Diff'rent Strokes (1978)

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.

Genres: Comedy, Family, Drama

What to watch after Diff'rent Strokes

• Family Matters (1989) — Similar consistency, season to season
• Full House (1987) — Similar consistency, episode to episode
• Growing Pains (1985) — Gerren Keith directed both
• The Neighborhood (2018) — Similar consistency, season to season
• Dharma & Greg (1997) — Same subject: family relationships
• The Brady Bunch (1969) — Martin Ragaway and Myles Wilder wrote for both