Episode list

Diff'rent Strokes

Arnold's Girlfriend: Part 1
Arnold must have an appendectomy. Fred Tanner wants his daughter Alice put in a bedroom away from Arnold. When the two learn of this, they run away.
7.5 /10
Arnold's Girlfriend: Part 2
Arnold's life is put on the line when the kids find out they cannot share a hospital room and end up running away on the night before Arnold's surgery.
7.1 /10
Birds and Bees

Thu, Oct 18, 1979
Arnold wants to know where babies come from, but no one will give him a straight answer until one of the other tenants in the building, a woman whose pregnancy sparked Arnold's curiosity, complains to Mr. Drummond.
7.4 /10
Arnold's Hero

Tue, Oct 23, 1979
Arnold wants to meet his hero, world champion boxer Muhammad Ali. Willis and Kimberly meet him and say that their little brother is dying and that his last wish is to meet him.
7.4 /10
The Adoption: Part 1
Mr. Drummond's plans to officially adopt Arnold and Willis are delayed when a man claiming to be the boys' cousin claims he was promised custody in their father's will.
7.3 /10
The Adoption: Part 2
While Mr. Drummond's lawyers investigate Jethro Simpson's claim, Arnold and Willis prepare themselves for the possibility that they may have to live with the man.
7.2 /10
Father and Son Day
Willis wants to beat an obnoxious braggart in an upcoming father and son athletic competition at the YMCA. Believing Mr. Drummond may not be able do it, he asks another man to be his "father".
6.9 /10
The Rivals

Tue, Dec 04, 1979
A girl at school pretends that she likes Arnold only so that she can get close to Willis.
7.3 /10
Hot Watch

Tue, Dec 11, 1979
Arnold and Willis find an expensive watch in the hall of their building and then Willis is accused of stealing it from a neighbor's suite.
7 /10
The Dog Story

Tue, Dec 18, 1979
Arnold saves a dog from being hit by a car, but when it bites him, Mr. Drummond thinks it might have rabies.
7.1 /10
The Election

Tue, Jan 08, 1980
While a new housekeeper, Adelaide Brubaker, takes over from Mrs. Garrett, Mr. Drummond decides to run for city council after a friend's suggestion.
6.9 /10
Friendly Mate

Tue, Jan 15, 1980
Mr. Drummond is lonely so Arnold and Willis set him up with a date from a computer dating service but do not know that Mr. Drummond's friend set him up with a date as well.
7.2 /10
Poor Drummond

Tue, Jan 22, 1980
Arnold and Willis apply for welfare when they think Mr. Drummond's company may be going under.
6.9 /10
Big Business

Tue, Jan 29, 1980
Arnold and Willis go into business together selling Adelaide's homemade brownies.
6.9 /10
Skin Deep or True Blue
Mr. Drummond scolds Arnold for secretly recording other people's conversations. Arnold disobeys him and records Kimberly's boyfriend Roger making racist comments about Willis to his sister.
7.3 /10
Teacher's Pet

Tue, Feb 26, 1980
Arnold's classmates accuse him of being a teacher's pet when their teacher, Miss Osbourne, goes out with Mr. Drummond.
7.1 /10
The Slumber Party
A huge fight ensues when Kimberly invites her friends from Eastland Academy over at the same time that Willis has his friends over.
7.3 /10

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