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First Aired: November 3rd, 1978

Status: Ended

Network: ABC

Summary: 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.

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Season 7

Episode 1: A Haunting We Will Go

Air Date: September 29th, 1984

Summary: When Arnold and Sam creep through the crevices of the neighborhood's haunted house they find the ghost boasts a bounty of surprises--the biggest being a love for people and contempt for war.

Episode 2: Arnold and Lisa's Mother

Air Date: October 6th, 1984

Summary: Arnold thinks the school science fair is the perfect opportunity to sabotage the project of his least favorite female classmate, but with a closer look he wonders if her aggravating behavior is really a cry for help.

Episode 3: Bed-Wetting

Air Date: October 13rd, 1984

Summary: The Drummond household is faced with Sam's bed-wetting problem trying everything from scolding to fawning, only to have Sam become more frustrated and hurt.

Episode 4: Undercover Lover

Air Date: October 20th, 1984

Summary: Willis becomes the middleman in a police effort to halt use and trafficking of drugs at his high school.

Episode 5: Arnold's Strike

Air Date: October 27th, 1984

Summary: Arnold risks expulsion from school when he leads a strike against some new rules he feels are ""unfair.""

Episode 6: Sam's Father

Air Date: November 3rd, 1984

Summary: Sam must choose between a penthouse apartment and a honky-tonk club when his real father comes knocking on the Drummond's door, wanting to take Sam with him.

Episode 7: Carmella Meets the Gooch

Air Date: November 10th, 1984

Summary: ""The Gooch"" returns to taunt Arnold and take on a new target--Sam, only to face his first challenge in the Drummond's new neighbor, an Italian foreign exchange student.

Episode 8: Arnold the Entrepreneur

Air Date: November 17th, 1984

Summary: Entrepreneur Arnold reluctantly allows Sam to be a part of his new scheme, when Sam realizes only Arnold will reap the profits, he breaks up the partnership and becomes the competition.

Episode 9: The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson

Air Date: November 24th, 1984

Summary: When Arnold is appointed judge of the school court, he is suddenly faced with jeopardizing a longtime friendship or losing a date with the school heartthrob--everyone has their day in court.

Episode 10: The Gymnasts

Air Date: December 1st, 1984

Summary: Drummond's surprise meant to encourage an Olympic hopeful felled by a tragic accident backfires when the young man instead becomes embittered at meeting the 1984 Men's Olympic Gold Medal-winning Gymnastics Team until Willis and Sam take on the challenge of setting things right.

Episode 11: Tonsils

Air Date: December 8th, 1984

Summary: Drummond is a tower of strength for Sam as he prepares to have his tonsils removed, but what will happen when Drummond finds out he is to be Sam's roommate while having some ""minor"" knee surgery.

Episode 12: Arnold's Songbird

Air Date: December 15th, 1984

Summary: In order to be elected the entertainment chairman for a school charity fundraiser, Arnold promises to get a celebrity but when it's time to deliver, he's forced to look to his nemesis Carmella for help, hoping she can save the day.

Episode 13: Baseball Blues

Air Date: January 5th, 1985

Summary: Sam persuades a reluctant Mr. Drummond to become the coach of his bad news baseball team and then regrets it after he winds up on the bench.

Episode 14: Arnold Saves the Squirrel

Air Date: January 12nd, 1985

Summary: When Sam visits a taping of ""The Sandy Squirrel Show"" he is overcome by the news his favorite television idol is about to be cancelled, but it's big brother Arnold to the rescue as he rallies the Boy Scouts of Manhattan to demand the Squirrel be given a reprieve.

Episode 15: Sam Adopts a Grandparent

Air Date: January 19th, 1985

Summary: The Drummonds are concerned when the normally lovable Sam battles with a cynical senior who rejects the Cub Scout's ""Adopt A Grandparent"" program, leaving Sam with a tainted view of older people.

Episode 16: Harry Birthday Drummond

Air Date: January 26th, 1985

Summary: Kimberly returns home from school in Paris to surprise Drummond on his birthday prompting Arnold and Willis to try and match her special gift, they decide to change their name to Drummond, until Willis suddenly has second thoughts.

Episode 17: Sam's New Pal

Air Date: February 2nd, 1985

Summary: Sam is taken aback when he realizes his new ""buddy"" is a girl, but Mr. Drummond is even more dumbfounded when the kids want to have a sleepover.

Episode 18: Russian Embassy

Air Date: February 9th, 1985

Summary: When Arnold's rocket for his school project is accidentally set off and lands atop the Russian Embassy, the state department is led to suspect the Drummond's participation is foul play.

Episode 19: Cheers to Arnold

Air Date: February 16th, 1985

Summary: Arnold's attempt to stop a friend from drinking backfires as he's left standing in the boy's bathroom holding a bottle of booze when the teacher walks in.

Episode 20: A Camping We Will Go

Air Date: February 23rd, 1985

Summary: A camping trip with Arnold and Sam intended to strengthen Drummond's relationship with Sam goes awry when Sam's real father shows up and invites himself along.

Episode 21: Beauty is in the Eye of Arnold

Air Date: March 2nd, 1985

Summary: Arnold is faced with a dilemma when his friends insist he take a cute cheerleader to the dance instead of the girl Arnold really likes who they consider an ""ugly duckling.""

Episode 22: Blue Collar Drummond

Air Date: March 9th, 1985

Summary: When Drummond is accused of being out of touch with his employee, he secretly takes a job in one of his own factories working on an assembly line. Much to his surprise, his job is threatened when he makes suggestions to boost morale and improve production.

Episode 23: Street Smarts

Air Date: March 23rd, 1985

Summary: Although Arnold boasts he held his own in a mugging, Drummond fears the incident goes deeper than Arnold will admit and becomes concerned when he finds Arnold has sought a dangerous method of protection.

Episode 24: A Special Friend

Air Date: May 4th, 1985

Summary: Arnold and Sam's new friendship with a street performer gets mired in fear and confusion when they discover she has epilepsy.

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