Diff'rent Strokes The Big Bribe (Season 8, Episode 16)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Diff'rent Strokes

The Big Bribe (Season 8, Episode 16)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 24 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Seeing that Arnold is afraid to ask out a pretty girl from his school, Willis bribes her with concert tickets so that she will ask him out. The plan backfires when Arnold eventually finds out.

Director

Mel Ferber

Writers

Robert Jayson (teleplay by) | A. Dudley Johnson Jr. (teleplay by) | Janna Lowell (story by) | Bernie Kukoff (created by) | Jeff Harris (created by)

Producers

Al Aidekman | Richard Gurman

Editors

Skip Collector (edited by) | Frank Mazzaro

Casting Director

Marc Hirschfeld

Production Designer

Don Roberts

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 21, 1986

Release date

Feb 21, 1986 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 33 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
9 cast members

Name	Known for
Conrad Bain Philip Drummond Philip Drummond See fewer	Maude (1972)
Gary Coleman Arnold Jackson Arnold Jackson See fewer	Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Todd Bridges Willis Jackson Willis Jackson See fewer	Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
Mary Jo Catlett Pearl Gallagher (credit only) Pearl Gallagher (credit only) See fewer	Serial Mom (1994)
Danny Cooksey Sam McKinney Sam McKinney See fewer	Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Mary Ann Mobley Maggie McKinney Drummond (credit only) Maggie McKinney Drummond (credit only) See fewer	Get Yourself a College Girl (1964)
Jason Hervey Charlie Charlie See fewer	The Wonder Years (1988)
Tyren Perry Phyllis Phyllis See fewer	Bustin' Loose (1987)
Robin Givens Ann Ann See fewer	Boomerang (1992)