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Starring Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato
Season 6 (NBC) (1983-84)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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############# Diff'rent Strokes ##############
############# season 6 1983-84 ##############
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NBC Saturdays 8:00pm Eastern (24 episodes)
Produced by Martin Cohan

6.1 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: Mister T and mister t
prod. no. 606 / 1Oct83 NBC Sat
Directed by Gerren Keith.
A girl snubs Arnold for Mr. T. (as himself).

6.2 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: The Goat
prod. no. 0603 / 15Oct83 NBC Sat
Written by Robert Jayson & A. Dudley Johnson, Jr.
Directed by Gerren Keith.
director of photography: Bruce Nielsen
videotape editor: Abe Schwartz.
Arnold is in Willis' shadow in junior high.

6.3 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: Rashomon II
prod. no. 601 / 22Oct83 NBC Sat
Directed by Gerren Keith.
The Drummond men remember a robbery differently.

6.4 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: The Lie
prod. no. 0604/ 29Oct83 NBC Sat
Directed by Gerren Keith.
Willis tells a lie, endangering Arnold.

6.5 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: Drafted
prod. no. 608 / 12Nov83 NBC Sat
Written by Dawn Aldredge
Directed by Gerren Keith.
videotape editor: Abe Schwartz
director of photography: Bruce Neilsen.
Arnold gets a draft registration notice.

6.6 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: The Van Drummonds
prod. no. 0609 / 19Nov83 NBC Sat
Written by Paul Haggis
Directed by Gerren Keith.
director of photography: Bruce Neilsen;
videotape editor: Abe Schwartz.
The Drummonds' Dutch cousins visit.

6.7 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: The Moonlighter
prod. no. 611 / 26Nov83 NBC Sat
Directed by Gerren Keith.
Arnold catches his teacher moonlighting.

6.8 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: Coming of Age
prod. no. 605 / 3Dec83 NBC Sat
Directed by Gerren Keith.
Kimberly plans to spend her trust fund.

6.9 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: Assert Yourself
prod. no. 607 / 10Dec83 NBC Sat
Directed by Gerren Keith.
Arnold runs against Dudley for class president.

6.10 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: Mrs. Z
prod. no. 610 / 17Dec83 NBC Sat
Directed by Gerren Keith.
Mr. Drummond becomes a target for extortion.

6.11 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: The Senior Class Queen
prod. no. 0613 / 7Jan84 NBC Sat
written by Bernard Burnell Mack
Directed by Gerren Keith.
videotape editor: Abe Schwartz
director of photography: Bruce Nielsen.
Willis and Kimberly challenge stereotypes.

6.12 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: Where There's Smoke
prod. no. 0602 / 14Jan84 NBC Sat
Script by Bruce Taylor.
Directed by Gerren Keith.
Arnold and Dudley try smoking.

6.13 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: Drummond's Lady
prod. no. 0615 / 21Jan84 NBC Sat
Teleplay by Howard Leeds, Howard Meyers & Mark Miller;
Story by Howard Leeds, Blake Hunter, Martin Cohan
Directed by Gerren Keith.
director of photography: Bruce Nielsen
videotape editor: Abe Schwartz.
Drummond falls for a TV exercise instructor.

6.14 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: Hitchhiking, pt. I (copyright title) -aka- The Hitchhikers (Part 1)
prod. no. 0616 / 28Jan84 NBC Sat
Written by Sydney Julien & Glenn Padnick
Directed by Gerren Keith.
director of photography: Bruce Nielsen
videotape editor: Abe Schwartz.
Kimberly and Arnold hitchhike.

6.15 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: Hitchhiking, pt. 2 (copyright title) -aka- The Hitchhikers (Part 2)
prod. no. 0617 / 4Feb84 NBC Sat
Written by Sydney Julien & Glenn Padnick
Directed by Gerren Keith.
videotape editor: Abe Schwartz
director of photography: Bruce Nielsen.
Kidnapped Arnold manages to escape.

6.16 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: Hooray for Hollywood, pt. 1
prod. no. 0618 / 11Feb84 NBC Sat
Written by Martin Cohan, Howard Leeds, Blake Hunter
Directed by Gerren Keith and Leslie H. Martinson.
videotape editor: Abe Schwartz
director of photography: Bruce Nielsen.
Drummond chases Maggie to Hollywood.

6.17 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: Hooray for Hollywood, pt. 2
prod. no. 0619 / 18Feb84 NBC Sat
Story by Martin Cohan, Howard Leeds, Blake Hunter
Teleplay by Bruce Taylor
Directed by Gerren Keith & Leslie H. Martinson
videotape editor: Abe Schwartz
director of photography: Bruce Nielsen.
Arnold learns Drummond plans to wed.

6.18/6.19 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: The Wedding, part I & II  (60 min)
prod. nos. 0620-0621 / 25Feb84 NBC Sat
Script by Howard Meyers & Mark Miller (pt 1)
Teleplay by Dawn Aldredge & Judith Bustany; Story by Ifa Baeza (pt 2)
Directed by Gerren Keith.
director of photography: Bruce Nielsen
videotape editor: Abe Schwartz.
Drummond proposes a prenuptial agreement before he and Maggie reach the altar.

6.20 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: The Honeymoon's Over
prod. no. 0622 / 3Mar84 NBC Sat
Teleplay by Robert Jayson & A. Dudley Johnson, Jr.
Story by Howard Leeds, Blake Hunter & Martin Cohan
Directed by Gerren Keith.
director of photography: John C. Zak
videotape editor: Abe Schwartz.
Arnold must baby-sit his new brother.

6.21 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: The Bar Mitzvah Boy
prod. no. 0623 / 17Mar84 NBC Sat
Story by Martin Cohan
Directed by Linda Day
videotape editor: Abe Schwartz
director of photography: Tom Schamp.
A bar mitzvah has an effect on Arnold.

6.22 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: Kathy's Olympics
prod. no. 0624 / 24Mar84 NBC Sat
Story by Bobby Herbeck
Directed by Ellen Chaset Falcon.
videotape editor: Henry Chan
director of photography: Bruce Nielsen.
Arnold loses money collected for an event.

6.23 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: The Houseguest
prod. no. 0612 / 5May84 NBC Sat
Written by Bruce Taylor
Directed by Gerren Keith.
director of photography: Bruce Nielsen
videotape editor: Abe Schwartz.
Charlene becomes the Drummonds' houseguest.

6.24 [--] Diff'rent Strokes: The Boyfriend
prod. no. 0614 / 12May84 NBC Sat
Teleplay by Ifa Baeza, Bruce Taylor, Howard Meyers & Mark Miller
Story by Howard Leeds, Blake Hunter, Martin Cohan
Directed by Gerren Keith.
director of photography: Bruce Nielsen
videotape editor: Abe Schwartz.
Lovestruck Kimberly lies to her father.

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