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Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, and Dana Plato in Diff'rent Strokes (1978)

Connections

Diff'rent Strokes

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Edited into

    • Tupac: Resurrection (2003)

Featured in

    • "MTV Rockumentary" Janet Jackson (TV Episode 1990)

      Clip shown
    • Laugh? I Thought I'd Die! (Video 1999)

      Features clip of Gary Coleman in a comedic scene.
    • TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 2 (TV Movie 2000)

      Clips shown.
    • Child Stars: Their Story (TV Movie 2000)

    • "The Greatest" 100 Greatest TV Characters (TV Episode 2001)

Followed by

    • After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped (TV Movie 2000)

Referenced in

    • "Saturday Night Live" Walter Matthau (TV Episode 1978)

      Title on Fred Silverman's TV schedule board
    • "Hello, Larry" The Trip: Part 2 (TV Episode 1979)

      Philip Drummond, Arnold Jackson, Willis Jackson, Kimberly Drummond and Edna Garrett visit the Adlers in a two-part crossover with "Hello, Larry" that begins on The Trip: Part 1 (1979).
    • "Saturday Night Live" Michael Palin/James Taylor (TV Episode 1979)

      Referenced by Fred Silverman
    • "The Facts of Life" Rough Housing (TV Episode 1979)

      Philip Drummond, Arnold Jackson, Willis Jackson and Kimberly Drummond visit Mrs. Garrett.
    • "Hello, Larry" Feudin' and Fussin': Part 2 (TV Episode 1979)

      Philip Drummond, Arnold Jackson, Willis Jackson and Kimberly Drummond pay the Adlers another visit in a two-part crossover with "Hello, Larry" that begins on Feudin' and Fussin': Part 1 (1979).

References

    • Animal Crackers (1930)

      Willis and Arnold have the poster in their bedroom.
    • Taxi Driver (1976)

      The "What you're talkin' 'bout, Willis" catchphrase references Travis Bickle's (Robert De Niro) "Are you talkin' to me?" quote.

Spin-off

    • The Facts of Life (TV Series 1979–1988)

      The Girls School (1979) sets up the premise.

Spoofed in

    • "Family Matters" False Arrest (TV Episode 1989)

      "The Buddy Goodrich Show" (seen in the first act) is a spoof of the long-running situation comedy. Here, a rich black man (Goodrich) adopts two poor white orphans.
    • Stay Tuned (1992)

    • "That's My Bush!" An Aborted Dinner Date (TV Episode 2001)

      "What you talkin' about Larry?!" said in the style of the "What you talkin' about Willis?!" catchphrase.
    • "Dexter's Laboratory" Dos Boot/A Dee Dee Cartoon/Would You Like That in the Can (TV Episode 2001)

      "What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?"
    • Ali G Indahouse (2002)

      "Whatcha talkin' bout Willis?" line of dialogue

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