Diff'rent Strokes Quiz

Gary Coleman played the adorable Arnold Jackson, with Todd Bridges in the role of big brother Willis.

Kimberly -- played by Dana Plato -- becomes foster sister to Arnold and Willis when they move into the Drummond's Park Ave apartment.

Lucy Jackson was a housekeeper for the Drummond family. When she got ill, her dying wish was for Mr. Drummond to take care of her two young sons.

The Drummonds had three different housekeepers during the show's run, including Mrs. Garrett for the first two seasons, Adelaide Brubaker for seasons two through four and Pearl Gallagher for the remainder of the series.

Arnold -- and later little brother Sam -- was terrorized by a bully known only as the Gooch. Arnold eventually takes karate lessons to defend himself from the Gooch's violent ways.

Dudley Johnson, who also happened to be adopted, played Arnold's best friend on the show.

Arnold is so distraught after Kimberly's throws away his beloved doll, Homer, that Mr. Drummond is forced to hire a private investigator to retrieve the toy.

Kimberly attends Eastlake Academy. When Mrs. Garrett visits the school at the end of Season 1, she bonds with the girls -- and is eventually offered a job.

When Arnold comes down with appendicitis, he befriends a girl named Alice in the hospital. When the two friends are sent to separate rooms, they decide to run away instead.

Larry Adler appears on the show several times as one of Mr. Drummond's old Army buddies. The crossover helped to drum up interest in McLean's own show, "Hello, Larry," in which he plays a radio host.

When Mr. Drummond is ready to adopt Arnold and Willis, their "cousin" Jethro Simpson comes by in an effort to take custody of the boys for himself.

Arnold has a goldfish named Abraham. When the fish dies, his family tries to secure a replacement before Arnold discovers the truth.

In the Season 2 finale, Willis joins the Tarantulas, then gets arrested after being caught spray painting graffiti with the gang.

Mr. Drummond is sent to the hospital after he is injured in a collision with a drunk driver on his 50th birthday.

Janet Jackson guest starred as Charlene DuPrey, who dated Willis on and off between Seasons 3 and 6.

Mr. Drummond's sister Sophia appeared in several episodes throughout the series and spent plenty of time playing matchmaker for her brother.

Arnold thinks it will be no big deal to steal a comic book as part of a club initiation -- until he learns that the rare book he made off with is actually worth big bucks.

Arnold is so grateful after Willis saves him from a falling piano that he must find a way to save Willis' life in return. Bothered by all the attention, Willis finds a way for his little brother to be a hero.

In a very special episode of the show, Arnold and Dudley are nearly molested by Henry Horton, who runs the local bike shop.

Kimberly heads off to school in Paris during Season 6. Actress Dana Plato was pregnant at the time and producers chose not to write the pregnancy into the show.

After getting off on the wrong foot with TV fitness show host Maggie McKinney, Mr. Drummond proposes to her and the two are married.

Maggie brings her young son Sam into the Drummond household, which worries Arnold, because he is no longer the baby of the family.

Maggie was the only character played by two different actors on the show. Dixie Carter filled the role for two seasons, while Mary Ann Mobley played Maggie in the show's final season.

A grieving father kidnaps Sam to replace his own dead son in the Season 8 premiere. Eventually, Arnold saves the day by helping the police trace Sam's location.

Lisa Hayes is Arnold's arch rival, though the pair are forced to join forces to play star-crossed lovers at one point.

Played by Steven Mond, red-haired Robbie is Arnold's other close friend -- after Dudley, that is.

Conrad Bain, who also starred on "Maude" and "The Love Boat," played the wealthy Phillip Drummond on "Diff'rent Strokes."

Arnold uncovers a steroid ring at school in the final episode and tries to draw attention to the issue by having an article published in the school newspaper.

"The Facts of Life," which ran from 1979 to 1988, was a spinoff of "Diff'rent Strokes." The name of the school was changed from Eastlake to Eastland by the time the show premiered with Mrs. Garrett as housemother.

The show ran for 181 episodes over eight seasons from 1978 to 1986.