Episode 19 - Diff’rent Strokes

Dearly Departed Podcast

Mike Dorsey

True Crime, Film History, Tv & Film

4.9 • 689 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2020

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

"What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?" We're talkin' 'bout the classic '80s sitcom Diff'rent Strokes and some of the most troubled child stars in TV history.
Relive the last days of Gary Coleman and Dana Plato, and find out what happened to the rest of the cast. We also talk about Kenny Rogers, Crocodile Dundee, Doris Day, and more!
And as a Dearly Departed Pod FIRST, you will be able watch video of this episode on YouTube at "DearlyDepartedOnline": https://www.youtube.com/user/DearlyDepartedOnline
It takes Diff'rent Strokes to move the world... And it took technology to make this show while socially distanced during the coronavirus pandemic. No podcast hosts were harmed during the production of this episode as we produced it remotely from our individual homes. So stay home, wash your hands, and listen to the Dearly Departed Podcast!

Transcript

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0:00.0	It's the Deerly Departed Podcast, featuring your host, historian Scott Michaels, and filmmaker Mike Dorsey.
0:17.0	Okay, so this is at Deerly Departed First.
0:23.7	We are actually recording video as we do this.
0:26.4	So those of you listening to the audio only, this should be available on YouTube.
0:30.3	And we'll post links and stuff eventually.
0:32.8	But we are doing video now, in part because we're just being responsible adults and staying
0:39.1	socially distanced from each other and recording this remotely from each other's apartments.
0:43.9	So here we are.
0:45.7	It's dearly departed.
0:46.4	I'm Mike Dorsey.
0:47.2	I'm Scott Michaels.
0:48.8	And we are going to do different strokes.
0:51.4	Personally, my first favorite sitcom when I was growing up was different strokes.
0:55.2	So this would be a good one.
0:56.8	And just lots of tragedy, lots of tragedy with this show, unfortunately.
1:01.9	Yeah, lots of mileage for dearly departed folks.
1:05.3	How old were you when this, when this show started?
1:07.7	This show started, I was about, I think it was like four months old in 78.
1:11.8	And then I, so I grew up with it.
1:14.7	Sorry, Scott.
1:17.8	But, yeah, and then, you know, it ran from 78 to 86.
1:22.2	The last season, I think, is Switch Networks.
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