SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

US television sitcom starring Gary Coleman and Todd Bridges as Arnold and Willis Jackson, two orphaned children from Harlem who are taken in by rich Park Avenue businessman Phillip Drummond (Conrad Bain) and his daughter Kimberly (Dana Plato), for whom their deceased mother previously worked. In this episode Arnold’s 6th grade class is staging Romeo and Juliet for the school play. He is tricked into playing Romeo alongside his classmate Lisa. There are conflicts during rehearsals and on the opening night Lisa is overcome with stagefright and Arnold has to play both parts.

Series

Diff’Rent Strokes

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

30 Apr 1983 (Channel: ABC)

Duration

30 mins

Credits

Director

Dolores Ferraro

Writer

A. Dudley Jr. Johnson; Robert Jayson

Cast

Conrad Bain	Phillip Drummond
Gary Coleman	Arnold Jackson
Nikki Swasey	Lisa Hayes
Todd Bridges	Willis Jackson

Additional Details

Production type

Sitcoms/Variety

Plays

Romeo and Juliet

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rehearsals; School productions

Notes

History

Season 5, episode 23.

Production Company

Name

Tandem Productions

Archive

Name

Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound Division

Web

http://catalog.loc.gov/ External site opens in new window

Phone

(20) 707-8572

Fax

(20) 707-237’1

Address

Motion Picture & Television Reading Room
James Madison Building, LM 336
101 Independence Avenue, SE
Washington, D.C.
20540-4690
United States