Diff'rent Strokes· Season 8
Diff'rent Strokes — Season 8
All 19 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.
- 01
Arnold sends Sam to the market, but he fails to return.
- 02
After the Drummonds learn Sam disappeared with a stranger, they notify the police and distribute flyers.
- 03
The school bully asks Arnold to entertain his girlfriend while he's away, and Arnold does the job only too well.
- 04
Phillip and Maggie seem to have less time for each other, and Sam is worried their marriage is destined for divorce.
- 05
During his first week away at college, hotshot Willis doesn't want anyone to know he has the freshman blues.
- 06
Arnold starts his first job as a photographer's assistant on a newspaper.
- 07
Arnold gets a tough assignment from his English teacher: teaching "A Tale of Two Cities" to his unruly class.
- 08
Arnold starts a rock group, but after a few rehearsals the band is ready to fire him.
- 09
The First-Amendment rights of a white-supremacy group become the subject of controversy in the Drummond household.
- 10
Arnold kisses and tells, bragging about his exploits with his girlfriend to enhance his reputation as a lady-killer.
- 11
It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To
Sam assumes none of his buddies will attend his party, but they all show up when they learn who the guest will be.
- 12
Arnold plays a cruel trick to gain membership in the Squires Club, and the prank costs a friend his job.
- 13
When massive quantities of food disappear, Arnold and Sam find out that Kimberly is suffering from bulimia.
- 14
Arnold fumes when Sam begins spending all his time with Willis, and Sam blames himself for the discord between his brothers.
- 15
Arnold hires Spider the Action Man to change an F to a B on his report card.
- 16
Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown
Tired of a bullying classmate, Sam prepares for a fist fight. That is, until he learns the reason for the kid's hostility.
- 17
Arnold is heartbroken that his heartthrob accepted a date with him only because Willis bribed her with concert tickets.
- 18
Arnold and his obnoxious nemesis Lisa are trapped in the boiler room while working on a photography project.
- 19
Arnold's doing an article on the football players and makes a discovery: some school jocks are using steroids.
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