Diff'rent Strokes
Happy Birthday Drummond
Season 7, Episode 16 · Aired 1985-01-26
Synopsis
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.
In the series
This episode is part of Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986) on NBC/ABC.
What you talkin' about, Willis? — adoption comedy with very real aftershocks.
Key cast
- Gary Coleman as Arnold Jackson
- Todd Bridges as Willis Jackson
- Conrad Bain as Philip Drummond
- Dana Plato as Kimberly Drummond
- Charlotte Rae as Edna Garrett