Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges shine as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American brothers from Harlem whose lives change dramatically when they are adopted by affluent Park Avenue businessman Phillip Drummond and his daughter, Kimberly. The arrangement stems from their late mother’s connection to the Drummond family. Early seasons also feature Charlotte Rae as Mrs. Garrett, the Drummonds’ housekeeper, adding warmth and humor to the household dynamics. The show explores themes of family, class, and race, providing a unique blend of comedy and heartfelt moments.
Country
US
Seasons
8
S01E01
Movin' In
Nov 03, 1978
S01E02
The Social Worker
Nov 10, 1978
S01E03
Mother's Last Visit
Nov 17, 1978
S01E04
Prep School
Nov 24, 1978
S01E05
The Spanking
Dec 01, 1978
S01E06
Goodbye Dolly
Dec 08, 1978
S01E07
The Trial
Dec 15, 1978
S01E08
Retrospective (1)
Dec 29, 1978
S01E09
Retrospective (2)
Dec 29, 1978
S01E10
The Fight
Jan 05, 1979
S01E11
The Club Meeting
Jan 12, 1979
S01E12
The Woman
Jan 19, 1979
S01E13
No Time for Arnold
Jan 26, 1979
S01E14
The Relative
Feb 02, 1979
S01E15
The Tutor
Feb 09, 1979
S01E16
The New Landlord
Feb 16, 1979
S01E17
Willis' Privacy
Feb 23, 1979
S01E18
Mrs. Garrett's Crisis
Mar 02, 1979
S01E19
The Job (a.k.a.) Willis' Job
Mar 16, 1979
S01E20
The Trip (I)
Mar 30, 1979
S01E21
The Trip (2)
Mar 30, 1979
S01E22
Getting Involved
Apr 06, 1979
S01E23
Willis' Birthday
Apr 13, 1979
S01E24
The Girls School (a.k.a.) Garrett's Girls
May 04, 1979
S02E01
Arnold's Girlfriend (1)
Sep 21, 1979
S02E02
Arnold's Girlfriend (2)
Sep 21, 1979
S02E03
Feudin' and Fussin' (I)
Sep 28, 1979
S02E04
Feudin' and Fussin' (2)
Sep 28, 1979
S02E05
Mrs. Garrett's Romance
Oct 12, 1979
S02E06
Birds and Bees
Oct 19, 1979
S02E07
Arnold's Hero (a.k.a.) The Hero
Oct 24, 1979
S02E08
The Adoption (1)
Oct 31, 1979
S02E09
The Adoption (2)
Nov 07, 1979
S02E10
Father and Son Day
Nov 14, 1979
S02E11
Thanksgiving Crossover (I)
Nov 28, 1979
S02E12
Thanksgiving Crossover (2)
Nov 28, 1979
S02E13
The Rivals
Dec 05, 1979
S02E14
Hot Watch
Dec 12, 1979
S02E15
The Dog Story (a.k.a.) A Dog Story
Dec 19, 1979
S02E16
The Election
Jan 09, 1980
S02E17
Friendly-Mate
Jan 16, 1980
S02E18
Poor Drummond
Jan 23, 1980
S02E19
Big Business
Jan 30, 1980
S02E20
Return of the Gooch
Feb 06, 1980
S02E21
Valentine's Day Retrospective (a.k.a.) Valentine's Vigil
Feb 13, 1980
S02E22
Skin Deep or True Blue (a.k.a.) Guess Who?
Feb 20, 1980
S02E23
Teacher's Pet
Feb 27, 1980
S02E24
The Slumber Party
Mar 12, 1980
S03E01
The Bank Job (1)
Nov 12, 1980
S03E02
The Bank Job (2)
Nov 12, 1980
S03E03
Small Claims Court
Nov 19, 1980
S03E04
Substitute Mother
Nov 26, 1980
S03E05
The Accident (1)
Dec 03, 1980
S03E06
The Accident (2)
Dec 03, 1980
S03E07
Little Mother
Dec 10, 1980
S03E08
Football Father
Dec 17, 1980
S03E09
First Love
Dec 31, 1980
S03E10
Count Your Blessings
Jan 07, 1981
S03E11
The Loan
Jan 14, 1981
S03E12
Roots
Jan 21, 1981
S03E13
Junk Food Junkie (a.k.a.) Junk Food
Jan 28, 1981
S03E14
The Bus
Feb 04, 1981
S03E15
The Older Man
Feb 25, 1981
S03E16
Where There's Hope
Mar 04, 1981
S03E17
The Magician (a.k.a.) It's Magic
Mar 11, 1981
S03E18
Drummond's Fair Lady
Mar 18, 1981
S03E19
The Ancestors
Mar 25, 1981
S03E20
Almost American
Apr 01, 1981
S03E21
Room for One More
May 06, 1981
S03E22
The Athlete
May 13, 1981
S04E01
Growing Up
Oct 29, 1981
S04E02
First Day Blues
Nov 05, 1981
S04E03
The Model
Nov 12, 1981
S04E04
The Team
Nov 19, 1981
S04E05
The Big Heist
Nov 26, 1981
S04E06
Double Date (a.k.a.) Blind Date
Dec 03, 1981
S04E07
The Ski Weekend
Dec 10, 1981
S04E08
Health Club
Dec 17, 1981
S04E09
Burial Ground
Jan 07, 1982
S04E10
Hello, Daddy
Jan 14, 1982
S04E11
Jilted
Jan 21, 1982
S04E12
Dreams
Jan 28, 1982
S04E13
Kathy
Feb 04, 1982
S04E14
Fire
Feb 11, 1982
S04E15
The Squatter
Feb 18, 1982
S04E16
The Car
Feb 25, 1982
S04E17
Crime Story (Part 1) (a.k.a.) Crime in the Schools
Mar 11, 1982
S04E18
Crime Story (Part 2) (a.k.a.) Crime in the Schools
Mar 18, 1982
S04E19
B.M.O.C.
Mar 25, 1982
S04E20
Green Hair
Apr 01, 1982
S04E21
Have I Got a Girl for You
Apr 08, 1982
S04E22
Lifesavers
Apr 15, 1982
S04E23
Stress? What Stress?
Apr 22, 1982
S04E24
The Music Man
May 06, 1982
S04E25
Short But Sweet
May 13, 1982
S04E26
On Your Toes
May 20, 1982
S05E01
Shoot-Out at the O.K. Arcade
Oct 02, 1982
S05E02
In the Swim
Oct 09, 1982
S05E03
Cyrano De Jackson
Oct 16, 1982
S05E04
Big Brother
Oct 23, 1982
S05E05
The Peacemaker
Oct 30, 1982
S05E06
Substitute Teacher
Nov 06, 1982
S05E07
The Older Woman
Nov 13, 1982
S05E08
A Case of Overexposure (a.k.a.) Overexposure
Nov 20, 1982
S05E09
Memories
Nov 27, 1982
S05E10
Push Comes to Shove
Dec 04, 1982
S05E11
The Executives
Dec 11, 1982
S05E12
Santa's Helper
Dec 18, 1982
S05E13
A Growing Problem
Jan 08, 1983
S05E14
Parents Have Rights, Too
Jan 15, 1983
S05E15
Independent Woman
Jan 22, 1983
S05E16
The Bicycle Man (1)
Feb 05, 1983
S05E17
The Bicycle Man (2)
Feb 12, 1983
S05E18
Family on Ice
Feb 19, 1983
S05E19
Hall Monitor
Feb 26, 1983
S05E20
The Cricket
Mar 05, 1983
S05E21
Roommates
Mar 12, 1983
S05E22
The Reporter
Mar 19, 1983
S05E23
Romeo and Juliet
Apr 30, 1983
S05E24
My Fair Larry (a.k.a.) My Fair Lady
May 07, 1983
S06E01
Mr. T and mr. t
Oct 01, 1983
S06E02
The Goat
Oct 15, 1983
S06E03
Rashomon II
Oct 22, 1983
S06E04
The Lie
Oct 29, 1983
S06E05
Drafted
Nov 12, 1983
S06E06
The Van Drummonds
Nov 19, 1983
S06E07
The Moonlighter
Nov 26, 1983
S06E08
Coming of Age
Dec 03, 1983
S06E09
Assert Yourself
Dec 10, 1983
S06E10
Mrs. Z
Dec 17, 1983
S06E11
The Senior Class Queen
Jan 07, 1984
S06E12
Where There's Smoke
Jan 14, 1984
S06E13
Drummond's Lady
Jan 21, 1984
S06E14
The Hitchhikers (1) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (1)
Jan 28, 1984
S06E15
The Hitchhikers (2) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (2)
Feb 04, 1984
S06E16
Hooray for Hollywood (1)
Feb 11, 1984
S06E17
Hooray for Hollywood (2)
Feb 18, 1984
S06E18
The Wedding (1)
Feb 25, 1984
S06E19
The Wedding (2)
Feb 25, 1984
S06E20
The Honeymoon's Over
Mar 03, 1984
S06E21
The Bar Mitzvah Boy
Mar 17, 1984
S06E22
Kathy's Olympics
Mar 24, 1984
S06E23
The Houseguest
May 05, 1984
S06E24
The Boyfriend
May 12, 1984
S07E01
A Haunting We Will Go
Sep 29, 1984
S07E02
Arnold and Lisa's Mother
Oct 06, 1984
S07E03
Bed-Wetting
Oct 13, 1984
S07E04
Undercover Lover
Oct 20, 1984
S07E05
Arnold's Strike
Oct 27, 1984
S07E06
Sam's Father
Nov 03, 1984
S07E07
Carmella Meets the Gooch
Nov 10, 1984
S07E08
Arnold the Entrepreneur
Nov 17, 1984
S07E09
The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson
Nov 24, 1984
S07E10
The Gymnasts
Dec 01, 1984
S07E11
Tonsils
Dec 08, 1984
S07E12
Arnold's Songbird
Dec 15, 1984
S07E13
Baseball Blues
Jan 05, 1985
S07E14
Arnold Saves the Squirrel
Jan 12, 1985
S07E15
Sam Adopts a Grandparent
Jan 19, 1985
S07E16
Harry Birthday Drummond
Jan 26, 1985
S07E17
Sam's New Pal
Feb 02, 1985
S07E18
Russian Embassy
Feb 09, 1985
S07E19
Cheers to Arnold
Feb 16, 1985
S07E20
A Camping We Will Go
Feb 23, 1985
S07E21
Beauty is in the Eye of Arnold
Mar 02, 1985
S07E22
Blue Collar Drummond
Mar 09, 1985
S07E23
Street Smarts
Mar 23, 1985
S07E24
A Special Friend
May 04, 1985
S08E01
Sam's Missing (1)
Sep 27, 1985
S08E02
Sam's Missing (2)
Sep 27, 1985
S08E03
Bully for Arnold
Oct 04, 1985
S08E04
Love on the Run
Oct 11, 1985
S08E05
Willis Goes to College
Oct 18, 1985
S08E06
Arnold's Job
Oct 25, 1985
S08E07
A Tale of Two Teachers
Nov 08, 1985
S08E08
So You Want to Be a Rock Star
Nov 15, 1985
S08E09
Speak No Evil
Nov 29, 1985
S08E10
Arnold's Bad Rep
Dec 06, 1985
S08E11
It's My Party and I'll Cry if I Want To
Dec 13, 1985
S08E12
Arnold's Initiation
Jan 10, 1986
S08E13
Bulimia
Jan 17, 1986
S08E14
Sam's Big Brother
Jan 24, 1986
S08E15
Arnold's Tangled Web
Jan 31, 1986
S08E16
Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown
Feb 07, 1986
S08E17
The Big Bribe
Feb 21, 1986
S08E18
The Photo Club
Feb 28, 1986
S08E19
The Front Page
Mar 07, 1986