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.
Conrad Bain
Phillip Drummond
Gary Coleman
Arnold Jackson
Todd Bridges
Willis Jackson
Dana Plato
Kimberly Drummond
Mary Jo Catlett
Pearl Gallagher
Charlotte Rae
Edna Garrett
Danny Cooksey
Sam McKinney
Shavar Ross
Dudley Ramsey
Dixie Carter
Maggie McKinney
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22768%
The Nanny80%
Step by Step78%
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Sister, Sister71%
Gary Unmarried59%
Jessie80%
My Three Sons66%
The Hogan Family68%
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8 Simple Rules68%
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All of Us71%
Leave It to Beaver69%
