[20] In 2007, Coleman was cited for disorderly conduct in Provo, Utah, for having a "heated discussion" with a woman. Maggie unravels emotionally. Although he was awarded over $1 million in the decision, he filed for bankruptcy in 1999. Since there was a new fresh-faced kid in the house with Sam, Arnold now had his own little sidekick and was happy to be a "big brother" for a change. Arnold: Be careful with my goldfish. - Diff'rent Strokes - Facebook Arnold lets slip details about his experiences with the seemingly congenial Mr. Horton and Mr. Drummond calls the authorities. Note: Basketball player Meadowlark Lemon guest stars. Another episode ("Skin Deep or True Blue") is about Kimberly's new boyfriend, Roger Morehouse (played by Grant Wilson), not allowing his sister, Emily (Melora Hardin), to go to their school's costume ball with Willis because he is black. A fire has the family trapped in the building and when smoke starts coming through the vents, it makes everyone think the end is near. Willis' friends and Kimberly's schoolmates clash over who gets to do what in the apartment and ruin Mr. Drummond's date in the process. In the second, season 7's "Cheers to Arnold," Arnold must deal with Ricky (Robert Jayne), a classmate whom he catches drinking a thermos of alcohol in the school bathroom. Arnold finds out that several athletes at school are using anabolic steroids, so he goes undercover to expose the full story. Clone High (2002-2003) S01E02 Election Blu-Galoo 1.9s My name is Abraham Lincoln, A Series of Unfortunate Events (2017) - S02E03 Episode #2.3 3.3s - Limousine, good afternoon. The boys then feel uncomfortable around her and when they begin making jokes about her seizures, they find out that housekeeper Pearl herself has epilepsy but, unlike Karen, controls her seizures with medication. But the idea was dropped, both due to producers not wanting to water down the character's appeal in the main series, and deciding that the additional workload would be too much for Coleman. Arnold and Willis try to get into Mr. Drummond's health club, but are turned away because they are black. In a two-part episode on the dangers of hitchhiking ("The Hitchhikers"), Kimberly and Arnold (who were out in the cold weather and didn't have money for cab or bus fare) were abducted by a serial kidnapper-rapist (played by Woody Eney), who initially acted as a good Samaritan by giving the two of them a ride and inviting them to his apartment. Due to the popularity of Coleman's character, a spin-off series was briefly considered, to be titled Arnold and focusing on the character's school life[citation needed]. Mr. Drummond bribes a hard-nosed football coach (Greg Mullavey) into letting Arnold join the team by buying new uniforms for them, but he regrets his decision when he finds out how the coach is motivating the kids. She declined, but come fall, she had a change of heart. Arnold comes up with a solution; he and Willis will have their names legally changed to "Drummond," which makes Mr. Drummond happy, but Willis has second thoughts. "It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To". When Arnold finds out what Willis is up to, he decides to have a little fun with the "robber," not knowing that a real robber has come to hold up the place. After Willis disobeys and is caught, he decides to move in with Jerry (, Mr. Drummond sneaks around behind the kids' backs while dating his tax attorney (, Kimberly stops working at Mr. Drummond's company and takes a job at a burger place, but is. Dixie Carter opted not to return to the series. The pitch meeting to NBC took place on Friday May 9, 1978,[7] with NBC immediately ordering an optional 26 episodes. Web. Sam's scout troop is asked to work with a bunch of senior citizens on projects, but Sam's assigned senior citizen (John McIntire) calls Sam a brat and refuses to help, so Sam has to put together a model airplane by himself. When Arnold sees that Dudley isn't doing things the way he wants him to, he decides to run against him. In the season, Bridges continued as a main cast member, but was absent in several episodes. His name's Abraham. After reading a book on the American legal system, Willis demands a fair trial for Arnold after he is accused of putting his goldfish in the hot tub. However, Arnold never made such a statement. Willis Jackson It was said that she had left to star in her own series, Designing Women, but she and Coleman had often clashed, leading to tension and animosity on set. A student in an immigration and naturalization class (Rosalind Chao) becomes the suspect in a robbery. 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While not a spin-off, Hello, Larry (19791980) had a connection to Strokes as it was established in a crossover episode that Philip Drummond and Larry Alder (McLean Stevenson) were old Army buddies and Mr. Drummond had bought the company that owned the radio station where Larry worked as a talk show host. [Arnold refuses to fight the school bully]