Diff'rent Strokes — Season 7

ABC Ended Comedy

24 Episodes · Premiered September 29, 1984 · Ended May 4, 1985

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Episodes

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E01 – A Haunting We Will Go

In this take-off on Ghostbusters, Arnold and Sam explore a haunted house.

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E02 – Arnold and Lisa's Mother

Arnold and his pals think they have the solution to contemptible classmate Lisa: they'll doctor her science experiment.

When news of Sam's bed-wetting gets out, the family goes overboard to make him feel wanted, leaving Arnold feeling neglected.

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E04 – Undercover Lover

Willis's involvement with a new girlfriend puts him smack in the middle of a drug bust at school.

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E05 – Arnold's Strike

Arnold's strike against the school dress code loses support when the strikers are threatened with suspension.

Sam's father, a singer, shows up and hopes Sam will go live with him.

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E07 – Carmella Meets the Gooch

The school bully faces a challenge from tough new student Carmella

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E08 – Arnold the Entrepreneur

Arnold gets a crash course in free enterprise after a rift with Sam puts the boys in competition as bug-spray salesmen.

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E09 – The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson

As judge of his school's student court, Arnold must choose between his friend and his girlfriend

An episode about an Olympic hopeful, disabled in an accident, who could use encouragement features members of the 1984 Olympic gymnastic team.

Sam's sore throat may get him out of school, but fails to get him out of a tonsillectomy.

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E12 – Arnold's Songbird

Arnold can't deliver on his promise to get a celebrity for his school's charity night so he turns to Carmella for help.

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E13 – Baseball Blues

As the coach of Sam's Little League team, Drummond suffers the agony of defeat---and the cold shoulder from Sam

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E14 – Arnold Saves the Squirrel

Sam's favorite TV show is cancelled to make room for Maggie's exercise program.

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E15 – Sam Adopts a Grandparent

Sam's view of the elderly becomes distorted after a cranky senior citizen refuses to team with him on a project.

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E16 – Happy Birthday Drummond

Maggie and Sam surprise Mr. Drummond for his birthday by having Kimberly return from France to visit him. She brings a present of her own, the Drummond family tree, but the happiness turns to sadness when Mr. Drummond realizes that he is the last person to carry on the Drummond name. Arnold comes up with a solution; he and Willis will have their names legally changed to "Drummond," which makes Mr. Drummond happy, but Willis has second thoughts.

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E17 – Sam's New Pal

Sam innocently invites a female friend to sleep over.

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E18 – Russian Embassy

Arnold's rocket---containing a camera and Sam's pet mouse---crashes into the Russian Embassy.

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E19 – Cheers to Arnold

Arnold finds himself on the hot seat after he succumbs to pressure to drink with the guys.

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E20 – A Camping We Will Go

Sam's dad tags along on a camping trip designed to bring Drummond and Sam closer together.

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E21 – Beauty is in the Eye of Arnold

Arnold's friends start hanging out with cheerleaders, but Arnold's got his eye on a plain girl, which, he learns, makes him a nobody.

Diff'rent Strokes S7 E22 – Blue Collar Drummond

Drummond goes to work at one of his factories to prove he's in touch with his workers, but things go awry when the family tries to live on his paycheck.