Diff'rent Strokes Substitute Mother (Season 3, Episode 3)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Diff'rent Strokes

Substitute Mother (Season 3, Episode 3)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 25 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

When Adelaide goes away, Drummond hires a temporary housekeeper to take her place. With the new housekeeper, Arnold soon realizes that she reminds him a lot of his mom and tries to arrange it so that she and Drummond fall in love.

Director

Gerren Keith

Writers

Debra Frank (teleplay by) (story by) | Scott Rubenstein (teleplay by) (story by) | Patricia Kane (story by) | Bernie Kukoff (created by) | Jeff Harris (created by)

Producers

Martin Cohan | Ben Starr

Editor

Abe Schwartz (video tape)

Casting Director

Eve Brandstein

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 26, 1980

Release date

Nov 26, 1980 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 32 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
6 cast members

Name	Known for
Conrad Bain Philip Drummond Philip Drummond See fewer	Maude (1972)
Gary Coleman Arnold Jackson Arnold Jackson See fewer	Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Todd Bridges Willis Jackson Willis Jackson See fewer	Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Dana Plato Kimberly Drummond Kimberly Drummond See fewer	Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Denise Nicholas Sondra Williams Sondra Williams See fewer	Let's Do It Again (1975)
Nedra Volz Adelaide Brubaker Adelaide Brubaker See fewer	Filthy Rich (1982)