Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986): Season 1, Episode 1 - Movin' In - full transcript
Philip Drummond is a wealthy Manhattan industrialist who takes in Arnold and Willis Jackson, the two sons of his late housekeeper; Drummond is white and the boys are black. Arnold, age 8, is excited about the opportunity of a privileged life, but Willis, age 13, feels that Mr. Drummond is trying to buy their love with expensive gifts.
♪ Now the world don't move
to the beat of just one drum
♪ What might be right for
you may not be right for some
♪ A man is born
he's a man of means
♪ Then along come two
♪ They got nothin'
but their jeans
♪ But they got Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent
Strokes to move the world
♪ Everybody's got
a special kind of story
♪ Everybody finds a way to shine
♪ It don't matter that you got
♪ Not a lot, so what?
♪ They'll have
theirs you'll have yours
♪ And I'll have mine
♪ And together we'll be fine
♪ 'Cause it takes
♪ Diff'rent Strokes to
move the world, yes, it does
♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes
to move the world! ♪
I'm sorry, Mrs. Garrett. I
didn't mean to startle you.
Mr. Drummond, it's very
dangerous to sneak up behind me.
I'm going to karate class
and I just got an A in
kicking-where-it-hurts.
It's these thick carpets.
I once lost a small
lawyer in this room.
I love a little joke.
When they're that little,
they need a lot of love.
The boys will be
here any minute.
The boys...
The boys will be here any
minute. Is their room ready yet?
Oh, yes, sir. There's
just one thing left to do.
And what's that? I quit.
Quit? Oh, no.
No, please, I promise
I'll never scare you again.
I'll wear a bell around my neck.
When you hired me yesterday, you
said you had one 13-year-old daughter.
You didn't say anything about
two boys coming to live here.
I don't do windows,
and I don't do boys.
What have you got against boys?
They bite.
I'll buy you a tetanus shot.
Okay, okay. So I did overlook
a little thing like two boys.
Please, Mrs. Garrett,
they're orphans.
Please help me make
them feel at home here.
I hardly know them.
Orphans?
From Harlem.
Harlem?
Yes, their mother was my
housekeeper for many years.
A sweet, wonderful woman.
She was like a
member of the family.
On her deathbed, she asked
me to look after her two boys.
They have no relatives
that can take them in.
Are you trying to
make me feel rotten?
Yes, I am. You're
doing a great job.
Thank you. You're welcome.
You see, they're two innocent,
sweet, helpless little boys.
All right, all right,
I've been sucked in.
They're here.
I'll get it.
No, I'll do it. I'm
very good with doors.
Aha! You're here.
Welcome, gentlemen.
You're talking to us? Of course.
How about that, Willis?
Downtown two minutes,
and already, we're gentlemen.
Come in. Come in.
Mmm-mmm!
This is some place.
Let's shake hands
like a brother.
I've been practicing, Willis.
No wonder they
can't play basketball.
You've got a sense of
humor like your mother.
I loved her very much.
You know, without
a sense of humor,
people are dull
and boring and...
Oh, Mr. Drummond, can I
give you a hand with the boys?
Fellas, this is Mrs.
Garrett, our housekeeper.
This is Willis and
Arnold Jackson.
Hi. Hi, fellas.
She got it right.
Mrs. Garrett, are you passing?
No, only my hair is bleached.
Mrs. Garrett, why don't
you take the boys' things
up to their room and
I'll show them around?
I'd be glad to. Here,
let me have this, dear.
Be careful of my goldfish.
His name's Abraham.
I've never seen a
black goldfish before.
That's okay, he never saw a
rich white man before, either.
If Abraham looks like he's dead,
don't worry. He's just sleeping.
My ex-husband had
the same problem.
Oh, excuse me, boys.
Hi, sweetheart. Hello, Daddy.
Oh, they're here.
Oh, look at them,
Daddy, just look at them.
Aren't they gorgeous? Real boys.
Welcome, little brother.
Welcome, big brother.
What's she smoking?
Boys, this hurricane that just
blew in is my daughter, Kimberly.
This is Arnold and
this is Willis, Kimberly.
Hi, there. Hi.
Hi, metal mouth.
Oh, Daddy, isn't this delicious?
We've just met and already he's
insulting me like a real brother.
By the way, guys, stay out of
my room or I'll punch you out.
She's not kidding.
When she was six days old, she
gave the boy in the next crib a fat lip.
She better not mess with me, or
else I'll reach up, belt her in the knee.
Hey, I'm so darned glad to have
you fellows here, I can't tell you.
Well, what do you think
of your big new house?
Got big places in Harlem, too.
Yeah, but they're
all falling down.
Hey, come here, boys, I want
to show you something. What?
I want to show you
the view from up here.
I've got a surprise for you.
Look, you can see the
whole city from here.
We're on the 30th floor.
Man, ain't this something?
Imagine, living up so high you
can't even smell the garbage.
I never smelled the
garbage in Harlem.
You better check
your smeller, fella.
This is my kind of pad.
I'm glad, Arnold.
It's my kind of pad, too.
Look at that view, Willis.
On a clear day, you
can see New Jersey.
Not that anyone would want to.
You know something, Arnold, that
chair you're sitting in is 200 years old.
With all your money, couldn't
you afford to buy a new one?
No, it's an antique, you see. The
older it gets, the more it's worth.
Willis, we were sitting on a fortune
in Harlem and we never knew it.
Boys, listen,
I am going to open up a
whole new world for you.
I'm going to see that you have the
same advantages that I had growing up.
You're going to go to the best
schools, the finest colleges,
where you can learn about
things like art and music.
Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Chopin.
They all friends of yours?
They're all dead, dodo-head.
What killed them?
Well, they lived a
very long time ago.
In other words, you don't
know what killed them.
Look, Mr. Drummond, you done a nice
thing promising Mama you'd take care of us,
but Arnold and me ain't
gonna take no charity.
Oh, hey, I am not
offering charity.
You'll get no free lunch here.
You mean we gotta
pay for our eats?
No, I mean you're
gonna have to work for it.
You're gonna have to go to school,
study hard, and become solid citizens.
Do we get time off
for good behavior?
No.
Come on, I want to show
you your room and my hot tub.
You stole a tub?
If we help you
fence it, we get half.
This is a hot tub.
And you are welcome to
use it any time you want.
Willis, I ain't going in this
ocean without no lifeguard.
You boys are going to love it.
When anything's bothering me, I just slip
into the tub and it eases away my tension.
How much bread did you
lay out for this washtub?
About $4,000.
No wonder you got tension.
It's worth every cent.
To have a place where you
can think about life and reflect.
Soak away your troubles,
and make important decisions.
Willis, you going in that thing?
Of course he is.
Nobody speaks for me but me.
And when he speaks,
nobody listens.
Except for me.
Come on, guys, I want to
show you the way to your room.
Willis.
You little runt.
Well, here it is, boys.
How do you like it?
Man, this is better than anything
I ever saw on The Brady Bunch.
Willis, you take the top, Arnold,
you sleep in the lower bunk.
How come you keep telling
us what to do all the time?
Don't you think we
have any brains?
I'm sorry.
Willis, I guess I just
committed another faux pas.
You did what for your pa?
No, Arnold, that's
French for "I blew it."
Arnold, you sleep up top.
Okay, Willis.
But just don't go drinking
no water before bedtime.
I don't want no accidents.
Okay, if you go eating
onions, don't go breathing up.
Arnold, there's a handy ladder
here for you to make it easy.
I don't need any ladder.
Stand back, everybody.
Here comes Arnold.
Hey, hey. What's wrong with using
the ladder, Arnold? That's what it's for.
He's gotta learn to
do things for himself.
Go ahead, Arnold. Okay.
I think I'll try the
Fosberry Flop.
See? It was nothing.
Nice climbing, Arnold. Yeah.
I'll get you a flag
to plant up there.
Boy, you guys are
a tough audience.
But I sure am glad
to have you both here.
You know something?
I always wanted a son
and now I got two of them.
I'm a very lucky man.
Okay, guys, I'm gonna
leave you alone to unpack.
Ah.
Color TV, stereo, our own cook.
Man, Willis, I think we
died and went to heaven.
Well, come off those
clouds, little brother.
Huh?
Don't get too
used to this place.
What you talking about, Willis?
Arnold, it ain't us that died and
went to heaven, it's Mama and Papa.
I'm sorry, Willis.
Arnold, we don't
belong in this place.
Drummond ain't our people,
and we ain't staying here.
But Willis, how many kids
like us got a chance like this?
Don't you realize we have
everything going for us now?
Forget it.
Come 7:00 tomorrow morning,
you and me are going back
to Harlem where we belong.
Willis, why do we have
to go back to Harlem?
Why can't we stay here?
'Cause we miss Harlem.
Yeah, and I wanna miss
Harlem the rest of my natural life.
Arnold, we don't
belong in no penthouse.
We ain't the right color.
I'll get me a skin transplant.
A head transplant
is what you need.
Willis, if I lose my head, there goes
all the brains we got between us.
I'm not comfortable here,
living in a place with
200-year-old chairs.
Suppose I sit on
one and it breaks?
Willis, you heard the man.
The older it gets,
the more it's worth.
He probably breaks them and
takes them right to the bank.
Arnold, when they was
passing the brains out,
you forgot to take a number.
We're goin' back to
Harlem and that's that.
Where are we
gonna live in Harlem?
With the Thomases.
Yeah, eight people,
one room, one bathroom.
We could get killed
in the stampede.
Arnold, after Papa died,
who was it that looked after
you while Mama worked?
You did, Willis.
Well, now, I'm your
mama and your papa.
And I say 7:00 a.m.
tomorrow morning, we split.
Can't we split after breakfast?
No.
Willis, I know you're my
brother and I'd do what you say,
but I got feelings about
things, too. I think you're wrong.
Well, just don't go spilling to
anybody that we're leaving tomorrow,
or you won't even
get dinner tonight.
Fellas, I've got
some great news.
I just managed to get tickets for
the circus, 8:00 tomorrow night.
Hey, that's real... We can't go.
Why not? Arnold's gotta rest.
I do?
Yeah, you got tired blood.
Now, that's no excuse.
I've got tired blood, too.
Yeah, it goes to sleep
an hour before I do.
Any chance seeing that
circus at a different time?
Well, what time
would you prefer?
How about 6:00 tomorrow morning?
Now, Arnold, you know
that that's impossible.
Well, we'll just have
to do it another time.
Anyway, Saturday
night, we have tickets
to the Knicks-Lakers
basketball game.
Hey, that's... We
can't go to that, either.
Unless that's at
6:00 in the morning.
Saturday night, we gotta go
to our friend's birthday party.
Which friend is that, Willis?
The one with the birthday.
Yeah, that's him, all right.
I get the impression
you're going to turn down
every suggestion I make
before I can even suggest it.
But I'm still going to
make one final suggestion.
What's that?
That you reconsider my
other two suggestions.
Mrs. Garrett, if I told
you that Arnold and Willis
turned down a chance
to see the circus,
and a Knicks-Lakers basketball
game, what would you say?
I'd say I'm available
for both events.
You know something,
I have a feeling that my new
tenants are planning to leave.
I guess I just haven't been able to make
them feel like they're part of the family.
Well, may I suggest
something, sir?
Oh, please do.
The way to do it is to have a
little fun with them. Family fun.
In my family, fun was sitting
around counting our money.
I never had any fun till I
was old enough to count.
You keep laughing like that
and you'll get another raise.
Oh, well, I'll tell ya,
our family fun was
entertaining each other.
Like after dinner,
someone would sing
and someone would
do something else,
and then I'd dance
ballet in my little tutu.
Say, there's a thought.
Forget it.
My tutu has turned
into a tutu by 4-4.
You've still given
me a good idea.
I've got a terrific way to
surprise the boys tonight.
Get Kimberly, and I'm gonna
tell you both what I'm going to do.
Yes, sir.
Now, that's what I
call an excellent meal.
I can't wait to get rid
of these dumb braces.
I'm tired of making
sparks with my fork.
Willis, where are you going?
To our room. Come on, Arnold.
Well, you don't want
to miss family fun time.
Family fun time? What
channel is that on?
That's an old
Drummond tradition.
We all get together after dinner and
we have fun entertaining each other.
Oh, leave that for now, Mrs.
Garrett, it's family fun time.
Here come the clowns!
Please, be seated.
Thank you.
And now, ladies and gentlemen,
you're about to be entertained
by the world's greatest
magician, the great Drummondo.
Young man, would you
please be my assistant?
Sure.
Now,
I have here in
my hand a $10 bill.
Which in some countries is
worth as much as 65 cents.
I'm gonna make the
$10 bill disappear.
Abracadabra,
abracadabra. It is gone.
Come on. Arnold took
it. That ain't no trick.
Yes, it is.
The trick is to get the
$10 back from Arnold.
So much for the great Drummondo.
Mrs. Garrett, you're next.
What're you going to do for us?
Oh, well, I never know
till the spotlight hits me.
Oh, the radio.
You call that dancing? Uh-huh.
This is dancing!
Willis, what did
you do that for?
'Cause now is my turn.
The great Willis is about to
do his famous disappearing act.
Come on, Arnold.
Wait a minute, fellas.
I think that may be for you.
All for me!
What's all that stuff for?
That's all for you guys.
It's a toy store!
It's for both of you, Willis.
Come on, Willis, join the fun.
Here comes Dr. J. Oh, yes.
Here, Mrs. Garrett.
Oh! I did it. I did it!
Get a load of that bicycle, Willis.
- Yeah.
Here, Mr. Drummond.
You could be O.J. Willis.
That's right.
If I'm dreaming,
don't wake me up.
Well, I guess I
won't wake him up.
Come on, Willis. Get in
there and get your share.
Come on. Enjoy yourself.
Look, Willis. Look, Willis.
Isn't he beautiful?
A doggy.
Yes, a lovely little doggy.
Get in there, honey.
Are you ready for this, gang?
Ready for what?
Ta da!
It's a pony!
It's a pony! Yipee!
Well, up you go, Tonto.
Kemosabe, make way
for the Lone Arnold.
Arnold, get off that thing.
You want me off, you're
gonna have to shoot me off!
I mean it. Get off there!
Willis!
What's the matter, Willis?
Mr. Drummond, you
bought a lot of nice toys.
But you can't buy us.
I'm not trying to buy you.
I'm just trying to
make you feel at home.
Come on, Arnold. We're
still leaving in the morning.
Arnold. You don't really
want to leave, do you?
No, but I gotta. Without
me, Willis is nothing.
Oh, Daddy, please
don't let them leave.
Willis, was Papa as
stubborn as you are,
or are you the only one in
the family that got the disease?
I ain't stubborn, I'm proud.
Can't a man be proud and
own a pony at the same time?
Willis,
there's something I
want to say to you.
You didn't even give yourself
a chance to get to know us.
The only thing I'm guilty of is trying to
make you and your brother feel at home.
Yeah, Mr. Drummond's
Santa Claus,
and you're treating
him like our old landlord.
Toys and money ain't family.
That's right, Willis, toys
and money ain't family.
Family is love and caring.
Maybe I overdid it,
but I did it because I
cared about your mother,
and now, I care about you.
But caring has to be
a two-way proposition,
and you're not even
willing to meet us halfway.
The worst part of it is, you're
only thinking about yourself.
You're not even
considering your brother.
You're just being
selfish, Willis.
Willis...
Not one word out of you, Arnold.
Does this count as a word?
If Mama was alive,
you would've got a lot
worse than a raspberry.
What you talking about?
We're here because
before Mama died,
she asked Mr. Drummond
to take care of us.
Do you think she'd send us to live
with somebody who didn't want us?
I'd do what you
tell me to do, Willis,
but you've been a sourpuss
from the minute we got here.
Mr. Drummond's right.
You're not being fair to
me or you or him. Or Mama.
Willis.
I been sitting here
soaking and thinking.
Does that mean I can say,
"Welcome aboard, Son"?
Yeah.
I got it right this time.
Yeah, you did.
This tub works pretty
good, doesn't it?
Yeah.
See, we can all learn
something from each other.
I wasn't trying or
thinking of Arnold.
Hey, I can't tell you
how proud I am of you
and how glad I am that
you are staying, Willis.
Yeah, but just
remember, Mr. Drummond,
that front door is always
open any time I want to leave.
That's right, Willis. Harlem
is just a limousine ride away.
♪ Now the world don't move
to the beat of just one drum
♪ What might be right for
you may not be right for some
♪ A man is born
he's a man of means
♪ Then along come two
♪ They got nothin'
but their jeans
♪ But they got Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent
Strokes to move the world
♪ Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent
Strokes to move the world
♪ Yes, it does
♪ It takes Diff'rent
Strokes to move the world ♪
to the beat of just one drum
♪ What might be right for
you may not be right for some
♪ A man is born
he's a man of means
♪ Then along come two
♪ They got nothin'
but their jeans
♪ But they got Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent
Strokes to move the world
♪ Everybody's got
a special kind of story
♪ Everybody finds a way to shine
♪ It don't matter that you got
♪ Not a lot, so what?
♪ They'll have
theirs you'll have yours
♪ And I'll have mine
♪ And together we'll be fine
♪ 'Cause it takes
♪ Diff'rent Strokes to
move the world, yes, it does
♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes
to move the world! ♪
I'm sorry, Mrs. Garrett. I
didn't mean to startle you.
Mr. Drummond, it's very
dangerous to sneak up behind me.
I'm going to karate class
and I just got an A in
kicking-where-it-hurts.
It's these thick carpets.
I once lost a small
lawyer in this room.
I love a little joke.
When they're that little,
they need a lot of love.
The boys will be
here any minute.
The boys...
The boys will be here any
minute. Is their room ready yet?
Oh, yes, sir. There's
just one thing left to do.
And what's that? I quit.
Quit? Oh, no.
No, please, I promise
I'll never scare you again.
I'll wear a bell around my neck.
When you hired me yesterday, you
said you had one 13-year-old daughter.
You didn't say anything about
two boys coming to live here.
I don't do windows,
and I don't do boys.
What have you got against boys?
They bite.
I'll buy you a tetanus shot.
Okay, okay. So I did overlook
a little thing like two boys.
Please, Mrs. Garrett,
they're orphans.
Please help me make
them feel at home here.
I hardly know them.
Orphans?
From Harlem.
Harlem?
Yes, their mother was my
housekeeper for many years.
A sweet, wonderful woman.
She was like a
member of the family.
On her deathbed, she asked
me to look after her two boys.
They have no relatives
that can take them in.
Are you trying to
make me feel rotten?
Yes, I am. You're
doing a great job.
Thank you. You're welcome.
You see, they're two innocent,
sweet, helpless little boys.
All right, all right,
I've been sucked in.
They're here.
I'll get it.
No, I'll do it. I'm
very good with doors.
Aha! You're here.
Welcome, gentlemen.
You're talking to us? Of course.
How about that, Willis?
Downtown two minutes,
and already, we're gentlemen.
Come in. Come in.
Mmm-mmm!
This is some place.
Let's shake hands
like a brother.
I've been practicing, Willis.
No wonder they
can't play basketball.
You've got a sense of
humor like your mother.
I loved her very much.
You know, without
a sense of humor,
people are dull
and boring and...
Oh, Mr. Drummond, can I
give you a hand with the boys?
Fellas, this is Mrs.
Garrett, our housekeeper.
This is Willis and
Arnold Jackson.
Hi. Hi, fellas.
She got it right.
Mrs. Garrett, are you passing?
No, only my hair is bleached.
Mrs. Garrett, why don't
you take the boys' things
up to their room and
I'll show them around?
I'd be glad to. Here,
let me have this, dear.
Be careful of my goldfish.
His name's Abraham.
I've never seen a
black goldfish before.
That's okay, he never saw a
rich white man before, either.
If Abraham looks like he's dead,
don't worry. He's just sleeping.
My ex-husband had
the same problem.
Oh, excuse me, boys.
Hi, sweetheart. Hello, Daddy.
Oh, they're here.
Oh, look at them,
Daddy, just look at them.
Aren't they gorgeous? Real boys.
Welcome, little brother.
Welcome, big brother.
What's she smoking?
Boys, this hurricane that just
blew in is my daughter, Kimberly.
This is Arnold and
this is Willis, Kimberly.
Hi, there. Hi.
Hi, metal mouth.
Oh, Daddy, isn't this delicious?
We've just met and already he's
insulting me like a real brother.
By the way, guys, stay out of
my room or I'll punch you out.
She's not kidding.
When she was six days old, she
gave the boy in the next crib a fat lip.
She better not mess with me, or
else I'll reach up, belt her in the knee.
Hey, I'm so darned glad to have
you fellows here, I can't tell you.
Well, what do you think
of your big new house?
Got big places in Harlem, too.
Yeah, but they're
all falling down.
Hey, come here, boys, I want
to show you something. What?
I want to show you
the view from up here.
I've got a surprise for you.
Look, you can see the
whole city from here.
We're on the 30th floor.
Man, ain't this something?
Imagine, living up so high you
can't even smell the garbage.
I never smelled the
garbage in Harlem.
You better check
your smeller, fella.
This is my kind of pad.
I'm glad, Arnold.
It's my kind of pad, too.
Look at that view, Willis.
On a clear day, you
can see New Jersey.
Not that anyone would want to.
You know something, Arnold, that
chair you're sitting in is 200 years old.
With all your money, couldn't
you afford to buy a new one?
No, it's an antique, you see. The
older it gets, the more it's worth.
Willis, we were sitting on a fortune
in Harlem and we never knew it.
Boys, listen,
I am going to open up a
whole new world for you.
I'm going to see that you have the
same advantages that I had growing up.
You're going to go to the best
schools, the finest colleges,
where you can learn about
things like art and music.
Rembrandt, Van Gogh, Chopin.
They all friends of yours?
They're all dead, dodo-head.
What killed them?
Well, they lived a
very long time ago.
In other words, you don't
know what killed them.
Look, Mr. Drummond, you done a nice
thing promising Mama you'd take care of us,
but Arnold and me ain't
gonna take no charity.
Oh, hey, I am not
offering charity.
You'll get no free lunch here.
You mean we gotta
pay for our eats?
No, I mean you're
gonna have to work for it.
You're gonna have to go to school,
study hard, and become solid citizens.
Do we get time off
for good behavior?
No.
Come on, I want to show
you your room and my hot tub.
You stole a tub?
If we help you
fence it, we get half.
This is a hot tub.
And you are welcome to
use it any time you want.
Willis, I ain't going in this
ocean without no lifeguard.
You boys are going to love it.
When anything's bothering me, I just slip
into the tub and it eases away my tension.
How much bread did you
lay out for this washtub?
About $4,000.
No wonder you got tension.
It's worth every cent.
To have a place where you
can think about life and reflect.
Soak away your troubles,
and make important decisions.
Willis, you going in that thing?
Of course he is.
Nobody speaks for me but me.
And when he speaks,
nobody listens.
Except for me.
Come on, guys, I want to
show you the way to your room.
Willis.
You little runt.
Well, here it is, boys.
How do you like it?
Man, this is better than anything
I ever saw on The Brady Bunch.
Willis, you take the top, Arnold,
you sleep in the lower bunk.
How come you keep telling
us what to do all the time?
Don't you think we
have any brains?
I'm sorry.
Willis, I guess I just
committed another faux pas.
You did what for your pa?
No, Arnold, that's
French for "I blew it."
Arnold, you sleep up top.
Okay, Willis.
But just don't go drinking
no water before bedtime.
I don't want no accidents.
Okay, if you go eating
onions, don't go breathing up.
Arnold, there's a handy ladder
here for you to make it easy.
I don't need any ladder.
Stand back, everybody.
Here comes Arnold.
Hey, hey. What's wrong with using
the ladder, Arnold? That's what it's for.
He's gotta learn to
do things for himself.
Go ahead, Arnold. Okay.
I think I'll try the
Fosberry Flop.
See? It was nothing.
Nice climbing, Arnold. Yeah.
I'll get you a flag
to plant up there.
Boy, you guys are
a tough audience.
But I sure am glad
to have you both here.
You know something?
I always wanted a son
and now I got two of them.
I'm a very lucky man.
Okay, guys, I'm gonna
leave you alone to unpack.
Ah.
Color TV, stereo, our own cook.
Man, Willis, I think we
died and went to heaven.
Well, come off those
clouds, little brother.
Huh?
Don't get too
used to this place.
What you talking about, Willis?
Arnold, it ain't us that died and
went to heaven, it's Mama and Papa.
I'm sorry, Willis.
Arnold, we don't
belong in this place.
Drummond ain't our people,
and we ain't staying here.
But Willis, how many kids
like us got a chance like this?
Don't you realize we have
everything going for us now?
Forget it.
Come 7:00 tomorrow morning,
you and me are going back
to Harlem where we belong.
Willis, why do we have
to go back to Harlem?
Why can't we stay here?
'Cause we miss Harlem.
Yeah, and I wanna miss
Harlem the rest of my natural life.
Arnold, we don't
belong in no penthouse.
We ain't the right color.
I'll get me a skin transplant.
A head transplant
is what you need.
Willis, if I lose my head, there goes
all the brains we got between us.
I'm not comfortable here,
living in a place with
200-year-old chairs.
Suppose I sit on
one and it breaks?
Willis, you heard the man.
The older it gets,
the more it's worth.
He probably breaks them and
takes them right to the bank.
Arnold, when they was
passing the brains out,
you forgot to take a number.
We're goin' back to
Harlem and that's that.
Where are we
gonna live in Harlem?
With the Thomases.
Yeah, eight people,
one room, one bathroom.
We could get killed
in the stampede.
Arnold, after Papa died,
who was it that looked after
you while Mama worked?
You did, Willis.
Well, now, I'm your
mama and your papa.
And I say 7:00 a.m.
tomorrow morning, we split.
Can't we split after breakfast?
No.
Willis, I know you're my
brother and I'd do what you say,
but I got feelings about
things, too. I think you're wrong.
Well, just don't go spilling to
anybody that we're leaving tomorrow,
or you won't even
get dinner tonight.
Fellas, I've got
some great news.
I just managed to get tickets for
the circus, 8:00 tomorrow night.
Hey, that's real... We can't go.
Why not? Arnold's gotta rest.
I do?
Yeah, you got tired blood.
Now, that's no excuse.
I've got tired blood, too.
Yeah, it goes to sleep
an hour before I do.
Any chance seeing that
circus at a different time?
Well, what time
would you prefer?
How about 6:00 tomorrow morning?
Now, Arnold, you know
that that's impossible.
Well, we'll just have
to do it another time.
Anyway, Saturday
night, we have tickets
to the Knicks-Lakers
basketball game.
Hey, that's... We
can't go to that, either.
Unless that's at
6:00 in the morning.
Saturday night, we gotta go
to our friend's birthday party.
Which friend is that, Willis?
The one with the birthday.
Yeah, that's him, all right.
I get the impression
you're going to turn down
every suggestion I make
before I can even suggest it.
But I'm still going to
make one final suggestion.
What's that?
That you reconsider my
other two suggestions.
Mrs. Garrett, if I told
you that Arnold and Willis
turned down a chance
to see the circus,
and a Knicks-Lakers basketball
game, what would you say?
I'd say I'm available
for both events.
You know something,
I have a feeling that my new
tenants are planning to leave.
I guess I just haven't been able to make
them feel like they're part of the family.
Well, may I suggest
something, sir?
Oh, please do.
The way to do it is to have a
little fun with them. Family fun.
In my family, fun was sitting
around counting our money.
I never had any fun till I
was old enough to count.
You keep laughing like that
and you'll get another raise.
Oh, well, I'll tell ya,
our family fun was
entertaining each other.
Like after dinner,
someone would sing
and someone would
do something else,
and then I'd dance
ballet in my little tutu.
Say, there's a thought.
Forget it.
My tutu has turned
into a tutu by 4-4.
You've still given
me a good idea.
I've got a terrific way to
surprise the boys tonight.
Get Kimberly, and I'm gonna
tell you both what I'm going to do.
Yes, sir.
Now, that's what I
call an excellent meal.
I can't wait to get rid
of these dumb braces.
I'm tired of making
sparks with my fork.
Willis, where are you going?
To our room. Come on, Arnold.
Well, you don't want
to miss family fun time.
Family fun time? What
channel is that on?
That's an old
Drummond tradition.
We all get together after dinner and
we have fun entertaining each other.
Oh, leave that for now, Mrs.
Garrett, it's family fun time.
Here come the clowns!
Please, be seated.
Thank you.
And now, ladies and gentlemen,
you're about to be entertained
by the world's greatest
magician, the great Drummondo.
Young man, would you
please be my assistant?
Sure.
Now,
I have here in
my hand a $10 bill.
Which in some countries is
worth as much as 65 cents.
I'm gonna make the
$10 bill disappear.
Abracadabra,
abracadabra. It is gone.
Come on. Arnold took
it. That ain't no trick.
Yes, it is.
The trick is to get the
$10 back from Arnold.
So much for the great Drummondo.
Mrs. Garrett, you're next.
What're you going to do for us?
Oh, well, I never know
till the spotlight hits me.
Oh, the radio.
You call that dancing? Uh-huh.
This is dancing!
Willis, what did
you do that for?
'Cause now is my turn.
The great Willis is about to
do his famous disappearing act.
Come on, Arnold.
Wait a minute, fellas.
I think that may be for you.
All for me!
What's all that stuff for?
That's all for you guys.
It's a toy store!
It's for both of you, Willis.
Come on, Willis, join the fun.
Here comes Dr. J. Oh, yes.
Here, Mrs. Garrett.
Oh! I did it. I did it!
Get a load of that bicycle, Willis.
- Yeah.
Here, Mr. Drummond.
You could be O.J. Willis.
That's right.
If I'm dreaming,
don't wake me up.
Well, I guess I
won't wake him up.
Come on, Willis. Get in
there and get your share.
Come on. Enjoy yourself.
Look, Willis. Look, Willis.
Isn't he beautiful?
A doggy.
Yes, a lovely little doggy.
Get in there, honey.
Are you ready for this, gang?
Ready for what?
Ta da!
It's a pony!
It's a pony! Yipee!
Well, up you go, Tonto.
Kemosabe, make way
for the Lone Arnold.
Arnold, get off that thing.
You want me off, you're
gonna have to shoot me off!
I mean it. Get off there!
Willis!
What's the matter, Willis?
Mr. Drummond, you
bought a lot of nice toys.
But you can't buy us.
I'm not trying to buy you.
I'm just trying to
make you feel at home.
Come on, Arnold. We're
still leaving in the morning.
Arnold. You don't really
want to leave, do you?
No, but I gotta. Without
me, Willis is nothing.
Oh, Daddy, please
don't let them leave.
Willis, was Papa as
stubborn as you are,
or are you the only one in
the family that got the disease?
I ain't stubborn, I'm proud.
Can't a man be proud and
own a pony at the same time?
Willis,
there's something I
want to say to you.
You didn't even give yourself
a chance to get to know us.
The only thing I'm guilty of is trying to
make you and your brother feel at home.
Yeah, Mr. Drummond's
Santa Claus,
and you're treating
him like our old landlord.
Toys and money ain't family.
That's right, Willis, toys
and money ain't family.
Family is love and caring.
Maybe I overdid it,
but I did it because I
cared about your mother,
and now, I care about you.
But caring has to be
a two-way proposition,
and you're not even
willing to meet us halfway.
The worst part of it is, you're
only thinking about yourself.
You're not even
considering your brother.
You're just being
selfish, Willis.
Willis...
Not one word out of you, Arnold.
Does this count as a word?
If Mama was alive,
you would've got a lot
worse than a raspberry.
What you talking about?
We're here because
before Mama died,
she asked Mr. Drummond
to take care of us.
Do you think she'd send us to live
with somebody who didn't want us?
I'd do what you
tell me to do, Willis,
but you've been a sourpuss
from the minute we got here.
Mr. Drummond's right.
You're not being fair to
me or you or him. Or Mama.
Willis.
I been sitting here
soaking and thinking.
Does that mean I can say,
"Welcome aboard, Son"?
Yeah.
I got it right this time.
Yeah, you did.
This tub works pretty
good, doesn't it?
Yeah.
See, we can all learn
something from each other.
I wasn't trying or
thinking of Arnold.
Hey, I can't tell you
how proud I am of you
and how glad I am that
you are staying, Willis.
Yeah, but just
remember, Mr. Drummond,
that front door is always
open any time I want to leave.
That's right, Willis. Harlem
is just a limousine ride away.
♪ Now the world don't move
to the beat of just one drum
♪ What might be right for
you may not be right for some
♪ A man is born
he's a man of means
♪ Then along come two
♪ They got nothin'
but their jeans
♪ But they got Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent
Strokes to move the world
♪ Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent Strokes
♪ It takes Diff'rent
Strokes to move the world
♪ Yes, it does
♪ It takes Diff'rent
Strokes to move the world ♪