The story of two African-American kids from Harlem who move to Park Avenue to That broke through cultural barriers as well. Diff'rent Strokes was a pop culture phenomenon But the show's popularity was based on more than the rise of theĭiminutive, wisecracking Coleman. To his TV brother, played by Todd Bridges, audiences were hooked and a star "Whatchoo talkin' bout, Willis?" When pint-sized Gary Coleman uttered that phrase "Whatchoo Talkin' Bout?" featurette on Gary Coleman 3 Audio Commentaries Special features: "A Look Back at Diff'rent Strokes" featurette withĪll new interviews from Todd Bridges, Conrad Bain and Charlotte Rae Languages and subtitles: English - Mono, Closed Captioned
At the time, I didn’t know: Is he going to want to cast everybody old, or is he just going to have the joke be Kevin? But as we started talking through it, it made sense to be consistent with that conceit of having older people play kids.”Īdded Lear: “I enjoyed as if I had never spent a day in show business.TITLE: DIFF'RENT STROKES - THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASONĭVD Release Date: Septem(Columbia Tri-Star Home Entertainment) Addressing the decision to cast Actors of a Certain Age to fill pint-sized roles, Lear’s producing partner Brent Miller told TVLine, “It started with Jimmy and his desire to have Kevin Hart play Arnold Jackson, the Gary Coleman role…. The legendary Norman Lear - whose Embassy Television produced the original runs of Diff’rent Strokes and Facts of Life - served as host and executive producer, alongside Jimmy Kimmel. Snoop Dogg, whose casting was previously unannounced, played Willis’ friend Vernon.
Garrett - a role she also played during the preceding reenactment of Facts of Life. Tuesday’s presentation - a reenactment of the Season 1 episode “Willis’ Privacy,” wherein Willis tires of having “Super Arnold” hang around him all the time - starred Kevin Hart as Arnold John Lithgow (3rd Rock From the Sun) as Phillip Damon Wayans ( My Wife and Kids) as Willis and Ann Dowd ( The Handmaid’s Tale) as Mrs.
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