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Diff'rent Strokes· Season 6

Diff'rent Strokes — Season 6

All 24 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.

  1. 01

    October 1, 1983 · 30m

    Mr. T....and Mr. t

    When an episode of The A-Team is filmed in the Drummonds' apartment, Arnold has to compete with Mr. T for the affection of Dudley's cousin Angela, so Arnold tries to turn himself into a mini Mr. T, with embarrassing results.

  2. 02

    October 15, 1983 · 30m

    The Goat

    When Arnold is given the cold shoulder from teachers and classmates at his new school, he concocts a plan to steal the school mascot and pretend to rescue it to get some positive attention, but he gets in trouble with the family when the goat gets loose in the apartment.

  3. 03

    October 22, 1983 · 30m

    Rashomon II

    A burglar holds the family hostage in the apartment, but is knocked out and arrested. Mr. Drummond, Willis and Arnold all have different interpretations of what happened, but Pearl, who was in the kitchen and saw everything, tells Kimberly what really took place.

  4. 04

    October 29, 1983 · 30m

    The Lie8.5

    Willis lies to Arnold about knowing first aid in order to get a job at the school carnival, but when Arnold gets an electrical shock, Willis doesn't know how to save him. He later confesses to Arnold what happened and Arnold is angry when he finds out the truth.

  5. 05

    November 12, 1983 · 30m

    Drafted

    A computer error leads to Arnold getting mail to sign up with the Selective Service System, even though he is too young. When Mr. Drummond complains, he is visited by the authorities, leading Arnold to think he will be drafted.

  6. 06

    November 19, 1983 · 30m

    The Van Drummonds

    Mr. Drummond's cousin Anna and her son Hans visit the family. As soon as they arrive, Hans starts causing trouble and blames Arnold and Willis for it.

  7. 07

    November 26, 1983 · 30m

    The Moonlighter

    Arnold finds out his favorite teacher is moonlighting at a gentlemen's club and sneaks into the club to find out if it's true.

  8. 08

    December 3, 1983 · 30m

    Coming of Age

    Kimberly finds out she'll be getting a trust fund on her 18th birthday and has plans to travel to Europe. When Mr. Drummond refuses to support her decision and threatens to keep the money from her until she's older, Kimberly plans to work as an au pair for a European family.

  9. 09

    December 10, 1983 · 30m

    Assert Yourself

    Arnold plans to have Dudley run for class president so he can control him behind the scenes. When Arnold sees that Dudley isn't doing things the way he wants him to, he decides to run against him. In the end, both lose out to a third candidate.

  10. 10

    December 17, 1983 · 30m

    Mrs. Z

    After Mr. Drummond becomes the target of an extortionist, he hires an imposing female bodyguard to protect his family.

  11. 11

    January 7, 1984 · 30m

    The Senior Class Queen8.0

    When Kimberly tries to get into Willis' all-male letterman's club at school, he gets back at her by becoming a contestant in the school's beauty pageant.

  12. 12

    January 14, 1984 · 30m

    Where There's Smoke8.5

    Arnold takes up smoking cigarettes to impress the kids at school, but ruins his brand new sweater when he gets burning ashes on it. He then learns the dangers of smoking from Dudley's father, who is in need of surgery because of his habit.

  13. 13

    January 21, 1984 · 30m

    Drummond's Lady

    Mr. Drummond tries to make a business deal with exercise instructor Maggie McKinney and falls in love with her.

  14. 14

    January 28, 1984 · 30m

    The Hitchhikers (1) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (1)

    Arnold and Kimberly hitchhike to get home for Mr. Drummond's birthday party and are picked up by a man who takes them to his apartment and tries to have his way with Kimberly.

  15. 15

    February 4, 1984 · 30m

    The Hitchhikers (2) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (2)

    Arnold escapes from the kidnapper and makes it home, but leaves Kimberly behind and can't remember where she is. A policeman helps Arnold remember by hypnotizing him and getting him to reveal the license plate number of the kidnapper so the police can track him down to arrest him.

  16. 16

    February 11, 1984 · 30m

    Hooray for Hollywood (1)

    Mr. Drummond travels to Hollywood and proposes to Maggie and finds out she has a young son named Sam. Meanwhile, Arnold and Dudley try to meet the star of Knight Rider and sneak into a car on the set that's about to be blown up.

  17. 17

    February 18, 1984 · 30m

    Hooray for Hollywood (2)

    David Hasselhoff rescues Arnold and Dudley just in time and the rest of the family find out about Mr. Drummond's marriage plans. Arnold is less than thrilled, especially when he finds out he's getting a new little brother as part of the deal.

  18. 18

    February 25, 1984 · 30m

    The Wedding (1)

    Arrangements are being made for the wedding between Mr. Drummond and Maggie and Maggie becomes furious when she finds out that Mr. Drummond's lawyer suggested a pre-nuptial agreement.

  19. 19

    February 25, 1984 · 30m

    The Wedding (2)

    The wedding is about to take place, until Maggie and Mr. Drummond realize that neither of them called anybody to perform the ceremony.

  20. 20

    March 3, 1984 · 30m

    The Honeymoon's Over

    Mr. Drummond and Maggie return from their honeymoon and find out that Arnold had been taking advantage of Sam while they were away.

  21. 21

    March 17, 1984 · 30m

    The Bar Mitzvah Boy

    When Arnold loses interest in attending church, he tries to find a religion more to his liking, so he decides to convert to Judaism, but is convinced otherwise by a rabbi.

  22. 22

    March 24, 1984 · 30m

    Kathy's Olympics

    Arnold is in charge of keeping donations for a fundraising drive at school, but loses the money when he puts it in an old pair of shoes that gets thrown out, so the rest of the family has to dig through the garbage to find them. Fortunately for Arnold, Sam saved the shoes and money from being thrown away.

  23. 23

    May 5, 1984 · 30m

    The Houseguest

    After an argument with her father, Charlene moves in with the Drummonds and ends up fighting with Willis.

  24. 24

    May 12, 1984 · 30m

    The Boyfriend

    Kimberly plans to move in with her boyfriend, whom her dad doesn't like, by tricking the family into thinking she's moving in with her girlfriend, Michelle instead.

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