Roots
Now we’re no financial advisor but we can only assume that the idea to produce Diff’rent Strokes was a well thought out one. However it turns out that NBC originally wanted to film a pilot for Little Rascals, but that idea fell through. Instead the idea behind the show was created with Conrad Bain, who played Phillip Drummond, as the main character. Furthermore, as soon as the show hit the big screen, Arnold Jackson turned out to be quite the star, which forced the show’s writers to make some heavy changes.
Roots
Not A Fan
Conrad Bain received many harassing letters from KKK members because they didn’t like the fact that his character on show adopted two black children. Moreover, Todd Bridges also received threatening letters from KKK members.
Not A Fan
