Forget about being a financial advisor because we’re here to talk about the ~great~ 80’s television series, Diff’rent Strokes. For eight whole seasons, viewers followed the story of Arnold, Willis, Phillip, and Kimberly – now we don’t want to give away anything else because maybe, just maybe, you haven’t seen the show yet! Well, first of all, you should! Secondly, total spoiler alert below! Take a look at 25 surprising facts about Diff’rent Strokes that you (probably) didn’t know before.
Theme Song Master
Turns out that Alan Thicke, or as he’s best known Jason Seaver on Growing Pains, spent quite a lot of time in the 80’s writing and recording music for various television shows. Furthermore, not only did he pen the theme song for Diff’rent Strokes, but he also sang the song too!
Theme Song Master
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Diff’rent Strokes writer Ben Starr confirmed that it was scripted for Arnold to say, “What are you talking about, Willis?” Although as soon as Coleman read the line, he made a little change, the incredible, “Whatchoo talkin’ ‘bout, Willis?” Furthermore, writers tried to tread carefully and not overuse the phrase but that wasn’t the case, in fact by the late 90’s Coleman was so tired of that line that he actually refused to say it.
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