Where to Watch Diff'rent Strokes Online

Fancy watching "Diff'rent Strokes" in the comfort of your own home? Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or play the drama TV series via subscription can be tricky, so we here at Moviefone want to do the work for you.

Below, you’ll find a number of top-tier streaming and cable services – including rental, purchase, and subscription options – along with the availability of "Diff'rent Strokes" on each platform. Now, before we get into the fundamentals of how you can watch "Diff'rent Strokes" right now, here are some finer points about the ABC show.

Originally premiering November 3rd, 1978, "Diff'rent Strokes" stars Conrad Bain, Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges, Dana Plato. The series runs 8 season(s), and has a score of 70 (out of 100) on TMDB, which put together reviews from 272 experienced people.

Want to know what the show's about? Here’s the plot: "The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman named Phillip Drummond and his daughter Kimberly, for whom their deceased mother previously worked. During the first season and first half of the second season, Charlotte Rae also starred as the Drummonds' housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett."

"Diff'rent Strokes" is currently available to stream via subscription, rental, or purchase on and The Roku Channel .