Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes'

Gary Coleman Todd Bridges and Dana Plato entertained America for nearly a decade. This Made for TV movie focuses on Gary Coleman, but there is some attention to the personal lives of his co-stars.

You can't trust anyone in this business, says Gary's agent.

Where does the show end and reality begin? Gary Coleman played a cute little boy well into teenage years. Yet he at a young age became an institution which was greater than himself with his parents raking in the profits through a corporation set up allegedly to maximize the receipts.

How do you end the show? The end which comes proved to be a tragic lesson for Gary and for Todd Bridges. Ripped off by his parents, Gary had to take them to the courts for redress. Dana Plato died of a drug overdose.

I disagree with others who felt the acting poor. The acting may not have been stellar but it was passable and presented a story which deserves to be told.