8. The Show Started Out as a Little Rascals Update
NBC initially wanted to film a pilot for a Little Rascals update in 1978, but that idea was scratched. That’s when Diff’rent Strokes was created with Conrad Bain (Phillip Drummond) as the main character. As soon as the show debuted, it was obvious Arnold Jackson was the star, so the show’s writers began to center most episodes around him.
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