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Diff'rent strokes.

Title
Diff'rent strokes. Seasons 1 and 2 [1978-1980].
Publication
[Minnetonka, Minn.] : Mill Creek Entertainment, [2014]

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Additional Authors
  • Bain, Conrad, 1923-2013
  • Bridges, Todd, 1965-
  • Coleman, Gary, 1968-2010
  • Harris, Jeff, 1935-2004
  • Kukoff, Bernie
  • Plato, Dana
  • Rae, Charlotte, 1926-2018
  • Mill Creek Entertainment, publisher.
  • Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.
  • Tandem Productions, production company.
Description
4 videodiscs (1,247 min.) : sound, color; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Discover the story of two African-American kids from Harlem who move to park avenue to live with a wealthy white widower and his precocious teenage daughter. Along with their no-nonsense housekeeper, this group was anything but average-but they reflected the changing face of the American family and brought issues of race and class into households across the nation. Season 1 broadcast, 1978-1979. Season 2 broadcast, 1979-1980.
Uniform Title
  • Diff'rent strokes (Television program). Season 1.
  • Diff'rent strokes (Television program). Season 2.
  • Diff'rent strokes (Television program). The complete first season.
  • Diff'rent strokes (Television program). The complete second season.
Alternative Title
  • Diff'rent strokes. The complete first season
  • Diff'rent strokes. The complete second season
Subject
  • African Americans > Drama
  • Families > Drama
  • Race relations > Drama
Genre/Form
  • Television comedies.
  • Television series.
  • Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Credits (note)
  • Tandem Productions ; created by Jeff Harris, Bernie Kukoff ; theme music composers, Alan Thicke, Al Burton, Gloria Loring.
Performer (note)
  • Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato, Mary Jo Catlett, Danny Cooksey, Shavar Ross, Charlotte Rae, Dixie Carter, Nedra Volz.
System Details (note)
  • DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital; full frame (1.33:1) presentation.
Language (note)
  • In English; closed captioned.
Contents
  • Season 1: Disc 1. Movin' in ; The social worker ; Mother's last visit ; Prep school ; The spanking ; Goodbye Dolly ; The trial ; Retrospective ; The fight ;The club meeting ; The woman -- Disc 2. No time for Arnold ; The relative ; The tutor ;The new landlord ; Willis' privacy ; Mrs. Garrett's crisis ; The job ; The trip ; Getting involved ; Willis' birthday ; The girls' school.
  • Season 2: Disc 1. Arnold's girlfriend, part 1 ; Arnold's girlfriend, part 2 ; Feudin' and fussin' ; Mrs. Garrett's romance ; Birds and bees ; Arnold's hero ; The adoption, part 1 ; The adoption, part 2 ; Father and son day ; Thanksgiving crossover ; The rivals -- Disc 2. Hot watch ; The dog story ; The election ; Friendly mate ; Poor Drummond -- Big business ; Return of the Gooch ; Valentine's Day retrospective ; Guess who? ; Teacher's pet ; Slumber party ; The will ; The squealer.
Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-2018
LCCN
683904533807
OCLC
883751164
Title
Diff'rent strokes. Seasons 1 and 2 [1978-1980].
Imprint
[Minnetonka, Minn.] : Mill Creek Entertainment, [2014]
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Cast
Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato, Mary Jo Catlett, Danny Cooksey, Shavar Ross, Charlotte Rae, Dixie Carter, Nedra Volz.
Credits
Tandem Productions ; created by Jeff Harris, Bernie Kukoff ; theme music composers, Alan Thicke, Al Burton, Gloria Loring.
System Details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby Digital; full frame (1.33:1) presentation.
Language
In English; closed captioned.
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Added Author
Bain, Conrad, 1923-2013, actor.
Bridges, Todd, 1965- actor.
Coleman, Gary, 1968-2010, actor.
Harris, Jeff, 1935-2004, creator.
Kukoff, Bernie, creator.
Plato, Dana, actor.
Rae, Charlotte, 1926-2018, actor.
Mill Creek Entertainment, publisher.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor.
Tandem Productions, production company.
Added Title
Diff'rent strokes (Television program). Season 1.
Diff'rent strokes (Television program). Season 2.
Diff'rent strokes (Television program). The complete first season.
Diff'rent strokes (Television program). The complete second season.
Other Standard Identifier
683904533807
Research Call Number
Sc Visual DVD-2018
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