The read
The series ran 8 seasons across 189 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman named Phillip Drummond and his daughter Kimberly, for whom their deceased mother previously worked. During the first season and first half of the second season, Charlotte Rae also starred as the Drummonds' housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
299 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Season 1 | 24 ep1978 |
| 2 | Season 2 | 26 ep1979 |
| 3 | Season 3 | 22 ep1980 |
| 4 | Season 4 | 26 ep1981 |
| 5 | Season 5 | 24 ep1982 |
| 6 | Season 6 | 24 ep1983 |
| 7 | Season 7 | 24 ep1984 |
| 8 | Season 8 | 19 ep1985 |
Cast
- Conrad BainPhillip Drummond
- Gary ColemanArnold Jackson
- Todd BridgesWillis Jackson
- Mary Jo CatlettPearl Gallagher
- Danny CookseySam McKinney
- Mary Ann MobleyMaggie Drummond
Stills
Themes
family relationshipswealthyorphanclass differenceswidowermanhattan, new york cityinterracial adoptionadopted childsitcomchild carebrother brother relationshipafrican american