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Summary: CLASSIC TELEVISON @ IT'S FINEST!!!!!
Review: THIS WAS A GREAT T.V. SHOW AND I REALLY DID ENJOY IT I USED TO COME HOME FROM SCHOOL AND WATCH THIS SHOW EVERYDAY. I REMEMBER WHEN IT USED TO COME ON NBC. IT IS A SHAME HOW THE QUALITY OF TELEVISION AND RADIO IS SO BAD AND IS IN SUCH POOR TASTE THAT THE DEMAND OF CLASSIC TELEVISION IS IN DEMAND. THIS WAS A GREAT SHOW AND I REALLY DID ENJOY THE SHOW. I THOUGHT GARY WAS SO DARLING AND CUTE. AND TODD WAS ALWAYS A GREAT KID ACTOR. DANA PLATO DID A FINE JOB AS WELL. CHARLOTTE RAE DID A FINE JOB ALSO. THIS IS A FUN HEARTWARMING SHOW AND I WOULD RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WHO ENJOYS FAMILY FUN I REMEMBER WHEN GARY (ARNOLD ) HAD A GOLDFISH NAMED ABRAHAM . I REALLY DID ENJOY THIS SHOW AND I WOULD RECCOMEND ANYONE WHO ENJOYED THIS SHOW IN THE PAST TO PURCHASE THIS DVD.
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Summary: Diff'rent Strokes Season 1 DVD
Review: What a blast from the past! So clear on DVD and so nice to have to show my kids.
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Summary: Fairly pleasant begining
Review: When this series debuted (1978) on the NBC network, interracial families and/or single parent families were still a cultural annomally.
Harlem residents Arnold and Willis come to live with the white Phillip Drummond (Conraid Bain), after their mother dies from a generic fatal illness. On her death bed, she makes her employer promise that the boys will be taken care of in her absence. Instead of being annoyed by the new responsibilities and ensuing mishaps, Mr. Drummond is genuinely happy to treat the boys as one of his own. Subsequently, there is an endless stream of gags about the family and their cosmetic legitimacy in relation to the larger society. Are they actually a family, or is it a practial joke several families decided to put together?Another notable character is Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae) the Drumond's new housekeeper. Although she would quickly be spun off into the far more successfull The Facts of Life as dorm mother of Kimberly's (the late Dana Plato) elite boarding school, she provides the 'maternal influence' to this comedy ensemble. This critical transition occurs towards the end of the season, and although it does not do anything for the series itself---was very important for network ratings. With the status of it's many associated child stars subsequently diminishing, this show has taken a beating in American pop culture. Since the first season is not half that bad, it is rather disappointing that the crude jokes abound.
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