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Diff'rent Strokes Season 4 Episodes

26 Episodes 1981 - 1982

Episode 1

Growing Up

Thu, Oct 29, 198125 mins

With the help of Arnold, Willis gets everyone to leave the house so that he and Charlene can make love for the first time. However when the moment occurs, things do not go as smoothly as he expected.

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Episode 2

First Day Blues

Thu, Nov 5, 198125 mins

Willis, struggling to make friends in his first days of high school, agrees to buy marijuana so that he can go to a party with upperclassmen.

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Episode 3

The Model

Thu, Nov 12, 198125 mins

Kimberly lands a modeling job at a department store which leads to her being selected for an upcoming modeling show in Paris. Drummond, initially dead-set against the trip, caves in and decides to take the whole family to Paris.

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Episode 4

The Team

Thu, Nov 19, 198125 mins

Willis sues the school basketball team when he loses his position to a white player because of their Affirmative Action policy.

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Episode 5

The Big Heist

Thu, Nov 26, 198125 mins

For his initiation into a club, Arnold attempts to steal a comic book from a store. When he gets caught, he and Drummond are shocked to learn that the comic is a collector's item worth $400 and he is charged with grand theft.

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Episode 6

Double Date

Thu, Dec 3, 198125 mins

Arnold's plans to go out on his first date are in jeopardy when Drummond won't allow him to go out at night without a chaperon.

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Episode 7

The Ski Weekend

Thu, Dec 10, 198125 mins

Tired of being treated like a child, Kimberly and a friend plan a ski weekend in which they will be staying with guys. She has a lot of explaining to do when Drummond and Willis drop by the lodge to surprise her.

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Episode 8

Health Club

Thu, Dec 17, 198125 mins

Drummond is excited to learn that he will be honored as Athlete of the Year by his health club. Arnold and Willis, however, secretly do not share in his excitement as they are denied access to the health club because they are black and decide not to tell Drummond because they don't want to spoil his big night.

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Episode 9

Burial Ground

Thu, Jan 7, 198225 mins

When it is learned that Drummond's upcoming construction project may be located on top of an ancient Indian burial ground, he faces protest from a Native American who threatens to go on a hunger strike if the land is built on. Arnold and Willis follow suit by going on a hunger strike of their own.

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Episode 10

Hello Daddy

Thu, Jan 14, 198225 mins

A visit from a Korean woman reveals that Mr. Drummond may have fathered her son during the Korean War.

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Episode 11

Jilted

Thu, Jan 21, 198225 mins

After Willis and Charlene have a fight, Arnold and Kimberly spot her at the movies with another guy. With Willis upset by this, Arnold comes up with a scheme to get them back together.

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Episode 12

Dreams

Thu, Jan 28, 198225 mins

After Drummond cancels a family fishing trip to go on a business flight to Canada, Arnold begins to have nightmares which prompts Drummond to contact a therapist.

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Episode 13

Kathy

Thu, Feb 4, 198225 mins

After being selected to play Abraham Lincoln in his school play, Arnold develops a case of stage fright. His confidence suffers even more after Kathy blows up at him when he tries to convince her to walk with her crutches.

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Episode 14

Fire

Thu, Feb 11, 198225 mins

When Drummond and his sister Sophia get word that a part of their building is on fire, they try to keep it a secret from the kids in hopes that it will be put out quickly without spreading.

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Episode 15

The Squatter

Thu, Feb 18, 198225 mins

Drummond's plan to tear down old apartments and replace them with luxury condominiums creates anger among one soon-to-be homeless elderly woman who refuses to leave the Drummond household.

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Episode 16

The Car

Thu, Feb 25, 198225 mins

Willis realizes the reason Charlene decided to date another boy is because Willis doesn't have a car and the other boy does. This leads to a decision that has far-reaching consequences for Willis and his relationships with both Charlene, the law and - when he finds out - his very angry father.

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Episode 17

Crime Story: Part 1

Thu, Mar 11, 198225 mins

Arnold and Dudley, unsure how to deal with two schoolyard teenage bullies who demand their lunch money, decide to ditch school to avoid them.

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Episode 18

Crime Story: Part 2

Thu, Mar 18, 198225 mins

After the schoolyard bullies put Willis in the hospital, Arnold considers wearing a wire to try and get evidence on them.

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Episode 19

B.M.O.C.

Thu, Mar 25, 198225 mins

While trying to impress an exclusive club, Willis distances himself from the family. When this happens, it breaks Arnold's heart.

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Episode 20

Green Hair

Thu, Apr 1, 198225 mins

Aunt Sophia pleads with Drummond to get involved with an effort to address pollution, but Drummond stubbornly refuses. Then, Kimberly's hair turns green after washing it with dirty water.

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Episode 21

Have I Got a Girl for You

Thu, Apr 8, 198225 mins

Sophia fixes Drummond up with one of her friends whose simple lifestyle conflicts with Drummond's high class living.

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Episode 22

Lifesavers

Thu, Apr 15, 198225 mins

After Willis saves Arnold from a falling piano, he gets annoyed by Arnold's tireless efforts to try and pay him back. So he come up with a plan to make Arnold look like a hero by staging a phony holdup at the garage he works at.

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Episode 23

Stress? What Stress?

Thu, Apr 22, 198225 mins

Willis, suffering from stress due to a hectic schedule, makes a false promise to Drummond that he will quit the school election, which stresses Arnold out when he finds out.

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Episode 24

The Music Man

Thu, May 6, 198225 mins

Willis forms a band with his friends but faces a tough decision when the band members favor Kimberly over Charlene as the lead singer.

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Episode 25

Short But Sweet

Thu, May 13, 198225 mins

Arnold's self-consciousness over his short stature once again rises to the surface when he realizes all of his friends have girlfriends, but not him. Drummond has to convince his son that looks - or in this case, height - aren't everything.

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Episode 26

On Your Toes

Thu, May 20, 198225 mins

Arnold's sudden interest in ballet is hampered when Willis tells him that dancing will give him a 'sissy' label.

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