Diff'rent Strokes - Season 8

Diff'rent Strokes - Season 8

Season 8

Network
Episodes19
DatesSep 27, 1985 - Mar 7, 1986
Previous Season

Episodes

Sam's Missing - Part 1
Season 8Episode 130 min

Sam's Missing - Part 1

Arnold sends Sam to the market, but he fails to return.

Sep 27, 1985
Sam's Missing - Part 2
Season 8Episode 230 min

Sam's Missing - Part 2

After the Drummonds learn Sam disappeared with a stranger, they notify the police and distribute flyers.

Sep 27, 1985
Bully for Arnold
Season 8Episode 330 min

Bully for Arnold

The school bully asks Arnold to entertain his girlfriend while he's away, and Arnold does the job only too well.

Oct 4, 1985
Love on the Run
Season 8Episode 430 min

Love on the Run

Phillip and Maggie seem to have less time for each other, and Sam is worried their marriage is destined for divorce.

Oct 11, 1985
Willis Goes to College
Season 8Episode 530 min

Willis Goes to College

During his first week away at college, hotshot Willis doesn't want anyone to know he has the freshman blues.

Oct 18, 1985
Arnold's Job
Season 8Episode 630 min

Arnold's Job

Arnold starts his first job as a photographer's assistant on a newspaper.

Oct 25, 1985
A Tale of Two Teachers
Season 8Episode 730 min

A Tale of Two Teachers

Arnold gets a tough assignment from his English teacher: teaching "A Tale of Two Cities" to his unruly class.

Nov 8, 1985
So You Want to Be a Rock Star
Season 8Episode 830 min

So You Want to Be a Rock Star

Arnold starts a rock group, but after a few rehearsals the band is ready to fire him.

Nov 15, 1985
Speak No Evil
Season 8Episode 930 min

Speak No Evil

The First-Amendment rights of a white-supremacy group become the subject of controversy in the Drummond household.

Nov 29, 1985
Arnold's Bad Rep
Season 8Episode 1030 min

Arnold's Bad Rep

Arnold kisses and tells, bragging about his exploits with his girlfriend to enhance his reputation as a lady-killer.

Dec 6, 1985
It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To
Season 8Episode 1130 min

It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To

Sam assumes none of his buddies will attend his party, but they all show up when they learn who the guest will be.

Dec 13, 1985
Arnold's Initiation
Season 8Episode 1230 min

Arnold's Initiation

Arnold plays a cruel trick to gain membership in the Squires Club, and the prank costs a friend his job.

Jan 10, 1986
Bulimia
Season 8Episode 1330 min

Bulimia

When massive quantities of food disappear, Arnold and Sam find out that Kimberly is suffering from bulimia.

Jan 17, 1986
Sam's Big Brother
Season 8Episode 1430 min

Sam's Big Brother

Arnold fumes when Sam begins spending all his time with Willis, and Sam blames himself for the discord between his brothers.

Jan 24, 1986
Arnold's Tangled Web
Season 8Episode 1530 min

Arnold's Tangled Web

Arnold hires Spider the Action Man to change an F to a B on his report card.

Jan 31, 1986
Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown
Season 8Episode 1630 min

Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown

Tired of a bullying classmate, Sam prepares for a fist fight. That is, until he learns the reason for the kid's hostility.

Feb 7, 1986
The Big Bribe
Season 8Episode 1730 min

The Big Bribe

Arnold is heartbroken that his heartthrob accepted a date with him only because Willis bribed her with concert tickets.

Feb 21, 1986
The Photo Club
Season 8Episode 1830 min

The Photo Club

Arnold and his obnoxious nemesis Lisa are trapped in the boiler room while working on a photography project.

Feb 28, 1986
The Front Page
Season 8Episode 1930 min

The Front Page

Arnold's doing an article on the football players and makes a discovery: some school jocks are using steroids.

Mar 7, 1986

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