The series stars Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two African American boys from Harlem who are taken in by a rich white Park Avenue businessman named Phillip Drummond and his daughter Kimberly, for whom their deceased mother previously worked. During the first season and first half of the second season, Charlotte Rae also starred as the Drummonds' housekeeper, Mrs. Garrett.
 | Season 1 Episode 1 Movin' In Air Date: 1978-11-03 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 2 The Social Worker Air Date: 1978-11-10 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 3 Mother's Last Visit Air Date: 1978-11-17 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 4 Prep School Air Date: 1978-11-24 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 5 The Spanking Air Date: 1978-12-01 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 6 Goodbye Dolly Air Date: 1978-12-08 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 7 The Trial Air Date: 1978-12-15 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 8 Retrospective - Part 1 Air Date: 1978-12-29 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 9 Retrospective - Part 2 Air Date: 1978-12-29 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 10 The Fight Air Date: 1979-01-05 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 11 The Club Meeting Air Date: 1979-01-12 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 12 The Woman Air Date: 1979-01-19 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 13 No Time for Arnold Air Date: 1979-01-26 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 14 The Relative Air Date: 1979-02-02 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 15 The Tutor Air Date: 1979-02-09 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 16 The New Landlord Air Date: 1979-02-16 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 17 Willis' Privacy Air Date: 1979-02-23 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 18 Mrs. Garrett's Crisis Air Date: 1979-03-02 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 19 The Job Air Date: 1979-03-16 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 20 The Trip - Part 1 Air Date: 1979-03-30 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 21 The Trip - Part 2 Air Date: 1979-03-30 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 22 Getting Involved Air Date: 1979-04-06 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 23 Willis's Birthday Air Date: 1979-04-13 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 1 Episode 24 The Girls' School Air Date: 1979-05-04 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 1 Arnold's Girlfriend - Part 1 Air Date: 1979-09-21 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 2 Arnold's Girlfriend - Part 2 Air Date: 1979-09-21 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 3 Feudin' and Fussin' - Part 1 Air Date: 1979-09-28 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 4 Feudin' and Fussin' - Part 2 Air Date: 1979-09-28 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 5 Mrs. Garrett's Romance Air Date: 1979-10-12 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 6 Birds and Bees Air Date: 1979-10-19 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 7 Arnold's Hero (a.k.a.) The Hero Air Date: 1979-10-24 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 8 The Adoption - Part 1 Air Date: 1979-10-31 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 9 The Adoption - Part 2 Air Date: 1979-11-07 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 10 Father and Son Day Air Date: 1979-11-14 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 11 Thanksgiving Crossover - Part 1 Air Date: 1979-11-28 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 12 Thanksgiving Crossover - Part 2 Air Date: 1979-11-28 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 13 The Rivals Air Date: 1979-12-05 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 14 Hot Watch Air Date: 1979-12-12 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 15 The Dog Story (a.k.a.) A Dog Story Air Date: 1979-12-19 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 16 The Election Air Date: 1980-01-09 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 17 Friendly-Mate Air Date: 1980-01-16 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 18 Poor Drummond Air Date: 1980-01-23 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 19 Big Business Air Date: 1980-01-30 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 20 Return of the Gooch Air Date: 1980-02-06 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 21 Valentine's Day Retrospective (a.k.a.) Valentine's Vigil Air Date: 1980-02-13 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 22 Skin Deep or True Blue (a.k.a.) Guess Who? Air Date: 1980-02-20 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 23 Teacher's Pet Air Date: 1980-02-27 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 24 The Slumber Party Air Date: 1980-03-12 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 25 Arnold Faces Fatality (a.k.a.) The Will (a.k.a.) Drummond's Will Air Date: 1980-03-19 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 2 Episode 26 The Squealer Air Date: 1980-03-26 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 1 The Bank Job - Part 1 Air Date: 1980-11-12 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 2 The Bank Job - Part 2 Air Date: 1980-11-12 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 3 Small Claims Court Air Date: 1980-11-19 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 4 Substitute Mother Air Date: 1980-11-26 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 5 The Accident - Part 1 Air Date: 1980-12-03 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 6 The Accident - Part 2 Air Date: 1980-12-03 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 7 Little Mother Air Date: 1980-12-10 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 8 Football Father Air Date: 1980-12-17 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 9 First Love Air Date: 1980-12-31 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 10 Count Your Blessings Air Date: 1981-01-07 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 11 The Loan Air Date: 1981-01-14 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 12 Roots Air Date: 1981-01-21 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 13 Junk Food Junkie (a.k.a.) Junk Food Air Date: 1981-01-28 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 14 The Bus Air Date: 1981-02-04 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 15 The Older Man Air Date: 1981-02-25 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 16 Where There's Hope Air Date: 1981-03-04 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 17 The Magician (a.k.a.) It's Magic Air Date: 1981-03-11 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 18 Drummond's Fair Lady Air Date: 1981-03-18 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 19 The Ancestors Air Date: 1981-03-25 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 20 Almost American Air Date: 1981-04-01 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 21 Room for One More Air Date: 1981-05-06 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 3 Episode 22 The Athlete Air Date: 1981-05-13 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 1 Growing Up Air Date: 1981-10-29 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 2 First Day Blues Air Date: 1981-11-05 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 3 The Model Air Date: 1981-11-12 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 4 The Team Air Date: 1981-11-19 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 5 The Big Heist Air Date: 1981-11-26 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 6 Double Date (a.k.a.) Blind Date Air Date: 1981-12-03 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 7 The Ski Weekend Air Date: 1981-12-10 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 8 Health Club Air Date: 1981-12-17 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 9 Burial Ground Air Date: 1982-01-07 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 10 Hello, Daddy Air Date: 1982-01-14 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 11 Jilted Air Date: 1982-01-21 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 12 Dreams Air Date: 1982-01-28 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 13 Kathy Air Date: 1982-02-04 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 14 Fire Air Date: 1982-02-11 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 15 The Squatter Air Date: 1982-02-18 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 16 The Car Air Date: 1982-02-25 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 17 Crime Story (Part 1) (a.k.a.) Crime in the Schools Air Date: 1982-03-11 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 18 Crime Story (Part 2) (a.k.a.) Crime in the Schools Air Date: 1982-03-18 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 19 B.M.O.C. Air Date: 1982-03-25 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 20 Green Hair Air Date: 1982-04-01 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 21 Have I Got a Girl for You Air Date: 1982-04-08 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 22 Lifesavers Air Date: 1982-04-15 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 23 Stress? What Stress? Air Date: 1982-04-22 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 24 The Music Man Air Date: 1982-05-06 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 25 Short But Sweet Air Date: 1982-05-13 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 4 Episode 26 On Your Toes Air Date: 1982-05-20 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 1 Shoot-Out at the O.K. Arcade Air Date: 1982-10-02 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 2 In the Swim Air Date: 1982-10-09 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 3 Cyrano De Jackson Air Date: 1982-10-16 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 4 Big Brother Air Date: 1982-10-23 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 5 The Peacemaker Air Date: 1982-10-30 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 6 Substitute Teacher Air Date: 1982-11-06 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 7 The Older Woman Air Date: 1982-11-13 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 8 A Case of Overexposure (a.k.a.) Overexposure Air Date: 1982-11-20 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 9 Memories Air Date: 1982-11-27 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 10 Push Comes to Shove Air Date: 1982-12-04 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 11 The Executives Air Date: 1982-12-11 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 12 Santa's Helper Air Date: 1982-12-18 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 13 A Growing Problem Air Date: 1983-01-08 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 14 Parents Have Rights, Too Air Date: 1983-01-15 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 15 Independent Woman Air Date: 1983-01-22 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 16 The Bicycle Man (1) Air Date: 1983-02-05 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 17 The Bicycle Man (2) Air Date: 1983-02-12 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 18 Family on Ice Air Date: 1983-02-19 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 19 Hall Monitor Air Date: 1983-02-26 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 20 The Cricket Air Date: 1983-03-05 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 21 Roommates Air Date: 1983-03-12 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 22 The Reporter Air Date: 1983-03-19 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 23 Romeo and Juliet Air Date: 1983-04-30 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 5 Episode 24 My Fair Larry (a.k.a.) My Fair Lady Air Date: 1983-05-07 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 1 Mr. T....and Mr. t Air Date: 1983-10-01 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 2 The Goat Air Date: 1983-10-15 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 3 Rashomon II Air Date: 1983-10-22 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 4 The Lie Air Date: 1983-10-29 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 5 Drafted Air Date: 1983-11-12 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 6 The Van Drummonds Air Date: 1983-11-19 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 7 The Moonlighter Air Date: 1983-11-26 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 8 Coming of Age Air Date: 1983-12-03 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 9 Assert Yourself Air Date: 1983-12-10 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 10 Mrs. Z Air Date: 1983-12-17 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 11 The Senior Class Queen Air Date: 1984-01-07 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 12 Where There's Smoke Air Date: 1984-01-14 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 13 Drummond's Lady Air Date: 1984-01-21 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 14 The Hitchhikers (1) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (1) Air Date: 1984-01-28 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 15 The Hitchhikers (2) (a.k.a.) Hitchhiking (2) Air Date: 1984-02-04 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 16 Hooray for Hollywood (1) Air Date: 1984-02-11 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 17 Hooray for Hollywood (2) Air Date: 1984-02-18 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 18 The Wedding (1) Air Date: 1984-02-25 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 19 The Wedding (2) Air Date: 1984-02-25 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 20 The Honeymoon's Over Air Date: 1984-03-03 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 21 The Bar Mitzvah Boy Air Date: 1984-03-17 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 22 Kathy's Olympics Air Date: 1984-03-24 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 23 The Houseguest Air Date: 1984-05-05 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 6 Episode 24 The Boyfriend Air Date: 1984-05-12 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 1 A Haunting We Will Go Air Date: 1984-09-29 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 2 Arnold and Lisa's Mother Air Date: 1984-10-06 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 3 Bed-Wetting Air Date: 1984-10-13 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 4 Undercover Lover Air Date: 1984-10-20 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 5 Arnold's Strike Air Date: 1984-10-27 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 6 Sam's Father Air Date: 1984-11-03 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 7 Carmella Meets the Gooch Air Date: 1984-11-10 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 8 Arnold the Entrepreneur Air Date: 1984-11-17 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 9 The Honorable Arnold J. Jackson Air Date: 1984-11-24 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 10 The Gymnasts Air Date: 1984-12-01 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 11 Tonsils Air Date: 1984-12-08 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 12 Arnold's Songbird Air Date: 1984-12-15 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 13 Baseball Blues Air Date: 1985-01-05 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 14 Arnold Saves the Squirrel Air Date: 1985-01-12 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 15 Sam Adopts a Grandparent Air Date: 1985-01-19 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 16 Harry Birthday Drummond Air Date: 1985-01-26 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 17 Sam's New Pal Air Date: 1985-02-02 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 18 Russian Embassy Air Date: 1985-02-09 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 19 Cheers to Arnold Air Date: 1985-02-16 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 20 A Camping We Will Go Air Date: 1985-02-23 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 21 Beauty is in the Eye of Arnold Air Date: 1985-03-02 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 22 Blue Collar Drummond Air Date: 1985-03-09 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 23 Street Smarts Air Date: 1985-03-23 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 7 Episode 24 A Special Friend Air Date: 1985-05-04 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 1 Sam's Missing - Part 1 Air Date: 1985-09-27 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 2 Sam's Missing - Part 2 Air Date: 1985-09-27 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 3 Bully for Arnold Air Date: 1985-10-04 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 4 Love on the Run Air Date: 1985-10-11 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 5 Willis Goes to College Air Date: 1985-10-18 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 6 Arnold's Job Air Date: 1985-10-25 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 7 A Tale of Two Teachers Air Date: 1985-11-08 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 8 So You Want to Be a Rock Star Air Date: 1985-11-15 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 9 Speak No Evil Air Date: 1985-11-29 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 10 Arnold's Bad Rep Air Date: 1985-12-06 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 11 It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To Air Date: 1985-12-13 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 12 Arnold's Initiation Air Date: 1986-01-10 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 13 Bulimia Air Date: 1986-01-17 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 14 Sam's Big Brother Air Date: 1986-01-24 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 15 Arnold's Tangled Web Air Date: 1986-01-31 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 16 Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown Air Date: 1986-02-07 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 17 The Big Bribe Air Date: 1986-02-21 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 18 The Photo Club Air Date: 1986-02-28 Duration: 30 min |
| Season 8 Episode 19 The Front Page Air Date: 1986-03-07 Duration: 30 min |
| Production | Blake Hunter | Producer |
