Overview
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.
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Seasons
Season 124 episodes1978
1
Movin' In
1978-11-03
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2The Social Worker
1978-11-10
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3Mother's Last Visit
1978-11-17
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4Prep School
1978-11-24
0.0es296025
5The Spanking
1978-12-01
0.0es296026
6Goodbye Dolly
1978-12-08
0.0es296027
7The Trial
1978-12-15
0.0es296028
8Retrospective (1)
1978-12-29
30m7.0es296029
9Retrospective (2)
1978-12-29
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10The Fight
1979-01-05
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11The Club Meeting
1979-01-12
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12The Woman
1979-01-19
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13No Time for Arnold
1979-01-26
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14The Relative
1979-02-02
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15The Tutor
1979-02-09
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16The New Landlord
1979-02-16
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17Willis' Privacy
1979-02-23
0.0es296038
18Mrs. Garrett's Crisis
1979-03-02
0.0es296039
19The Job (a.k.a.) Willis' Job
1979-03-16
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20The Trip (I)
1979-03-30
0.0es296041
21The Trip (2)
1979-03-30
10.0es296042
22Getting Involved
1979-04-06
30m7.0es296043
23Willis' Birthday
1979-04-13
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24The Girls School (a.k.a.) Garrett's Girls
1979-05-04
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Season 226 episodes1979
1
Arnold's Girlfriend (1)
1979-09-21
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2Arnold's Girlfriend (2)
1979-09-21
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3Feudin' and Fussin' (I)
1979-09-28
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4Feudin' and Fussin' (2)
1979-09-28
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5Mrs. Garrett's Romance
1979-10-12
30m7.0es296050
6Birds and Bees
1979-10-19
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7Arnold's Hero (a.k.a.) The Hero
1979-10-24
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8The Adoption (1)
1979-10-31
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9The Adoption (2)
1979-11-07
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10Father and Son Day
1979-11-14
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11Thanksgiving Crossover (I)
1979-11-28
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12Thanksgiving Crossover (2)
1979-11-28
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13The Rivals
1979-12-05
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14Hot Watch
1979-12-12
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15The Dog Story (a.k.a.) A Dog Story
1979-12-19
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16The Election
1980-01-09
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17Friendly-Mate
1980-01-16
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18Poor Drummond
1980-01-23
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19Big Business
1980-01-30
30m7.0es296064
20Return of the Gooch
1980-02-06
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21Valentine's Day Retrospective (a.k.a.) Valentine's Vigil
1980-02-13
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22Skin Deep or True Blue (a.k.a.) Guess Who?
1980-02-20
0.0es296067
23Teacher's Pet
1980-02-27
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24The Slumber Party
1980-03-12
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25Arnold Faces Fatality (a.k.a.) The Will (a.k.a.) Drummond's Will
1980-03-19
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26The Squealer
1980-03-26
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Season 322 episodes1980
1
The Bank Job (1)
1980-11-12
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2The Bank Job (2)
1980-11-12
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3Small Claims Court
1980-11-19
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4Substitute Mother
1980-11-26
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5The Accident (1)
1980-12-03
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6The Accident (2)
1980-12-03
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7Little Mother
1980-12-10
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8Football Father
1980-12-17
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9First Love
1980-12-31
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10Count Your Blessings
1981-01-07
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11The Loan
1981-01-14
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12Roots
1981-01-21
0.0es296083
13Junk Food Junkie (a.k.a.) Junk Food
1981-01-28
0.0es296084
14The Bus
1981-02-04
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15The Older Man
1981-02-25
0.0es296086
16Where There's Hope
1981-03-04
0.0es296087
17The Magician (a.k.a.) It's Magic
1981-03-11
0.0es296088
18Drummond's Fair Lady
1981-03-18
0.0es296089
19The Ancestors
1981-03-25
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20Almost American
1981-04-01
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21Room for One More
1981-05-06
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22The Athlete
1981-05-13
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Season 426 episodes1981
1
Growing Up
1981-10-29
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2First Day Blues
1981-11-05
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3The Model
1981-11-12
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4The Team
1981-11-19
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5The Big Heist
1981-11-26
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6Double Date (a.k.a.) Blind Date
1981-12-03
0.0es296099
7The Ski Weekend
1981-12-10
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8Health Club
1981-12-17
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9Burial Ground
1982-01-07
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10Hello, Daddy
1982-01-14
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11Jilted
1982-01-21
30m8.0es296104
12Dreams
1982-01-28
30m7.0es296105
13Kathy
1982-02-04
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14Fire
1982-02-11
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15The Squatter
1982-02-18
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16The Car
1982-02-25
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17Crime Story (1) (a.k.a.) Crime in the Schools
1982-03-11
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18Crime Story (2) (a.k.a.) Crime in the Schools
1982-03-18
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19B.M.O.C.
1982-03-25
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20Green Hair
1982-04-01
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21Have I Got a Girl for You
1982-04-08
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22Lifesavers
1982-04-15
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23Stress? What Stress?
1982-04-22
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24The Music Man
1982-05-06
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25Short But Sweet
1982-05-13
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26On Your Toes
1982-05-20
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Season 524 episodes1982
1
Shoot-Out at the O.K. Arcade
1982-10-02
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2In the Swim
1982-10-09
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3Cyrano De Jackson
1982-10-16
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4Big Brother
1982-10-23
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5The Peacemaker
1982-10-30
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6Substitute Teacher
1982-11-06
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7The Older Woman
1982-11-13
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8A Case of Overexposure (a.k.a.) Overexposure
1982-11-20
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9Memories
1982-11-27
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10Push Comes to Shove
1982-12-04
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11The Executives
1982-12-11
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12Santa's Helper
1982-12-18
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13A Growing Problem
1983-01-08
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14Parents Have Rights, Too
1983-01-15
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15Independent Woman
1983-01-22
0.0es296134
16The Bicycle Man (1)
1983-02-05
8.0es296135
17The Bicycle Man (2)
1983-02-12
8.0es296136
18Family on Ice
1983-02-19
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19Hall Monitor
1983-02-26
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20The Cricket
1983-03-05
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21Roommates
1983-03-12
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22The Reporter
1983-03-19
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23Romeo and Juliet
1983-04-30
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24My Fair Larry (a.k.a.) My Fair Lady
1983-05-07
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Season 624 episodes1983
1
Mr. T and mr. t
1983-10-01
30m0.0es296144
2The Goat
1983-10-15
30m0.0es296145
3Rashomon II
1983-10-22
0.0es296146
4The Lie
1983-10-29
30m0.0es296147
5Drafted
1983-11-12
0.0es296148
6The Van Drummonds
1983-11-19
30m0.0es296149
7The Moonlighter
1983-11-26
0.0es296150
8Coming of Age
1983-12-03
0.0es296151
9Assert Yourself
1983-12-10
0.0es296152
10Mrs. Z
1983-12-17
0.0es296153
11The Senior Class Queen
1984-01-07
30m0.0es296154
12Where There's Smoke
1984-01-14
30m0.0es296155
13Drummond's Lady
1984-01-21
0.0es296156
14The Hitchhikers (1) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (1)
1984-01-28
0.0es296157
15The Hitchhikers (2) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (2)
1984-02-04
30m0.0es296158
16Hooray for Hollywood (1)
1984-02-11
0.0es296159
17Hooray for Hollywood (2)
1984-02-18
0.0es296160
18The Wedding (1)
1984-02-25
0.0es296161
19The Wedding (2)
1984-02-25
30m0.0es296162
20The Honeymoon's Over
1984-03-03
30m0.0es296163
21The Bar Mitzvah Boy
1984-03-17
0.0es296164
22Kathy's Olympics
1984-03-24
30m0.0es296165
23The Houseguest
1984-05-05
0.0es296166
24The Boyfriend
1984-05-12
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Season 724 episodes1984
1
A Haunting We Will Go
1984-09-29
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2Arnold and Lisa's Mother
1984-10-06
0.0es296169
3Bed-Wetting
1984-10-13
30m0.0es296170
4Undercover Lover
1984-10-20
10.0es296171
5Arnold's Strike
1984-10-27
0.0es296172
6Sam's Father
1984-11-03
0.0es296173
7Carmella Meets the Gooch
1984-11-10
30m0.0es296174
8Arnold the Entrepreneur
1984-11-17
0.0es296175
9The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson
1984-11-24
0.0es296176
10The Gymnasts
1984-12-01
0.0es296177
11Tonsils
1984-12-08
0.0es296178
12Arnold's Songbird
1984-12-15
0.0es296179
13Baseball Blues
1985-01-05
0.0es296180
14Arnold Saves the Squirrel
1985-01-12
0.0es296181
15Sam Adopts a Grandparent
1985-01-19
0.0es296182
16Harry Birthday Drummond
1985-01-26
0.0es296183
17Sam's New Pal
1985-02-02
0.0es296184
18Russian Embassy
1985-02-09
0.0es296185
19Cheers to Arnold
1985-02-16
30m0.0es296186
20A Camping We Will Go
1985-02-23
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21Beauty is in the Eye of Arnold
1985-03-02
30m0.0es296188
22Blue Collar Drummond
1985-03-09
0.0es296189
23Street Smarts
1985-03-23
0.0es296190
24A Special Friend
1985-05-04
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Season 819 episodes1985
1
Sam's Missing (1)
1985-09-27
0.0es296192
2Sam's Missing (2)
1985-09-27
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3Bully for Arnold
1985-10-04
0.0es296194
4Love on the Run
1985-10-11
0.0es296195
5Willis Goes to College
1985-10-18
0.0es296196
6Arnold's Job
1985-10-25
0.0es296197
7A Tale of Two Teachers
1985-11-08
0.0es296198
8So You Want to Be a Rock Star
1985-11-15
0.0es296199
9Speak No Evil
1985-11-29
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10Arnold's Bad Rep
1985-12-06
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11It's My Party and I'll Cry if I Want To
1985-12-13
0.0es296202
12Arnold's Initiation
1986-01-10
0.0es296203
13Bulimia
1986-01-17
24m0.0es296204
14Sam's Big Brother
1986-01-24
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15Arnold's Tangled Web
1986-01-31
0.0es296206
16Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown
1986-02-07
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17The Big Bribe
1986-02-21
0.0es296208
18The Photo Club
1986-02-28
30m0.0es296209
19The Front Page
1986-03-07
30m0.0es296210
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