Different Strokes - Season 1 (DVD Box Set)

"Whatchoo talkin' bout Willis?" When pint size Gary Coleman uttered that phrase to his TV brother played by Todd Bridges audiences were hooked and a star was born.But the show's popularity was based on more than the rise of the diminutive wise-cracking Coleman. Diff'rent Strokes was a pop culture phenomenon that broke through cultural barriers as well. The story of two African-American kids from Harlem who move to Park Avenue to live with a wealthy white widower (Conrad Bain) and his precocious teenage daughter (Dana Plato) not only gave audiences lots to laugh about but gave them something to talk about.Along with their no-nonsense housekeeper (Charlotte Rae) this group was anything but average - but they reflected the changing face of the American family and brought issues of race and class into households across the nation. Finally available on DVD this 3-disc set collects all twenty-two episodes from the hilarious first season.3 Discs