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They lived in the Penthouse Suite at 697 Park Avenue in New York City. There were three maids during the sitcom's run: Edna Garrett (Charlotte Rae), Adelaide Brubaker (Nedra Volz), and Pearl Gallagher (Mary Jo Catlett).
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They lived in a penthouse with Drummond, his daughter Kimberly (Dana Plato), and their maid. They played two children from a poor section of Harlem whose deceased mother previously worked for rich widower Philip Drummond (Conrad Bain), who eventually adopted them. The sitcom starred Coleman as Arnold Jackson and Todd Bridges as his older brother, Willis.
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The series was originally devised as a joint vehicle for Maude co-star Conrad Bain (after Maude had abruptly finished production in 1978), and child actor Gary Coleman, who had caught producers' attentions after appearing in a number of commercials. In pre-production, the original proposed title was 45 Minutes from Harlem (even though Harlem is only ten or fifteen minutes away from the Drummond residence by subway or taxi).The title was eventually changed to Different Strokes, inspired by the quote "Different strokes for different folks" popularized by boxer Muhammad Ali in 1966 (Ali makes a guest appearance in season 2). The lives of these stars were later plagued by legal troubles and drug addiction, with Plato and Coleman later suffering early deaths. The series made stars out of child actors Gary Coleman, Todd Bridges and Dana Plato and became known for the "very special episodes" in which serious issues such as racism, illegal drug use, hitchhiking, kidnapping and child sexual abuse were dramatically explored.