Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis? When two kids from Harlem find themselves in the lap of luxury with their newly adopted family, the Drummonds, nothing is ever ordinary again. Young Arnold, his brother Willis and new sister Kimberly learn to love and accept each other with the guidance of their father and housekeeper Mrs. Garrett. This '80s favorite became a pop culture phenomenon by providing nonstop laughter while breaking through cultural barriers. And now the complete First Season is available for the first time on DVD!
That's right! As the write-up from Columbia says above,
Diff'rent Strokes - The Complete 1st Season arrives in-stores on
September 14, in a highly anticipated 3-DVD box set! But that's no surprise to regular readers of TVShowsOnDVD, since we've
mentioned it before.
The show aired on 22 nights during the first season, and twice the airing was a double-length hour-long story, bringing the total to 24 half-hour episode slots for the series' rookie year. One of those hour-long airings was "The Trip," which crossed-over
Strokes with another series:
Hello, Larry. That was also the year that ended in the episode "The Girls School" (a.k.a. "Garrett's Girls"), which was actually the pilot for a spin-off,
The Facts of Life.
588 minutes of episodes are accompanied by several great extras:
- All new interviews with Todd Bridges and Conrad Bain
- Featurette about Gary Coleman
- Audio commentary with writer Fred Rubin, whose credits during this season include "Prep School," "The Trial," and "Willis' Privacy."
All of this costs just $29.95 SRP, which will be discounted at most retail sellers. We'll have a release listing up in the not-too-distant future, so you can buy it through links here on the site and help support us. We always appreciate that!
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Diffrent Strokes - The Complete 1st Season for you to enjoy:
