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Diff'rent Strokes· Season 7

Diff'rent Strokes — Season 7

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

  1. 01

    September 29, 1984 · 30m

    A Haunting We Will Go

    In this take-off on Ghostbusters, Arnold and Sam explore a haunted house.

  2. 02

    October 6, 1984 · 30m

    Arnold and Lisa's Mother

    Arnold and his pals think they have the solution to contemptible classmate Lisa: they'll doctor her science experiment.

  3. 03

    October 13, 1984 · 30m

    Bed-Wetting

    When news of Sam's bed-wetting gets out, the family goes overboard to make him feel wanted, leaving Arnold feeling neglected.

  4. 04

    October 20, 1984 · 30m

    Undercover Lover

    Willis's involvement with a new girlfriend puts him smack in the middle of a drug bust at school.

  5. 05

    October 27, 1984 · 30m

    Arnold's Strike

    Arnold's strike against the school dress code loses support when the strikers are threatened with suspension.

  6. 06

    November 3, 1984 · 30m

    Sam's Father

    Sam's father, a singer, shows up and hopes Sam will go live with him.

  7. 07

    November 10, 1984 · 30m

    Carmella Meets the Gooch

    The school bully faces a challenge from tough new student Carmella

  8. 08

    November 17, 1984 · 30m

    Arnold the Entrepreneur

    Arnold gets a crash course in free enterprise after a rift with Sam puts the boys in competition as bug-spray salesmen.

  9. 09

    November 24, 1984 · 30m

    The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson

    As judge of his school's student court, Arnold must choose between his friend and his girlfriend

  10. 10

    December 1, 1984 · 30m

    The Gymnasts6.5

    An episode about an Olympic hopeful, disabled in an accident, who could use encouragement features members of the 1984 Olympic gymnastic team.

  11. 11

    December 8, 1984 · 30m

    Tonsils

    Sam's sore throat may get him out of school, but fails to get him out of a tonsillectomy.

  12. 12

    December 15, 1984 · 30m

    Arnold's Songbird

    Arnold can't deliver on his promise to get a celebrity for his school's charity night so he turns to Carmella for help.

  13. 13

    January 5, 1985 · 30m

    Baseball Blues

    As the coach of Sam's Little League team, Drummond suffers the agony of defeat---and the cold shoulder from Sam

  14. 14

    January 12, 1985 · 30m

    Arnold Saves the Squirrel

    Sam's favorite TV show is cancelled to make room for Maggie's exercise program.

  15. 15

    January 19, 1985 · 30m

    Sam Adopts a Grandparent

    Sam's view of the elderly becomes distorted after a cranky senior citizen refuses to team with him on a project.

  16. 16

    January 26, 1985 · 30m

    Happy Birthday Drummond

    Maggie and Sam surprise Mr. Drummond for his birthday by having Kimberly return from France to visit him. She brings a present of her own, the Drummond family tree, but the happiness turns to sadness when Mr. Drummond realizes that he is the last person to carry on the Drummond name. Arnold comes up with a solution; he and Willis will have their names legally changed to "Drummond," which makes Mr. Drummond happy, but Willis has second thoughts.

  17. 17

    February 2, 1985 · 30m

    Sam's New Pal7.5

    Sam innocently invites a female friend to sleep over.

  18. 18

    February 9, 1985 · 30m

    Russian Embassy

    Arnold's rocket---containing a camera and Sam's pet mouse---crashes into the Russian Embassy.

  19. 19

    February 16, 1985 · 30m

    Cheers to Arnold7.0

    Arnold finds himself on the hot seat after he succumbs to pressure to drink with the guys.

  20. 20

    February 23, 1985 · 30m

    A Camping We Will Go

    Sam's dad tags along on a camping trip designed to bring Drummond and Sam closer together.

  21. 21

    March 2, 1985 · 30m

    Beauty is in the Eye of Arnold

    Arnold's friends start hanging out with cheerleaders, but Arnold's got his eye on a plain girl, which, he learns, makes him a nobody.

  22. 22

    March 9, 1985 · 30m

    Blue Collar Drummond

    Drummond goes to work at one of his factories to prove he's in touch with his workers, but things go awry when the family tries to live on his paycheck.

  23. 23

    March 23, 1985 · 30m

    Street Smarts

    Arnold gets mugged but suppresses the experience until a policeman offering safety tips unlocks his trauma.

  24. 24

    May 4, 1985 · 30m

    A Special Friend

    Arnold and Sam are so shaken by a friend's epileptic seizure that they're afraid to be around her again.

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