985 | |
Jerry Winnick | 3 | 10/12/1979 - 12/03/1981 | |
Marshall Goldberg | 3 | 01/07/1981 - 02/26/1983 | |
Susan H. Lee | 2 | 01/19/1985 - 01/24/1986 | |
Al Aidekman | 2 | 12/13/1985 - 03/07/1986 | |
Dan Kennicott | 2 | 11/03/1984 - 11/24/1984 | |
Norm Liebmann | 2 | 02/16/1979 - 04/06/1979 | |
Sydney Julien | 2 | 01/28/1984 - 02/04/1984 | |
Gordon Mitchell | 2 | 11/19/1980 - 05/13/1981 | |
Max Katz | 2 | 01/12/1985 - 02/09/1985 | |
Michael Curley | 2 | 11/03/1984 - 11/24/1984 | |
Phil Margo | 2 | 11/26/1983 - 01/26/1985 | |
Toni Wunsch | 2 | 01/12/1985 - 02/09/1985 | |
Jack Gross Jr. | 2 | 11/26/1983 - 01/26/1985 | |
Charles Stewart, Jr. | 1 | 12/12/1979 | |
Joseph Bonaduce | 1 | 12/17/1981 | |
Roland Wolpert | 1 | 12/19/1979 | |
Mitchell Wayne Cohen | 1 | 03/19/1983 | |
Alfred Lewis Levitt | 1 | 01/12/1979 | |
Barry Rubinowitz | 1 | 01/31/1986 | |
Milt Rosen | 1 | 11/28/1979 | |
Clay Graham | 1 | 10/29/1983 | |
Don Segall | 1 | 10/30/1982 | |
Danny Simon | 1 | 02/18/1982 | |
Ron Alexander | 1 | 01/19/1979 | |
Richard B. Eckhaus | 1 | 12/04/1982 | |
David W. Duclon | 1 | 10/01/1983 | |
Michael Russnow | 1 | 11/24/1978 | |
Maria Alexander | 1 | 10/20/1984 | |
Larry Rhine | 1 | 05/06/1982 | |
George Geiger | 1 | 01/30/1980 | |
William Raynor | 1 | 11/17/1978 | |
Booker Bradshaw | 1 | 01/28/1982 | |
Karyl Geld Miller | 1 | 03/02/1979 | |
Rosemary Lee Potter | 1 | 11/26/1983 | |
Bob Peete | 1 | 11/20/1982 | |
Heywood Kling | 1 | 11/28/1979 | |
Woody Kling | 1 | 03/30/1979 | |
George Tibbles | 1 | 11/28/1979 | |
Charles Stewart | 1 | 12/12/1979 | |
Jill Gordon | 1 | 02/11/1982 | |
John B. Collins | 1 | 11/17/1984 | |
Mark Miller | 1 | 02/25/1984 | |
Michael Moye | 1 | 04/13/1979 | |
Susan Kessler | 1 | 10/20/1984 | |
Sylvia Alan | 1 | 01/19/1985 | |
Helen Levitt | 1 | 01/12/1979 | |
Debra Scott | 1 | 11/26/1980 | |
Barry Gold | 1 | 02/07/1986 | |
Myles Wilder | 1 | 11/17/1978 | |
Shelly Landau | 1 | 02/18/1982 | |
Paul Robinson Hunter | 1 | 10/16/1982 | |
Ifa Baeza | 1 | 02/25/1984 |
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