How did Different Strokes End?
 

We were talking about Facts of Life an Different Strokes

Facts of Life went through various stages : little kids at Eastland; (working at some store?) ; then getting the Candy Shop with George Cloony. Then it ends when Blair gets married and buys the shop from Garret of something.


But for the life of me I can't remember how Different Strokes ended. I know Drummond got married, Sam that tool box joined the cast, Kimberly came back for an episode or two looking dammn fine, Willis I have no idea..

So could someone here help me find out what happened on these shows.

Facts of Life stages:

--Girl's Dorm (molly ringwalk year)
--School Cafeteria Years (the heart of the show's run)
--Edna's Edibles (bakery)
--Out of Our Heads (gift shop, Chloris Leachman replaces Mrs Garrett)

LAST DIFF'RENT STROKES EPISODE (show was cancelled without warning, so there was never a "finale episode")

189. The Front Page
gs: Peter DeLuise (Darryl) Shavar Ross (Dudley Ramsey) Ralph Seymour (Artie) Reginald T. Dorsey (Clint) Todd Jefferies (Ted)

Arnold's feature story about his high school football team threatens to turn into a controversial expose for the school newspaper when he witnesses team members buying steroids.

LAST TWO FACTS OF LIFE EPISODES

9-23 923 30 Apr 88 The Beginning of the End (1)
When their old school Eastland has financial difficulties, Blair decides to buy it.

9-24 924 7 May 88 The Beginning of the Beginning (2)
Blair becomes Eastland School's new headmistress.

Ohhh that's great!! so many memories..

Edna's Edibles burnt down!

Now was Facts of Life a spin off of Diff Strokes? was she the house keeper - then left became the head of Eastland -

Diff'rent Strokes:

Mr. Drummond's wife leaves him and forms a Designing Company down south with three other women.

Kimberly and Willis have several "very special episodes" dealing with drug and alcohol. Kimberly eventually dies.

Arnold continues to be short and cute and still gets into trouble for at least a half an hour every week.

Yep -- Kimberly was an Eastland student (but obviously didn't live there). Mrs Garrett went to Visitors Weekend with Kimberly and ended up helping so many of the girls, that she was offered a job.

I had such a crush on Dana Plato :(

I never thought that Dana Plato was cute. Missy Gold, on the other hand....

Night Trap baby

too cold, too cold? :hscratch:

How did Diff'rent Strokes end? It ended with Arnold frozen in carbonite, Mr. Drummond revealed HE was Willis' true father, and Kimberly just died of a drug over dose. It was a down ending because that's what life is, just a series of down endings, man.